2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Opening Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
207
Players Left
16
Players Left 1 / 1,812
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Garay Sticks Around

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: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Allen Alvarez: {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{k-Spades} for Garay to hold with the pocket pair and double up.

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

Tags: Allen AlvarezEdsel GarayGeorge Karmires

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Bililigne Holds With the Higher Pair

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: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Beza Bililigne: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for Bililigne to hold and eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Beza Bililigne
175,000

Tags: Waleed MianBeza Bililigne

Some Chip Counts

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Schneck us
Robert Schneck
310,000
Profile photo of Cody Shook us
Cody Shook
221,500
167,500
167,500
Profile photo of Stephen Lam us
Stephen Lam
195,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Allen Alvarez us
Allen Alvarez
180,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Stanwood Yang us
Stanwood Yang
160,000
90,000
90,000
Profile photo of George Karmires us
George Karmires
145,000
71,000
71,000
Profile photo of Will Cordle us
Will Cordle
140,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Jaysen Melendez us
Jaysen Melendez
115,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Tanner Martinelli us
Tanner Martinelli
90,000
16,500
16,500
Profile photo of Nolan Hanessian us
Nolan Hanessian
62,000
33,000
33,000

Caruso Claims Another Victim

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

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: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Christopher Caruso: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for Caruso to flop a set and hold throughout the rest of the board to eliminate his opponent.

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

Tags: Christopher Caruso

Melendez Takes One Down

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: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Jaysen Melendez: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} for Melendez to hold and eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Jaysen Melendez
63,000

Tags: Jaysen Melendez

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000