$400 BPO Florida World Championship Day 1a | 2026 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship

03-07-2026 17:32 UTC-4

Lucky Lady for Scheel

Erick Torres

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Lynn Scheel of No Limit Pub Poker Tour got it started with a raise to 10,000 from early position. A player from late position jammed for 22,000, and Scheel called to put them at risk.

Opponent: A♠A♦ All in
Lynn Scheel: Q♥Q♠

Scheel stayed behind on the 9♦2♥K♦ flop.

The 7♣ turn was of no consequence, but Scheel cracked the aces on the Q♣ river to vault ahead and take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lynn Scheel	87,500 87,500	87,500

Tags: Lynn Scheel No Limit Pub Poker Tour

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

03-07-2026 17:21 UTC-4

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Erick Torres

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

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03-07-2026 17:17 UTC-4

Set for Ducharme

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Erick Torres

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

Bryan Ducharme of No Limit Pub Poker Tour limped under the gun before the button limped also. The small blind made it 12,000, which was called by Ducharme. The button folded.

The small blind went all-in on the 5♣10♦6♣ flop, which led to a quick call from Ducharme to put the small blind at risk.

Opponent: J♣J♥ All in
Bryan Ducharme: 5♦5♠

Ducharme was well ahead after spiking his five to hit a set on the flop.

The 4♠ turn and the 10♠ river changed nothing as Ducharme took down the pot and eliminated his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Ducharme	162,000 162,000	162,000

Tags: Bryan Ducharme

03-07-2026 17:05 UTC-4

Koonce Doubles Through McNamara

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Erick Torres

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

Nathaniel McNamara raised to 4,000 from early position before he was called by the cutoff. Derrick Koonce wanted to play for it all and jammed for 24,000 from the small blind.

McNamara called, and the cutoff folded.

Derrick Koonce: Q♠Q♥ All in
Nathaniel McNamara: 9♣9♦

Koonce avoided any pitfalls as the board came 5♠J♠6♥10♦7♥ to award Koonce the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derrick Koonce	51,000 51,000	51,000
Nathaniel McNamara	25,500 25,500	25,500

Tags: Derrick Koonce Nathaniel McNamara

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

03-07-2026 16:38 UTC-4

Break Time

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Erick Torres

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

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

03-07-2026 16:38 UTC-4

Two Pair for Haxhia

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Erick Torres

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

There were approximately 5,400 in the middle on a board that read A♣8♦4♥K♥J♠ when Vangjel Haxhia put out a river bet of 3,100.

His opponent deliberated before he made the call.

Haxhia showed A♦J♣ for two pair to take it down as his opponent tossed his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vangjel Haxhia	38,000

Tags: Vangjel Haxhia

03-07-2026 16:29 UTC-4

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Erick Torres

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

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03-07-2026 16:24 UTC-4

Brown Cracks Aces

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Erick Torres

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

The under-the-gun player limped before Cat Brown of No Limit Pub Poker Tour also limped. The next seat over decided to go all-in for 20,800. The under-the-gun player folded, but Brown put in the call after giving it some thought to put her opponent at risk.

Opponent: A♥A♦ All in
Cat Brown: 6♥6♦

The flop was safe for the pocket aces of her opponent when it came 10♣5♠Q♥.

The 4♥ turn changed nothing, but the river was lightning in a bottle for Brown who hit the 6♠ to improve to a set and crack the aces of her opponent.