2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship

$365 Vegas World Championship
Day: 1a2
1a11a21b23
Event Info
2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$365
Entries
1,223
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a2
Entries
219
Players Left
11
Players Left 1 / 1,223
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Aces Cracked

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 0 ante

There were roughly 6,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 983. John Oetting in the big blind called a continuation bet of 3,900 from under the gun.

Oetting faced another bet of 8,600 when the 6 hit the turn and decided to push the rest of his 13,600 chip stack into the middle, his opponent called.

John Oetting: 99 All in
Opponent: AA

Oetting held as the 2 was dealt on the turn and doubled.

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John Oetting
41,000
41,000
41,000

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73,400 14,600
Table 28Seat 6
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Cowboy All In

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 0 ante

There were roughly 8,000 chips in the pot on a flop 83A, Brett "Cowboy" Hoeppner bet 2,000 on the flop and got called by middle position, the cutoff and the player on the button.

Hoeppner did not shut down when the Q hit the turn and he put his remaining 3,000 chips into the middle and only the button called.

Brett Hoeppner: AJ All in
Opponent: A10

Hoeppner improved to two pair on the river when the J was dealt and he scooped.

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Brett Hoeppner
19,000
19,000
19,000

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Flush Over Flush

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 0 ante
Melissa Stetler
Melissa Stetler

There were roughly 20,000 chips in the as Melissa Stetler bet 5,000 on a board of 7584K from under the gun. Stetler got called by a player on her direct left and a player in the cutoff.

Stetler's opponent tabled J6 for a Jack-high flush but Stetler Q9 for a Queen-high flush and scooped this 35,000 chip pot.

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Melissa Stetler
45,000
45,000
45,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

Rivera Doubles

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

There were roughly 24,000 in the pot on a flop of 898, Allen Rivera bet 1,000 when the 3 hit the turn and with 1,000 behind his opponent put him all in from middle position, Rivera called.

Allen Rivera: A8 All in
Opponent: 84

With both opponents having three of a kind, Rivera scooped when the 5 fell on the river and took his chip count to 29,000.

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Allen Rivera
29,000
29,000
29,000

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Level 3 : 300/600, 0 ante

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“I Wanted to Fold Because My Kicker Was So Bad”

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

Action was picked up as Louis Stephenson was all in from the button against the small blind on a flop of 5Q5.

Louis Stephenson: A5 All in
Opponent: 54

Stephenson's kicker played as the board ran out 6J and he doubled his stack to 29,000, his opponent was heard from across the felt saying "I wanted to fold because my kicker was so bad".

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Louis Stephenson
29,000
29,000
29,000

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27,700
Table 28Seat 6
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The First-Ever PokerNews Podcast Fantasy Draft for the 2025 WSOP feat. Joey Ingram & Christina Gollins

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

Before the 2025 World Series of Poker started, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz were joined by Joey Ingram and Christina Gollins on the PokerNews Podcast to host the show's first-ever Fantasy Draft!

After reviewing the scoring system and choosing team names, a draft was conducted and the stakes were set. The owner of the worst team will buy the winning three teams a nice Las Vegas dinner. Plus, fans can choose which team they're rooting for, and if that team wins, they'll be entered into a random giveaway.

Who was drafted early? Who was put on the bench? And who wasn't drafted at all?

Find out in this episode of the PokerNews Podcast: