Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2023 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
$365 BPO Florida Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$122,688
Entries
426
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
281
Players Left
29
BPO Player Profile: Amanda Nissman
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Originally from Australia, but now living in Brooklyn, NY, Amanda Nissman's BPO origin story starts with a trip to the grocery store and a chance encounter at the meat counter.
Whilst awaiting her order, Nissman overheard now fellow Bar Poker Open member Sharon Raider speaking glowingly about her first experience with BPO. Nissman said hello and mentioned that she played a bit of poker and was interested in hearing about where Raider had had such a great time playing.
Raider told her about the New York Free Poker League, Nissman came out to play, and eight years later, Nissman is here in Florida representing NYFP at the Florida World Championship.
Nissman says she's primarily a recreational player with a $2,800 online cash at the top of her list of accomplishments, but she also has a pair of WSOP Colossus cashes on her resume as well.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Break Time
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The field continues to thin rapidly with just 90 players remaining at the third break of the day.
Play will continue until just 29 remain, all of whom will be in the money and advance to Day 2.
Checking in With the Champ
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Picking action up on a 5♠2♦2♣ flop, Phil Hoff checked and his opponent on the button bet 15,000.
Hoff then moved all in, with his opponent well covered. After some thought, the button chose to fold and preserve his remaining 35,000 chips, while the defending champion is building himself a formidable stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Carswell Eliminates Renaud
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
With 19,000 in the middle on a turn board of J♥7♦8♦2♠, Bob Carswell bet 10,000 and got a call from Linda Renaud in early position. The button folded, leaving the pot heads up.
On the A♠ river, after Carswell checked, Renaud moved all in for about 20,000 and Carswell called.
Renaud tabled A♦10♣ for a rivered pair of aces, but Carswell held J♠2♥ for two pair and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | |
|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
238,000
238,000
|
238,000 |
|
|
206,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
161,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
|
86,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
42,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
|
38,500
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
26,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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