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Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Anthony Close was all in and at risk against Jason Mayes.
Anthony Close: 9♥9♦ 
Jason Mayes: A♣8♠
Mayes could not catch up on the 5♠8♣4♥7♣5♣ runout, as Close held to earn the double-up.
2026 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
$400 Vegas World Championship
Day: 1a1
Event Info
2026 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a1
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$345,720
Total Entries
1,032
Level
29
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
532
Players Left
27
Players Left 1 / 1,032
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Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 16
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante
The remaining 43 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Action will continue in Day 1a1 until just 27 stacks are left.
Level 16
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante
Cards were on their backs at table 7, with the dealer counting out Anthony Close's stack for Peter Cote to pay off the double-up.
Anthony Close: A♣5♥
Peter Cote: Q♠10♣
Close held through the A♥4♠Q♦J♥2♣ runout, as Cote counted out 139,000 and sent it to his left.
Level 16
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante
James Mayes had a bet of 42,000 sitting in the middle, with action on Robert Carswell in the big blind.
After taking a moment, Carswell moved all in to put the decision back on Mayes.
Mayes took some time of his own before opting to lay it down, and Carswell assured his opponent that he held a strong hand while picking up the pot.
Level 16
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante
Four-way action to the Q♦10♥J♦ flop saw Shannon Bryant moved all in before James Pratt made the call for less. The rest of the table folded, leaving Pratt at risk heads-up.
James Pratt: K♠9♠
Shannon Bryant: Q♥8♣
Bryant showed top pair with a straight draw, while Pratt tabled his flopped straight. The 9♥ turn and A♣ river left Pratt ahead, doubling his stack through Bryant.
Level: 16
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 160,000
Level 15
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
During action on the stone bubble, Kevin Dunning folded from the big blind and tabled AxAx with just two T-1,000 chips in front of him. Several hands later, Dunning took some time before folding and told the table that is was pocket kings this time.
As other players doubled up, Dunning was back in the big blind for his last 2,000 chips. Action folded around to Peter Cote in the small blind, and the cards were turned up.
Kevin Dunning: 10♣5♣
Peter Cote: J♠J♦
Dunning could not find any help on the Q♦9♠K♣3♠6♣ runout, falling just short of the money in 53rd place.
Level 15
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
As hand-for-hand play continued, Steven Romanelli got his short stack into the middle and held with AxQx to double up.
Shortly after, Romanelli was at risk again on the A♣8♥K♣ flop.
Romanelli turned over A♦5♥ for top pair, facing off against Q♠9♦ on his left. The K♠ turn and 10♥ river left Romanelli in front to stay alive again on the bubble.
Level 15
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Frank Johnson called an early position raise to 25,000 before Mehrdad Zomorrodi announced all in for his last 105,000. The original raiser folded, and Johnson made the call.
Mehrdad Zomorrodi: K♠Q♠
Frank Johnson: Q♦J♥
Zomorrodi survived the Q♥5♠A♠K♦3♥ runout, earning more than a double through Johnson.
