2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Opening Event
Day: 1ef
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 1ef
Entries
832
Players Left
66

$400 Opening Event

Day 1ef Completed

Arnwine Claims Day 1f Chip Lead with Over a Million

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

It would take over 16 hours for Day 1e and 1f to come to an end on the fourth day of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open. The final starting days of the $400 Opening Event took place in a fully packed MGM National Harbor Grand Ballroom. Day 1e attracted 481 entries with 57 players in the money while Day 1f took in 351 entries with 42 players cashing. Making it through to Day 2 to claim a bigger share of the already surpassed $500,000 guaranteed prize pool were 38 Day 1e players and 21 players survived Day 1f.

In total, 1,812 entries have been collected with 143 players returning on Sunday, February 9. Currently second in the chip lead and wearing the Day 1f chip leader badge loud and proud is Justin Arnwine with 1,012,000 in chips, trailing Michele Lawson in the overall chip counts. Mukharji Uppalapati might have bubbled earlier this week, he compensated for this fact by taking the Day 1e chip lead.

Bracelet winner James Anderson finished third in the Day 1e chip counts with 658,000 but is following Joseph Frampus who laid claim to 695,000 in chips. Other players making it through the long day today include Michael Lerner, another bracelet winner in Yaser Al-Keliddar and Phong Nguyen for example. Nguyen ended a short bubble by flopping quad jacks and cracking the aces of his opponent.

PokerNews will be back at noon local time on Sunday, February 9 to bring you all the action from the floor until the first official PWPO Champion has been crowned.

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 114813819 players cashed for $550
Day 1fSaturday February 817:00End of Level 113512814 players cashed for $550
Day 2Sunday February 912:00-143-Level duration increases to 45 mins, FT to 60 mins, play down to a winner

Tags: James AndersonJoseph FrampusJustin ArnwineMichael LernerMichele LawsonMukharji UppalapatiPhong Nguyen

Day 2 Seat Draw

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
131Kevin Martin (US)United States198,00020
132Patrick DeweyUnited States594,00059
133Eugene DavisUnited States326,00033
134Massoud NooralianUnited States96,00010
135Waleed MianUnited States442,00044
136Carlton BrummUnited States90,0009
137Nicholas FaunceUnited States526,00053
138Andrew SteinUnited States238,00024
139Michael FleschUnited States401,00040
      
141Marc CohenUnited States286,00029
142Makram KaisUnited States164,00016
143Coury MascagniUnited States370,00037
144Michael LismanUnited States536,00054
145[Removed:212]United States367,00037
146James KatsikesUnited States91,0009
147Nolan HanessianUnited States304,00030
148Roy AdlerUnited States262,00026
149Valentin LitaUnited States314,00031
      
151Richard AustinUnited States142,00014
152George WhiteUnited States189,00019
153Christopher CarusoUnited States298,00030
154Ronnie ThomasUnited States77,0008
155Justin VioralUnited States892,00089
156Mukharji UppalapatiUnited States847,00085
157Cordero HinesUnited States408,00041
158Esa Al-HanootiUnited States355,00036
159Omar ClarkeUnited States280,00028
      
161Tanner MartinelliUnited States169,00017
162Stephen GuarnieriUnited States204,00020
163Robert SchneckUnited States216,00022
164Ryan TamaniniUnited States825,00083
165Dong Jun JiUnited States468,00047
166Yiming CaoUnited States83,0008
167Ricky CrawfordUnited States240,00024
168Brian SampsonUnited States193,00019
169Joseph CrowleyUnited States486,00049
      
171Mark CastaldoUnited States284,00028
172Chanda KiepUnited States64,0006
173Daniel WellbornUnited States381,00038
174Dante MagtotoUnited States317,00032
175Thomas LeBerreUnited States425,00043
176Shawn WilliamsonUnited States248,00025
177Pearce ArnoldUnited States394,00039
178Claudie HollandUnited States180,00018
179Christopher CsikUnited States267,00027
      
181Jeffrey FotakisUnited States424,00042
182Daniel ArayaUnited States529,00053
183Russell FelterUnited States395,00040
184Josef TeshomeUnited States348,00035
185James DikeUnited States209,00021
186Chris ZelesnickUnited States249,00025
187Glenn RobinetteUnited States273,00027
188Robel AndemichaelUnited States343,00034
189Kevin NielsenUnited States181,00018
      
191Joseph LafuriaUnited States197,00020
192George KarmiresUnited States404,00040
193Scott DavisUnited States503,00050
194Han OhUnited States385,00039
195Carson FryUnited States225,00023
196Rahul JainUnited States486,00049
197Hyun RohUnited States239,00024
198Wesley DeaverUnited States176,00018
199Andrew Chang (MD)United States520,00052
      
201Jay JinUnited States302,00030
202Yaser Al-KeliddarUnited States281,00028
203Benjamin GoldbergUnited States181,00018
204Paul HermannUnited States242,00024
205Mike MatherUnited States274,00027
206Kenneth LeeUnited States137,00014
207Yevgeny GansUnited States556,00056
208Suheil KatanUnited States534,00053
209Dien LeUnited States184,00018
      
211Gary SchoengoldUnited States215,00022
212Rossbert ChuaUnited States190,00019
213Scott TroiseUnited States130,00013
214Aaron OlshanUnited States238,00024
215Kashka CorpeningUnited States315,00032
216Yoon CheonUnited States330,00033
217Derek BrownUnited States150,00015
218Christopher GroveUnited States681,00068
219Michele LawsonUnited States1,116,000112
      
