Championship Event Day 2 | 2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship

06-14-2023 17:09 UTC-7

Jan Kirk Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,542)

Daniel Williams

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

Jan Kirk limped for 120,000 from middle position and faced a raise to 375,000 from Edward Holt. With the action back on Kirk, she elected to call and see a flop.

The flop came K♥J♦2♣ and Kirk was first to act. She took a moment before committing the rest of her stack by shoving all in for a total of 675,000. Holt snap called and the players showed their hands.

Jan Kirk: K♠Q♠
Edward Holt: K♣J♣

Kirk saw the bad news as Holt had flopped two pair and Kirk needed to find a queen, or running cards, to survive.

The board ran out 4♥K♦ and Edward's full house eliminated Kirk.

The remaining eight players have bagged their chips and a recap will follow shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Lerner	6,310,000 810,000	810,000

Ryan Surdi	5,925,000 25,000	25,000
Edward Holt	4,755,000 1,435,000	1,435,000
Dawna Blyleven	3,965,000 -20,000	-20,000

Anthony Lundy	2,820,000 -20,000	-20,000

Jeffrey Bowden	1,875,000
Saverio Biancardi	1,585,000
John Carr	470,000

Jan Kirk	Busted

Tags: Edward Holt Jan Kirk

06-14-2023 16:24 UTC-7

Steven Moutrey Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,500)

Daniel Williams

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

On the outer table, Steven Moutrey and Jeffrey Bowden tangled as Moutrey shoved all in preflop for 1,100,000 and Bowden called.

Steven Moutrey: 5♠5♥
Jeffrey Bowden: 7♥7♦

Moutrey was at risk and behind, needing some help on the runout. The players sweated the board as it ran out 8♠2♥K♥K♠A♦ and Bowden's sevens held, eliminating Moutrey in 10th place, leaving the remaining nine players on the unofficial final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Bowden	4,100,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Steven Moutrey	Busted

Tags: Steven Moutrey Jeffrey Bowden

06-14-2023 15:46 UTC-7

Justin Jones Eliminated 11th Place ($2,500)

Daniel Williams

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Playing five handed on the feature table, Justin Jones committed his remaining 975,000 chips from the hijack and got called by Brian Lerner, in the cutoff, before the blinds folded.

Justin Jones: A♦6♥
Brian Lerner: 9♥9♣

Jones couldn't catch up as the board came J♠10♥K♦2♣2♦ and Lerner knocked out another player on the feature table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Lerner	5,600,000 -30,400,000	-30,400,000

Justin Jones	Busted

Tags: Justin Jones Brian Lerner

06-14-2023 15:36 UTC-7

John Dennehy Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,500)

Daniel Williams

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

John Dennehy raised all in, from first position, for 495,000 and action folded around the Brian Lerner who called in the blinds to put Dennehy at risk.

John Dennehy: A♠9♠
Brian Lerner: Q♥Q♠

Dennehy has bided his time and found a suited ace but had walked into the pocket queens of Lerner.

The 5♦9♥5♣8♠4♣ runout was no help for Dennehy and he exited in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Lerner	36,000,000 35,900,000	35,900,000

John Dennehy	Busted

Tags: Brian Lerner John Dennehy

06-14-2023 15:02 UTC-7

Kevin Gray Eliminated in 13th Place ($2,000)

Daniel Williams

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action folded to Kevin Gray, in the cutoff, who raised to 250,000, Steven Moutrey called on the button and the blinds folded.

On a flop of 6♦3♦5♠, Gray led out for 325,000 and Moutrey paused for a moment before reraising all in, covering Gray. Gray called his remaining 175,000 chips and the players revealed their hands.

Kevin Gray: A♣7♣
Steven Moutrey: Q♦10♦

Gray was ahead but needed to fade to secure the double-up.

The turn came the 2♦ improving Moutrey to a flush and securing the knockout and a meaningless A♠ fell on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Moutrey	2,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Kevin Gray	Busted

Tags: Kevin Gray Steven Moutrey

06-14-2023 14:28 UTC-7

Marvin Coon Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,000)

Daniel Williams

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

On the feature table the action folded around to Marvin Coon, in the small blind, who opened to 240,000 and Brian Lerner reraised to 780,000 from the big blind.

With the action back on Coon, he counted his stack before four-betting all in for a total of 2,800,000. Lerner called quickly and the players showed their hands with Coon at risk.

Marvin Coon: A♥8♠
Brian Lerner: A♦10♠

Coon found himself dominated and needed help from the board which ran out 10♣7♥6♠J♣A♣, improving Lerner to two pair and eliminating Coon in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Lerner	3,200,000 2,755,000	2,755,000

Marvin Coon	Busted

Tags: Brian Lerner Marvin Coon

06-14-2023 14:22 UTC-7

Nicol Schnitzer Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,000)

Daniel Williams

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Steven Moutrey raised all in from middle position for a total of 780,000 and Nicol Schnitzer, in the small blind, slid her 555,000 stack in also, putting her at risk of elimination.

Nicol Schnitzer: A♥K♠
Steven Moutrey: J♥J♦

The flop came 4♣10♥8♥ and Moutrey's jacks were still leading until the K♦ fell on the turn. The river, however, was the J♠ and improved Moutrey to a set of jacks, sending Schnitzer to the rail in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Moutrey	1,350,000 435,000	435,000
Nicol Schnitzer	Busted

Tags: Nicol Schnitzer Steven Moutrey

06-14-2023 14:13 UTC-7

Jason Stevens Eliminated in 16th Place ($1,700)

Daniel Williams

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jason Stevens jammed his remaining 310,000 chips and picked up a caller, from the small blind, in Kevin Gray.

Jason Stevens: A♠4♠
Kevin Gray: 9♥9♣

The board ran out 9♠9♦2♠K♣K♦ and Grey's flopped quads eliminated Stevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gray	780,000 215,000	215,000
Jason Stevens	Busted

Tags: Jason Stevens Kevin Gray

06-14-2023 14:00 UTC-7

Blyleven Goes Berserk with Back to Back Knockouts

Daniel Williams

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Dawna Blyleven has just skyrocketed up the chip counts eliminating two opponents in back to back hands.

In the first hand, Blyleven opened to 120,000 and Basil Congro reraised all in for a total of 630,000 and Blyleven called.

Basil Congro: 10♦10♥
Dawna Blyleven: 7♦7♠

The board ran out 4♥5♠6♦8♣5♣ improving Blyleven to a straight and eliminating Congro.

The very next hand, Blyleven opened again and faced an all-in from Chad Miller for 800,000, which she called.

Chad Miller: A♦K♥
Dawna Blyleven: 6♥6♠

The board ran out 10♣3♣5♥J♣6♦ and her rivered set of sixes ended Miller's journey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawna Blyleven	3,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Chad Miller	Busted
Basil Congro	Busted

Tags: Basil Congro Chad Miller Dawna Blyleven

06-14-2023 13:01 UTC-7

Cordova Eliminated at the Hands of Bowden

Daniel Williams

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Frank Cordova shoved his remaining 215,000 chips and got called by both Jeffrey Bowden and Cedric Lowe.

The flop came 3♦5♥2♦ and Bowden and Lowe checked their option.

The action went check-check on the 3♠ turn and again on the 9♣ river.

The three players tabled their hands and went to showdown.

Frank Cordova: A♣J♦
Jeffrey Bowden: A♠Q♥
Cedric Lowe: K♦Q♠

Bowden's ace-queen high was enough to scoop the pot and eliminate Cordova in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Bowden	1,200,000 450,000	450,000
Cedric Lowe	650,000 400,000	400,000
Frank Cordova	Busted

Tags: Cedric Lowe Frank Cordova Jeffrey Bowden