$1,000 Pro-Am Day 1 | 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship

06-12-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Gomez Chipping Up

Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Cosme Gomez raised to 3,000 in middle position, the cutoff three-bet to 9,000 and Gomez called. The action checked on a flop of 6♦6♣J♥, Gomez led when the 6♠ hit the turn and the cutoff player called.

Both players checked when the 8♣ was dealt on the river and Gomez tabled 5♠5♣. The player in the cutoff nodded his head in approval and Gomez won the pot and took his chip count to over 160,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cosme Gomez	165,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Cosme Gomez

06-12-2025 17:20 UTC-8

Martoreila Scores Elimination

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Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up as the big blind was all in on 5♥9♠8♠, Parick Martoreila called from early position.

Opponent: 8♥7♥ All in
Parick Martoreila: 8♦9♦

Martoreila, with two pair, held as the board ran out 10♣2♣, and he took his chip count to 108,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parick Martoreila	108,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Parick Martoreila

06-12-2025 17:09 UTC-8

Walton All In

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Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up as Adam Walton put the big blind all in from the button.

Opponent: A♠K♣ All in
Adam Walton: Q♠10♥

It was a great start for Walton as the flop came 4♦J♥10♣, and he held as the board ran out J♣5♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Walton	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Adam Walton

06-12-2025 16:59 UTC-8

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Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

06-12-2025 16:55 UTC-8

No Showdown

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Barry Russell

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up with roughly 42,000 in the pot on a board of Q♠8♥7♠4♠. The player in the small blind bet 12,000 on the turn. Cosme Gomez called on the button.

The action did not slow when the 3♠ was dealt on the river, the player in the small blind bet again for 27,000. Gomez went deep into the tank before he called. The player in the small blind mucked his hand and Gomez did not show either. However, he said he called without a spade.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cosme Gomez	140,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Cosme Gomez

06-12-2025 16:40 UTC-8

Top Five Stacks

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Barry Russell

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Duffy	190,000 190,000	190,000
Brian Ng	180,000 180,000	180,000
Percy Abraham	160,000 30,000	30,000
Conor O'Rourke	140,000 140,000	140,000
Nathan Thrush	130,000 130,000	130,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-12-2025 16:09 UTC-8

"What a Slow Roll"

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Barry Russell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up with roughly 24,000 in the pot on board of 8♦9♠Q♠2♦. Percy Abraham, who was under the gun, was all in for 61,000 and his opponent, in early position, went deep into the tank and eventually got the clock called on him. The floor counted down to one second and he made the call.

Opponent: 9♣9♦ All in
Percy Abraham: A♠A♦

A player even said "what a slow roll," before the A♥ pinged the river and Abraham hit to eliminate his opponent and take this massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Percy Abraham	130,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Percy Abraham

06-12-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Clicking War

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Barry Russell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With roughly 9,000 chips in the middle, David Moses fired a bet of 1,500 from early position when checked to on a flop of 10♠10♥A♠. The player who was under the gun clicked it 3,000 and David Moses clicked it back to 5,000, getting a call.

Moses continued with a bet of 4,300 when the 9♣ hit the turn. His opponent called again. Moses did not slow down on the Q♦ river and announced an all-in for 9,600 and he got called.

Moses tabled A♣10♦ for a full house and the dealer accidentally mucked his opponent cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	48,300 18,700	18,700

Tags: David Moses