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

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

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06-14-2023 15:45 UTC-7

John Carr Nursing his Short Stack

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Daniel Williams

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

John Carr opened jammed his 260,000 stack and he got a table of folds. Two hands later, the action folded around to Carr and he elected to wager all of his chips once again and the whole table folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Moutrey	1,700,000 600,000	600,000
Jan Kirk	1,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Jeffrey Bowden	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
John Carr	340,000 460,000	460,000

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06-14-2023 15:36 UTC-7

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

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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

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06-14-2023 15:11 UTC-7

Carr Doubles Through Kirk

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Daniel Williams

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

John Carr went all in for his remaining 295,000 from early position and picked up a single caller in Jan Kirk.

John Carr: Q♦9♦
Jan Kirk: J♠J♣

Carr was behind and at risk of elimination.

The dealer ran out a board of A♠K♥7♠Q♥5♠ and the queen on the turn doubled Carr up to 8 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Kirk	2,400,000 300,000	300,000
John Carr	800,000 150,000	150,000

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Level: 24

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

06-14-2023 15:02 UTC-7

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

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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

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06-14-2023 14:45 UTC-7

Chip Counts from the Final Two Tables

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Daniel Williams

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawna Blyleven	5,300,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Kevin Gray	2,900,000 2,120,000	2,120,000
Saverio Biancardi	2,300,000 1,620,000	1,620,000
Jan Kirk	2,100,000 1,875,000	1,875,000
Jeffrey Bowden	1,400,000 200,000	200,000
Anthony Lundy	1,300,000 400,000	400,000

Steven Moutrey	1,100,000 250,000	250,000
John Carr	650,000 550,000	550,000

Brian Lerner	100,000 345,000	345,000

06-14-2023 14:28 UTC-7

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

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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

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Level: 23

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

06-14-2023 14:22 UTC-7

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

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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

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