$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD) Day 1b | 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

02-15-2020 18:45 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	175,000 2,000	2,000

John Auville	136,000 86,000	86,000
Joseph Cashen	72,000 9,000	9,000
Kashka Corpening	69,000 -15,500	-15,500
Yaser Al-Keliddar	64,000 36,000	36,000

Nicholas Verderamo	41,000 -9,000	-9,000

Zgorski More Than Doubles

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The player in the middle position pushed his last 4,700 in and was called by Neel Murthy in the late position. Action folded to Mike Zgorski in the big blind who shoved too but for more. Murthy asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Zgorski had 23,100 behind. Murthy called.

Middle Position:
Mike Zgorski:
Neel Murthy:

The flop came for Zgorski to hit a set immediately.

The turn was the for Murthy to hit a set too. Another eight on the river would mean that Murthy would score a double knockout but the completed the board instead for Zgorski to more than double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neel Murthy	160,000 36,000	36,000
Mike Zgorski	53,300 -700	-700

Tags: Mike Zgorski Neel Murthy

02-15-2020 19:09 UTC-4

Ahmadian Takes One Down

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Elia Ahmadian raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and the player in the small blind shoved. The big blind folded and Ahmadian quickly made the call.

Small Blind:
Elia Ahmadian:

The board ran out for Ahmadian to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Ahmadian	144,500 59,500	59,500

Tags: Elia Ahmadian

02-15-2020 19:18 UTC-4

Dinner Break

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With 149 entries showing on the tournament clock, the remaining players have been sent for a 60-minute dinner break. Play should resume at approximately 7:16 p.m. local time.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-15-2020 20:29 UTC-4

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Ahmadian	160,000 15,500	15,500
Timothy Glab	125,000 23,000	23,000
Jeffrey Chang	120,000 62,000	62,000
Ben Strumpf	93,000 -19,000	-19,000
Andrew Brokos	86,000 -24,000	-24,000
Greg Raymer	71,000 -29,000	-29,000

Barbara Rogers	60,000 -24,000	-24,000
Ryan Tamanini	38,000 -12,000	-12,000
Rajasekar Govindan	7,700 -19,300	-19,300
Kenneth Lee	Busted
Aaron Pinson	Busted
Mark Wahba	Busted
Jack Eichenberger	Busted
David Fuss	Busted
Omid Azizaldin	Busted
Orson Young	Busted

02-15-2020 20:34 UTC-4

Crowley Gets One

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joseph Crowley raised to 5,000 from the early position and the player on the button shoved for 19,700. Action folded back to Crowley who made the call.

Button:
Joseph Crowley:

The board ran out for Crowley to hold with the kings to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Crowley	132,000

Tags: Joseph Crowley

02-15-2020 20:36 UTC-4

Salimbene Doubles Up

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nicholas Salimbene shoved from the button for 22,500 and was called by the player in the big blind.

Nicholas Salimbene:
Big Blind:

The flop came for Salimbene to hit a pair of jacks but for his opponent to pick up the open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the which didn't change things and neither did the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Salimbene	48,000 -32,000	-32,000

Tags: Nicholas Salimbene

02-15-2020 20:49 UTC-4

Selection of Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Luu	320,000 60,000	60,000
Daniel Wellborn	240,000 67,000	67,000
Jane Hitchcock	220,000 70,000	70,000
Nils Tolpingrud	198,000 61,000	61,000

Chad J Brown	177,000 -48,800	-48,800
Galen Hall	167,000 84,000	84,000

James Anderson	165,000 103,000	103,000

Sachin Joshi	158,000
Nicholas Verderamo	135,000 94,000	94,000
Choong Baek	80,000 11,000	11,000
Joseph Tak	68,000 -7,000	-7,000
George Karmires	49,000 -1,000	-1,000
Laura Moore	44,000 -33,000	-33,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar	42,000 -22,000	-22,000

Darren Elias	Busted

Christian Harder	Busted

Adam Hendrix	Busted

Jeff Hakim	Busted
Pearce Arnold	Busted
Phong Nguyen	Busted