$400 BPO Florida World Championship
Day 2 Completed
2026 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
$400 BPO Florida World Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$105,600
Total Entries
328
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
33
Players Left
1
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Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Bryan Ducharme was feeling optimistic after bagging the Day 1a chip lead at the 2026 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship held at the Palm Beach Kennel Club Poker Room.
He carried that momentum into Day 2, outlasting a field of 328 entries to take down the first-place prize of $26,400 from the $105,600 prize pool.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | League | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Ducharme | United States | No Limit Pub Poker Tour | $26,000 |
| 2 | Richard Stepanian | United States | Eastern Poker Tour | $16,000 |
| 3 | Glenda Ricci | United States | Eastern Poker Tour | $10,500 |
| 4 | Vangjel Haxhia | United States | New York Free Poker | $7,400 |
| 5 | Pat Aguiar | United States | Eastern Poker Tour | $5,800 |
| 6 | Bill Sandiford | United States | No Limit Pub Poker Tour | $4,750 |
| 7 | Kurt Lennon | United States | No Limit Pub Poker Tour | $3,700 |
| 8 | Thomas Heinlein | United States | No Limit Pub Poker Tour | $2,670 |
| 9 | David Short | United States | No Limit Pub Poker Tour | $2,100 |
“I went home yesterday, shaved, showered, slept in my own bed, and came back today completely refreshed and ready for the day." Ducharme told PokerNews following his victory. "I just played my cards the way they were coming, and I was hitting cards."
The road to the title was not easy. Ducharme had to battle with Glenda Ricci and Richard Stepanian of the Eastern Poker Tour during three-handed play. At different points, both Ricci and Stepanian managed to take the chip lead, but Ducharme stayed in the hunt.
“I ran into a battle with Glenda, and it just seemed like I wasn’t going to be able to beat her. Then I got lucky on the river against her,” Ducharme said.
The hand Ducharme referenced came when the chips went in on the turn against Ricci’s top pair. Ducharme spiked a king on the river to make two pair, eliminating Ricci and sending him into heads-up play with the chip lead.
It was not long into the heads-up match before Ducharme hit a bump in the road when Stepanian landed a runner-runner flush to stay in contention.
“I just tried not to let my emotions get the best of me and not tilt,” Ducharme said.
Stepanian wrestled the chip lead away shortly after, but the momentum swung again when Stepanian attempted a bluff on the river. Ducharme called with top pair after hitting a pair of queens and refused to fold.
Not long after, Ducharme’s pocket threes flopped a set against Stepanian’s overcards to seal the victory and capture the Bar Poker Open title.
Day 2 Action
A total of 33 hopefuls returned for Day 2. The first hour saw a flurry of bustouts, with the field quickly trimmed to 20 players after the first two full levels of play.
Alfred Cotten and JP Terrasi clashed in a memorable hand filled with banter as Cotten exclaimed, “You only have one pair. Stop wasting time.” Terrasi took the advice and folded, prompting Cotten to show a straight while flexing for the table, drawing laughter from those watching. Terrasi eventually finished in 15th place, while Cotten bowed out in 13th.
The televised final table began with a bang when Ducharme eliminated both Thomas Heinlein and Kurt Lennon by hitting trip jacks to crack both queens and kings. It proved to be Ducharme’s hand of the day, as he later hit running trips with ace-jack to crack the pocket kings of Pat Aguiar, sending him to the rail in fifth place.
Day 1b chip leader Vangjel Haxhia entered Day 2 with the most chips and carried that momentum to the final table. However, Haxhia struggled to gain traction as the day progressed and ultimately bowed out in fourth place.
This concludes the PokerNews coverage of the 2026 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship. Check back here for continued coverage of tournaments around the world.
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Bryan Ducharme outlasted the rest to take down the 2026 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship title.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for a recap of Day 2.
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Richard Stepanian of Eastern Poker Tour shoved on the button for 2,625,000 and was called by Bryan Ducharme of No Limit Pub Poker Tour to be at risk.
Richard Stepanian: K♦6♣
Bryan Ducharme: 3♥3♣
Ducharme improved to a set on the 3♦5♣4♠ flop, but Stepanian was still alive with a straight draw.
The 9♣ turn was of no consequence, and the 4♦ on the river was the last card of the tournament as Stepanian was eliminated in second place.
Stepanian earned $16,000 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,725,000
2,625,000
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2,625,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Richard Stepanian of Eastern Poker Tour raised to 700,000 on the button with 6♦2♥, and Bryan Ducharme of Deepstacks Poker League called with Q♣4♣.
Stepanian continued on the 7♠3♣5♥ flop for 1,000,000. Ducharme stuck around with a call.
Both players checked the 10♣ turn to bring the Q♠ river.
Stepanian shoved and was snap-called by Ducharme as Ducharme took down a consequential pot to retake the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,100,000
2,850,000
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2,850,000 |
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2,625,000
2,850,000
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2,850,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Bryan Ducharme of No Limit Pub Poker Tour limped on the button, and Richard Stepanian checked from the big blind to bring the 3♣3♦6♣ flop.
Stepanian bet 500,000 and was called by Ducharme to bring the 5♥.
This did not slow down Stepanian, who bet 900,000 as Ducharme folded to yield the pot and the chip lead to Stepanian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,475,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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4,250,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Bryan Ducharme of No Limit Pub Poker Tour raised on the button to 800,000. Richard Stepanian of Eastern Poker League defended his big blind.
Stepanian shoved on the 8♠2♥J♠ flop and Ducharme folded to pull Stepanian close to even in the heads up match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,050,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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4,675,000
1,625,000
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1,625,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Bryan Ducharme of No Limit Pub Poker Tour limped from the small blind, and Richard Stepanian of Eastern Poker League checked.
The flop came 9♦7♠9♣ before Stepanian ripped it in and was called by Ducharme to be at risk for the tournament title.
Richard Stepanian: Q♣8♣
Bryan Ducharme: 7♦2♦
Ducharme had his opponent on the ropes, but the 4♣ turn gave Stepanian plenty of outs.
The 6♣ river completed Stepanian's flush to double him early in teh heads up match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,750,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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3,050,000
1,675,000
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1,675,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Bryan Ducharme of No Limit Pub Poker Tour got the hand started with a limp from the small blind, and Glenda Ricci of Eastern Poker Tour checked her big blind.
The flop came 7♣8♦6♦. Ducharme checked, and Ricci bet 400,000. Ducharme called.
Ducharme checked again on the Q♣ turn. Ricci bet 800,000, but Ducharme opted to check-raise all-in to put Ricci at risk for 2,150,000. Ricci called.
Glenda Ricci: Q♥10♣
Bryan Ducharme: K♣8♥
Ricci was ahead of Ducharme with a pair of queens, but the river was not what she was hoping for as it came the K♠ to give Ducharme two pair and eliminate Ricci.
Ricci bagged $10,500 for her finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,050,000
3,300,000
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3,300,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Bryan Ducharme of No Limit Pub Poker Tour raised to 350,000 on the button with A♠7♣ and was called by Richard Stepanian of Eastern Poker Tour from the big blind with Q♠J♣.
The flop came 6♣7♦2♣ before Stepanian checked. Ducharme bet 350,000, which garnered a fold from Stepanian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,750,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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1,375,000 | |
