Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$400 Opening Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$588,900
Entries
1,812
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
143
Players Left
1
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The prize pool details have been confirmed and a min-cash for all players who have returned is worth $891 as the 1,812 entries created a prize pool of $588,900. 72 players have already been paid $550 over the first six starting flights for $549,300 to be left to divide over the Day 2 players. The winner will walk away with $96,567.
This is what they are all playing for:
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $96,567 | 10-12 | $7,896 | 37-45 | $1,825 | ||
| 2 | $53,135 | 13-15 | $6,436 | 46-54 | $1,649 | ||
| 3 | $42,628 | 16-18 | $5,269 | 55-63 | $1,474 | ||
| 4 | $33,289 | 19-21 | $4,393 | 64-72 | $1,357 | ||
| 5 | $25,466 | 22-24 | $3,693 | 73-81 | $1,241 | ||
| 6 | $19,746 | 25-27 | $3,167 | 82-99 | $1,066 | ||
| 7 | $15,427 | 28-30 | $2,700 | 100-117 | $949 | ||
| 8 | $12,216 | 31-33 | $2,291 | 118-143 | $891 | ||
| 9 | $9,764 | 34-36 | $2,059 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
At noon local time, all 143 survivors out of 1,812 entries which were collected during the six starting flights in the $400 Opening Event will return to the MGM Grand Ballroom in the hotel lobby of the MGM National Harbor to play down to a winner in the first event of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open. The full prize pool details will be shared at the start of the day but the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool that was set has already been crushed in this inaugural event.
Leading the charge towards the final table is Michele Lawson with 1,116,000 which she collected during an amazing run on Day 1c. She’s trailed in the chip counts by local hero and Day 1f chip leader Justin Arnwine with 1,012,000, Justin Vioral with 892,000 who took the Day 1d chip lead, Day 1e leader Mukharji Uppalapati with 847,000, and Ryan Tamanini who’s coming fresh of a tournament win in the Borgata Winter Poker Open a few weeks back.
The day 1b and 1a chip leaders Patrick Dewey (594,000) and Daniel Araya (529,000) can be found further down the counts but with over 50 big blinds at the start of the day, there’s still everything to play for. James Anderson, Yaser Al-Keliddar, and Christopher Csik for example already have experience in winning the bigger titles that come with a ring or bracelet but they will all be aiming for that beautiful glass trophy here in Oxon Hill.
But they won’t be the only ones, everyone will have their sights set on the pay jumps and the final table. When they return, they will finish the 24 minutes and 50 seconds that are left of Level 17 which has a small blind of 5,000, big blind of 10,000, and a big blind ante of 10,000. Level duration will then be increased to 45 minutes with a break taking place after every three levels or when chips need to be raced off. Once the final table has been reached, level duration will increase to 60 minutes.
Get comfortable in your seats as the PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the first raise until the first-ever official PWPO Champion has been crowned.
The 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $400 Opening Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Starting Time | Late Reg | Entries | Survivors | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Wednesday February 5 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | 207 | 16 | 8 players cashed for $550 |
| Day 1b | Thursday February 6 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | 167 | 13 | 7 players cashed for $550 |
| Day 1c | Friday February 7 | 11:00 | End of Level 11 | 338 | 27 | 13 players cashed for $550 |
| Day 1d | Friday February 7 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | 268 | 21 | 11 players cashed for $550 |
| Day 1e | Saturday February 8 | 11:00 | End of Level 11 | 481 | 38 | 19 players cashed for $550 |
| Day 1f | Saturday February 8 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | 351 | 28 | 14 players cashed for $550 |
| Day 2 | Sunday February 9 | 12:00 | - | 143 | - | Level duration increases to 45 mins, FT to 60 mins, play down to a winner |
