2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$189,965
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$781,746
Entries
294
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
67
Players Left
8

Esterling Doubles Through Tamanini

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Ryan Tamanini raised to 54,000 from the button and Jeff Esterling shoved from the big blind for 191,000 which Tamanini called.

Jeff Esterling; {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Ryan Tamanini: {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} for Esterling to hold with the fives to double up with.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Tamanini us
Ryan Tamanini
1,100,000 -290,000
Jeff Esterling us
Jeff Esterling
406,000 215,000

Tags: Jeff EsterlingRyan Tamanini

Chad Brown Eliminated in 13th Place ($11,726)

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Chad Brown
Chad Brown

Ryan Tamanini raised to 54,000 from under the gun and Chad Brown shoved from the middle position for 563,000. Matthew Sesso shoved too from the button for everyone including Tamanini to fold.

Chad Brown: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Matthew Sesso: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Spades}{k-Clubs} for Sesso to hold with the jacks for two pair to eliminate Brown in thirteenth place for $11,726.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Sesso us
Matthew Sesso
1,817,000 677,000
Chad J Brown us
Chad J Brown
Busted

Tags: Chad BrownMatthew SessoRyan Tamanini

Jimmy Chen Eliminated in 14th Place ($11,726)

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Jimmy Chen
Jimmy Chen

Ryan Tamanini raised to 54,000 from the hijack and was called by Chad Brown in the cutoff. Jimmy Chen shoved from the button for 208,000 and action folded back to Tamanini who made the call while Brown folded.

Jimmy Chen: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Ryan Tamanini: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for Chen to flop a pair of queens but for Tamanini to turn a pair of aces to eliminate Chen in fourteenth place for $11,726.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Tamanini us
Ryan Tamanini
1,390,000 260,000
Jimmy Chen us
Jimmy Chen
Busted

Tags: Chad BrownJimmy ChenRyan Tamanini

Aaron Buckalew Eliminated in 15th Place ($11,726)

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Aaron Buckalew
Aaron Buckalew

Alison Leslie raised from the middle position and Aaron Buckalew shoved from the small blind for 185,000 or so and was called by Leslie.

Aaron Buckalew: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Alison Leslie: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts} for Leslie to turn a set to eliminate Buckalew.

Player Chips Progress
Alison Leslie us
Alison Leslie
725,000 85,000
Aaron Buckalew us
Aaron Buckalew
Busted

Tags: Aaron BuckalewAlison Leslie

David Yoon Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,772)

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
David Yoon
David Yoon

David Yoon shoved from the early position for 217,000 and Joe McKeehen called on the button.

David Yoon; {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Joe McKeehen: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for McKeehen to hold with the higher kicker as they both turned a pair of aces to eliminate Yoon in sixteenth place for $9,772.

Player Chips Progress
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
1,900,000 250,000
David Yoon us
David Yoon
Busted

Tags: David YoonJoe McKeehen

"Oops"

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

The board read {8-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{q-Clubs} with around 500,000 in the middle.

Joe McKeehen checked in the big blind and Ryan Tamanini shoved from the early position. McKeehen went through the options and then counted out his stack before taking a bit more time. He then decided to make the call with the {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for two pair. Tamanini flicked his cards over the "line" for the muck but the {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} were exposed.

After paying McKeehen the 558,000 he had behind, Tamanini commented: "Oops..."

Player Chips Progress
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
1,650,000 1,183,000
Ryan Tamanini us
Ryan Tamanini
1,130,000 -919,000

Tags: Joe McKeehenRyan Tamanini

Level: 21

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 24,000

Bittan Keeps Increasing Chip Lead

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Chad Brown raised to 52,000 from the cutoff and Jeromy Bittan defended his big blind.

They both checked through the {2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{10-Hearts} flop to the {j-Spades} on the turn. Bittan bet 65,000 and Brown called.

The river completed the board with the {3-Spades}, Bittan bet 130,000 and Brown called but mucked when Bittan tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for the pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Jeromy Bittan us
Jeromy Bittan
Day 1A Chip Leader
3,480,000 210,000
Chad J Brown us
Chad J Brown
365,000 -325,000

Tags: Chad BrownJeromy Bittan

Stacks Evening Out on Table 28

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Glenn Chernigoff raised to 45,000 from the cutoff and Galen Hall defended his big blind.

The flop came {5-Spades}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}, Hall check-called the 45,000 continuation-bet of Chernigoff.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds}, Hall checked again and now Chernigoff bet 125,000 which Hall called.

The river completed the board with the {8-Clubs} and Hall checked for the last time. Chernigoff bet 135,000 which Hall quickly called but he mucked his cards when Chernigoff tabled {a-Spades}{q-Spades} for the pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Glenn Chernigoff us
Glenn Chernigoff
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,410,000 380,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
1,410,000 -450,000

Tags: Galen HallGlenn Chernigoff

Cordero Hines Eliminated in 17th Place ($9,772)

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Cordero Hines
Cordero Hines

Chad Brown raised to 52,000 from the hijack and Cordero Hines shoved from the small blind for 154,000. Jeromy Bittan called in the big blind and so did Brown.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, Bittan bet 175,000 and Brown called.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and Bittan continued with a bet of 400,000 which was enough to get Brown out of the way.

Bittan held {9-}{9-} for the set of nines while Hines had {j-}{j-} for the pair of jacks.

The river completed the board with the {2-Hearts} for Bittan to improve to a full house to eliminate Hines in seventeenth place for $9,772.

Player Chips Progress
Jeromy Bittan us
Jeromy Bittan
Day 1A Chip Leader
3,270,000 747,000
Chad J Brown us
Chad J Brown
570,000 -359,000
Cordero Hines us
Cordero Hines
Busted

Tags: Chad BrownCordero HinesJeromy Bittan