Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$400 Opening Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$588,900
Entries
1,812
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
606
Players Left
48
Players Left 1 / 1,812
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Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Omar Clarke shoved from the hijack for 34,000 and was called by Joseph Malebranche on the button. Vivian Nguyen shoved from the big blind for more. Malebranche contemplated it for a bit but opted to fold in the end.
Omar Clarke: 
Vivian Nguyen: 
The board ran out 
for Clarke to turn a straight to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
117,000 | |
|
115,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The player from the early position raised to 25,000 and was called by Kareem Marshall in the hijack. Michael Sol shoved from the small blind for 110,000 and the initial raiser did the same for Marshall to fold.
Michael Sol: 
Early Position: 
The board ran out 
for Sol to flop top pair and improve to two pair to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000 |
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1d has already surpassed the shortest time played in Day 1c which was with almost 25 minutes left in Level 17 which is where Day 2 is currently set to start at again.
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
After two quick eliminations after the bubble burst, the short stacks have been doubling up all over the place.
The two latest ones were Carlton Tatar and Joseph Malebranche.
Tatar was all-in from the cutoff for his last 54,000 and called by the player in the big blind.
Carlton Tatar: 
Big Blind: 
The board ran out 
for Tatar to river two pair to stay alive.
Over on the other table, Joseph Tak raised to 17,000 from the button. Malebranche three-bet to 58,000 in the big blind and Tak responded with a four-bet shove. Malebranche called for the 164,000 he had behind.
Joseph Malebranche:
Joseph Tak: 
The board ran out 
for Malebranche to hold and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
334,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
|
302,000 | |
|
|
110,000 |
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 16: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Faisal Siddiqui raised to 18,000 from the button and Kevin Martin shoved from the small blind for 70,000 which Siddiqui called.
Kevin Martin: 
Faisal Siddiqui:
The flop came 
for Siddiqui to hit a pair of tens but for Martin to pick up the open-ended straight draw.
The turn was the for Martin to hit the Broadway indeed. He just needed to avoid a jack on the river and that's what he did as the board was completed with the 
for Martin to double up again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
156,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The dealers were instructed to hold up and pause as the tournament had approached the bubble with 33 players but one table was still in action. The player in the middle position had shoved for around 50,000 and was called by Justin Vioral in the small blind with the bigger stack.
Middle Position:
Justin Vioral:
The flop came 
for the player in the middle position to hit a pair of queens.
The turn was the which didn't change things but the on the river gave Vioral the higher pair to eliminate the other player and ensure that no hand-for-hand play was needed as he burst the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Joseph Malebranche raised to 13,000 from the hijack and Vivian Nguyen opted to shove from the button. The player in the big blind called for around 40,000. Malebranche asked for a count of Nguyen's stack and the dealer confirmed Nguyen had 86,000 behind. Malebranche folded.
Big Blind:
Vivian Nguyen:
The board ran out 
for Nguyen to flop top pair to eliminate the big blind and get the field down to 33 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The player in the under-the-gun position limped in and Kevin Martin shoved from the middle position for 45,000. Action folded back to the under-the-gun player who made the call.
Kevin Martin:
Under-the-gun Player: 
The board ran out 
for Martin to river the higher pair of aces to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 |
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The player in the small blind shoved for 77,000 and was called by Jeffrey Fotakis in the big blind.
Small Blind:
Jeffrey Fotakis:
The flop came 
for the small blind to hit a pair of eights and pick up the flush draw. The turn was the which didn't bring any danger to Fotakis and neither did the on the river.
The hand after, Timothy Glab raised to 89,000 from under the gun, keeping 1,000 behind. Action folded to Fotakis in the small blind who made the call.
The flop came 
and the last chip went in too for Glab who held while Fotakis had 
. The rest of the board didn't change things as Glab doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
192,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
