BPO World Championship
Day 2 Completed
BPO World Championship
Day 2 Completed
Day 2 has come to an end in the 2022 Bar Poker Open at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas.
Wednesday's action began with 60 players and it proved to be an action-packed day with bustouts coming at an incredible speed. By the first break of the day, only 31 players remained and the field was cut in half.
Tommy Nefcy has bagged an enormous stack for the final table, which will play out on Thursday's Day 3 finale, with 10,725,000 in chips after catching some heat nearing the end of the day. Nefcy's pocket jacks eliminated Billy Hayes to make the unofficial final table.
Only a few short hands into the unofficial final table, Carlous Collins got all the chips in the middle against Nefcy with pocket fours and flopped a set. However, he ultimately lost to a runner-runner straight, putting Nefcy over the 10-million chip mark.
All eight players are guaranteed a payout of $4,915 but all eyes are on the grand prize of $37,115.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Kelly | 3,835,000 |
| 2 | Mike Schnitzer | 1,425,000 |
| 3 | Martin Bender | 2,400,000 |
| 4 | Tommy Nefcy | 10,725,000 |
| 5 | Ruben Vancelette | 4,800,000 |
| 6 | Adam Iaccarino | 2,225,000 |
| 7 | Kourtney Sims | 3,025,000 |
| 8 | Carlin Soto | 3,275,000 |

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Only eight players remain as they bag up for Day 3 tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.
Carlous Collins raised to 460,000 on the button and Tommy Nefcy jammed for roughly 6,000,000. Collins tossed a chip across the line to call.
Carlous Collins: ![]()
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Tommy Nefcy: ![]()
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The dealer fanned a flop of ![]()
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, giving Collins a set on the flop. The
hit the turn, giving Nefcy a gutshot straight draw. The
landed on the river, giving Nefcy a bicycle straight to eliminate Collins in 9th place. Collins took home $3,710 for his efforts.
Level: 24
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Martin Bender limped in early position, followed by Tommy Nefcy next to act and Ruben Vancelette raised to 460,000. Both Bender and Nefcy called.
The dealer fanned a flop of ![]()
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and Bender led out for 500,000. Only Vancelette called.
The
hit the turn and Bender checked. As soon as it was on Vancelette he announced all-in and Benders cards instantly hit the muck.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 1 | John Kelly | 3,200,000 |
| Final | 2 | Carlous Collins | 4,400,000 |
| Final | 3 | Mike Schnitzer | 1,325,000 |
| Final | 4 | Martin Bender | 3,900,000 |
| Final | 5 | Tommy Nefcy | 5,800,000 |
| Final | 6 | Ruben Vancelette | 3,000,000 |
| Final | 7 | Adam Iaccarino | 1,900,000 |
| Final | 8 | Kourtney Sims | 3,460,000 |
| Final | 9 | Carlin Soto | 3,400,000 |
Billy Hayes got all the chips in the middle on the ![]()
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flop and was at risk against Tommy Nefcy for 2,725,000.
Billy Hayes: ![]()
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Tommy Hefcy: ![]()
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The turn
and river
were no help for Hayes as he was eliminated in 11th place.
At the other table Wasim Soomro was eliminated at the same time in 10th place.
Kourtney Sims raised in the small blind to 505,00 and Wasim Soomro instantly announced all-in as he stood up. Sims wasted no time calling.
Kourtney Sims: ![]()
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Wasim Soomro: ![]()
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It was a race and the dealer put out the ![]()
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flop, giving Sims quad sixes. The
hit the turn and the
landed on the river.