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

Trips for McGuire

Level 33 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Matthew McGuire completed his small blind and Yaser Al-Keliddar raised to 1,350,000 from the big blind which McGuire called.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{q-Spades}, McGuire check-called the 625,000 bet of Al-Keliddar.

They then both checked through the {a-Spades} on the turn and the {9-Clubs} on the river. McGuire tabled {k-Spades}{j-Spades} for trip kings to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew McGuire us
Matthew McGuire
21,900,000 3,750,000
Cordero Hines us
Cordero Hines
12,000,000 2,000,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
WSOP 1X Winner
11,100,000 -2,400,000

Tags: Matthew McGuireYaser Al-Keliddar

Coury Mascagni Eliminated in 4th Place ($33,289)

Level 33 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Coury Mascagni
Coury Mascagni

Matthew McGuire completed his small blind and Coury Mascagni shoved in the big blind. McGuire asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Mascagni had 4,525,000 behind. McGuire took some time and then made the call.

Coury Mascagni: {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Matthew McGuire: {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for McGuire to hit a pair of eights on the flop and improve to two pair on the turn to eliminate Mascagni in fourth place for $33,289.

A question about discussion a deal for the second was immediately denied again by McGuire.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew McGuire us
Matthew McGuire
18,150,000 5,150,000
Coury Mascagni us
Coury Mascagni
Busted

Tags: Coury MascagniMatthew McGuire

Al-Keliddar Gets Hines to Fold

Level 33 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Cordero Hines raised to 800,000 from under the gun and Yaser Al-Keliddar defended his big blind.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{a-Spades}, Al-Keliddar check-called the 575,000 continuation-bet of Hines.

The turn brought them the {7-Diamonds}, Al-Keliddar took over the initiative and led out for 1,500,000. Hines took some time and then opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Cordero Hines us
Cordero Hines
12,000,000 -2,800,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
WSOP 1X Winner
11,925,000 2,925,000

Tags: Cordero HinesYaser Al-Keliddar

Level: 33

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

More For McGuire

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Cordero Hines raised to 725,000 from the button and Matthew McGuire three-bet to 1,925,000 which Hines called.

The flop came {2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, McGuire fired a bet of 2,075,000 into the pot which was enough to get Hines to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew McGuire us
Matthew McGuire
15,200,000 3,200,000
Cordero Hines us
Cordero Hines
14,800,000 175,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
WSOP 1X Winner
9,000,000 -800,000
Coury Mascagni us
Coury Mascagni
4,600,000 -3,000,000

Tags: Cordero HinesMatthew McGuire

Mascagni Finds a Double Through Al-Keliddar

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Coury Mascagni shoved from the cutoff for 3,425,000 and Yaser Al-Keliddar shoved for more on the button while the rest folded.

Coury Mascagni: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Yaser Al-Keliddar: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{k-Hearts} for Mascagni to flop a pair of aces to double up with.

Player Chips Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
WSOP 1X Winner
9,800,000 -4,225,000
Coury Mascagni us
Coury Mascagni
7,600,000 3,125,000

Tags: Coury MascagniYaser Al-Keliddar

Chris Zelesnick Eliminated in 5th Place ($25,466)

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Chris Zelesnick
Chris Zelesnick

Yaser Al-Keliddar shoved from the button and Chris Zelesnick called in the big blind for his last 6,550,000.

Chris Zelesnick: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Yaser Al-Keliddar: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The flop came {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{6-Diamonds} for Zelesnick to hit top pair.

The turn was the {7-Spades} which didn't change things but the {k-Clubs} on the river gave Al-Keliddar the higher pair to knock Zelesnick out in fifth place for $25,466.

Player Chips Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
WSOP 1X Winner
14,025,000 5,950,000
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
Busted

Tags: Chris ZelesnickYaser Al-Keliddar