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

Yang Turns Quads

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Stanwood Yang
Stanwood Yang

The player in the middle position limped in and Stanwood Yang raised to 6,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded but the initial limped shoved for around 28,000. Yang snap-called.

Middle Position: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Stanwood Yang: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The flop came {9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Spades} for Yang to hit a set.

The turn was the {q-Spades} for Yang to improve to quads for him to get up from his chair to do a little celebration as the river completed the board with the {5-Spades} as a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Stanwood Yang us
Stanwood Yang
222,000
92,000
92,000

Tags: Stanwood Yang

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Yang Increases Chip Lead

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 3,200 and Stanwood Yang was the only one to make the call from the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for Yang to call the 3,300 continuation-bet of his opponent.

The turn brought them the {a-Hearts} and now the under-the-gun player slowed down by checking. Yan fired a bet of 13,500 over the line which was more than enough to get his opponent to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Stanwood Yang us
Stanwood Yang
239,000
17,000
17,000

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Lam Gets Yang to Fold

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Stephen Lam raised to 4,000 from the hijack and Stanwood Yang defended his big blind.

The flop came {3-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Yang check-called the 5,000 continuation-bet of Lam but folded to the 7,500 bet of the latter when the {10-Clubs} was brought on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Stanwood Yang us
Stanwood Yang
200,000
-39,000
-39,000
Kevin Carpenter us
Kevin Carpenter
127,000
21,000
21,000
Matt Frazier us
Matt Frazier
120,000
38,000
38,000
Stephen Lam us
Stephen Lam
90,000
H Moultrie us
H Moultrie
13,000
9,200
9,200
Richard Chase (MD) us
Richard Chase (MD)
Busted

Tags: Stanwood YangStephen Lam

Third Break of the Day

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With 205 entries showing on the tournament clock, the remaining players have been sent for the third 15-minute break of the day. During the break, the gray 100-value chips will be taken out of play and at the end of the break, the late registration and reentry period will be closed.

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Payout Details Confirmed

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
MGM Chips
MGM Chips

As registration has now closed, the number of entries that were collected for the first of six starting flights has been confirmed to be 207. This means that 24 players will be cashing today for $550 with 16 players bagging for Day 2 on Sunday, February 9 with a guaranteed payout of more than $550.

Up and Down and Up for Alvarez

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Allen Alvarez
Allen Alvarez

Allen Alvarez has been having an eventful day, going up and down the chip count leaderboard. At one point he was even down to his last 1,800 but has steadily been building up his stack again.

Alvarez raised to 3,000 from the hijack and was called by the player in the hijack. The player in the big blind three-bet to 10,500 which Alvarez called but the hijack folded to.

The flop came {j-Spades}{a-Spades}{q-Hearts} for the big blind to check-call for his last 22,000 when Alvarez shoved.

Big Blind: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Allen Alvarez: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Alvarez had flopped the Broadway while his opponent had a gutshot to split the pot with the pair of tens in his hand.

The turn brought them the {3-Spades} which didn't change anything and neither did the {5-Diamonds} on the river as Alvarez added more chips to his growing stack.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Alvarez us
Allen Alvarez
175,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Allen Alvarez

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