Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2023 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
$365 BPO Florida Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$122,688
Entries
426
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
145
Players Left
15
First Break of the Day
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
A field of 130 entries has been sent on their first break of the day.
There will be four more levels plus the next break to register or re-enter before registration closes for the day.
More Faces in the Field
Makela Gets There on the River
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Cards were on their backs for an all-in preflop confrontation that saw Daniela Makela's last 17,900 chips in the middle and in big trouble.
Daniela Makela: J♦J♥
Opponent: K♣K♥
The flop came 10♥8♣8♠ bringing nothing but an added backdoor straight draw for Makela.
That backdoor opened wider with the 9♦ on the turn, and Makalea called for a straight on the river.
Her wish was granted as the Q♠ fell on the river, giving her her straight to score a big double-up to get her back over starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | |
|
92,000 | |
|
85,000 | |
|
|
34,800
34,800
|
34,800 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
BPO Player Profile: Gene Spruck
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Gene Spruck is one of a large contingent from the New York City area who’ve traveled to West Palm Beach to represent at the BPO Florida World Championship.
The retiree from Brooklyn splits his leisure time with poker and horse racing, where he’d love to see a PokerNews-style presence for live reporting at National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) tournaments that he participates in.
Spruck met his wife Sherry through horse racing, and the couple loves to travel the world and attend races together.
Spruck is a longtime recreational poker player, having had a home game with friends for 45 years. He also plays online and of course at BPO events back home.
Spruck has returned to the Palm Beach Kennel Club for Day 1b, looking again to add a third career BPO cash to his resume after making the money in 2019 and 2022 at their summer events in Las Vegas.
Pacheco Pounding Away Early
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
With about 6,000 in the middle, four players went to the turn and a board of 7♥6♦5♣A♠ was in the center of the table.
After a bet of 2,200 from middle position, Bob Carswell called in late position and Nicholas Pacheco called on the button.
The trio saw a river 7♦ fall and after a check, Carswell bet 5,000. Pacheco then raised to 16,000, which got a fold from the middle position player, but Carswell called, asking to see the seven.
Pacheco did better than that, turning over 8♣4♠ for a flopped eight-high straight to take the latest in a series of pots that's seen him build a healthy six-figure stack already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
11,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Early Faces in the Day 1B Field
Bullet Four Needed for Hoff
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Defending champion Phil Hoff is going to have to unload the proverbial clip if he's to defend his title.
After busting on his first entry early on Day 1a and then bubbling it, his first bullet of Day 1b has been sent to Paul Cassella.
Cassella told PokerNews that he flopped a set of tens versus Hoff's overpair of queens and the defending champion shoved his stack into him to eliminate Hoff and score an early double-up.
Hoff is off to the registration desk to buy in for his final attempt at defending his title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
30,000 |