$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day 1b Started
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$781,746
Entries
294
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
149
Players Left
34
Day 1b of the 2020 PWPO $3,000 Main Event Set to Start at 11 AM
Day 1b of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event starts at 11 a.m. local time today which will be the second starting flight out of three for this $5000,000 guaranteed prize pool event here at the stunning MGM National Harbor. On Day 1a, 80 entries were collected with 15 players making it through to Day 2.
Currently in the lead is Jeromy Bittan with 478,500 in chips, followed by Justin Arnwine (406,500), Sam Panzica (384,500), Joe McKeehen (377,000), and Daniel Lim (305,000).
Players will receive 50,000 in chips in their starting stack and play 13 levels of 45 minutes each today. A 15-minute break is planned after Level 3, 6, and 11 with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6. Players can reenter once per starting flight and the late registration period will remain open until the start of Level 10 which will be at approximately 7:15 p.m.
Day 1c is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. but that flight will only play nine levels. The survivors of Day 1c will return at noon on Sunday, February 16 to play the last four levels of their day. Players can late reg or do their single reentry per flight up until the moment the cards go back in the air at noon on that day.
Day 2 will take place at 3 p.m. local time on Sunday, February 16 with play continuing until 2 a.m. or until the final six players have been reached. The level duration will be increased to 45 minutes each on Day 2 until the final table of nine as the levels will then go up to 75 minutes. And on Monday, February 17, a first-ever Potomac Winter Poker Open Main Event Champion will be crowned!
PokerNews will be here all day long to bring you all the happenings from the floor so keep reading the updates right here.
The 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Starting Time | Late Reg | Entries | Survivors | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Friday February 14 | 11:00 | Start of Level 10 | 80 | 15 | 13 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 1b | Saturday February 15 | 11:00 | Start of Level 10 | tba | tba | 13 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 1c (1) | Saturday February 15 | 18:00 | Start of Level 10 | tba | tba | 9 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 1c (2) | Sunday February 16 | 12:00 | Start of Level 10 | tba | tba | 4 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 2 | Sunday February 16 | 15:00 | - | tba | tba | 60-minute levels, play until final 6 or 2 a.m. |
| Day 3 | Monday February 17 | 13:00 | - | tba | - | final table levels increase to 75 minutes |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
The players have been welcomed to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
First Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
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My Stack App Activated
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
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Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Many More Familiar Faces to Join the Field
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
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Some Day 1b Faces
Elias Stacking Up
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
The flop read 
when the player in the big blind checked to Darren Elias in the middle position. Elias decided to lead out for 600 which was called by his opponent.
The turn brought them the 
and now Elias bet 1,500 when it was checked to him which was more than enough for his opponent to let the hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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33,000
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