2022 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship

BPO Florida Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
Event Info
2022 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$40,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$128,648
Total Entries
446
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
159
Players Left
14
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Richter Wins With River Bet

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
James Richter
James Richter

Rick Mendelson limped in from early positionj and Michael Stephens raised to 4,000 from the cutoff. James Richter called from the big blind and Mendelson tossed in the chips to come along.

The flop was {9-Spades}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades} and action checked to Stephens, who bet 7,000. Richter called and Mendelson got out of the way. The turn was {k-Diamonds}.

Richter fired 10,000 at the turn but it was too much for Stephens and he got away from it.

Player Chips Progress
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James Richter
83,000
19,000
19,000
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Rick Mendelson
47,500
7,500
7,500
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Michael Stephens
42,000
42,000
42,000

Hair Makes a Wheel

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was heads up with 10,000 in the pot and {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds} on th eboard when John Coles bet 6,000 and Paul Hair called.

The turn was {2-Hearts} and both players checked. The river was {5-Diamonds}.

Coles fired 12,000 and Hair thought for a middle before he tossed out chips to call. Hair turned over {a-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for the wheel straight while Coles showed the {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} bluff and tossed it in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Hair
85,600
20,600
20,600
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John Coles
45,400

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Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Welsh Finds a Triple

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Cathy Welsh
Cathy Welsh

Cathy Welsh called the PokerNews team over to report a big hand. She was down to her last 12,000 when sone player shoved with {j-}{j-} and another called with {a-}{k-}. Welsh got the last of her chips in with {q-}{j-Clubs}.

The board ran out with a queen and no help for the others two to give Welsh a big pot that moves her well above the starting stack.

Welsh is from Austin, Texas and she is the lone representative of the Kontender's Poker Club. She was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer and her brother offered to take her on a trip anywhere she'd like, so Welsh chose Bar Poker Open and they're both spending the weekend at Palm Beach Kennel Club. This is her fourth BPO event.

Player Chips Progress
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Cathy Welsh
45,000
18,000
18,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Hair Cuts Heinlein

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was heads up with over 6,000 in the pot and {6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} on the board when Paul Hair bet 4,200 and Tom Heinlein shoved with more. Hair went into the tank for a few moments before he tossed out a single chip to call.

Tom Heinlein: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Paul Hair: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}

The board finished up with {2-Hearts}{a-Hearts} and Hair made a second pair on the river to beat Heinlein's tens and send him to the rail.

"It's ok. I cashed yesterday," Heinlein said as Hair apologized for the tough beat.

Another fine display of sportsmanship from Heinlein.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Hair
65,000
65,000
65,000
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Tom Heinlein
Busted

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600