Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A bunch of new players and the old players have been welcomed to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
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
65
Players Left
18
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Continuation-of-Day 1c Seat Draw
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 | Phong Nguyen | United States | 54,100 | 27 |
| 21 | 3 | David Olshan | United States | 253,900 | 127 |
| 21 | 4 | Darren Elias | United States | 124,100 | 62 |
| 21 | 6 | John Jones | United States | 90,500 | 45 |
| 21 | 7 | Melanie Hennigan | United States | 165,700 | 83 |
| 21 | 9 | Faisal Siddiqui | United States | 62,200 | 31 |
| 22 | 1 | Pearce Arnold | United States | 121,000 | 61 |
| 22 | 3 | Johnathon Gilliam | United States | 72,400 | 36 |
| 22 | 4 | Jimmy Nunez | United States | 77,800 | 39 |
| 22 | 6 | Richard Weinhold | United States | 150,700 | 75 |
| 22 | 8 | Gintautas Putinas | United States | 70,000 | 35 |
| 22 | 9 | Cordero Hines | United States | 197,000 | 99 |
| 25 | 1 | Mike Zgorski | United States | 142,500 | 71 |
| 25 | 2 | Justin Liberto | United States | 55,400 | 28 |
| 25 | 3 | Aaron Olshan | United States | 124,200 | 62 |
| 25 | 6 | Elia Ahmadian | United States | 113,700 | 57 |
| 25 | 8 | James Carroll | United States | 28,200 | 14 |
| 25 | 9 | Dan Silver | United States | 148,000 | 74 |
| 26 | 1 | Amir Moshiri | United States | 51,200 | 26 |
| 26 | 2 | Christian Harder | United States | 42,000 | 21 |
| 26 | 4 | Joe Arnold | United States | 145,100 | 73 |
| 26 | 6 | Jack Eichenberger | United States | 63,600 | 32 |
| 26 | 8 | Ryan Dougherty | United States | 123,400 | 62 |
| 26 | 9 | Dave Alfa | United States | 273,200 | 137 |
Alfa in the Lead; Elias, Liberto, and Harder Still In It for the Continuation of Day 1c at Noon on Sunday
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Day 1c of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event started at 6 p.m. local time today which was be the last chance for players to make it through to Day 2 to win their share of the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool that has already been surpassed at the MGM National Harbor. On Day 1a, 80 entries were collected with 15 players making it through to Day 2 and Day 1b had 149 entries with 34 surviving which means that there are already 49 players who had made it to the next stage.
Day 1c had a bit of a different set-up than the first two starting flights as it was split up in two parts. Today the players played the first nine levels and the remaining 24 players out of 55 entries will return at noon, Sunday, February 16 to play the last four 45-minute levels of Day 1c. The late registration and single reentry period remains open until the first cards go in the air.
When play ends, those players who made it through the final hurdles will be thrown into the mix with the other 49 players for Day 2 which will resume shortly after. The expectation is that this will be around 3:30 p.m. local time. The level duration will be increased to 60 minutes each on Day 2 until the final table of nine as the levels will then go up to 75 minutes. Play on Day 2 will continue until there are six players left or until 2 a.m.
For now it is Dave Alfa in the lead for Day 1c with 273,200. He is followed by David Olshan (253,900), Cordero Hines (197,000), Melanie Hennigan (165,700), and Richard Weinhold with 150,700. But players like Darren Elias, Elia Ahmadian, Faisal Siddiqui, Justin Liberto, Phong Nguyen, and Christian Harder also found a bag for tomorrow.
PokerNews will be covering Day 1c from the restart until it is known who else makes Day 2 and then continue with the Day 2 coverage so make sure to come back at noon!
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 | 149 | 34 | 13 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 1c (1) | Saturday February 15 | 18:00 | Start of Level 10 | 55 | 24 | 9 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 1c (2) | Sunday February 16 | 12:00 | Start of Level 10 | 24 | 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 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
273,200 | 63,200 |
|
253,900 | 61,900 |
|
197,000 | 7,000 |
|
165,700 | -4,300 |
|
|
150,700 | 126,700 |
|
148,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
145,100 | 3,500 |
|
142,500 | 44,500 |
|
124,200 | -15,800 |
|
124,100 | -17,900 |
|
123,400 | 51,400 |
|
121,000 | |
|
113,700 | 40,700 |
|
|
90,500 | 12,500 |
|
77,800 | 15,800 |
|
72,400 | |
|
70,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
63,600 | -16,400 |
|
62,200 | 25,200 |
|
55,400 | -16,600 |
|
54,100 | -2,900 |
|
51,200 | -3,800 |
|
42,000 | -8,000 |
|
28,200 | -28,800 |
Play Ended
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The players have bagged up their chips for the final four levels of Day 1c which will be continued at noon on Sunday, February 16.
The chip counts and recap are to follow.
Gilliam Doubles in the Last Hand of the Night
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Pearce Arnold (under-the-gun) and Johnathon Gilliam (middle position) were heads-up in the last hand of the night and all the chips had gone in pre-flop with Gilliam at risk for his last 34,200.
Johnathon Gilliam: 
Pearce Arnold: 
The flop came 
for Arnold to hit a set.
The turn was the 
for Gilliam to have a glimmer of hope as he picked up the flush draw.
The river completed the board with the 
for Gilliam to hit the flush indeed to be able to bag up for the continuation of Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
121,000 | -39,000 |
|
|
72,400 | 6,400 |
Gilliam Doubles Up Again
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Johnathon Gilliam shoved from the hijack for 28,000 and was called by Timothy Glab on the button while the blinds folded.
Johnathon Gilliam: 
Timothy Glab: 
The flop came 
for Glab to stay ahead but for Gilliam to pick up the open-ended straight draw to stay alive. A jack on the turn on the river, however, would give Glab the higher straight.
The turn as the 
which didn't change things and neither did the 
on the river as Gilliam doubled up to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000 | 36,000 |
|
57,000 | -64,000 |
Another Batch of Chip Counts
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
192,000 | |
|
|
170,000 | |
|
|
142,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
78,000 | |
|
64,000 | |
|
|
57,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
37,000 | -3,000 |
Some More Chip Counts
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | -26,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 31,000 |
|
|
121,000 | 59,000 |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
62,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | -33,000 |
|
|
24,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |