Main Event Day 1a | Southern Poker Open

08-08-2019 19:11 UTC-4

The Guy That Got Bluffed

Brentharrington

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

"You want to get the name of the guy that got bluffed?" asked Brian Peel, "I just folded queens on a jack-seven-deuce rainbow board."

Peel was facing an all-in bet from Michael Vardeman. Vardeman was first to act and shoved the flop.

Peel tanked for a moment before folding to the veteran from the 173rd Airborne division.

Vardeman is now retired after working with the phone company.

He's married to his wife Polly and when asked how long he'd been married, he replied.

"Oh hell, I don't even know."

He never said what hand he had, but Peel was convinced that his queens were no good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Vardeman	24,000
Brian Peel	14,500

Tags: Michael Vardeman Brian Peel

08-08-2019 19:05 UTC-4

Update Your Chip Stacks with the My Stack App

Brentharrington

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Tags: My Stack App

08-08-2019 19:01 UTC-4

The First-Ever Southern Poker Open is Underway

Brentharrington

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Cards are in the air for the first-ever Southern Poker Open brought to you by RunGood Events.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

08-08-2019 16:21 UTC-4

History in the Making

MarkSlatcher

The Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City is celebrating the end of summer with the Southern Poker Open by RunGood Events.

The Texas hold'em tournament will be the first land-based poker tournament in property history, which will take place in the Horseshoe's Riverdome facility. The event offers a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool with a $420 buy-in; or, players can win a seat into the event via one of three $100 satellites. Five Day 1 flights are scheduled with surviving players returning on Sunday at noon to play down to a champion. For the full schedule of flights and satellites, click here.

The first flight of the event is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday. Players buying into the event will begin their tournament with 20,000 chips and must survive twelve 30-minute levels to make it through to Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entry are available until the start of Level 9 (approximately 10:30 p.m. local time). The structure employs the big-blind ante, for faster play throughout the event. For the full structure sheet, click here.

PokerNews will be on hand to cover this event from start to finish with player stories, monster pots, photos, and more.

Tags: Horseshoe Bossier City RunGood Events Southern Poker Open