Pro-Am
Day 1 Started
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
Welcome to the Bar Poker Open Pro-Am
Welcome to the $1,000 Pro-Am tournament at the 2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championships. Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. for this two-day open event.
A field of local pros and poker celebrities will take their seats today and players have the chance to test their skills against the likes of Ryan Depaulo, Garry Gates, Jaman Burton, Ronnie Bardah, Veronica Brill, Jamie Kerstetter, Ebony Kenney, Ashley "Pokerface Ash" Frank, Joe Ingram, and Melissa Schubert.
The open tournament carries a $1,000 entry fee and players have had the opportunity to qualify with Bar Poker Open tokens and through satellites and giveaways throughout the week at the Golden Nugget. Players will fight for the top prize on a televised final table on Friday.
Players start with 25,000 in chips and they will play 40-minute levels throughout the day until a final table is reached. The final table returns on Friday at 2 p.m.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the Bar Poker Pro-Am at Golden Nugget Las Vegas.
Level: 1
Blinds: 0/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: Blinds 0/100, 100 ante
Cards are now in the air for the $1,000 Pro-Am at the 2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championships.
Early Pro Runners
Level 1
: Blinds 0/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000 | |
Early Start for Depaulo
Level 1
: Blinds 0/100, 100 ante
Ryan Depaulo raised to 300 from the cutoff and Karen Kramer called from the button before Carl Pipitone called from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was three ways.
The flop was 10♥10♦9♦ and Pipitone checked before Depaulo bet 600. Both Kramer and Pipitone tossed it in the muck and Depaulo took the pot.
On the next hand, Depaulo raised to 300 again and Thomas Monaco was the lone caller from the big blind. The flop was 10♣4♦6♠ and Monaco check-called a 400 bet from Depaulo to see 9♠ on the turn. Monaco checked again and then folded when Depaulo bet 1,600.
It's also an early morning for Chicago Joey Ingram, as he had petitioned unsuccessfully for a later start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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25,400
400
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400 |
|
|
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23,200
23,200
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23,200 |
|
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22,800
22,800
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22,800 |
|
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21,300
21,300
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21,300 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Ingram Pressures King
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Joey Ingram raised to 300 from the button and Shawn Grigus called from the small blind before Curtis King came along from the big blind.
The flop was 2♦10♣A♥ and King led out for 800. Ingram called quickly (Grigus folded) and the turn was 2♠. King continued for 1,300 and Ingram called.
The river was J♦ and King slowed down with a check. Ingram fired 4,000 and that was enough to force the fold and take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
28,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
22,700
22,700
|
22,700 |
Uez Takes From Frank
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
A player in middle position limped in and Garry Gates raised to 500. Diego Uez called from the cutoff and Ashley "Pokerface Ash" Frank came along from the button. The blinds got out of the way and the player in middle position called to make it a four-way pot.
The flop was 4♣10♥4♦ and action checked to Uez for a bet of 1,000. Frank called and both Gates and the player in middle position folded.
Both players checked the 2♣ turn and the river was Q♥. Uez bet 1,600 and turned over J♣10♣ when Frank called. Frank tossed the losing hand in the muck and Uez took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,500 | |
|
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22,700
-2,300
|
-2,300 |
|
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22,100
-2,900
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-2,900 |
Bennett Takes With Flop Bet
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Ethan Bennett raised to 300 from middle position and Ryan Depaulo called from the next seat over before Karen Kramer came along from the button and Carl Pipitone called from the small blind.
The flop was 9♥K♣9♦ and action checked to Kramer for a bet of 1,000. Pipitone called and Bennett raised to 4,000. That forced Depaulo out of the way and Kramer wasn't far behind. Pipitone gave it a moment of thought but it was too much for him and the pot went to Bennett.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,500 | |
|
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19,400
-3,800
|
-3,800 |
|
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11,400
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
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|
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4,000
-17,300
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-17,300 |