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$365 Vegas World Championship
Day 2 Completed
2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
$365 Vegas World Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$365
Total Entries
1,223
Level
32
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
62
Players Left
8
Players Left 1 / 1,223
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Level 26
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The final table is set at the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship with Ron Fienberg leading the way with a whopping 8,545,000. In it's tenth year being hosted at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas, the event drew a massive field of 1,223 entrants, surpassing last year's numbers of 1,164. The invite-only event generated a prize pool of $335,375 with $100,000 going to tomorrow's winner.
Fienberg began Day 2 with a modest 510,000 and climbed steadily throughout the afternoon. Once the final two tables were set, Fienberg really turned up heat, going on to eliminate five out of eight players on the way to the final table.
Sitting in second is Patricia Jackomin who bagged an impressive 4,755,000 and rounding out the podium is Bill Acerra with 4,065,000.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Jackomin | United States | 4,755,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Dwight Johnson | United States | 2,195,000 | 9 |
| 3 | Andrea Chait | United States | 3,525,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Ronald Kaepernik | United States | 1,550,000 | 6 |
| 5 | Wieslaw Skiba | United States | 3,320,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Ron Fienberg | United States | 8,545,000 | 34 |
| 7 | Bryan Keefer | United States | 3,080,000 | 12 |
| 8 | Bill Acerra | United States | 4,065,000 | 16 |
Day 2 Action
Only 62 players returned for Day 2, including John Carr, who final-tabled the 2023 Bar Poker Open Championship and John Dennehy who finished sixth in last year's edition of the event.
The tournament's structure set a quick pace, with a fury of bustouts occurring within the first few levels of the day. All the way up until the final table was set, players were getting eliminated left and right.
Angelo Gambrelis, the overall chip leader heading into Day 2, made a deep run but was eliminated in 13th when his ace-seven ran into Fienbergs' ace-ten.
Day 1a chip leader Vincent Loria fell just shy of the final table when he got it all in with king-jack against Barry Fagan's ace-ten and exited in 11th.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 |
| 2 | $65,000 |
| 3 | $34,500 |
| 4 | $22,500 |
| 5 | $17,000 |
| 6 | $11,725 |
| 7 | $8,500 |
| 8 | $5,000 |
The remaining eight players will return for the final table on Thursday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. local time, where the tournament will resume with 25 minutes left in Level 27, with blinds at 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante.
Action will once again be streamed and the event will play until a champion has been crowned.
Be sure to follow PokerNews through the remainder of the Bar Poker Open!
Level 26
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,545,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
4,775,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
4,065,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
|
3,525,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
3,320,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
3,080,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
|
2,195,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
1,550,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Players are currently bagging and tagging. Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2 action.
Level 26
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Patricia Jackomin called 250,000 from the hijack, Barry Fagan announced all in for 800,000 from the small blind, Jackomin called.
Barry Fagan: 6♦6♣ 
Patricia Jackomin: 9♥9♣
The board ran out 10♦A♠K♦8♣8♠, and Fagan was eliminated in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,755,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 26
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Bryan Keefer raised to 500,000 in early position, Barry Fagan three-bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind, Keefer called with 615,000 behind.
The flop came 4♣5♥10♥ and Fagan put Keefer all in, Keefer called.
Bryan Keefer: 7♥7♦
Barry Fagan: K♥J♦
The board ran out the 8♥ on the turn and the Q♠ on the river to double Keefer
Level 26
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Jackomin | United States | 2,705,000 | 14 |
| 2 | Dwight Johnson | United States | 2,820,000 | 14 |
| 3 | Andrea Chait | United States | 3,115,000 | 16 |
| 4 | Barry Fagan | United States | 3,015,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Ronald Kaepernik | United States | 2,150,000 | 43 |
| 6 | Wieslaw Skiba | United States | 3,930,000 | 20 |
| 7 | Ron Fienberg | United States | 8,520,000 | 43 |
| 8 | Bryan Keefer | United States | 1,915,000 | 10 |
| 9 | Bill Acerra | United States | 2,440,000 | 12 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,520,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,930,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
3,115,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
|
|
3,015,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
2,820,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
2,705,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
2,440,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
2,150,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
1,915,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Players are on a 10-minute break.
Level 26
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Rob Gallo announced all in for 330,000 from the cutoff, Ron Fienberg called in the big blind.
Rob Gallo: A♣10♣
Ron Fienberg: 8♣3♣
Gallo got off to a rough start as the flop came Q♦8♥3♠, giving Fienberg two pair. The J♣ on the turn offered Gallo a glimmer of hope, but it was quickly snuffed out when the Q♣ hit the river, sealing his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,695,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 26
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ron Fienberg from the small blind put Bryan Keefer in the big blind all in for his tournament life, Keefer with only 50,000 chips behind made the call.
Bryan Keefer: 10♥4♦
Ron Fienberg: A♥6♦
Good start for Keefer as the flop came 7♦4♣9♠ giving him a pair, the 5♦ was a sweaty turn which gave Fienberg more outs but the Q♠ on the river kept Keefer in the game.
The next hand:
Bryan Keefer shoved all in for 600,000 from the cutoff, Rob Gallo called on the button and all other players folded.
Bryan Keefer: Q♣J♥
Rob Gallo: 3♠3♥
The board ran out Q♦2♥2♦K♦6♠ and Keefer doubled again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,765,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,700,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
|
330,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
