$370 Opening Event | 2019 Potomac Poker Open

07-28-2019 21:32 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

Jeff McMillan

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Canoles	16,005,000 -195,000	-195,000
Laura Moore	9,100,000 -500,000	-500,000
Charles Gang	6,800,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Lalith Mannur	6,780,000 -420,000	-420,000
Justin Stonehill	4,800,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Richie Smith	2,700,000 -5,800,000	-5,800,000
Steven Cho	2,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

07-28-2019 21:25 UTC-5

Kenneth Schafer Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,022)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Kenneth Schafer was all in preflop and behind with against the of Charles Gang.

The board ran out and Schafer finished in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Gang	5,400,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Kenneth Schafer	Busted

Tags: Charles Gang Kenneth Schafer

07-28-2019 21:17 UTC-5

Christopher Pham Le Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,606)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Christopher Pham Le limped under the gun, Lalith Mannur raised to 550,000 in middle position. James Canoles called the raise on the button. Le three-bet shoved when it folded back to him. Mannur the re-shoved a slightly larger stack. Canoles hesitated a moment and folded.

"I think I need help" said Le, and indeed he did as his was crushed by the of Mannur. The flop made things worse as it came , the turn was and the river came as Le was taken out in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lalith Mannur	7,200,000 3,650,000	3,650,000
Christopher Pham Le	Busted

Tags: Christopher Pham Le James Canoles Lalith Mannur

07-28-2019 20:58 UTC-5

Paul Min Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,650)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Laura Moore raised to 350,000 from middle position. Out of the big blind, Paul Min three-bet to 1,150,000. Moore hesitated for a few moments before calling.

The flop came , both players checked tentatively. The turn was the . Min bet 1,00,000 and Moore calling after a few moments of thought. The river came the . Min checked and Moore moved all in which sent Min deep into the tank.

Min replayed the hand in his head and took his time as it was huge decision with a lot of money riding on it. After getting a count and determining that Moore had him slightly covered, he thought for about two minutes before tossing some chips into the middle for the call.

Moore quickly turned over for a turned full boat and Min shook his head and disgust and briefly flashed pocket aces before throwing them face down into the middle, his tournament abruptly ended in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laura Moore	9,600,000 4,900,000	4,900,000
Paul Min	Busted

Tags: Laura Moore Paul Min

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

07-28-2019 19:34 UTC-5

Dinner Break

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Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Players are now on a dinner break for 60 minutes.

07-28-2019 19:24 UTC-5

Final Table Chip Counts

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Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Canoles	16,200,000 -300,000	-300,000
Richie Smith	8,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Paul Min	4,800,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Laura Moore	4,700,000 -500,000	-500,000
Charles Gang	4,100,000 -400,000	-400,000
Christopher Pham Le	3,850,000 -250,000	-250,000
Lalith Mannur	3,550,000 650,000	650,000
Justin Stonehill	3,200,000 700,000	700,000
Steven Cho	1,400,000 -50,000	-50,000
Kenneth Schafer	1,200,000 400,000	400,000

07-28-2019 19:14 UTC-5

Smith Shows Bluff

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Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading . Richie Smith bet 575,000, Steven Cho thought about it for a while before electing to call. The river came the . Smith quickly announced all in, which was the remainder of Cho's chips.