Championship Event | 2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship

06-15-2023 16:08 UTC-7

Saverio Biancardi Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,008)

Daniel Williams

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Brian Lermer opened from first position to 550,000 with J♣10♠ and action folded to Saverio Biancardi on the button who goes all in for his remaining 685,000 with Q♠10♦. Anthony Lundy made the call with Q♣2♥ as does Lermer.

Lundy and Lermer checked down each street on the 2♦7♦A♥6♦8♣ and Lundy's pair of twos is enough to win the pot and eliminate Biancardi in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Lundy	9,190,000 3,610,000	3,610,000

Brian Lerner	2,295,000 -2,905,000	-2,905,000

Saverio Biancardi	Busted

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06-15-2023 15:54 UTC-7

Jeffrey Bowden Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,307)

Daniel Williams

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Action folded to Edward Holt in early position who raised 450,000 with A♠10♠ only to be met by a reraise all in from Jeffrey Bowden for 1,125,000 with Q♠Q♦. With the action back on Holt, he slid in a call and the dealer ran the board.

The flop came 2♠2♥4♥ and Bowden stayed in front, the turn came A♦ giving Holt a pair of aces and Bowden needed help on the river. The river came 9♣ and the pair of aces for Holt was enough to knock out Bowden and leave the table six-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Holt	6,610,000 1,210,000	1,210,000
Jeffrey Bowden	Busted

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06-15-2023 15:33 UTC-7

Holt Chips Up

Daniel Williams

Level 25 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded around to Anthony Lundy, in the cutoff, who raises to 450,000 with J♦9♥ and picks up a call from Edward Holt in the small blind with A♣8♣.

On the 9♠A♥3♦ flop, Holt elects to bet 650,000 and Lundy takes him time before letting his hand go and Holt continues to chip up on this final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Lundy	5,580,000 2,760,000	2,760,000

Edward Holt	5,400,000 645,000	645,000

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06-15-2023 15:07 UTC-7

John Carr Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,788)

Daniel Williams

Level 25 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded around to Anthony Lundy who raised 350,000 with A♣K♦, Jeffrey Bowden called with K♥Q♥ and short-stack John Carr woke up with A♦Q♦ in the big blind called for his remaining 350,000, putting himself all in.

On the 6♦6♥6♠ flop both Lundy and Bowden checked, and opted to check down the 10♠ turn and 4♠ river.

Lundy's ace-king high is enough to take down the pot and eliminate Carr in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Lundy	4,760,000 1,940,000	1,940,000

John Carr	Busted

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06-15-2023 14:57 UTC-7

Blyleven Stacking up Early

Daniel Williams

Level 25 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Dawna Blyleven, on the button, who raised 240,000 and picked up a single caller from the chip leader Brian Lermer in the big blind.

The flop came 3♠9♣K♠ and Lermer opted to lead the flop for 350,000 which Blyleven swiftly called.

On the 5♦ turn, Lermer decided to lead once again, this time for 450,000, and Blyleven called.

Lermer slowed down on the 2♠ river, opting to check and Blyleven carved out a stack of chips totalling 1,200,000 and slid them over the line. Lermer took his time before folding and Blyleven adds to her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Lerner	5,200,000 -1,110,000	-1,110,000

Dawna Blyleven	5,100,000 1,135,000	1,135,000

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06-15-2023 14:34 UTC-7

Seat 9 - John Carr, 470,000 (4 Big Blinds)

Daniel Williams

Hailing from Centerpoint, New York, John Carr works in Media/Engineering and has a list of interesting hobbies away from the poker tables.

In his spare time, he collects vintage pinball machines, Beatles memorabilia and classic rock studio outtakes and with $100,000 for first, his collection could grow significantly.

Carr plays his poker in the Long Island branch of the No Limit Pub Poker Tour and through that league won his seat into Day 1a. After an unsuccessful Day 1a, Carr fired into Day 1b and managed to bag for Day 2.

An interesting Day 2 in which Carr navigated a sub-10 big blind stack for the last few levels before reaching the final table.

With a crowd railing from home, Carr is hoping that today will be the real underdog story.

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06-15-2023 14:27 UTC-7

Seat 8 - Ryan Surdi 5,925,000 (49 Big Blinds)

Daniel Williams

New York native, Ryan Surdi, is a full-time electrician in his hometown of Holtsville but has been playing poker in the No Limit New York league for a little over six years.

Known by "Dirty Cabbage" by his poker player fraternity, Surdi states that outside of poker he has little hobbies bar the interests of his five boys, who with his wife are following along at home.

Coming into the final second in chips, Surdi is looking to go deep and enjoy his time in Vegas.

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06-15-2023 14:23 UTC-7

Seat 7 - Jeffrey Bowden, 1,875,000 (16 Big Blinds)

Daniel Williams

Jeffrey Bowden is a director of customer support in Norton, Massachusetts and is one of the original Eastern Poker Tour players, having been affiliated with the league for over 19 years.

He is such a stalwart that BPO Director Glenn McCrory once put a bounty on his head for his 500th event and he only went and won the event.

Bowden has his father on the rail and with 16 big blinds to work with, he is confident he can go on and win it all.

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06-15-2023 14:18 UTC-7

Seat 6 - Edward Holt, 4,755,000 (39 Big Blinds)

Daniel Williams

Edward Holt, or Eddie to his friends, qualified for the event by winning a King of the Felt package having to best non-other than Jeffrey Bowden, in an online heads-up match, for the package. Bowden is also at this final table and they only released it was one another after yesterday's action had concluded.

Holt hails from Franklin, Massachusetts and works in hardwood floors by day, just loves playing poker in the Eastern Poker Tour League in his spare time.

He has been playing in the league for a little over three years and told PokerNews that he feels that he is playing his best poker ever.

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06-15-2023 14:12 UTC-7

Seat 4 - Brian Lerner, 6,310,000 (53 Big Blinds)

Daniel Williams

Brian Lerner is coming into the final table with a substantial chip lead and is a relative newcomer to the Bar Poker Open. After joining the Deepstacks Poker League only eight months ago, this is his first taste of the BPO and what a way to start!

Lerner works as a construction project manager back home in St Loius and had a huge rail following along from home, and he hopes to take the title and top prize back to the Show-Me state.

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