Pro-Am
Day 2 Completed
2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Pro-Am
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Prize Pool
$177,110
Entries
199
Level
24
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos Wins 2023 Bar Poker Open Pro-Am ($44,086)
Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos entered the Bar Poker Open Pro-Am final table in the middle of the pack but showed heart and grit to emerge victorious at the Golden Nugget Casino.
Tsikopoulos took home an impressive $44,086 for the victory by defeating a field of 199 entries over two days of play which consisted of qualifiers from the Bar Poker Open, Golden Nugget regulars, and a host of pros that graced the field.
2023 Bar Poker Open Pro-Am Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantinos Tsikopoulos | United States | $44,086 |
| 2 | Ryan Hiller | United States | $30,353 |
| 3 | Clement Bonnant | United States | $18,154 |
| 4 | Joseph Crowley | United States | $11,043 |
| 5 | Andrew MacKenzie | United States | $8,528 |
| 6 | Steven Rodriguez | United States | $7,067 |
| 7 | Frankie Zeta | United States | $6,022 |
| 8 | Jim Juvancic | United States | $5,207 |
| 9 | Kevin Kent | United States | $4,408 |
Final Table Action
Kevin Kent came to the final table as one of the shorter stacks and quickly found an opportunity to get his chips into the middle but his timing was unfortunate as he fell to the pocket kings of Tsikopoulos.
Next to be eliminated were both Frankie Zeta and Jim Juvancic, seventh and eighth respectively, in a double elimination at the hands of Frenchman Clement Bonnant whose pocket queens held in a three-way all in.
It wasn't long before fans were witness to another three-way all in that saw Steven Rodriguez eliminated in sixth place and Joseph Crowley score a triple-up in the process.
The flow of the final table took a big shift when eventual winner Tsikopoulos made a courageous hero call with third pair versus Bonnant which propelled him in the chip counts and began to dominate the final table.
Andrew MacKenzie has struggled to find any momentum in the day but managed to navigate himself to a fifth-place finish before moving in with his short-stack, only to walk into the pocket queens of Day 2 chip leader Ryan Hiller.
Moments after it was the end of the road for Joseph Crowley whose ace-king couldn't improve versus Tsikopoulos' pocket eights and the original nine were down to three.
Bonnant was next to bust to the hands of Tsikopoulos, he holding pocket eights and Tsikopoulos having the ace-king. An ace on the turn was enough to send the Frenchman packing.
Heads-up play went back and forth, lasting over an hour, with Tsikopoulos chipping away at Hiller before the latter found spots to double up. This happened two times before Tsikopoulos closed out the victory, flopping top and bottom pair and holding to claim the title and the $44,086 payday.
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Ryan Hiller Eliminated in 2nd Place ($30,353)
Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos open shoved the button, covering Ryan Hiller, who made the call.
Hiller was all in and at risk again and the players tabled their hands.
Ryan Hiller: A♦Q♠
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos: K♦6♦
The flop came 6♠K♥9♥ giving Tsikopoulos two pair and one hand on the trophy, and the win was confirmed on the 5♦ turn.
The river came the 8♥ and Tsikopoulos locked up the victory with Hiller having to settle for the runner-up spot on this occasion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,995,000 | 1,640,000 |
|
Busted |
Back to the Grind
Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos and Ryan Hiller have returned from the break and heads-up play continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,355,000 | -530,000 |
|
|
1,380,000 | 290,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Break Time
Level 23
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The remaining players are on their first break of the day.
Blinds will resume at 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante.
Hiller Gets Outflopped but Survives
Level 23
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ryan Hiller raised all in from the button for a total of 515,000 and Konstantinos Tsikopoulos quickly made the call.
Ryan Hiller: A♣9♦
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos: K♦Q♣
The flop came 9♣10♠K♣ putting Tsikopoulos in front and only two cards away from taking the title.
Hiller needed to find an ace, nine or running clubs to survive and the turn delivered the 9♥ leaving Konstantinos Tsikopoulos six outs to win.
The river came the Q♥ and Hiller found a much-needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,885,000 | 1,295,000 |
|
|
1,090,000 | -1,145,000 |
Tsikopoulos Takes One from Hiller
Level 23
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos raised the button to 135,000 with 10♠10♦ and Ryan Hiller made the call from the big blind holding Q♦8♠.
On a flop of 8♦3♣J♠ Hiller checked, Tsikopoulos bet out 85,000 and Hiller called.
The turn was the K♣ and both players checked to the J♥ river.
Hiller checked for a third time and Tskiopoulos carved out a bet of 400,000 which Hiller quickly called.
Hiller's pair of eights were second best and Tskiopoulos scooped another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,590,000 | -210,000 |
|
|
2,235,000 | 135,000 |
Hiller Doubles Up
Level 23
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos, covering Ryan Hiller, raised all in from the button and Ryan Hiller quickly made the call.
Ryan Hiller: A♥Q♦
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos: K♠7♠
The board ran out A♠J♦8♥Q♥9♥ giving Hiller two pair and the pot.
Heads-up play continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000 | -470,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | 495,000 |
The Chad & Jesse Show Episode 5: Catching Up With Some Aceholes Caitlin Comeskey & Nikki Limo
Level 23
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
In the fifth episode of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen go head-to-head talking about the latest hot topics live from the WSOP. Johnny "World" Hennigan burns Ben Lamb on Day 2 but should he have taken the offer? Eden Rocks and poker twitter spaces...is it time to unplug? Two weeks in and we check on Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth's runs so far and more in the fifth episode of the Chad & Jesse Poker Show.
They also welcome guests Nikki Limo and Caitlin Comeskey, the hosts of the popular Acesholes podcast.