Championship Event
Day 1b Started
2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Championship Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$315,900
Entries
1,053
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
388
Players Left
20
Day 1b of the Bar Poker Open Championship Kicks Off at 11 AM
Welcome back for Day 1b of the 2023 Bar Poker Open Championship at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas.
A total of 666 players fired in yesterday's two flights and 34 players found a bag, in what is shaping up to be the largest Bar Poker Open Championship event on record. This has generated a prize pool of $199,800 with today's flight set to be the largest of the three, and the event is guaranteed $100,000 for the 2023 champion.
Today's flight will see a blend of new hopefuls, fallen players from yesterday's flights and an array of players already in Day 2, as they look to carry a second stack through and claim an additional $1,500 in their pocket.
The chip stack to beat is Anthony Lundy, from New York Street Poker, who bagged 1,655,000 after eliminating Raymond Lizzol to burst the Day 1 bubble. Other notable stacks include Chad Miller (1,300,000) and Marvin Coom (1, 050,000).
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lundy | United States | 1,655,000 | |
| 2 | Chad Miller | United States | 1,300,000 | |
| 3 | Dawna Blyleven | United States | 1,130,000 | |
| 4 | Marvin Coom | United States | 1,050,000 | |
| 5 | Ryan Surdi | United States | 915,000 | |
| 6 | Melissa Huebner | United States | 775,000 | |
| 7 | Vince Carnett | United States | 760,000 | |
| 8 | Ellen Schirmer | United States | 695,000 | |
| 9 | John Dennehy | United States | 610,000 | |
| 10 | Edward Holt | United States | 605,000 | |
As with 1a, today's action will play nine-handed and follow the same structure, with players starting with 25,000 in chips and the blinds starting at 100/200. Players will play 30-minute levels and the top 10% of the field will make the money, with the final 5% moving on to Tuesday's Day 2.
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Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the Bar Poker Open Championship with 254 entries so far and the blinds at 100/200.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Early Notables in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Many players are back for another shot at bagging and tagging including notables such as defending champion Thomas Nefcy and Franses Bucolo, who went deep in Day 1a and made the cash, narrowly missing out on a Day 2 stack.
Also in the field is Chad Miller who is currently sitting next to his wife Lauren at Table 42. Chad is already into Day 2 with 1,300,000 chips, sitting second overall, but is back today to try and find a second bag and that additional $1,500 payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Vangundy Chips Up
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
On a board of 3♥A♠2♠5♥ Quinton Vangundy checked over to Michael Thompson, who also checked behind to the 5♣ river.
Vangundy cut out some chips, betting 3,000 into a pot of 3,500 and Thompson found the call.
Vangundy turned over 4♥6♥ for the straight and Thompson's cards swiftly hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
22,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
Players in the field
Allen Applies Pressure
Level 2
: Blinds 200/400, 0 ante
Four players saw the flop of 7♥2♥J♥ and elected to check to the turn, which fell 10♦.
Angela Allen bet out 4,000, into the pot of 5,200, Ellen Schirmer folded, as did Kevin Fox. Last to act was Stephanie Devito, who took her time before deciding the lay her hand down before Angela Allen flashed A♥10♠ to show top pair and the nut flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
17,000
-678,000
|
-678,000 |
Assorted Chip Counts from Around the Room
Level 2
: Blinds 200/400, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000 | |
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
37,000 | |
|
32,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
24,000 | |
|
|
19,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |