Pro-Am
Day 1 Completed
2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Pro-Am
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Prize Pool
$177,110
Entries
199
Level
24
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
199
Players Left
9
Ingram Dazzles During Day 1 of the Bar Poker Open Pro-Am
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A jovial Day 1 of the $1,000 Pro-Am at the 2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championships has come to an end and Ryan Hiller leads the final nine into Friday’s live-streamed final table.
The crowd of 199 entries for a unique event that attracted poker players from far and wide for a chance to play with poker professionals and personalities in a $1,000 tournament that caps off the 2023 Vegas World Championship series. The prize pool of $177,110 is shared among the top 25 players and the winner to take home $44,086.
A Few Familiar Faces
Among the familiar faces that stopped by were Limit Legend Ronnie Bardah, Conrad Simpson, Rob Kuhn, Jamie Kerstetter, Ryan Depaulo, Ana Marquez, Garry Gates, Veronica Brill, Ashley “Pokerface Ash” Frank and Melissa Schubert.
None of them were able to make it into the money, but Joey Ingram had a smasher of a day.
Ingram took a 7 a.m. flight into Vegas to make it to the tournament just as cards went into the air. That did not put Ingram off his stride one bit, and within a few levels he built a healthy stack - thanks to a hand in which he hit quads, as well as a number of other unlikely runouts. As the whiskeys got stronger, so did Ingram, and a late charge made him the outright chip leader for a good portion of the later levels.
Chicago Joey bowed out in 16th place and took home $2,719 for his early morning efforts.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Final Table Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Hiller | 955,000 | 48 |
| 2 | Andrew Mackenzie | 840,000 | 42 |
| 3 | Clement Bonnant | 690,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Steven Rodriguez | 665,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Konstantinos Tsikopoulos | 620,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Frankie Zeta | 370,000 | 19 |
| 7 | Kevin Kent | 335,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Joseph Crowley | 295,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Jim Juvancic | 205,000 | 10 |
The Final Table
Hiller is a Michigan native and the proud owner of a WSOP gold bracelet from the $777 No-Limit Hold’em event on WSOP MI last July. He’s trailed in the second spot on the leaderboard by Andrew Mackenzie, a Las Vegas local and final table mainstay at tournaments throughout the valley.
The third spot belongs to Clement Bonnant, a French player that currently resides in Las Vegas. Bonnant can be seen all over the world, especially on the French Poker Series tour. He cashed in the FPS Paris Main Event in February and he won a tournament at the Battle of Malta in 2022.
Steven Rodriguez sits just behind Bonnant in fourth, while Konstantinos Tsikopoulos is in fifth and is the only other player with over 600,000 chips.
Frankie Zeta sits in sixth with just under 400,000. Zeta has won several tournaments at Maryland LIVE! and he has three rings from victories on the WSOP Circuit. Arizona native Kevin Kent is just behind Zeta in seventh.
Joseph Crowley and Jim Juvancic round out the final table as the short stacks. Crowley has had success on the World Poker Tour, including a final table appearance at the Choctaw stop in July of 2021 and a run to 13th at the Lucky Hearts Open that following January.
The final nine players will reconvene at 2 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at Golden Nugget Las Vegas. There are approximately 19 minutes remaining in Level 19 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante. Blind levels will increase to 60 minutes long at the completion of Level 19.
As always, the Bar Poker Open finale will be featured on the BPO live stream. Stay tuned to PokerNews tomorrow for a link to the televised final table.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the Day 2 finale of the Bar Poker Pro-Am during the Grand Poker Series at Golden Nugget Las Vegas.
End of Night Chip Counts
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
955,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
|
840,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
690,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
665,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
620,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
370,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
335,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
295,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
205,000
-212,000
|
-212,000 |
Zal Irani Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,834)
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Zal Irani was all in for the last of it and Steven Rodriguez had him at risk. The cards were turned up and the board had run out.
Zal Irani: Qx2x
Steven Rodriguez: 6x6x
The board ran out with a deuce in the window but no more help for Irani as he exited the tournament in 10th place for $3,834.
The elimination brings an end to the night with nine players remaining. Stay tuned to PokerNews for a full recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
Busted |
Justin Harvell Eliminated in 11th Place ($3,834)
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Justin Harvell got the last of it in for around 200,000 and Andrew Mackenzie looked him up. The rest of the table was out of the way and action was heads up with Harvell at risk.
Justin Harvell: K♦J♣
Andrew Mackenzie: A♠J♥
The board ran out 8♦3♣9♠2♣Q♦ and Mackenzie held on with ace-high to eliminate Harvell in 11th place for $3,834.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
730,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Jorge Marchado Eliminated in 12th Place ($3,834)
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Ryan Hiller raised to 30,000 from the button and Jim Juvancic called from the next seat over before Jorge Marchado shoved 75,000 from the big blind. Hiller shoved and Juvancic got out of the way to make action heads up with Marchado at risk.
Jorge Marchado: 3♥3♣
Ryan Hiller: 10♠10♦
The board ran out K♥8♣J♦7♥K♣ and the tens held to eliminate Marchardo in 12th place for $3,834.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
780,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Kirk Frantz Eliminated in 14th Place ($3,277); John Ypma Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,277)
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
John Ypma was all in for over 100,000 and Clement Bonnant was the one who had him at risk. The cards were already turned up and the dealer was ready to go.
John Ypma: A♠5♠
Clement Bonnant: A♥J♥
The board ran out 10♠A♦8♦Q♣2♦ and Bonnant flopped a better ace to eliminate Ypma in 13th place for $3,277.
Simultaneously, Kirk Frantz was eliminated just prior to Ypma at the other table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
615,000
416,000
|
416,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
David Uvaydov Eliminated in 15th Place ($3,277)
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
David Uvaydov shoved his last 130,000 and Zal Irani called before Konstantinos Tsikopoulos shoved with more. Irani tossed it away and action was heads up with Uvaydov at risk.
David Uvaydov: 5♠5♥
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos: Q♣Q♥
The board ran out J♦A♥Q♦A♦J♠ and Tsikopoulos made queens full of aces to eliminate Uvaydov in 15th place for $3,277.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
Busted |
Joey Ingram Eliminated in 16th Place ($2,719)
Level 18
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Joey Ingram got the last of his stack in after taking a few hits in the late levels and Andrew Mackenzie was the one to put him at risk.
Joey Ingram: 9♥8♥
Andrew Mackenzie: AxJx
The board ran out J♥4♥5♦9♦J♠ and Mackenzie flopped a pair of jacks to send Ingram to the rail in 16th place for $2,719.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
675,000
387,000
|
387,000 |
|
Busted |