$365 Vegas World Championship Day 1b | 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship

06-10-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Sixes Are Hot for Sams

Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The under-the-gun player open shoved for close to 100,000 and Martin Sams made the call in the cutoff for 52,500 to put himself at risk.

Martin Sams: 6♣6♦ All in
Opponent: 10♣10♠

The board ran out 2♥A♦K♦6♠J♠, with Sams drilling a six on the turn to keep his tournament hopes alive.

The very next hand, Sams got it all in on a flop of 4♠2♣6♠ against the same player.

Opponent: 8♠5♠ All in
Martin Sams: 6♥6♦

The turn landed the J♠, improving Sams' opponent to a flush but Sams filled up on the J♦ river to send his opponent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Acerra	200,000 200,000	200,000
Martin Sams	162,500 162,500	162,500

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06-10-2025 15:29 UTC-8

Vanderweele Ortman Wins Big Flip

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The player in middle position raised to 9,000, Alex Vanderweele Ortman three-bet to 20,000 in the cutoff, and the player on the button cold four-bet jammed for 54,000 to put himself at risk. Middle position folded and Vanderweele Ortman thought for a moment before making the call.

Button: 5♥5♦
Alex Vanderweele Ortman: A♣K♦

Vanderweele Ortman pulled ahead on the A♠10♣3♣ flop, pairing his ace. He improved to two pair on the K♣ turn and the river landed the 9♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Vanderweele Ortman	205,000 235,000	235,000

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06-10-2025 15:27 UTC-8

Christopher Hudson

42,000 9,000

Table 8Seat 8

06-10-2025 15:20 UTC-8

Kevin Specter

80,000 11,000

Table 15Seat 6

06-10-2025 15:16 UTC-8

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

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Level: 10

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-10-2025 15:11 UTC-8

McKinney Jr. Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Angelo Gambrelis in the big blind and Gerald McKinney Jr who was under the gun.

With the board reading 9♠8♠2♥9♥, Gambrelis bet 2,500 and McKinney Jr made the the call bringing the Q♣ river.

Gambrelis led out again, this time for 3,000 and McKinney Jr bumped it up to 10,000. Gambrelis thought for a brief moment before surrendering his hand.

McKinney Jr, also known as "LOVEALL" is representing the Eastern Poker Tour. He final-tabled the 2024 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship, finishing in 4th. He's looking to make another deep run here in Vegas.