Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Late position and cutoff called. The small blind elected to call as well. Jon Sarappa checked his option.
The flop came 3♠5♥3♦ and the small blind was quick to check.
Sarappa fired for 1,000 and received a quick fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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146,000
17,000
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17,000 |
Action was caught after the flop of 7♠Q♦6♥ and Ramo Radoncic led out for 3,500 from early position. His opponent made the call from the cutoff.
The turn was the K♥ and Radoncic continued for 10,000. His opponent again made the call.
Radoncic moved all in for his remaining 5,300 after the river came the 10♥. The cutoff found the call and both players revealed their hands.
Ramo Radoncic: A♠A♦
Cutoff: Q♥J♠
Radoncic's Aces took down the pot putting him right around the average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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129,000 | |
|
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118,000 | |
|
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87,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
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68,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
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65,000 | |
|
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55,000 | |
|
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38,500
31,500
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31,500 |
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Action was caught after the board ran out 5♠3♦3♠K♥2♠ and the small blind led out for 2,000.
Joseph Cid raised to 12,000 from the big blind and his opponent went into the tank.
After asking if "it was quad threes again," his opponent made the fold. Cid revealed 3♥3♣ for quad threes the second time he made this hand within the past few hours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
38,000
8,000
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8,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Back in June, the Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship saw 1,164 players battle at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nevada. A total of six clubs were represented in the final eight contenders, chasing the big first-place prize and the trophy.
The heads-up match guaranteed that New York Free Poker would be taking home the title and after a match of many lead changes, it was Miguel “The Mountain” Medrano who claimed a career-best score of $100,000.
“It’s very exciting, it hit me when I saw the brick river,” the still excited Medrano said in his interview after the win. He also talked about his experience playing with Patrick Martorella, a man who he plays with a decent amount back in New York. “I’m terrified of Patrick, I stay away from him back home. But in the end I was lucky. All luck, no skill. It takes two years to get this lucky.”
Medrano was supported by a steady and large rail of supporters throughout the whole tournament. “I love all of you! I really do! I played my game, I hit my cards. I told myself, if I win I win and if I lose I lose.”
| Place | Player | League | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Medrano | New York Free Poker | $100,000 |
| 2 | Patrick Martorella | New York Free Poker | $55,000 |
| 3 | Steven Morey | Eastern Poker Tour | $30,000 |
| 4 | Jamie Naftzinger | River Chasers | $20,000 |
| 5 | Antonio Tafuto | NPL Australia | $15,000 |
| 6 | Jake Dennehy | Eastern Poker Tour | $10,725 |
| 7 | Tim "TJ" Dancy | Contenders Poker USA | $8,000 |
| 8 | Jordan Teague | BarPokerOpen.com | $5,000 |
Roger Lima raised to 2,100 from early position and middle position made the call. Late position raised to 4,200 and only Lima made the call.
The flop came 9♠6♠3♣ and Lima moved all in for 16,100. His opponent made the call and both players revealed their hands.
Roger Lima: Q♥Q♠
Late Position: A♦K♠
The board completed safe for Lima as the 5♣7♥ finished the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,000
41,000
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41,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600