$365 BPO Florida Main Event | 2023 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship

11-20-2023 12:48 UTC-4

Eliminations in 28th-43rd Place ($500)

Mike Patrick

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

28 - Charles Olson
29 - Billy Hayes
30 - Steven Witzke
31 - Steven Hibbs
32 - Adam Rodriguez (pictured)
33 - Joy Martinek
34 - David Edwards
35 - Eric Wilson
36 - Matthew Lemmel
37 - Kenneth Goff
38 - Nicholas Pacheco
39 - Frazier Tedford
40 - Justin Angelo
41 - Lawrence Campagno
42 - Paul Hair
43 - Rock Shepherd

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Witzke	Busted
Steven Hibbs	Busted
Adam Rodriguez	Busted
Joy Martinek	Busted
David Edwards	Busted
Eric Wilson	Busted
Matthew Lemmel	Busted
Kenneth Goff	Busted
Nicholas Pacheco	Busted
Frazier Tedford	Busted
Justin Angelo	Busted
Lawrence Campagno	Busted
Paul Hair	Busted
Rock Shepherd	Busted
Billy Hayes	Busted

Charles Olson	Busted

Matthew McGuire	Busted

11-20-2023 12:37 UTC-4

Wilson Wiped out by Tate

Mike Patrick

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Eric Wilson was all in from the big blind vs Antwan Tate and Miguel Medrano in early position.

On the A♥6♠2♠ flop, Tate bet 100,000 and Medrano folded.

Eric Wilson: K♦J♥
Antwan Tate: A♠9♠

The board completed 4♥J♠, giving Tate the nut flush to take the pot and score the last in a string on rapid eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Medrano	450,000 40,000	40,000
Antwan Tate	410,000 43,000	43,000
Eric Wilson	Busted

Tags: Antwan Tate Eric Wilson Miguel Medrano

11-20-2023 12:27 UTC-4

The Carnage has Begun

Mike Patrick

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Bodies are flying out the door already with several short stacks busting, along with one of the larger stacks in a major clash that's seen Paul Chamberlain take the chip lead.

Chamberlain and Paul Hair exchanged raises in early position until Hair's 325,000 chips were in the middle with pocket kings versus Chamberlain's pocket aces.

The aces held and Chamberlain had won a massive battle of Pauls to quickly launch his stack toward a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Chamberlain	910,000 375,000	375,000
Paul Hair	Busted
Lawrence Campagno	Busted
Rock Shepherd	Busted
Justin Angelo	Busted

Tags: Paul Chamberlain Paul Hair

11-20-2023 12:17 UTC-4

Follow the Feature Table Action

Mike Patrick

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Chip leader Billy Hayes headlines the feature table. Follow along with the action live right here beginning at 11:30 ET.

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

11-20-2023 12:07 UTC-4

And They're Off!

Mike Patrick

The sprint to the finish is underway as the final 43 players have taken their seats.

11-20-2023 11:31 UTC-4

Payout Details

Mike Patrick

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$50,000	9	$1,250
2	$22,500	10-12	$1,100
3	$10,000	13-15	$1,000
4	$5,200	16-18	$900
5	$3,438	19-21	$800
6	$2,500	22-24	$700
7	$2,000	25-27	$600
8	$1,500	28-43	$500

11-20-2023 10:19 UTC-4

Billy Hayes Leads Sprint to $50,000 First Prize at BPO Florida World Championship

Mike Patrick

Two thrilling fast-paced opening days of action at the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship have led to this.

An all-out sprint to the finish Monday, with $50,000 and Bar Poker Open glory to the winner.

Just 43 players remain from the 426 that began the weekend, with Billy Hayes of Loxahatchee, Florida leading the way with 790,000 chips.

Hayes may open the biggest bag when cards go back in the air at 11 a.m. ET, but his stack of 52 big blinds is far from secure given how shallow the collective stacks are.

There should be plenty of rapid carnage in the Palm Beach Kennel Club tournament room, as more than half the returning field has less than 20 big blinds, while 11 players come into play with ten or less.

This will make for a wild conclusion to the event with the champion truly earning their title by successfully navigating their way through the action to take home that hefty lion’s share of the $122,688 prize pool.

