$365 BPO Florida Championship Day 1a | 2024 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship

12-07-2024 20:02 UTC-5

Updated Chip Stacks

Alek Gillies

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald McKinnon	735,000 617,000	617,000
Patrick Martorella	527,000 497,000	497,000

Fred Vicks	495,000 385,000	385,000
Bill Sandiford	494,000 494,000	494,000
Kandace Knichel	370,000 130,000	130,000
Edgar Dutan	265,000 80,000	80,000
Anne Canfijn	162,000 132,000	132,000
Ariel Suchecki	97,000 67,000	67,000
Garrett Canipe	95,000 65,000	65,000
Jhonny Ortiz	71,000 76,000	76,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-07-2024 19:46 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Goff	565,000

Lemmel Wins the Classic Flip

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Alek Gillies

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Under the gun raised to 6,000 and middle position raised to 15,000. Matthew Lemmel raised to 30,000 and was called by only the middle position player.

The flop came 2♦K♣K♠ and the middle position player checked. Lemmel fired for 15,000 and received a call.

While the turn peeled the 6♥, the middle position player checked to Lemmel. He moved all in for 52,000 and received a call from his opponent. Both players revealed their hands.

Matthew Lemmel: A♠K♥ All in
Middle Position: Q♦Q♥

The board changed nothing as it came the 9♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Lemmel	194,000 29,000	29,000

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12-07-2024 19:20 UTC-5

Cid Plays Jacks for His Kid

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Alek Gillies

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was caught after the flop of 2♠2♦7♥ and under the gun moved all in for 43,000. Joseph Cid made the call and announced that he had his favourite hand. Both players revealed their holdings.

Under the Gun: A♣10♦ All in
Joseph Cid: J♥J♦

The board completed with the Q♣3♥ for Cid to take the pot. When asked about jacks being his favourite hand, Cid responded that his "son's name is Joe Jr and with that many J's between both their names they must be lucky."

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cid	162,000 124,000	124,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

12-07-2024 19:03 UTC-5

Strickland Finds the Hero Call

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Alek Gillies

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was caught after the board ran out 2♠2♣4♥9♣9♦.

The small blind moved all in 80,000. Brandon Strickland took his time before the found the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Small Blind: K♥Q♣ All in
Brandon Strickland: Q♠4♠

Strickland shared with PokerNews that he is related to professional pool player Earl Strickland.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Strickland	295,000 265,000	265,000

Tags: Brandon Strickland

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

12-07-2024 18:43 UTC-5

Prize Pool for Day 1a Entries

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Alek Gillies

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With the first flight having registration closed, the portion of the prize pool from Saturday comes to a total of $76,500. Along with the Day 1b flight, the combined prize pool will burst the $100,000 threshold. First place will walk away with at least $30,000 for their efforts.

12-07-2024 18:32 UTC-5