BPO World Championship Day 2 | 2022 Bar Poker Open

06-15-2022 16:58 UTC-7

Tommy Nefcy Holds Massive Lead Headed to 2022 BPO World Championship Final Table

Tyler Foran

Level 24 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

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.

2022 BPO World Championship Final Table

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

Day 3 will resume at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday and will be live-streamed for all to see. In addition, PokerNews will continue to offer live updates.

You can follow along on their Facebook page: Bar Poker Open, Youtube or Twitch. We will also have the live stream embedded here in the blog.

PokerNews will be on-site for your live coverage until a champion has been crowned, so be sure to join us on Thursday for the exciting conclusion of the 2022 BPO World Championship!

Tags: Billy Hayes Carlous Collins Tommy Nefcy

06-15-2022 16:22 UTC-7

Carlous Collins Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,710)

Tyler Foran

Level 24 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

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:
Tommy Nefcy:

The dealer fanned a flop of , 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Nefcy	10,725,000	10,104,000
Carlous Collins	Busted

Tags: Carlous Collins Tommy Nefcy

06-15-2022 15:40 UTC-7

Sims Flops Quads to Double

Tyler Foran

Level 23 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

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:
Wasim Soomro:

It was a race and the dealer put out the flop, giving Sims quad sixes. The hit the turn and the landed on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kourtney Sims	3,500,000	1,150,000
Wasim Soomro	835,000	-1,005,000

Tags: Kourtney Sims Wasim Soomro

06-15-2022 15:16 UTC-7

Soto Wins Blind Versus Blind Battle to Eliminate Carson

Tyler Foran

Level 22 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Roy Carson jammed the small blind for about 700,000 and Carlin Soto called in the big blind.

Roy Carson:
Carlin Soto:

Carson was behind to the king-high of Soto and couldn't catch up as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlin Soto	2,100,000	700,000
Roy Carson	Busted

Tags: Roy Carson Carlin Soto

06-15-2022 14:09 UTC-7

Ace on the River for Nefcy

Tyler Foran

Level 21 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tommy Nefcy shoved his 580,000 in the middle and Ed Lockwood called on the button.

Tommy Nefcy:
Ed Lockwood:

The flop came , changing nothing and the hit the turn.

"Ace" Nefcy pleaded quietly. Asking must have helped as the hit the river and Nefcy jumped up in his chair while throwing his hands up. "Yes!" He yelled as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlin Soto	3,200,000	850,000
Martin Bender	2,880,000	680,000
Tommy Nefcy	1,400,000	750,000
Ed Lockwood	1,300,000	-20,000
Stefano Bario	1,000,000	200,000
Mati Eaton	970,000	170,000

Tags: Tommy Nefcy Ed Lockwood

06-15-2022 12:16 UTC-7

Kelly Doubles

Tyler Foran

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Aaron Groover raised 140,000 in an early position and John Kelly pushed his entire 305,000 stack across the line from the cutoff. The action folded back to Groover and he took some time before sigh-calling.

John Kelly:
Aaron Groover:

The dealer spread a flop of , improving Kelly to top pair. The fell on the turn securing the double for Kelly and the river was just a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kelly	760,000	335,000
Aaron Groover	235,000	-575,000

Tags: Aaron Groover John Kelly

06-15-2022 11:55 UTC-7

Stepanian Spikes an Ace to Double Through Peterman

Tyler Foran

Level 18 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Richard Stepanian jammed for 190,000 before Nancy Peterman shoved her entire 430,000 in the middle. Ruben Vancelette was in the big blind and took about 30 seconds before letting his hand go.

Richard Stepanian:
Nancy Peterman:

The flop was safe for Peterman as it came . The turn was the though, pairing Stepanian's ace to take the lead.

"Diamond!" cried Peterman, cheering for a chop pot.

The river was the and Stepanian collected a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Vancelette	1,050,000	-5,000
Richard Stepanian	480,000	355,000
Nancy Peterman	240,000	-270,000

Tags: Nancy Peterman Richard Stepanian Ruben Vancelette

06-15-2022 11:09 UTC-7

Morey's Pocket Tens Can't Hold

Tyler Foran

Level 17 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Steve Morey got his stack of 145,000 in the middle before the flop and it was Varun Mehrotra who had him at risk.

Steve Morey:
Varun Mehrotra:

Morey had one overcard to dodge and it was looking promising on the flop. The hit the turn, giving Mehrotra a flush draw to go with his overcard and the river completed the flush, eliminating Morey from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Varun Mehrotra	310,000	160,000
Steve Morey	Busted

Tags: Steve Morey Varun Mehrotra

06-15-2022 09:43 UTC-7

Day 2 of the 2022 Bar Poker Open Begins at 11:00 a.m.

Tyler Foran

Day 2 of the 2022 Bar Poker Open Championship has arrived! Three starting flights collected a total of 1,240 entries and survivors combine today at 11:00 a.m local time with just 60 players remaining.

There were 62 players who found bags between the three flights. However, Lynn Silverman and Ed Lockwood had bagged in two flights and will surrender their shorter stack. Each will receive $1,500 for this accomplishment.

Josh Mordenti will start Day 2 as the chip leader with 1,665,000, followed by Mike Schnitzer with 1,305,000 and Mike Reesman with 1,240,000.

The total prize pool and payouts will be announced very early in Day 2, with all 60 players already being in the money.

Blinds will start at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante and play will continue until they reach the final table. Once the final table has been sorted, players will bag up and return on Thursday at 2:00 p.m., and it will be live-streamed!