221Faisal SiddiquiUnited States680,00068
222Jason WebsterUnited States368,00037
223Mike ZgorskiUnited States222,00022
224Raymond DietzelUnited States138,00014
225Roger SombatUnited States523,00052
226Christopher GravelyUnited States136,00014
227Jesse BickfordUnited States119,00012
228Chris BlackmoreUnited States405,00041
229Loukas MichaelUnited States286,00029
      
231Varun BaggaUnited States250,00025
232James AndersonUnited States658,00066
233Steven TatumUnited States155,00016
234Robert EzellUnited States157,00016
235Sousavath SouryachakUnited States384,00038
236Dustin SemonavickUnited States651,00065
237James O'LearyUnited States120,00012
238Rebecca BaughUnited States370,00037
239Thomas ObermeyerUnited States39,0004
      
241Gintautas PutinasUnited States186,00019
242Alison LewisUnited States169,00017
243Joel DoneyUnited States300,00030
244Joseph TakUnited States113,00011
245Joseph FrampusUnited States695,00070
246Mingda BiUnited States207,00021
247Hien NguyenUnited States258,00026
248Stephanie SearsUnited States240,00024
249Peter ValentiUnited States312,00031
      
251Ronald HuntUnited States137,00014
252Jason EmanuelUnited States288,00029
253Michael ForsytheUnited States460,00046
254Matt LinardiUnited States134,00013
255David SomersUnited States207,00021
256Tristan HarrisUnited States295,00030
257Nathan TuthillUnited States163,00016
258Michael SolUnited States549,00055
259Matthew McGuireUnited States134,00013
      
261Chris PulleyUnited States404,00040
262James BlakeUnited States344,00034
263Michael CordesUnited States145,00015
264Kareem MarshallUnited States162,00016
265Andrew InterdonatoUnited States258,00026
266Nicholas BanyasUnited States276,00028
267Mark WahbaUnited States241,00024
268Forest KonwerskiUnited States146,00015
269David KimUnited States111,00011
      
271Darrell YorkUnited States290,00029
272Thomas MaderUnited States495,00050
273Jevon FellsUnited States682,00068
274Michael LernerUnited States538,00054
275Mark ReddingUnited States249,00025
276Jeffrey GambrelUnited States309,00031
277Venkata AdusumalliUnited States419,00042
278Justin ArnwineUnited States1,012,000101
279Michael PayneUnited States189,00019
      
281Arnold DinioUnited States128,00013
282John LaneseUnited States150,00015
283Jimmy ChanUnited States346,00035
284Steven ChoUnited States58,0006
286Phong NguyenUnited States462,00046
287Jordan PhillipsUnited States260,00026
288Norwood ChesnuttUnited States267,00027
289Jon AldalurUnited States165,00017

End-Of-Day 1f Chip Counts

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Justin Arnwine us
Justin Arnwine
Day 1F Chip Leader
1,012,000 112,000
Jevon Fells us
Jevon Fells
682,000 682,000
Michael Lerner us
Michael Lerner
538,000 283,000
Thomas Mader us
Thomas Mader
495,000 495,000
Phong Nguyen us
Phong Nguyen
462,000 -38,000
Venkata Adusumalli us
Venkata Adusumalli
419,000 419,000
Cordero Hines us
Cordero Hines
408,000 408,000
Chris Blackmore us
Chris Blackmore
405,000 405,000
[Removed:212] us
[Removed:212]
367,000 367,000
Jimmy Chan us
Jimmy Chan
346,000 83,000
Dante Magtoto us
Dante Magtoto
317,000 317,000
Jeffrey Gambrel us
Jeffrey Gambrel
309,000 54,000
Darrell York us
Darrell York
290,000 290,000
Norwood Chesnutt us
Norwood Chesnutt
267,000 113,000
Christopher Csik us
Christopher Csik
267,000 267,000
Jordan Phillips us
Jordan Phillips
260,000 260,000
Hien Nguyen us
Hien Nguyen
258,000 258,000
Mark Redding us
Mark Redding
249,000 249,000
Rossbert Chua us
Rossbert Chua
190,000 190,000
Michael Payne us
Michael Payne
189,000 189,000
Jon Aldalur us
Jon Aldalur
165,000 165,000
Nathan Tuthill us
Nathan Tuthill
163,000 163,000
Steven Tatum us
Steven Tatum
155,000 155,000
John Lanese us
John Lanese
150,000 150,000
Forest Konwerski us
Forest Konwerski
146,000 146,000

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Nguyen Bursts the Bubble With Quads

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

Phong Nguyen raised to 30,000 from under the gun in the second round of hand-for-hand play and action folded to Solomon Woldmariam in the big blind who decided to three-bet to 75,000. Nguyen responded with a four-bet shove which Woldmariam called for his last 170,000.

Solomon Woldmariam: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Phong Nguyen: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came {j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{j-Spades} immediately to give Nguyen quad jacks and leave Woldmariam drawing dead. The latter grabbed his stuff while the dealer completed the board with the {8-Spades} on the turn and the {10-Spades} on the river.

The rest of the field is now in the money and play will continue until there are 28 players left.

Phong Nguyen vs Solomon Woldmariam
Phong Nguyen flops quads against Solomon Woldmariam on the bubble
Player Chips Progress
Phong Nguyen us
Phong Nguyen
500,000
Solomon Woldmariam us
Solomon Woldmariam
Busted

Tags: Phong NguyenSolomon Woldmariam