There were over 15,000 already in the middle on a board that read 8♥5♦10♦6♠9♦ when Robert Savadge of the No Limit Pub Poker Tour bet 12,000 on the river. His opponent gave it considerable thought before he put in a call.
Savadge showed K♦6♦ for a flush. His opponent mucked his hand to award the pot to Savadge.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
A player from early position got it started with a raise to 800. The raise was called by Latasha Matthew from the small blind and the big blind.
It was checked to the original raiser on the 9♥5♣4♥ flop, who continued for 800. Matthew called and the big blind folded.
Both remaining players checked the A♦ turn was to bring the J♥ river. Matthew put out a bet of 3,000, and that was enough to get it done as her opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
The hand began with a raise to 800 by Peter Cote of the Eastern Poker Tour from early position. He was called by the cutoff and the button.
All three players checked the 2♣10♠7♦ flop to bring the 5♥ turn.
Cote fired 1,000, and the bet was enough as two players folded to yield the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
The camaraderie of the Bar Poker Open was on full display last November at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, with the final table lasting more than seven hours to determine a winner in the $400 Atlantic City Championship.
Albert Croteau was feeling the support from his home league, the Eastern Poker Tour, as he battled for the biggest moment of his poker career.
“Those are my people,” Croteau explained after defeating Anton Saich heads-up to earn the victory. “They were rooting for me on the live stream and just watching from their game that they were playing. So that just makes me feel great, the community that we got.”
Croteau rode that inspiration to the largest score of a career with results dating back to 2010, taking home $30,000 and the BPO trophy.
| Place | Player | League | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Croteau | Eastern Poker Tour | $30,000 |
| 2 | Anton Saich | New York Free Poker | $19,400 |
| 3 | Charles Gudaitis | Eastern Poker Tour | $13,060 |
| 4 | Vincent Loria | No Limit New York | $8,800 |
| 5 | Joseph Murray | Eastern Poker Tour | $6,400 |
| 6 | Patrick Martorella | New York Free Poker | $5,000 |
| 7 | Christopher White | New York Free Poker | $4,000 |
| 8 | Mariano Lisojo | New York Free Poker | $3,300 |
| 9 | Ryan Keiser | Riverchasers | $2,700 |
The hand began with a limp from the cutoff before the button raised to 700. Both blinds called, and the original limper also called to create a four-handed pot.
All four players checked the 2♠8♥K♦ flop to bring the 10♠ turn.
The small blind opted to bet 600 and was called by the other three players.
The K♠ river led to a bet of 1,200 from the small blind before Jimmy Stephan of No Limit Pub Poker Tour chose to respond with a raise to 3,000.
All three other players folded to award the pot to Stephan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Play has begun at the Bar Poker Open 2026 Florida World Championship.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The Bar Poker Open 2026 Florida World Championship is set to return to the Palm Beach Kennel Club Poker Room in West Palm Beach from March 7-9. Players will be vying for a piece of the $100,000 estimated prize pool after they have predominantly earned their seats through partner bar poker leagues to earn their shot. First place is guaranteed at least $20,000.
Players can qualify by earning Bar Poker Open Tokens at local bar events. Players can then redeem their tokens to enter private online qualifiers, held every Sunday to win tournament entries and full travel packages.
John Germano was the last winner of the Bar Poker Open Florida Championship in 2024. Germano outlasted a field of 396 players to win the first-place prize of $30,001 as well as a Club WPT Gold $5 million Guaranteed Passport worth $2,500 after he defeated Pierre Agenor to win the title.
| Place | Player | Country | League | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Germano | United States | Eastern Poker Tour | $30,001 |
| 2 | Pierre Agenor | United States | NLPPT | $15,055 |
| 3 | Albert Harris | United States | Al's Poker League | $8,864 |
| 4 | Gerald McKinney Jr. | United States | Easter Poker Tour | $7,114 |
| 5 | Patrick Martorella | United States | NYFP | $6,332 |
| 6 | Brandon Strickland | United States | Deepstacks Poker League | $3,565 |
| 7 | John Sarappa | United States | NLPPT | $2,864 |
| 8 | Christian Larsen | United States | Pykes Peak Poker | $2,841 |
| 9 | Pablo Sierra | United States | NLPPT | $2,475 |
There will be two starting flights with Day 1a beginning on March 7 at 11 a.m. Day 1b will take place on March 8 at 11 a.m., before players return for Day 2 on March 9 at 11 a.m. The tournament will then play down to a winner. Gorilla Gaming will produce and stream the final table of the championship with cards-up coverage as a new champion is crowned.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Mar 7 | 11 a.m. | $100,000+ Bar Poker Championship Day 1a |
| Sun, Mar 8 | 11 a.m. | $100,000+ Bar Poker Championship Day 1b |
| Mon, Mar 9 | 11 a.m. | Bar Poker Championship Day 2 & Final Table |
Players will begin the tournament with a starting stack of 30,000. Players are allowed a single re-entry. The top 10% cash from each flight advances to Day 2. The tournament will host 30-minute blind levels.
Players can qualify twice for Day 2. In this scenario, the player will keep the best stack and forfeit the lowest stack. The Bar Poker Open 2026 Florida World Championship will offer a $1,000 double bag bonus as a reward to the players who qualify twice for Day 2.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for full coverage of the Bar Poker Open 2026 Florida World Championship.
$400 BPO Florida World Championship
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