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$400 Opening Event
Day 1b Completed
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$400 Opening Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$588,900
Total Entries
1,812
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
167
Players Left
13
Players Left 1 / 1,812
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Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
At the start of Level 18, play ended immediately when there were 13 players left on Day 1b of the $400 Opening Event of the Potomac Winter Poker Open in the MGM National Harbor. Day 1b attracted 167 entries and 20 players made the money. Seven players busted and cashed for $550 before the 13 remaining players made it through to Day 2 to claim a bigger share of the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Patrick Dewey has taken the Day 1b chip lead honors with 594,000 in chips. He is followed by Michael Lisman (536,000) and Andrew Chang (520,000) as the only players to cross the 400,000-mark. Pearce Arnold will start Day 2 with 394,000 in chips after also being responsible for bursting the money bubble by eliminating Jayson Craddock when he held a pair of jacks. Craddock held king-queen and got no help from the board.
Wesley Brown, Arthur Gauthier, Vivian Nguyen, Alexander Pryor were some of the players who busted but did collect $550 for their efforts today. John Georgy was really close to making Day 2 but was the last player to leave the tournament area today without knowing for sure that he would be coming back on Sunday when he ran his ace-nine into the queens of Daniel Wellborn.
All 13 players will return on Sunday, February 9 at noon local time to play down to a winner together with the 16 Day 1a players and the rest who survive any of the other starting flights. PokerNews will be back at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 7 for the coverage of Day 1c and Day 1d so make sure to return then.
The 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $400 Opening Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Starting Time | Late Reg | Entries | Survivors | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Wednesday February 5 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | 207 | 16 | 8 players cashed for $550 |
| Day 1b | Thursday February 6 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | 167 | 13 | 7 players cashed for $550 |
| Day 1c | Friday February 7 | 11:00 | End of Level 11 | tba | tba | 12% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 1d | Friday February 7 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | tba | tba | 12% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 1e | Saturday February 8 | 11:00 | End of Level 11 | tba | tba | 12% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 1f | Saturday February 8 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | tba | tba | 12% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 2 | Sunday February 9 | 12:00 | - | tba | - | Level duration increases to 45 mins, FT to 60 mins, play down to a winner |
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The 13 remaining players have tagged their chips and will return on Sunday, February 9 at noon local time for Day 2.
The full chips counts and a recap are to follow.
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
John Georgy shoved from under the gun for around 115,000 and action folded to Daniel Wellborn in the big blind who made the call.
John Georgy: 
Daniel Wellborn: 
The board ran out 
for Wellborn to hold and eliminate Georgy.
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
As there are 14 players left and only 13 will make it through to Day 2, hand-for-hand play has started again.
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Marc Cohen (early position) and Alexander Pryor (middle position) got all their chips in preflop with similar stacks.
Marc Cohen: 
Alexander Pryor: 
The board ran out 
for Cohen to hold with the higher pocket pair to leave Pryor behind with 1,000 which he lost the hand after to Daniel Wellborn.
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Marc Cohen limped in from the hijack and Alexander Pryor shoved from the cutoff for 72,000. Action folded to John Georgy in the big blind who also decided to shove for more. Cohen quickly folded.
Alexander Pryor: 
John Georgy:
The board ran out 
for Pryor to hit the flop for a pair of jacks and improve to two pair on the turn to double up with.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Wesley Brown shoved from under the gun and was called by Andrew Chang on the button with the bigger stack while the blinds folded.
Wesley Brown: 
Andrew Chang: 
The board ran out 
for Chang to flop top pair to eliminate Brown.
