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$400 Atlantic City Championship
Day 1b Completed
2025 Bar Poker Open Atlantic City Championship
$400 Atlantic City Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 Bar Poker Open Atlantic City Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$146,000
Total Entries
464
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
162
Players Left
17
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Another exciting day of Bar Poker Open action has come to an end at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, with the field now set for the final day of the $400 Atlantic City Championship.
The second flight saw 162 entries, bringing the overall total to 464 over two days. That created a prize pool of $146,000, with the eventual champion taking home $30,000 along with the BPO Championship trophy. Day 2 will see 48 players return, after 17 bagged up on Day 1b.
Leading the way was Brandin Power of the Eastern Poker Tour, who brought the night to an end by winning the final hand and padding his stack to 827,000.
That represents almost 70 big blinds when play resumes on November 17, and leaves Power in the overall chip lead heading into the money. Power sits firmly ahead of Day 1a chip leader Anton Saich of New York Free Poker, who set the pace on the opening day with 775,000.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | League | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandin Power | Eastern Poker Tour | 827,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Andrew Ferguson | New York Free Poker | 414,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Patrick Martorella | New York Free Poker | 389,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Robert Carswell | New York Free Poker | 388,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Lisa Koch | No Limit New York | 378,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Mariano Lisojo | New York Free Poker | 357,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Vincent Loria | No Limit New York | 339,000 | 28 |
| 8 | John Germano | Eastern Poker Tour | 321,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Christopher White | New York Free Poker | 305,000 | 25 |
| 10 | Charles Gudaitis | Eastern Poker Tour | 216,000 | 18 |
Sitting next on the Day 1b leaderboard are a trio of players from New York Free Poker, led by Andrew Ferguson (414,000). Patrick Martorella (389,000) rounded out the podium on the second day of action, followed closely by Robert Carswell (388,000).
Leading the group from No Limit New York was Lisa Koch, who cracked kings and saw her own pocket kings lose on the way to a fifth-place finish on the day with 378,000.
In addition to a spot in the money up for grabs, several players took a shot at the $1,000 double bag bonus after surviving Day 1a. Joseph Sheehan followed his finish in the money on Saturday night by hopping into $200 Semi-Turbo Deep Stack and claimed victory after a late-night six-way deal. Sheehan has now recorded two wins, a third-place finish and a bag in the first four events this week at Borgata but was unsuccessful at finding a second bag in the Championship event.
Others that tried their luck for a second bag included Anthony LoBue, Thomas Giglio and Vincent Ferrara, who was the last of this group to be eliminated and will revert to his stack of just 6,000 chips for Day 2.
One of the late stories of the day was David Shepherd, who lost an all-in against Power and was left with just 3,000 chips. From there, Sheperd was able to double up multiple times before ultimately falling on the stone bubble against Power.
The remaining 48 players will return to the Borgata Poker Room at 12:15 p.m. local time, with everyone locking up at least $1,000 to this point. Action will resume with 19:07 left on Level 18, and the levels will be extended to 45 minutes for the remainder of the tournament, with breaks scheduled after every two hours of play.
Players will battle down to the final table before taking a break, and the rest of the action will be streamed on delay.
Be sure to follow along as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to deliver live coverage of the Bar Poker Open in Atlantic City.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | League | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thomas Giglio | New York Free Poker | 59,000 | 5 |
| 1 | 2 | Lauris Murnieks | No Limit New York | 334,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 3 | Dennis Coleman | No Limit New York | 185,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 4 | Kathy Benischeck | Riverchasers | 194,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 5 | Miguel Medrano | New York Free Poker | 127,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 6 | Marlena Coffey | No Limit New York | 161,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 7 | Brandon Power | Eastern Poker Tour | 827,000 | 69 |
| 1 | 8 | John Germano | Eastern Poker Tour | 321,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 1 | Bill Acerra | Eastern Poker Tour | 143,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Albert Croteau | Eastern Poker Tour | 522,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 3 | Phil Castelli | Eastern Poker Tour | 191,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 4 | Jewell McCann | BarPokerOpen.com | 477,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 5 | Merrill Eversman | Resort Poker League | 112,000 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | John Emmanouilids | Eastern Poker Tour | 142,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 7 | Charles Gudaitis | Eastern Poker Tour | 216,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 8 | Vincent Ferrara | No Limit New York | 6,000 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | James Lemire | Eastern Poker Tour | 286,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 2 | Nathaniel McNamara | New York Free Poker | 208,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 3 | Will Parisi | No Limit New York | 94,000 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | Vincent Loria | No Limit New York | 339,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 5 | Patrick Martorella | New York Free Poker | 389,000 | 32 |
| 3 | 6 | Peter Evans | No Limit New York | 499,000 | 42 |
| 3 | 7 | Rustin Kreider | Riverchasers | 231,000 | 19 |
| 3 | 8 | Gregory Main | No Limit New York | 283,000 | 24 |
| 4 | 1 | Ryan Keiser | Riverchasers | 437,000 | 36 |
