$400 Opening Event Day 1ef | 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

02-08-2020 14:57 UTC-4

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Friedman	46,000 21,000	21,000
Brenda Persian	40,000 15,000	15,000
Phong Nguyen	25,000
Aaron Pinson	22,000 -3,000	-3,000
Alexander Pryor	17,500 -7,500	-7,500
Travis Horning	13,000 -12,000	-12,000
Ronald Hunt	12,000 -13,000	-13,000
Joseph Cashen	Busted
Benson Tang	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-08-2020 14:42 UTC-4

Al-Keliddar Doesn't Have the Best Hand

Shirley Ang

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

The board read with around 9,000 in the middle.

Yaser Al-Keliddar checked in the big blind and the player in the late position bet 2,000. Al-Keliddar shoved from the big blind, having his opponent covered. The other player tanked for a while and then opted to fold showing the for the flopped set of sixes. Al-Keliddar tabled for the pair of queens and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar	43,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Yaser Al-Keliddar

02-08-2020 14:34 UTC-4

Busiest Day Already

Shirley Ang

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

With 340 entries showing on the tournament clock, Day 1e is already the busiest starting flight of all as Dat 1c attracted 338 entries yesterday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Arnwine	25,000 25,000	25,000

Alexander Pryor	25,000 25,000	25,000
Alec Friedman	25,000 25,000	25,000
Aaron Pinson	25,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

02-08-2020 14:05 UTC-4

First Break of the Day

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

With 333 entries showing on the tournament clock, the players have all been sent for their first 15-minute break of the day.

02-08-2020 13:55 UTC-4

Butlers Busts Two

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Daniel Butler raised to 1,200 from the early position and the player in the late position shoved. Action folded back to Butler who made the call.

Late Position;
Daniel Butler:

The board ran out for Butler to turn the pair of aces to eliminate his opponent.

Two hands later, the player in the hijack shoved for 14,000 and when action was folded to Butler in the big blind, he made the call.

Hijack:
Daniel Butler:

The board ran out for Butler to improve to a full house to take another player out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Butler	56,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Daniel Butler

02-08-2020 13:45 UTC-4

Sharp Keeps on Cutting the Field

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

The player in the middle position raised to 900 and the player in the hijack shoved for 9,200. John Sharp called in the cutoff and action folded back to the initial raiser who also called.

The flop came , the player in the hijack checked, Sharp shoved and his opponent snap-called for the 8,800 he had behind so the cards could go on their backs.