Richard Stepanian raised to 1,200 in middle position and another player raised to 6,000 in the cutoff. Stepanian three-bet when action got back to him to 12,000 and his opponent called.
Stepanian moved all in for 1,500 dark and his opponent called.
Opponent: J♥J♦ 
Richard Stepanian: A♠A♥
The board ran out Q♥5♥3♠2♦10♣ and the aces held up for Stepanian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,500 |
Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Damon Gizzi from under the gun and Hendrikus Tendam in the big blind.
With 3,000 in the center and a board reading 8♥7♦J♥, Tendam checked over to Gizzi, who bet 3,000, which Tendam responded to by raising to 6,000. Gizzi raised to 12,000 in response and Tendam called.
On the turn 3♦, Tendam bet 12,000, prompting Gizzi to move all in for 16,000, which Tendam called.
Damon Gizzi: 10♣9♣
Hendrikus Tendam: 8♠8♣
"Keep it clean, please," asked Gizzi, but the deck had other ideas as the river J♦ gave Tendam a full house to eliminate Gizzi from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Action was picked up in a three-way pot with James Richter on the button with two other players out of position.
On the board reading 4♥6♦9♦ and a pot containing 4,800 in the middle, the player in the big blind checked to the late position player who bet 1,200, which both Richter and the big blind called.
The turn peeled off the Q♣ and action once more checked to the late position player who bet 3,000 and only Richter called this time.
On the river 10♠, the late position player checked over to Richter who bet 10,000, earning a quick call.
"Nuts," declared Richter as he turned over 8♣7♣, which while not quite being the nuts was still a straight. His opponent nodded as he flashed 10♦10♣ for a rivered set of tens.
"I'd rather be lucky than good," Richter said while raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,700 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
25,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
The players have taken their seats and cards are in the air!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
The annual 2024 $365 Bar Poker Open Championship sees its third flight begin today at 10 a.m. This exclusive, invite-only event will see players in leagues from all around the country make their way to The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas with the dreams of becoming the new Bar Poker Open Champion. This will be the ninth summer that it is held at this location. A first place prize is guaranteed $100,000 with the total payout purse landing somewhere around $400,000. A whopping 736 entrants have already made their way to the cage for this event and time will tell if the surpass last year's final number.
Leading the way is David “Domino” Muser who bagged up 1,485,000. Nathaniel McNamara bagged just behind him also from Day 1a. Two former BPO main event champions made their way to the end of the day as Rafael Jimenez (350,000) and Ian Auvil (300,000) look to carve their names deeper into BPO history with a second title. Auvil won the BPO world championship last November while Jimenez took down this very event in 2019, each player taking home $50,000 for their efforts.
Day 1a1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Muser | 1,485,000 |
| 2 | Nathaniel McNamara | 1,380,000 |
| 3 | Tafuto Antonio | 1,265,000 |
| 4 | Tim Dancy | 910,000 |
| 5 | Patrick Terek | 740,000 |
| 6 | Casey Nielsen | 530,000 |
| 7 | Frank Cordova | 460,000 |
| 8 | Clarinda Whitton | 420,000 |
| 9 | Miguel Medrano | 420,000 |
| 10 | Jeremy Williamson | 400,000 |
All entries will start with 25,000 in tournament chips and levels will be 30-minutes each on Day 1 and will increase to 45-minutes on Day 2 and the final day. There will be a 15-minute break after every four levels and each Day 1 will play down to 5% of the field. This second chance flight begins at 11 a.m today, with this being the final chance for players to secure a bag for Day 2 and for those that have already bagged a Day 2 stack, the opportunity to try their luck again and aim to bag even more tournament chips.
Any player that successfully bags chips twice will take their largest stack forward and will receive $1,500 for their efforts.
Here is a snapshot of the 2024 Bar Poker Open Championship Event:
Follow along at PokerNews.com throughout this event for the most current updates.
$365 Vegas World Championship
Day 1b Started
