2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Opening Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$96,567
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$588,900
Entries
1,812
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
143
Players Left
1

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
MGM National Harbor Grand Ballroom
MGM National Harbor Grand Ballroom

The prize pool details have been confirmed and a min-cash for all players who have returned is worth $891 as the 1,812 entries created a prize pool of $588,900. 72 players have already been paid $550 over the first six starting flights for $549,300 to be left to divide over the Day 2 players. The winner will walk away with $96,567.

This is what they are all playing for:

PlacePrize PlacePrize PlacePrize
1$96,567 10-12$7,896 37-45$1,825
2$53,135 13-15$6,436 46-54$1,649
3$42,628 16-18$5,269 55-63$1,474
4$33,289 19-21$4,393 64-72$1,357
5$25,466 22-24$3,693 73-81$1,241
6$19,746 25-27$3,167 82-99$1,066
7$15,427 28-30$2,700 100-117$949
8$12,216 31-33$2,291 118-143$891
9$9,764 34-36$2,059   

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

143 Return to Battle for the First-Ever Potomac Winter Poker Open Title in the $400 Opening Event

MGM Chips
MGM Chips

At noon local time, all 143 survivors out of 1,812 entries which were collected during the six starting flights in the $400 Opening Event will return to the MGM Grand Ballroom in the hotel lobby of the MGM National Harbor to play down to a winner in the first event of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open. The full prize pool details will be shared at the start of the day but the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool that was set has already been crushed in this inaugural event.

Leading the charge towards the final table is Michele Lawson with 1,116,000 which she collected during an amazing run on Day 1c. She’s trailed in the chip counts by local hero and Day 1f chip leader Justin Arnwine with 1,012,000, Justin Vioral with 892,000 who took the Day 1d chip lead, Day 1e leader Mukharji Uppalapati with 847,000, and Ryan Tamanini who’s coming fresh of a tournament win in the Borgata Winter Poker Open a few weeks back.

The day 1b and 1a chip leaders Patrick Dewey (594,000) and Daniel Araya (529,000) can be found further down the counts but with over 50 big blinds at the start of the day, there’s still everything to play for. James Anderson, Yaser Al-Keliddar, and Christopher Csik for example already have experience in winning the bigger titles that come with a ring or bracelet but they will all be aiming for that beautiful glass trophy here in Oxon Hill.

But they won’t be the only ones, everyone will have their sights set on the pay jumps and the final table. When they return, they will finish the 24 minutes and 50 seconds that are left of Level 17 which has a small blind of 5,000, big blind of 10,000, and a big blind ante of 10,000. Level duration will then be increased to 45 minutes with a break taking place after every three levels or when chips need to be raced off. Once the final table has been reached, level duration will increase to 60 minutes.

Get comfortable in your seats as the PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the first raise until the first-ever official PWPO Champion has been crowned.

The 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $400 Opening Event Schedule

DayDateStarting TimeLate RegEntriesSurvivorsFurther Information
Day 1aWednesday February 517:00End of Level 11207168 players cashed for $550
Day 1bThursday February 617:00End of Level 11167137 players cashed for $550
Day 1cFriday February 711:00End of Level 113382713 players cashed for $550
Day 1dFriday February 717:00End of Level 112682111 players cashed for $550
Day 1eSaturday February 811:00End of Level 114813819 players cashed for $550
Day 1fSaturday February 817:00End of Level 113512814 players cashed for $550
Day 2Sunday February 912:00-143-Level duration increases to 45 mins, FT to 60 mins, play down to a winner

Tags: Christopher CsikDaniel ArayaJames AndersonJustin ArnwineJustin VioralMichele LawsonMukharji UppalapatiPatrick DeweyRyan Tamanini

$400 Opening Event

Day 2 Started

Day 2 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
131Kevin Martin (US)United States198,00020
132Patrick DeweyUnited States594,00059
133Eugene DavisUnited States326,00033
134Massoud NooralianUnited States96,00010
135Waleed MianUnited States442,00044
136Carlton BrummUnited States90,0009
137Nicholas FaunceUnited States526,00053
138Andrew SteinUnited States238,00024
139Michael FleschUnited States401,00040
      
141Marc CohenUnited States286,00029
142Makram KaisUnited States164,00016
143Coury MascagniUnited States370,00037
144Michael LismanUnited States536,00054
145[Removed:212]United States367,00037
146James KatsikesUnited States91,0009
147Nolan HanessianUnited States304,00030
148Roy AdlerUnited States262,00026
149Valentin LitaUnited States314,00031
      
151Richard AustinUnited States142,00014
152George WhiteUnited States189,00019
153Christopher CarusoUnited States298,00030
154Ronnie ThomasUnited States77,0008
155Justin VioralUnited States892,00089
156Mukharji UppalapatiUnited States847,00085
157Cordero HinesUnited States408,00041
158Esa Al-HanootiUnited States355,00036
159Omar ClarkeUnited States280,00028
      