| 4 | 2 | Robert Carswell | New York Free Poker | 388,000 | 32 |
| 4 | 3 | Mathew McGuire | No Limit New York | 255,000 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | Jodee Distasio | Riverchasers | 128,000 | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | Andrew Ferguson | New York Free Poker | 414,000 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | John Kelly | Eastern Poker Tour | 71,000 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Vangjel Haxhia | New York Free Poker | 180,000 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | Alex Bungener | BarPokerOpen.com | 334,000 | 28 |
| 5 | 1 | Normand Bilodeau | Eastern Poker Tour | 110,000 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | Phillip Hoff | New York Free Poker | 610,000 | 51 |
| 5 | 3 | Christopher White | New York Free Poker | 305,000 | 25 |
| 5 | 4 | Kimberly Capriotti | No Limit Central Florida | 319,000 | 27 |
| 5 | 5 | Dan Levy | Eastern Poker Tour | 530,000 | 44 |
| 5 | 6 | Anton Saich | New York Free Poker | 775,000 | 65 |
| 5 | 7 | Joseph Murray | Eastern Poker Tour | 229,000 | 19 |
| 5 | 8 | Peter Uschin | No Limit New York | 124,000 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Lisa Koch | No Limit New York | 378,000 | 32 |
| 6 | 2 | Joseph Sheehan | Eastern Poker Tour | 307,000 | 26 |
| 6 | 3 | Michael Bennecoff | Riverchasers | 200,000 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | Patrick George | Eastern Poker Tour | 481,000 | 40 |
| 6 | 5 | Anthony Lobue | New York Free Poker | 334,000 | 28 |
| 6 | 6 | Sarah Kirby | Riverchasers | 222,000 | 19 |
| 6 | 7 | Mariano Lisojo | New York Free Poker | 357,000 | 30 |
| 6 | 8 | John Carr | No Limit New York | 104,000 | 9 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Rank | Player | League | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandin Power | Eastern Poker Tour | 827,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Andrew Ferguson | New York Free Poker | 414,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Patrick Martorella | New York Free Poker | 389,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Robert Carswell | New York Free Poker | 388,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Lisa Koch | No Limit New York | 378,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Mariano Lisojo | New York Free Poker | 357,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Vincent Loria | No Limit New York | 339,000 | 28 |
| 8 | John Germano | Eastern Poker Tour | 321,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Christopher White | New York Free Poker | 305,000 | 25 |
| 10 | Charles Gudaitis | Eastern Poker Tour | 216,000 | 18 |
| 11 | Nathaniel McNamara | New York Free Poker | 208,000 | 17 |
| 12 | Dennis Coleman | No Limit New York | 185,000 | 15 |
| 13 | Bill Acerra | Eastern Poker Tour | 143,000 | 12 |
| 14 | John Emmanouilids | Eastern Poker Tour | 142,000 | 12 |
| 15 | Norman Bilodeau | Eastern Poker Tour | 110,000 | 9 |
| 16 | John Carr | No Limit New York | 104,000 | 9 |
| 17 | John Kelly | Eastern Poker Tour | 71,000 | 6 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
827,000 | |
|
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414,000
414,000
|
414,000 |
|
389,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
388,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
378,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
357,000 | |
|
339,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
321,000
321,000
|
321,000 |
|
305,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
216,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
208,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
143,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
142,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
110,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
104,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The final 17 players are bagging up for the night, and will return at 12:15 p.m. local time on Monday.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
David Shepherd raised to 25,000 in the hijack, and Brandin Power called in the cutoff. Mariano Lisojo came along in the big blind, and the 3♠9♥K♦ flop was fanned out.
Lisojo checked to Shepherd, who moved all in. Power quickly shoved his larger stack, putting the decision on Lisojo for all of his chips. After taking some time, Lisojo folded while showing K♥Q♥.
David Shepherd: K♣4♣ 
Brandin Power: K♠Q♣
Power held the same hand as Lisojo, good enough to win the hand after the 6♣ turn and 8♦ river. That left Shepherd exiting the tournament, and the rest of the field was in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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827,000
255,000
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255,000 |
|
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357,000
357,000
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357,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With hand-for-hand play continuing, David Shepherd checked the 3♠A♥7♣ flop in the big blind. Christopher White checked back on the button, and the 10♦ turn hit the felt.
Shepherd led out for 33,000, and White did not take long to announce all in. That put pressure on Shepherd as the shorter stack, and he opted to let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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278,000
106,000
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106,000 |
|
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90,000
84,000
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84,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 18 players remaining, the tournament is now being played hand-for-hand until one more elimination is recorded.
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Christopher White opened to 25,000 from under the gun, and Brandin Power made the call on the button.
White continued for 45,000 on the 6♦A♣9♦ flop, and Power immediately announced all in.
That sent White into the tank, and the clock was eventually called. White opted to lay his hand down, and the tournament was now on the direct bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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572,000
252,000
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252,000 |
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|
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172,000
116,000
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116,000 |
