2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Opening Event
Day: 1cd
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
Total Entries
1,812
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
606
Players Left
48
Players Left 1 / 1,812
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$400 Opening Event

Day 1cd Completed

Lawson Bags Over a Million on Day 1c of the $400 Opening Event to Claim Overal Chip Lead

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Michele Lawson
Michele Lawson

After almost seventeen hours on the third day of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open Day 1c and 1d of the $400 Opening Event has come to an end in the MGM National Harbor Grand Ballroom. Day 1c attracted 338 entries and 40 players made the money while Day 1d collected 268 entries with 32 players cashing. Making it through to Day 2 to claim a bigger share of the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool were 27 players from Day 1c and 21 survivors after Day 1d.

This means that 980 entries have already been collected with 77 players returning on Sunday, February 9 together with whoever survives the final two starting flights. Currently in the lead is Day 1c chip leader Michele Lawson with a whopping 1,116,000 in chips. She is joined by Ryan Tamanini (825,000) and Christopher Grove (681,000) on the Day 1c podium.

Day 1d chip leader Justin Vioral will come back on Day 2 with 892,000 in chips which is good for second place in the overall chip count leaderboard for now. Faisal Siddiqui (680,000) and Dustin Semonavick were the only other two players to have bagged above the 600,000-mark.

PokerNews will be back at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 8 for the coverage of the final two starting flights, Day 1e and 1f so make sure to come back for all the updates from the floor.

The 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $400 Opening Event Schedule

DayDateStarting TimeLate RegEntriesSurvivorsFurther Information
Day 1aWednesday February 517:00End of Level 11207168 players cashed for $550
Day 1bThursday February 617:00End of Level 11167137 players cashed for $550
Day 1cFriday February 711:00End of Level 113382713 players cashed for $550
Day 1dFriday February 717:00End of Level 112682111 players cashed for $550
Day 1eSaturday February 811:00End of Level 11tbatba12% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1fSaturday February 817:00End of Level 11tbatba12% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 2Sunday February 912:00-tba-Level duration increases to 45 mins, FT to 60 mins, play down to a winner

Tags: Christopher GroveDustin SemonavickFaisal SiddiquiJustin VioralMichele LawsonRyan Tamanini

End-of-Day 1d Chip Counts

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

All Cashed for $550

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Some Chip Counts

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Martin Sticks Around

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin

Kevin Martin shoved from the early position for 102,000 and was snap-called by the player in the big blind.

Kevin Martin: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Big Blind: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The flop came {10-Spades}{q-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for the big blind player to jump ahead with the pair of queens.

The turn was the {5-Spades} which didn't change things but the river completed the board with the {k-Hearts} for Martin to river the higher pair to stay alive.

Tags: Kevin Martin

Brown Doubles Through Sol

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Michael Sol raised to 27,000 from under the gun and Derek Brown shoved from the hijack for 99,000. Action folded back to Sol who made the call.

Derek Brown: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Michael Sol: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

The flop came {k-Hearts}{3-Spades}{q-Spades} for Sol to hit a pair of kings and pick up the flush draw.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} which didn't change things and neither did the {4-Diamonds} on the river as Brown secured the double-up.

Tags: Derek BrownMichael Sol

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