$400 Opening Event Day 1a | 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

02-06-2020 02:28 UTC-4

Garay Sticks Around

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Allen Alvarez shoved from under the gun and action folded to George Karmires in the cutoff who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed Alvarez had 71,000 behind. Karmires folded but Edsel Garay called for the 22,000 he had behind in the small blind. The big blind quickly got out of their way.

Edsel Garay:
Allen Alvarez:

The board ran out for Garay to hold with the pocket pair and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cody Shook	251,000 29,500	29,500
Nolan Hanessian	182,000 120,000	120,000
George Karmires	141,000 -4,000	-4,000
James Katsikes	140,000 -10,000	-10,000
Edsel Garay	59,000 59,000	59,000
Allen Alvarez	49,000 -131,000	-131,000

Tags: Allen Alvarez Edsel Garay George Karmires

02-06-2020 02:18 UTC-4

Schneck Claims Some Chips Back

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Robert Schneck raised to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by the player in the early position for both of them to then proceed and check through the whole board. Schneck tabled for ace-high and that was enough for his opponent to muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Schneck	300,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Robert Schneck

02-06-2020 02:13 UTC-4

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Lita	380,000
Christopher Caruso	262,000 -54,000	-54,000
Daniel Araya	220,000 10,000	10,000

Stanwood Yang	160,000
Stephen Lam	140,000 -55,000	-55,000
Will Cordle	110,000 -30,000	-30,000
Dan Eisner	Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-06-2020 01:50 UTC-4

Another Break

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The 36 remaining players have been sent for another 15-minute break while the purple 500-value chips are being taken out of play.

02-06-2020 01:49 UTC-4

Bililigne Holds With the Higher Pair

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Beza Bililigne limped in from under the gun and Waleed Mian raised to 17,000 from the middle position. The player on the button three-bet shoved for 59,500. The blinds folded and Biligne shoved for more. Mian took some time and then reluctantly opted to fold so the cards could go on their backs.

Button:
Beza Bililigne:

The board ran out for Bililigne to hold and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beza Bililigne	175,000

Tags: Waleed Mian Beza Bililigne

02-06-2020 01:46 UTC-4

Some Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Schneck	310,000
Cody Shook	221,500 167,500	167,500
Stephen Lam	195,000 25,000	25,000
Allen Alvarez	180,000 -8,000	-8,000
Stanwood Yang	160,000 -90,000	-90,000
George Karmires	145,000 -71,000	-71,000
Will Cordle	140,000 18,000	18,000
Jaysen Melendez	115,000 52,000	52,000
Tanner Martinelli	90,000 16,500	16,500
Nolan Hanessian	62,000 -33,000	-33,000

02-06-2020 01:30 UTC-4

Caruso Claims Another Victim

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 10,000 and Christopher Caruso shoved from the hijack with the bigger stack. Action folded back to the initial raiser who called for around 70,000.

Under-the-gun Player:
Christopher Caruso:

The board ran out for Caruso to flop a set and hold throughout the rest of the board to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Caruso	316,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: Christopher Caruso

02-06-2020 01:22 UTC-4

Melendez Takes One Down

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jaysen Melendez limped in from the hijack and the player in the small blind completed for the big blind to shove for 25,500 in total. Melendez made the call and the small blind quickly got out of their way.

Big Blind:
Jaysen Melendez: