Mike Schnitzer Bags Chip Lead at the End of Day 1b
After 10 hours of play Day 1b has officially come to an end. The final flight of three attracted a total of 490 entries, adding an $90,050 to the prize pool. Between the three flights, there were a total of 1,240 entries.
54 players reached the money on Day 1b, earning the minimum cash of $500 but just 25 were remaining at the end of 16 and a half levels.Mike Schnitzer found himself at the top of the leaderboard in Day 1b, with 1,305,000 in chips.
Mike Reesman bagged the second highest stack with 1,200,040, followed by Matthew Jones with 1,040,000 to round the top three.
Bar Poker Open World Championships Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Schnitzer | 1,305,000 |
| 2 | Mike Reesman | 1,200,040 |
| 3 | Matthew Jones | 1,040,000 |
| 4 | Roy Carson | 1,000,000 |
| 5 | Martin Bender | 855,000 |
| 6 | Billy Hayes | 700,000 |
| 7 | Roger Pettit | 635,000 |
| 8 | Kourtney Sims | 565,000 |
| 9 | Amanda Antonino | 550,000 |
| 10 | Hasani Budd | 480,000 |
The 26 players who bagged Flight A, will be joined with the 11 from Flight B and the 25 from Flight C on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Play will continue until they reach the final table which will be played out on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and will be live-streamed.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the Bar Poker Open World Championships at Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.
board and Bender opened 
, making a pair of sevens. Shephard tabled 
for two pair and Dunner had missed the board with 
.
and Bender checked to Willbur who moved the rest of her stack across the line and Bender got out of the way.
on the river however, was not what Cooksey needed as she was eliminated from the tournament. A player on another table was eliminated during the same hand which means they split the minimum cash, taking home $250 each. 
, paring Oswald's queen and giving him an open-ended straight draw. The 
on the river helped no one as Oswald dragged the pot.
and both the big blind and Slade Edmonds checked before the third player in the hand jammed for roughly 35,000. The big blind quickly folded and Edmonds stood up as he said call, while tabling his hand.
turn and 
, Allan Zwick was faced with a shove for 34,000. Zwick had a total of 35,000 and went into the tank. After a bit of time passed, he yelled, "I don't believe him!" As he tossed in a call.
on the turn and the 
on the turn changed nothing and the 
and Jones check-called a bet of 2,600 from O'Neil.
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