BPO Florida Main Event
Day 1a Started
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
Welcome to Day 1a of the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship Main Event
Welcome to Day 1a of the Bar Poker Open Main Event at the Florida World Championship. Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. for the first of two opening flights into Monday's Day 2 finale.
Over 500 players from all across the continent have converged on the Palm Beach Kennel Club after earning their way into the Florida World Championship, and they will have the chance to play for a guaranteed first prize of $40,000.
Players earned their spot throughout the year in the Invitational Championship in Bar Poker Open Qualifier events that are held in nearly 1,000 bars across the United States and online. The championship is restricted to qualifying players, but there are nine other events that are open to all, including the $150 Charity Series of Poker Celebrity Charity Poker Event on November 13 and a deep stack tournament on Monday with a $50,000 guarantee and a $200 buy-in.
Runners will start with 30,000 in tournament chips and blinds at 100/100 with a 100 ante. Levels increase every 30 minutes and the opening flights will play down to approximately 10% of the field with all returning players in the money. Registration is open through the start of Level 9, and players may re-enter once for $365.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor at the BPO Florida World Championship at Palm Beach Kennel Club.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are now in the air for Day 1a of the BPO Main Event at the Florida World Championship. There are currently 225 runners seated for the tournament.
Zinkiewicz Misses the Draw
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Actin was heads up with 
on the board when Nicholas Savino bet 2,100 from the small blind and Michael Zinkiewicz called from the big blind.
The turn was 
and Zinkiewicz called a 4,000 bet from Savino. The river was 
.
Savino fired 6,200 on the river and Zinkiewicz got away from it while showing his 
for a missed flush. Savino mucked the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
21,200 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Spritzer Limits Her Losses
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was heads up with over 3,000 in the pot and 
on the board when Sam Ho bet 1,000 and Susanne Spritzer called.
The turn was 
and Spritzer called a 4,000 bet from Ho. The river was 
.
Ho bet 7,000 and Spritzer spent some time in the tank before she tossed out the chips to call while she turned over 
. However, Ho had 
for a set of queens to take the pot.
Both players acknowledged that it could have been much worse for Spritzer had she raised.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
A Few Faces From Around the Room
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Murray Makes the Most of Aces
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action was three ways and Don Murray was stacking up the chips of two of his opponents with 
on the board. Terry Johnson and John Paoloca were gathering their things to make their way out of the tournament area while Murray had 
tabled. Paoloca had showing, while Johnson lose with 
.
Both eliminated players will have the opportunity to reenter once in each flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |