Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$400 Opening Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$588,900
Entries
1,812
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
167
Players Left
13
Arnolds Bursts the Bubble by Busting Craddock
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jayson Craddock shoved from the middle position for 45,000 and Pearce Arnold shoved for more in the cutoff for the rest of the table to fold. Once all the action on the other tables was completed, the cards could go on their backs.
Jayson Craddock: 
Pearce Arnold: 
The board ran out 
for Arnold to hold with the pair of jacks and send Craddock to the rail as the bubble boy.
The rest of the field is now guaranteed at least $550 if they bust today and more if they make it to Day 2. Play will end when there are 13 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
Busted |
Chang Takes Brown Down
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
562,000
376,000
|
376,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Pryor Doubles Up
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
169,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
120,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Cohen Doubles Up
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
311,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Hand-for-Hand Started
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.
Georgy Bubbles Day 2
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Play Ended
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.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
594,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
|
536,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
520,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
|
394,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
|
381,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
348,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
302,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
286,000 | |
|
262,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
184,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
142,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
137,000
-281,000
|
-281,000 |
|
90,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |