BPO World Championship Day 2 | 2022 Bar Poker Open

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	-5,000
Richard Stepanian	480,000 355,000	355,000
Nancy Peterman	240,000 -270,000	-270,000

Tags: Nancy Peterman Richard Stepanian Ruben Vancelette

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

06-15-2022 12:06 UTC-7

Bario Flops Trips; Knocks Out Bowden

Tyler Foran

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

Jeff Bowden was all in before the flop with his last 200,000 against Stefano Bario and both hands were tabled.

Jeff Bowden:
Stefano Bario:

It was a classic race until the flop came , giving Bario trip queens. Bowden was unable to find one of the last fours in the deck as the board completed with the on the turn and the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefano Bario	800,000 800,000	800,000
Lynn Silverman	420,000 180,000	180,000
Jeff Bowden	Busted

Tags: Jeff Bowden Stefano Bario

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	335,000
Aaron Groover	235,000 -575,000	-575,000

Tags: Aaron Groover John Kelly

06-15-2022 12:29 UTC-7

Sims Takes it on the Turn

Tyler Foran

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

Four players saw a flop of and the action checked through to the turn.

Nick Sims was in the small blind and led out for 100,000. Nancy Peterman was next to act and folded. Ruben Vancelette contemplated for some time before letting it go and Richard Stepanian mucked on the button, sending the pot to Sims.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Reesman	3,300,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Carlous Collins	2,100,000 920,000	920,000
Nick Sims	950,000 790,000	790,000
Ruben Vancelette	710,000 -340,000	-340,000
Richard Stepanian	700,000 220,000	220,000
Mati Eaton	675,000 215,000	215,000
Nancy Peterman	300,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Nancy Peterman Nick Sims Richard Stepanian Ruben Vancelette

06-15-2022 12:37 UTC-7

Womack's Flop Jam Gets Through

Tyler Foran

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

Bob Womack raised in early position to 150,000 and Mike Schnitzer called in the hijack.

The dealer fanned a flop of and Womack wasted no time jamming his 345,000 into the middle. Schnitzer only took a few seconds and pushed his cards into the middle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ed Lockwood	1,300,000 1,165,000	1,165,000
Nate Helms	1,200,000 920,000	920,000
Wasim Soomro	1,100,000 785,000	785,000
Mike Schnitzer	900,000 -405,000	-405,000
Bob Womack	795,000 515,000	515,000

Tags: Bob Womack Mike Schnitzer

06-15-2022 12:37 UTC-7

Break Time

Tyler Foran

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

With half the field already gone, the 31 players remaining have reached their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

06-15-2022 12:56 UTC-7

Golden Nugget to Host $1,100 Buy-In, $1,000,000 GTD PokerNews Cup June 24-28

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

This summer, Golden Nugget Las Vegas will play host to the 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. One of those events is the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup that will run from June 24-28.

The tournament will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 11 a.m. PT on Friday, June 24. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 respectively. The surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.

Find out all about this can't-miss event!

06-15-2022 13:06 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

Tyler Foran

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Bender	2,200,000 1,345,000	1,345,000
Ed Lockwood	1,320,000 20,000	20,000
Wasim Soomro	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Nate Helms	1,050,000 -150,000	-150,000
Matt Bubelnik	1,020,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Kourtney Sims	1,000,000 435,000	435,000
John Kelly	960,000 200,000	200,000
Mike Schnitzer	940,000 40,000	40,000
Matthew Jones	800,000 -240,000	-240,000
Wendy Murphy	660,000 -150,000	-150,000
Hasani Budd	640,000 160,000	160,000
Bob Womack	590,000 -205,000	-205,000
Gerry Gulick	580,000 280,000	280,000
Aaron Groover	560,000 325,000	325,000
Shannon Bryant	480,000 -375,000	-375,000