161Tanner MartinelliUnited States169,00017
162Stephen GuarnieriUnited States204,00020
163Robert SchneckUnited States216,00022
164Ryan TamaniniUnited States825,00083
165Dong Jun JiUnited States468,00047
166Yiming CaoUnited States83,0008
167Ricky CrawfordUnited States240,00024
168Brian SampsonUnited States193,00019
169Joseph CrowleyUnited States486,00049
      
171Mark CastaldoUnited States284,00028
172Chanda KiepUnited States64,0006
173Daniel WellbornUnited States381,00038
174Dante MagtotoUnited States317,00032
175Thomas LeBerreUnited States425,00043
176Shawn WilliamsonUnited States248,00025
177Pearce ArnoldUnited States394,00039
178Claudie HollandUnited States180,00018
179Christopher CsikUnited States267,00027
      
181Jeffrey FotakisUnited States424,00042
182Daniel ArayaUnited States529,00053
183Russell FelterUnited States395,00040
184Josef TeshomeUnited States348,00035
185James DikeUnited States209,00021
186Chris ZelesnickUnited States249,00025
187Glenn RobinetteUnited States273,00027
188Robel AndemichaelUnited States343,00034
189Kevin NielsenUnited States181,00018
      
191Joseph LafuriaUnited States197,00020
192George KarmiresUnited States404,00040
193Scott DavisUnited States503,00050
194Han OhUnited States385,00039
195Carson FryUnited States225,00023
196Rahul JainUnited States486,00049
197Hyun RohUnited States239,00024
198Wesley DeaverUnited States176,00018
199Andrew Chang (MD)United States520,00052
      
201Jay JinUnited States302,00030
202Yaser Al-KeliddarUnited States281,00028
203Benjamin GoldbergUnited States181,00018
204Paul HermannUnited States242,00024
205Mike MatherUnited States274,00027
206Kenneth LeeUnited States137,00014
207Yevgeny GansUnited States556,00056
208Suheil KatanUnited States534,00053
209Dien LeUnited States184,00018
      
211Gary SchoengoldUnited States215,00022
212Rossbert ChuaUnited States190,00019
213Scott TroiseUnited States130,00013
214Aaron OlshanUnited States238,00024
215Kashka CorpeningUnited States315,00032
216Yoon CheonUnited States330,00033
217Derek BrownUnited States150,00015
218Christopher GroveUnited States681,00068
219Michele LawsonUnited States1,116,000112
      
221Faisal SiddiquiUnited States680,00068
222Jason WebsterUnited States368,00037
223Mike ZgorskiUnited States222,00022
224Raymond DietzelUnited States138,00014
225Roger SombatUnited States523,00052
226Christopher GravelyUnited States136,00014
227Jesse BickfordUnited States119,00012
228Chris BlackmoreUnited States405,00041
229Loukas MichaelUnited States286,00029
      
231Varun BaggaUnited States250,00025
232James AndersonUnited States658,00066
233Steven TatumUnited States155,00016
234Robert EzellUnited States157,00016
235Sousavath SouryachakUnited States384,00038
236Dustin SemonavickUnited States651,00065
237James O'LearyUnited States120,00012
238Rebecca BaughUnited States370,00037
239Thomas ObermeyerUnited States39,0004
      
241Gintautas PutinasUnited States186,00019
242Alison LewisUnited States169,00017
243Joel DoneyUnited States300,00030
244Joseph TakUnited States113,00011
245Joseph FrampusUnited States695,00070
246Mingda BiUnited States207,00021
247Hien NguyenUnited States258,00026
248Stephanie SearsUnited States240,00024
249Peter ValentiUnited States312,00031
      
251Ronald HuntUnited States137,00014
252Jason EmanuelUnited States288,00029
253Michael ForsytheUnited States460,00046
254Matt LinardiUnited States134,00013
255David SomersUnited States207,00021
256Tristan HarrisUnited States295,00030
257Nathan TuthillUnited States163,00016
258Michael SolUnited States549,00055
259Matthew McGuireUnited States134,00013
      
261Chris PulleyUnited States404,00040
262James BlakeUnited States344,00034
263Michael CordesUnited States145,00015
264Kareem MarshallUnited States162,00016
265Andrew InterdonatoUnited States258,00026
266Nicholas BanyasUnited States276,00028
267Mark WahbaUnited States241,00024
268Forest KonwerskiUnited States146,00015
269David KimUnited States111,00011
      
271Darrell YorkUnited States290,00029
272Thomas MaderUnited States495,00050
273Jevon FellsUnited States682,00068
274Michael LernerUnited States538,00054
275Mark ReddingUnited States249,00025
276Jeffrey GambrelUnited States309,00031
277Venkata AdusumalliUnited States419,00042
278Justin ArnwineUnited States1,012,000101
279Michael PayneUnited States189,00019
      
281Arnold DinioUnited States128,00013
282John LaneseUnited States150,00015
283Jimmy ChanUnited States346,00035
284Steven ChoUnited States58,0006
286Phong NguyenUnited States462,00046
287Jordan PhillipsUnited States260,00026
288Norwood ChesnuttUnited States267,00027
289Jon AldalurUnited States165,00017