Pro-Am | 2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship

06-16-2023 18:57 UTC-7

Ryan Hiller Eliminated in 2nd Place ($30,353)

Daniel Williams

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
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos	4,995,000 1,640,000	1,640,000
Ryan Hiller	Busted

Tags: Konstantinos Tsikopoulos Ryan Hiller

06-16-2023 17:13 UTC-7

Clement Bonnant Eliminated in 3rd Place ($18,154)

Daniel Williams

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Clement Bonnant raised from the button to 220,000, Ryan Hiller folded the small blind and Konstantinos Tsikopoulos reraised to 300,000. Clement opted to four-bet all in for a total of 1,465,000 and Tsikopoulos made the call, putting Clement at risk.

Clement Bonnant: 8♥8♣
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos: A♠K♦

The flop came 4♠10♣3♥ and Bonnant's pair of eights were still in front but he needed to fade the remaining aces and kings in the deck.

The turn came A♦ catapulting Tsikopoulos in front leaving Bonnant needing an eight on the river to survive.

The Q♦ was no help from Bonnant and he exited stage left, leaving Tsikopoulos and Hiller to duke it out for the title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos	383,000 -2,537,000	-2,537,000
Clement Bonnant	Busted

Tags: Clement Bonnant Konstantinos Tsikopoulos Ryan Hiller

06-16-2023 16:58 UTC-7

Joseph Crowley Eliminated in 4th Place ($11,043)

Daniel Williams

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Playing four-handed, Clement Bonnant folded, Ryan Hiller raised to 80,000 from the button, and Joseph Crowley reraised all in from the small blind for a total of 810,000. Konstantinos Tsikopoulos called from the big blind and Hiller, who was the original raiser, folded.

Joseph Crowley: A♠K♦
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos: 8♣8♠

The board ran out 9♦8♥J♠2♣2♦ improving Tsikopoulos to a full house and eliminating Crowley in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos	2,920,000 420,000	420,000
Clement Bonnant	1,070,000 490,000	490,000
Ryan Hiller	985,000 -200,000	-200,000

Joseph Crowley	Busted

Tags: Clement Bonnant Joseph Crowley Konstantinos Tsikopoulos Ryan Hiller

06-16-2023 16:50 UTC-7

Andrew MacKenzie Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,528)

Daniel Williams

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Andrew MacKenzie raised all in from early position for his final eight big blinds, totalling 340,000 and picked up a call from Ryan Hiller in the cutoff.

The remaining three players folded and the hands were shown with MacKenzie the at-risk player.

Andrew MacKenzie: K♥5♥
Ryan Hiller: Q♣Q♠

MacKenzie needed some help but the 10♠A♣3♣A♥5♠ wasn't it and MacKenzie exits the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hiller	1,185,000 170,000	170,000

Andrew Mackenzie	Busted

Tags: Andrew MacKenzie Ryan Hiller

06-16-2023 16:02 UTC-7

Steven Rodriguez Eliminated in 6th Place ($7,067)

Daniel Williams

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action folded around to the chip leader, Ryan Hiller, who opened shoved into the two short stacks in the blinds for a total of 1,530,000. Steven Rodriguez, in the small blind called for his remaining stack as did Joseph Crowley in the big blind.

Both Crowley and Rodriguez were covered by Hiller and at risk of elimination.

Steven Rodriguez: 2♦2♣
Joseph Crowley: A♠Q♠
Ryan Hiller: A♥8♥

The board ran out K♣J♠10♠9♠8♦ and Crowley added 760,000 this his stack as Rodriguez was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Crowley	1,305,000 805,000	805,000
Ryan Hiller	1,015,000 -235,000	-235,000

Steven Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Joseph Crowley Ryan Hiller Steven Rodriguez

06-16-2023 15:28 UTC-7

Frankie Zeta Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,022), Jim Junancic Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,207)

Daniel Williams

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jim Juvancic opened the action by raising all in for his remaining 165,000, play folded around to Clement Bonnant who opted to call from middle position before Frankie Zeta reraised all in for 320,000 total. Bonnant called putting both players at risk of elimination.

Jim Juvancic: K♦7♠
Frankie Zeta: A♣K♠
Clement Bonnant: Q♠Q♣

The board ran out 8♦10♥J♥8♣4♣ and the queens of Bonnant held eliminating both players in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Bonnant	1,300,000 605,000	605,000
Jim Juvancic	Busted
Frankie Zeta	Busted

Tags: Clement Bonnant Frankie Zeta Jim Juvancic

06-16-2023 15:01 UTC-7

Kevin Kent Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,408)

Daniel Williams

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action started with Konstantinos Tsikopoulos who opened 40,000 with K♦K♣, Kevin Kent then reraised all in for 375,000 with A♥Q♥, from the cutoff. Action folded back to Tsikopoulos who made the call putting Kent at risk.

The board ran out 8♥7♦10♦5♣6♠ and the kings of Konstantino held up, eliminating Kent in 9th place.