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

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Anderson Shoves

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
James Anderson
James Anderson

James Anderson raised to 8,500 from the middle position and was called by the small blind and Yaser Al-Keliddar in the big blind.

They all checked through the {4-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop and the {7-Clubs} on the turn to the {10-Spades} on the river. The small blind bet 12,000, Al-Keliddar folded but Anderson responded with a shove for his opponent to snap-fold to.

Player Chips Progress
Choong Baek us
Choong Baek
285,000
Rebecca Baugh us
Rebecca Baugh
225,000
James Anderson us
James Anderson
WSOP 1X Winner
115,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
WSOP 1X Winner
80,000 -30,000

Tags: James AndersonYaser Al-Keliddar

Beavers Busts One

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Bill Beavers
Bill Beavers

Bill Beavers raised to 12,000 from the early position and was called by the player in the hijack. The action folded to the player in the big blind who shoved for 28,000 in total. Beavers took some time and then decided to make the call. The player in the hijack took some time and then decided to also make the call.

The flop came {2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, Beavers shoved which sent his opponent into the tank. After a while, he asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Beavers had 28,500 behind. His opponent took some more them, cut out calling chips, and then made the call so the cards could go on their backs.

Big Blind: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Bill Beavers: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Hijack: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The rest of te board was completed with the {7-Diamonds} on the turn and the {3-Hearts} on the river to keep Beavers ahead to score a full double-up through the hijack and claim the full stack of the big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Beavers us
Bill Beavers
147,000

Tags: Bill Beavers

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Payout Details Confirmed

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
MGM Grand Ballroom
MGM Grand Ballroom

The payout details have been confirmed, there were 481 entries in total which means that 57 players will get paid from this flight with 38 players making it through to Day 2. So 19 players will walk away with $550 today while the rest will be paid more than that for making Day 2.

Wahba Doubles Up

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mark Wahba
Mark Wahba

Mark Wahba was sitting in the big blind and was all-in and called and covered by the player in the small blind.

Mark Wahba: {k-Spades}{5-Spades}
Small Blind: {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for Wahba to turn to pair to double up with.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Wahba us
Mark Wahba
34,000 -6,000

Tags: Mark Wahba