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$365 Vegas World Championship
Day 1b Completed
2024 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
$365 Vegas World Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$349,200
Total Entries
1,164
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
428
Players Left
22
Players Left 1 / 1,164
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Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
This year’s edition of The $365 Bar Poker Open Championship Invitational saw a total of 428 play their last shot at Day 2 here at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas. Combined with numbers from yesterday’s two flights, the total number of entrants into the tournament lands at 1,164. This tournament is not only a bigger tournament than last year but the biggest invitational tournament in the country.
Leading the way of the final flight is Billy Hayes, who bagged up 1,200,000. Hayes saw himself go on a late night tear to rake in the majority of the pots at his table, now enough chips for the top five stacks in the whole tournament. Sitting behind him is Patrick Terek (1,112,000), who spent most of the day as one of the biggest stacks in the field, sticking out with his bright outfit.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Hayes | 1,200,000 |
| 2 | Patrick Terek | 1,112,000 |
| 3 | Patrick Martorella | 1,046,000 |
| 4 | Shelby Williams | 929,000 |
| 5 | Jamie Naftzinger | 730,000 |
| 6 | Les Mildenberg | 684,000 |
| 7 | Jordan Teague | 575,000 |
| 8 | Keith Etienne | 546,000 |
| 9 | Thomas Nefcy | 505,000 |
| 10 | John Kelly | 501,000 |
One former BPO main event champion made his way to the end of the day as Thomas Nefcy (505,000). Nefcy spent a decent chunk of the day at the same table as the player who got second place to him in 2022 Kourtney Simms. While Simms couldn’t find a bag, Nefcy will join two other former BPO champions in the hope of taking down the massive $100,000 score.
The 24 players finished with 7:25 left in level 19, with blinds at 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante on the first day. Blinds will go from 30-minute levels to 45-minute levels, and play will go to 8-handed. These final 22 players will join yesterday’s 38 players, and each person will begin to duke it out for the newest crown of the BPO and $100,000.
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Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | |
|
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|
1,112,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
1,046,000 | |
|
929,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
730,000 | |
|
684,000 | |
|
575,000 | |
|
546,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
505,000 | |
|
501,000 | |
|
474,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
450,000 | |
|
|
444,000 | |
|
|
317,000 | |
|
|
295,000 | |
|
205,000 | |
|
|
190,000 | |
|
172,000 | |
|
137,000 | |
|
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
125,000 | |
|
75,000 | |
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Shelby Williams raised to 50,000 from late position and Cathryn Brown called in the cutoff.
The flop came out K♥7♥2♥ and Williams bet 50,000 which Brown called.
Williams checked over to Brown who moved all in for 130,000 and Williams snap-called.
Cathryn Brown: K♦Q♦ 
Shelby Williams: A♥K♣
The river came out a 3♦ and the ace-high flush was good for Williams to take down the pot and eliminate Brown.
Within seconds of this hand happening, the night ended as multiple other players busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
980,000
734,000
|
734,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The remaining 28 players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action was picked up with cards on their backs, and Tom Heinlein was all in and at risk for his last 180,000.
Tom Heinlein: A♦K♠
Cathyrn Brown: A♠5♠
The board ran out as no help to Brown, and Heinlein received a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
|
141,000
294,000
|
294,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 17
: Blinds 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop in a pot with Tom Heinlein in the small blind.
With a board reading J♠8♦5♥, Heinlein moved all in for 55,000 and the cutoff called.
Tom Heinlein: 9♥8♥
Cutoff: 10♣9♦
The board ran out 5♦2♥ and the eights and fives were good for Heinlein to stay alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 8,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