$400 Opening Event
Day 2 Started
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | Kevin Martin (US) | United States | 198,000 | 20 |
| 13 | 2 | Patrick Dewey | United States | 594,000 | 59 |
| 13 | 3 | Eugene Davis | United States | 326,000 | 33 |
| 13 | 4 | Massoud Nooralian | United States | 96,000 | 10 |
| 13 | 5 | Waleed Mian | United States | 442,000 | 44 |
| 13 | 6 | Carlton Brumm | United States | 90,000 | 9 |
| 13 | 7 | Nicholas Faunce | United States | 526,000 | 53 |
| 13 | 8 | Andrew Stein | United States | 238,000 | 24 |
| 13 | 9 | Michael Flesch | United States | 401,000 | 40 |
| 14 | 1 | Marc Cohen | United States | 286,000 | 29 |
| 14 | 2 | Makram Kais | United States | 164,000 | 16 |
| 14 | 3 | Coury Mascagni | United States | 370,000 | 37 |
| 14 | 4 | Michael Lisman | United States | 536,000 | 54 |
| 14 | 5 | [Removed:212] | United States | 367,000 | 37 |
| 14 | 6 | James Katsikes | United States | 91,000 | 9 |
| 14 | 7 | Nolan Hanessian | United States | 304,000 | 30 |
| 14 | 8 | Roy Adler | United States | 262,000 | 26 |
| 14 | 9 | Valentin Lita | United States | 314,000 | 31 |
| 15 | 1 | Richard Austin | United States | 142,000 | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | George White | United States | 189,000 | 19 |
| 15 | 3 | Christopher Caruso | United States | 298,000 | 30 |
| 15 | 4 | Ronnie Thomas | United States | 77,000 | 8 |
| 15 | 5 | Justin Vioral | United States | 892,000 | 89 |
| 15 | 6 | Mukharji Uppalapati | United States | 847,000 | 85 |
| 15 | 7 | Cordero Hines | United States | 408,000 | 41 |
| 15 | 8 | Esa Al-Hanooti | United States | 355,000 | 36 |
| 15 | 9 | Omar Clarke | United States | 280,000 | 28 |
| 16 | 1 | Tanner Martinelli | United States | 169,000 | 17 |
| 16 | 2 | Stephen Guarnieri | United States | 204,000 | 20 |
| 16 | 3 | Robert Schneck | United States | 216,000 | 22 |
| 16 | 4 | Ryan Tamanini | United States | 825,000 | 83 |
| 16 | 5 | Dong Jun Ji | United States | 468,000 | 47 |
| 16 | 6 | Yiming Cao | United States | 83,000 | 8 |
| 16 | 7 | Ricky Crawford | United States | 240,000 | 24 |
| 16 | 8 | Brian Sampson | United States | 193,000 | 19 |
| 16 | 9 | Joseph Crowley | United States | 486,000 | 49 |
| 17 | 1 | Mark Castaldo | United States | 284,000 | 28 |
| 17 | 2 | Chanda Kiep | United States | 64,000 | 6 |
| 17 | 3 | Daniel Wellborn | United States | 381,000 | 38 |
| 17 | 4 | Dante Magtoto | United States | 317,000 | 32 |
| 17 | 5 | Thomas LeBerre | United States | 425,000 | 43 |
| 17 | 6 | Shawn Williamson | United States | 248,000 | 25 |
| 17 | 7 | Pearce Arnold | United States | 394,000 | 39 |
| 17 | 8 | Claudie Holland | United States | 180,000 | 18 |
| 17 | 9 | Christopher Csik | United States | 267,000 | 27 |
| 18 | 1 | Jeffrey Fotakis | United States | 424,000 | 42 |
| 18 | 2 | Daniel Araya | United States | 529,000 | 53 |
| 18 | 3 | Russell Felter | United States | 395,000 | 40 |
| 18 | 4 | Josef Teshome | United States | 348,000 | 35 |
| 18 | 5 | James Dike | United States | 209,000 | 21 |
| 18 | 6 | Chris Zelesnick | United States | 249,000 | 25 |
| 18 | 7 | Glenn Robinette | United States | 273,000 | 27 |
| 18 | 8 | Robel Andemichael | United States | 343,000 | 34 |
| 18 | 9 | Kevin Nielsen | United States | 181,000 | 18 |
| 19 | 1 | Joseph Lafuria | United States | 197,000 | 20 |
| 19 | 2 | George Karmires | United States | 404,000 | 40 |
| 19 | 3 | Scott Davis | United States | 503,000 | 50 |
| 19 | 4 | Han Oh | United States | 385,000 | 39 |
| 19 | 5 | Carson Fry | United States | 225,000 | 23 |
| 19 | 6 | Rahul Jain | United States | 486,000 | 49 |
| 19 | 7 | Hyun Roh | United States | 239,000 | 24 |
| 19 | 8 | Wesley Deaver | United States | 176,000 | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Andrew Chang (MD) | United States | 520,000 | 52 |
| 20 | 1 | Jay Jin | United States | 302,000 | 30 |
| 20 | 2 | Yaser Al-Keliddar | United States | 281,000 | 28 |
| 20 | 3 | Benjamin Goldberg | United States | 181,000 | 18 |
| 20 | 4 | Paul Hermann | United States | 242,000 | 24 |
| 20 | 5 | Mike Mather | United States | 274,000 | 27 |
| 20 | 6 | Kenneth Lee | United States | 137,000 | 14 |
| 20 | 7 | Yevgeny Gans | United States | 556,000 | 56 |
