Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
2019 Potomac Poker Open
$370 Opening Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Potomac Poker Open
Buy-in
$370
Prize Pool
$583,356
Entries
1,952
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Level 29
: 50,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sam Birchem was eliminated as he was the victim of the pocket jacks of Laura Moore in a preflop all in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 50,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn on a board that read 
. James Canoles bet and was raised all in by James Priest, Canoles called immediately.
"Have a king?" asked Priest and indeed Canoles did as he turned over the 
which was ahead of the 
of Priest. The river was a blank as the 
rolled off and Canoles claimed another victim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,500,000
4,100,000
|
4,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 50,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Laura Moore raised from early position, she was three-bet from the button by Paul Min to 475,000. When action folded back around to her, she shoved all in.
Min thought it over for a while but ultimately pitched his cards and Moore took in the pot preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
3,150,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Level 29
: 50,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Al Mottur was all in preflop and was called by Christopher Pham Le. Mottur had 
while Le had 
.
The flop provided Mottur with a plethora of cards that would save him as it came 
. The turn was a blank 
but the river was the and Mottur stayed alive with the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
2,600,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Alex Pryor was seen heading to the payout desk as his chips were taken in by Christopher Pham Le.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,600,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Ken Holmes was all in preflop with 
versus the 
of Charles Gang.
The flop came 
to give Gang the lead and the turn and river did not help Holmes as his tournament came to an end in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up between two of the big stacks on the turn as the board read 
. James Canoles bet 400,000 and was called by Nicholas Pham.
The river came the 
. Canoles led out with a bet of 1,000,000. Pham thought for a while before announcing all in. Canoles snap called and turned over 
while Pham meekly rolled over his beaten hand of 
to end his tournament in 17th place.
Meanwhile Canoles is now the substantial chip leader, with seemingly every chip in the room being magnetically attracted to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,400,000
4,400,000
|
4,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
According to Richie Smith he flopped a straight against two opponents and was able to take substantial bets from each of them to grow his stack to five million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |