BPO Florida Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
BPO Florida Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$128,648
Entries
446
Level
27
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
287
Players Left
27
Joseph Fleming Leads 27 Players From Day 1a of Bar Poker Open Florida Main Event
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Day 1a of the Bar Poker Open Main Event at the Florida World Championship has come to an end and Joseph Fleming has a commanding lead over the rest of the field as 27 players move on to Monday’s Day 2 finale at the Palm Beach Kennel Club.
The first of two flights drew 287 entries and generated a prize pool of $82,656. All 27 players will return tomorrow in the money, and they will be competing for the guaranteed $40,000 top prize.
Fleming bagged 925,000 and he is followed in second on the leaderboard by Nick Sims with 635,000. David Edwards bagged 575,000 and James Boynton will return with 545,000. Johnny Kelly rounds out the top five with 475,000.
2022 BPO Florida Main Event Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Fleming | 925,000 | 46 |
| 2 | Nick Sims | 635,000 | 32 |
| 3 | David Edwards | 575,000 | 29 |
| 4 | James Boynton | 545,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Johnny Kelly | 475,000 | 24 |
| 6 | Jim Frost | 420,000 | 21 |
| 7 | Chris Weaver | 395,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Tom Heinlein | 365,000 | 18 |
| 9 | Hadi Rahimi | 360,000 | 18 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Weinberg | 325,000 | 16 |
Day 1a Action
The day’s plan called for the field to play down to 28 players and return on Monday, but a double knockout on the bubble resulted in a final tally of 27 returning players. Janis Norris and Jolanda Tedford were both eliminated on the bubble after trying to stay alive with very small stacks in the closing hands.
Fleming has the chip lead thanks to a consistent run all day long, which culminated in several knockouts in the closing levels that built his stack to nearly 1 million chips. He recently outlasted 260 players to win the No Limit Pub Poker Tour Main Event after he entered that final table with a sizable chip leader. He will return with 46 big blinds on Day 2.
Boynton will return for Day 2 after he made a late charge to finish with a big bag. He jumped out to an early chip lead and fell back to the pack in the middle stages of the day before he closed out the final levels with a healthy stack after he won several late pots. Boynton is joined by several other Eastern Poker Tour players on Day 2, including Jeffrey Weinberg.
Among the others returning for Day 2 are Stephanie Devito, Sam Ho, William Acerra, Tuan Phan, Jan Scotto, Krista French, Kishia Jefferson, and Susanne Spritzer. Jefferson is also one of the many representatives from the No Limit Poker Tour, and they will have a large presence at the Day 2 finale.
Some players that jumped in but couldn’t find a bag for Day 2 include Don Murray, Joseph Cid, James Richter, George Miro, Jennifer Atkinson, Ian Auvil, Albert "Big Al' Harris, and Rocky Hackman. Hackman traveled from Denver, Colorado as a representative of the Over the Top Poker League. His day came to an end when he got it all in with pocket jacks and ran into the pocket kings of second-ranked Sims.
Action concluded with ten minutes remaining in Level 19 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante. Day 1b will kick off tomorrow at 11 a.m. local time, and any player who entered Day 1a will have the opportunity to find a bag for Day 2. Players will be allowed one reentry on Day 1b, and any players that survive both flights will put their best stack forward and receive $1,000.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all weekend long for live updates from the floor of the Bar Poker Open Main Event of the Florida World Championship at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000 | -50,000 |
|
635,000 | 545,000 |
|
575,000 | |
|
545,000 | 415,000 |
|
475,000 | |
|
420,000 | -125,000 |
|
395,000 | 175,000 |
|
365,000 | |
|
|
360,000 | -20,000 |
|
325,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
325,000 | 13,000 |
|
290,000 | -40,000 |
|
290,000 | |
|
290,000 | 135,000 |
|
260,000 | -182,000 |
|
|
255,000 | -146,000 |
|
245,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
245,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
240,000 | |
|
|
235,000 | 85,000 |
|
185,000 | |
|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
180,000 | 15,000 |
|
150,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
140,000 |
Two Players Bust to End the Night
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
On one table, Jolanda Tedford got it in against John Kelly and his 
. The board ran out with no help for Tedford and she was eliminated from the tournament on the bubble.
Simultaneously on the other table, Janis Norris was all in with 
against two players and the board ran out 
. Her opponent turned over 
and Norris was out of the tournament as well.
The flight ended with 10 minutes remaining in Level 19. The players are now bagging up their chips and the 27 surviving runners will return on Monday for the finale.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Hand-for-Hand Begins
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
There are now 29 players left and action is hand-for-hand.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Fleming Near 1 Million After Another Bust
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
A player got their short stack in and Joseph Fleming was there to attempt another knockout.
Opponent: 
Joseph Fleming: 
The board ran out 
and Fleming held on with the ace to secure another knockout and jump near the 1,000,000 mark.
There are now 30 players remaining and the evening will conclude when 28 players are left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
975,000 | 275,000 |
Rahimi Pressures Weinberg
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Jeffrey Weinberg raised to 60,000 and Hadi Rahimi called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Rahimi checked. Weinberg bet 125,000 and Rahimi shoved for over 200,000. Weinberg shook his head and tossed his hand in the muck to give the pot to Rahimi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | -110,000 |
|
|
380,000 |
Flournoy Scores Small Double Through Jefferson
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Durwood Flournoy put his last 25,000 into the pot and Kishia Jefferson looked him up with the bigger stack.
Durwood Flournoy: 
Kishia Jefferson:
The board ran out 
and Flournoy made a pair of aces on the flop to double through Jefferson's pocket queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | -63,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -95,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000