Johnny Hernandez fired a bet of 6,000 into the middle after the 2♥J♠7♠ flop, only to be raised and put to the test for the rest of his stack. After taking some time, Hernandez made the call.
Johnny Hernandez: K♠J♣ 
Opponent: J♥9♥
Hernandez was in front with his king kicker, holding through the 10♣ turn and 10♥ river to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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78,000 |
Day 1 of the $34,000 Championship saw a total of 291 entries.
The final 16 players will earn $150 and advance to Day 2. In addition, tonight's chip leader will win a Bar Poker Open $400 hotel & seat package.
Al Mercier and Don Carroll were heads up in the blinds and the dealer fanned out the 3♣2♣4♠ flop.
Mercier led out from the small blind for 4,000 and called when Carroll announced a raise to 8,000.
The J♦ turn brought a check from Mercier, calling again after Carroll fired another 8,000. Both players slowed down with checks on the A♣ river.
Carroll showed A♠5♠ for a straight, while Mercier tabled Q♣J♣ for a flush to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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51,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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47,000
47,000
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47,000 |
The 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship will return to the Golden Nugget this summer, and PokerNews will have full coverage!
The action includes the $365 Vegas World Championship and $1,000 Pro-Am events from June 8-13.
Last summer, Miguel “The Mountain” Medrano took down the title and top prize of $100,000. The 2025 edition will once again award $100,000 to the champion, part of the estimated $400,000 prize pool.
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Players have been sent on a 30-minute lunch break.
Action will resume at approximately 1:30 p.m. local time.
Players looking to take their seats for the $34,000 Championship have roughly 40 minutes left until registration closes.
The $1,650 High Roller final table will resume at 2:00 p.m. local time, with the Eastern Poker Tour stream on a 30-minute delay.
With the board showing 2♣8♣K♦, Aaron Rivera led out from middle position for 6,000. The call was made and the dealer revealed the 2♠ turn, with both players checking.
Rivera checked again on the 5♠ river, taking some time after facing a bet of 12,000. Rivera announced a call and tabled 6♥6♦ for two pair, taking down the pot as his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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46,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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James Czolada called a bet of 4,000 on the 3♠10♠7♣ flop before both players checked the 8♣ turn.
Czolada was facing another bet of 4,000 after the 10♣ river, taking a moment before raising to 9,000.
The raise was called and Czolada showed A♣10♥. His opponent tabled Q♣10♦, with Czolada's ace kicker playing to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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49,000 |
