BPO Florida Main Event
Day 1b Started
2022 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
BPO Florida Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
159
Players Left
14
Welcome to Day 1b of Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
Welcome to Day 1b 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.
Day 1a drew 287 entries and 27 players will move on to join the survivors from today's flight to play for the guaranteed top prize of $40,000. Joseph Fleming is the Day 1a chip leader after he bagged a big lead with 925,000.
Players have earned their way to the Palm Beach Kennel Club through Bar Poker Open Qualifiers at nearly 1,000 bars all over the country and also through online tournaments.
The championship is restricted to these players, but there are a total of nine other events that are open to everyone. This includes the $150 Charity Series of Poker Celebrity Charity Event, which kicks off at 5 p.m. Players that played both 1a and 1b flights receive a free entry.
Players in the Main Event will start with 30,000 chips and blinds begin at 100/100 with a 100 ante. Levels will increase every 30 minutes and the opening flights will play down to approximately 10% of the field and all of the players in the money. Players are allowed one reentry through the start of Level 9 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 1b of the BPO Main Event at the Florida World Championship. There are currently 87 entries for the tournament as action gets underway.
Some Early Runners
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
-295,000
|
-295,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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|
30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Rogers Fills Up to Beat Wiresma
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action was heads up with 
on the board when Dan Rogers bet 1,000 from the small blind. Jennifer Wiresma raised to 5,000 from middle position and Rogers called.
The river was 
and Rogers fired 5,000. Wiresma called and turned over 
for the straight, but Rogers showed 
to take the pot with tens full of sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,100
45,100
|
45,100 |
|
|
22,300
-7,700
|
-7,700 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
McCarthy Takes From Harris; Tarber Pressures Thornton
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was heads up with 
when Albert Harris bet 5,000 and Sara McCarthy called. The river was and both players checked before McCarthy turned over 
for a pair of queens. Harris tossed the losing hand in the muck and McCarthy took the pot.
Elsewhere, Wayne Tarber and Patrick Thornton were heads up with 
on the board when Tarber called a 3,500 bet from Thornton to see 
on the river. Thornton check-folded when Tarber fired 5,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
27,700
-2,300
|
-2,300 |
|
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12,800
-17,200
|
-17,200 |
Surviving Runners From Day 1a
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The first flight drew total of 287 entries and 27 players will move on thanks to a double knockout at the end of the evening. Joseph Fleming returns with a big chip lead in a quest for the guaranteed top prize of $40,000.
BPO Florida Main Event Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds(Based on 1a) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Andrew Upton | 325,000 | 16 |
| 12 | Sam Ho | 290,000 | 15 |
| 13 | William Acerra | 290,000 | 15 |
| 14 | Stephanie Devito | 290,000 | 15 |
| 15 | Tuan Phan | 260,000 | 13 |
| 16 | Rob Murphy | 255,000 | 13 |
| 17 | Jan Scotto | 245,000 | 12 |
| 18 | Durwood Flournoy | 245,000 | 12 |
| 19 | Jonathan Preece | 240,000 | 12 |
| 20 | Krista French | 235,000 | 12 |
| 21 | John Sarappa | 185,000 | 9 |
| 22 | Kishia Jefferson | 180,000 | 9 |
| 23 | Paul Tran-Hau | 180,000 | 9 |
| 24 | Susanne Spritzer | 150,000 | 8 |
| 25 | Donald McCann | 140,000 | 7 |
| 26 | David Silva | 110,000 | 6 |
| 27 | John Moran | 80,000 | 4 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300