Rank	Name	Hometown	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Billy Hayes	Loxahatchee, FL	790,000	52
2	Charles Olson	Brooklyn, NY	725,000	48
3	Matthew McGuire	Port Jefferson	630,000	42
4	Paul Chamberlain	Norwood, MA	535,000	35
5	Steve Mayer	Port St. Lucie	510,000	34
6	Chris Davis	Los Angeles, CA	495,000	33
7	Steven Hibbs	West Palm Beach	480,000	32
8	John Purdy	North Attleboro, MA	455,000	30
9	Miguel Medrano	NYC	410,000	27
10	Nick Sims	Warwick, RI	386,000	25

Play resumes with 3:12 remaining in Level 18 at blinds of 10,000 / 15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante, meaning those short stacks will be even shorter just a couple of minutes into the day.

Get ready for the excitement and stay with PokerNews for all the updates from West Palm Beach as the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship reaches its thrilling conclusion.

Tags: Billy Hayes Charles Olson Chris Davis John Purdy Matthew McGuire Miguel Medrano Steve Mayer Steven Hibbs

11-20-2023 09:56 UTC-4

Day 2 Seat Draw

Mike Patrick

Table	Seat	First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Chips	Big Blinds
42	1	Chris	Davis	Los Angeles, CA	495,000	33
42	2	Merrill	Eversman	Salisbury, MD	275,000	18
42	3	William	Alley	Jensen, Beach	80,000	5
42	4	Steve	Mayer	Port St. Lucie	510,000	34
42	5	Matthew	Lemmel	Weston, FL	100,000	6
42	6	Ronald	Kaepernik	Stuart, FL	240,000	16
42	7	Kenneth	Goff	Stuart, FL	302,000	20
42	8	Ronald	Kaepernik	Stuart, FL	306,000	20

43	1	Paul	Chamberlin	Norwood, MA	535,000	35
43	2	Charles	Olson	Brooklyn, NY	725,000	48
43	3	Bogdan	Zavu	Framingham, MA	180,000	12
43	4	Samantha	Skelly	West Palm Beach	170,000	11
43	5	Will	Unruh	Overland Park, KS	380,000	25
43	6	Andrew	Ferguson	NYC, NY	117,000	7
43	7	Nicholas	Pacheco	Fall River	272,000	18
43	8	Nicholas	Sims	Warwick, RI	386,000	25
43	9	Paul	Hair	Palm Beach Gardens	325,000	21

45	1	Gregg	Bloom	Delray Beach, FL	163,000	10
45	2	Matthew	McGuire	Port Jefferson	630,000	42
45	3	Eric	Wilson	Delray Beach	115,000	7
45	4	Antwan	Tate	Brooklyn, NY	367,000	24
45	5	Miguel	Medrano	NYC	410,000	27
45	6	Steve	Witzke	Riverside, CA	198,000	13
45	7	Adam	Rodriguez	Orlando, FL	145,000	9
45	8	Justin	Angelo	West Palm Beach	50,000	3
45	9	Pieter	Arundel	Wellington, FL	45,000	3

49	1	Raymond	Lizzol	Shirley, NY	160,000	10
49	2	Steven	Hibbs	West Palm Beach	480,000	32
49	3	Charles	Gudaitis	Not Reported	329,000	21
49	4	Sherrie	Stumbo	Orlando, FL	202,000	13
49	5	Paul	Cassella	Riverhead, NY	176,000	11
49	6	Rich	Ellis	Wellington, FL	359,000	23
49	7	Lawrence	Campagno Jr	Port St. Lucie	250,000	16
49	8	Rock	Shepherd	Roanoke, VA	40,000	2
49	9	Frazier	Tedford	Utah	235,000	15

67	1	Ian	Auvil	Stuart, FL	330,000	22
67	2	David	Phillips	Parker, CO	350,000	23
67	3	Billy	Hayes	Loxahatchee, FL	790,000	52
67	4	John	Purdy	North Attleboro, MA	455,000	30
67	5	Angela	Ford	West Palm Beach	285,000	19
67	6	Joy	Martinek	SI, NY	260,000	17
67	7	Liz	DiBernardo	Not Reported	165,000	11
67	8	David	Edwards	West Palm Beach	235,000	15
67	9	John	Kelly	Boston, MA	143,000	9

$365 BPO Florida Main Event

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