| 20 | 8 | Suheil Katan | United States | 534,000 | 53 |
| 20 | 9 | Dien Le | United States | 184,000 | 18 |
| 21 | 1 | Gary Schoengold | United States | 215,000 | 22 |
| 21 | 2 | Rossbert Chua | United States | 190,000 | 19 |
| 21 | 3 | Scott Troise | United States | 130,000 | 13 |
| 21 | 4 | Aaron Olshan | United States | 238,000 | 24 |
| 21 | 5 | Kashka Corpening | United States | 315,000 | 32 |
| 21 | 6 | Yoon Cheon | United States | 330,000 | 33 |
| 21 | 7 | Derek Brown | United States | 150,000 | 15 |
| 21 | 8 | Christopher Grove | United States | 681,000 | 68 |
| 21 | 9 | Michele Lawson | United States | 1,116,000 | 112 |
| 22 | 1 | Faisal Siddiqui | United States | 680,000 | 68 |
| 22 | 2 | Jason Webster | United States | 368,000 | 37 |
| 22 | 3 | Mike Zgorski | United States | 222,000 | 22 |
| 22 | 4 | Raymond Dietzel | United States | 138,000 | 14 |
| 22 | 5 | Roger Sombat | United States | 523,000 | 52 |
| 22 | 6 | Christopher Gravely | United States | 136,000 | 14 |
| 22 | 7 | Jesse Bickford | United States | 119,000 | 12 |
| 22 | 8 | Chris Blackmore | United States | 405,000 | 41 |
| 22 | 9 | Loukas Michael | United States | 286,000 | 29 |
| 23 | 1 | Varun Bagga | United States | 250,000 | 25 |
| 23 | 2 | James Anderson | United States | 658,000 | 66 |
| 23 | 3 | Steven Tatum | United States | 155,000 | 16 |
| 23 | 4 | Robert Ezell | United States | 157,000 | 16 |
| 23 | 5 | Sousavath Souryachak | United States | 384,000 | 38 |
| 23 | 6 | Dustin Semonavick | United States | 651,000 | 65 |
| 23 | 7 | James O'Leary | United States | 120,000 | 12 |
| 23 | 8 | Rebecca Baugh | United States | 370,000 | 37 |
| 23 | 9 | Thomas Obermeyer | United States | 39,000 | 4 |
| 24 | 1 | Gintautas Putinas | United States | 186,000 | 19 |
| 24 | 2 | Alison Lewis | United States | 169,000 | 17 |
| 24 | 3 | Joel Doney | United States | 300,000 | 30 |
| 24 | 4 | Joseph Tak | United States | 113,000 | 11 |
| 24 | 5 | Joseph Frampus | United States | 695,000 | 70 |
| 24 | 6 | Mingda Bi | United States | 207,000 | 21 |
| 24 | 7 | Hien Nguyen | United States | 258,000 | 26 |
| 24 | 8 | Stephanie Sears | United States | 240,000 | 24 |
| 24 | 9 | Peter Valenti | United States | 312,000 | 31 |
| 25 | 1 | Ronald Hunt | United States | 137,000 | 14 |
| 25 | 2 | Jason Emanuel | United States | 288,000 | 29 |
| 25 | 3 | Michael Forsythe | United States | 460,000 | 46 |
| 25 | 4 | Matt Linardi | United States | 134,000 | 13 |
| 25 | 5 | David Somers | United States | 207,000 | 21 |
| 25 | 6 | Tristan Harris | United States | 295,000 | 30 |
| 25 | 7 | Nathan Tuthill | United States | 163,000 | 16 |
| 25 | 8 | Michael Sol | United States | 549,000 | 55 |
| 25 | 9 | Matthew McGuire | United States | 134,000 | 13 |
| 26 | 1 | Chris Pulley | United States | 404,000 | 40 |
| 26 | 2 | James Blake | United States | 344,000 | 34 |
| 26 | 3 | Michael Cordes | United States | 145,000 | 15 |
| 26 | 4 | Kareem Marshall | United States | 162,000 | 16 |
| 26 | 5 | Andrew Interdonato | United States | 258,000 | 26 |
| 26 | 6 | Nicholas Banyas | United States | 276,000 | 28 |
| 26 | 7 | Mark Wahba | United States | 241,000 | 24 |
| 26 | 8 | Forest Konwerski | United States | 146,000 | 15 |
| 26 | 9 | David Kim | United States | 111,000 | 11 |
| 27 | 1 | Darrell York | United States | 290,000 | 29 |
| 27 | 2 | Thomas Mader | United States | 495,000 | 50 |
| 27 | 3 | Jevon Fells | United States | 682,000 | 68 |
| 27 | 4 | Michael Lerner | United States | 538,000 | 54 |
| 27 | 5 | Mark Redding | United States | 249,000 | 25 |
| 27 | 6 | Jeffrey Gambrel | United States | 309,000 | 31 |
| 27 | 7 | Venkata Adusumalli | United States | 419,000 | 42 |
| 27 | 8 | Justin Arnwine | United States | 1,012,000 | 101 |
| 27 | 9 | Michael Payne | United States | 189,000 | 19 |
| 28 | 1 | Arnold Dinio | United States | 128,000 | 13 |
| 28 | 2 | John Lanese | United States | 150,000 | 15 |
| 28 | 3 | Jimmy Chan | United States | 346,000 | 35 |
| 28 | 4 | Steven Cho | United States | 58,000 | 6 |
| 28 | 6 | Phong Nguyen | United States | 462,000 | 46 |
| 28 | 7 | Jordan Phillips | United States | 260,000 | 26 |
| 28 | 8 | Norwood Chesnutt | United States | 267,000 | 27 |
| 28 | 9 | Jon Aldalur | United States | 165,000 | 17 |