2022 Live Updates
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June 15, 2022 @ 08:43 AM
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
| 31 | 1 | Matthew Jones | 1,040,000 | 26 |
| 31 | 2 | Varun Mehrotra | 150,000 | 4 |
| 31 | 3 | Ryan Plump | 265,000 | 7 |
| 31 | 4 | Gerry Gulick | 300,000 | 8 |
| 31 | 5 | Steven Morey | 145,000 | 4 |
| 31 | 6 | Ronald Smith | 270,000 | 7 |
| 31 | 7 | Edward Lockwood | 265,000 | 7 |
| 31 | 8 | Jennifer Strecker | 150,000 | 4 |
| 31 | 9 | Robert Womack | 280,000 | 7 |
| 32 | 1 | Richard Stepanian | 125,000 | 3 |
| 32 | 2 | Andrea Willbur | 295,000 | 7 |
| 32 | 3 | Wayne White | 180,000 | 5 |
| 32 | 4 | Nancy Petermann | 510,000 | 13 |
| 32 | 5 | Stephen Rose | 275,000 | 7 |
| 32 | 6 | Matijames Eaton | 460,000 | 12 |
| 32 | 7 | James Schnitzer | 1,305,000 | 33 |
| 32 | 8 | Ruben Vancelette | 1,055,000 | 26 |
| 32 | 9 | Carlous Collins | 1,180,000 | 30 |
| 33 | 1 | Ronny Perrin | 895,000 | 22 |
| 33 | 2 | Philip Hovey | 480,000 | 12 |
| 33 | 3 | Johnny Driggans | 100,000 | 3 |
| 33 | 4 | Kourtney Sims | 565,000 | 14 |
| 33 | 5 | Patrick Aguiar | 365,000 | 9 |
| 33 | 6 | Adam Iaccarino | 575,000 | 14 |
| 33 | 8 | Joshua Mordenti | 1,565,000 | 39 |
| 33 | 9 | Carlin Soto | 340,000 | 9 |
| 34 | 1 | Zachary Preta | 150,000 | 4 |
| 34 | 2 | Shannon Bryant | 855,000 | 21 |
| 34 | 3 | Brian Lundy | 145,000 | 4 |
| 34 | 4 | Aaron Groover | 810,000 | 20 |
| 34 | 5 | Sonia Dasilva | 540,000 | 14 |
| 34 | 6 | Martin Bender | 855,000 | 21 |
| 34 | 7 | John Kelly | 425,000 | 11 |
| 34 | 9 | Wendy Murphy | 810,000 | 20 |
| 35 | 1 | Gary Rosenthal | 385,000 | 10 |
| 35 | 2 | Charles Moses | 325,000 | 8 |
| 35 | 3 | Michael Reesman | 1,240,000 | 31 |
| 35 | 4 | Patrick Terek | 790,000 | 20 |
| 35 | 5 | William Miranda | 490,000 | 12 |
| 35 | 6 | Billy Hayes | 700,000 | 18 |
| 35 | 7 | Robert Oswald | 135,000 | 3 |
| 35 | 8 | Yette Siverman | 240,000 | 6 |
| 35 | 9 | David Shepherd | 370,000 | 9 |
| 36 | 1 | Sandy McConnel | 75,000 | 2 |
| 36 | 2 | Rafael Jimenez | 100,000 | 3 |
| 36 | 3 | Nicholas Sims | 560,000 | 14 |
| 36 | 4 | Roger Pettit | 635,000 | 16 |
| 36 | 6 | Donnie Covington | 960,000 | 24 |
| 36 | 7 | Hasani Budd | 480,000 | 12 |
| 36 | 8 | Amanda Antonio | 550,000 | 14 |
| 36 | 9 | Wasim Soomro | 315,000 | 8 |
| 37 | 1 | Matthew Bubelnik | 540,000 | 14 |
| 37 | 2 | Jeffrey Bowden | 180,000 | 5 |
| 37 | 3 | Ellen Schirmer | 155,000 | 4 |
| 37 | 4 | Lakishia Jefferson | 470,000 | 12 |
| 37 | 5 | Daniel Scotto | 375,000 | 9 |
| 37 | 6 | Roy Carson | 1,000,000 | 25 |
| 37 | 7 | Stefano Berio | 445,000 | 11 |
| 37 | 8 | Charles McCaughey | 180,000 | 5 |
| 37 | 9 | Nathaniel Helms | 1,280,000 | 32 |
June 14, 2022 @ 08:45 PM
After 10 hours of play Day 1b has officially come to an end. The final flight of three attracted a total of 490 entries, adding an $90,050 to the prize pool. Between the three flights, there were a total of 1,240 entries.
54 players reached the money on Day 1b, earning the minimum cash of $500 but just 25 were remaining at the end of 16 and a half levels.Mike Schnitzer found himself at the top of the leaderboard in Day 1b, with 1,305,000 in chips.
Mike Reesman bagged the second highest stack with 1,200,040, followed by Matthew Jones with 1,040,000 to round the top three.
Bar Poker Open World Championships Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Schnitzer | 1,305,000 |
| 2 | Mike Reesman | 1,200,040 |
| 3 | Matthew Jones | 1,040,000 |
| 4 | Roy Carson | 1,000,000 |
| 5 | Martin Bender | 855,000 |
| 6 | Billy Hayes | 700,000 |
| 7 | Roger Pettit | 635,000 |
| 8 | Kourtney Sims | 565,000 |
| 9 | Amanda Antonino | 550,000 |
| 10 | Hasani Budd | 480,000 |
The 26 players who bagged Flight A, will be joined with the 11 from Flight B and the 25 from Flight C on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Play will continue until they reach the final table which will be played out on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and will be live-streamed.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the Bar Poker Open World Championships at Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.
June 14, 2022 @ 08:29 PM
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
| 31 | 1 | Matthew Jones | 1,040,000 | 26 |
| 31 | 2 | Varun Mehrotra | 150,000 | 4 |
| 31 | 3 | Ryan Plump | 265,000 | 7 |
| 31 | 4 | Gerry Gulick | 300,000 | 8 |
| 31 | 5 | Steven Morey | 145,000 | 4 |
| 31 | 6 | Ronald Smith | 270,000 | 7 |
| 31 | 7 | Edward Lockwood | 265,000 | 7 |
| 31 | 8 | Jennifer Strecker | 150,000 | 4 |
| 31 | 9 | Robert Womack | 280,000 | 7 |
| 32 | 1 | Richard Stepanian | 125,000 | 3 |
| 32 | 2 | Andrea Willbur | 295,000 | 7 |
| 32 | 3 | Wayne White | 180,000 | 5 |
| 32 | 4 | Nancy Petermann | 510,000 | 13 |
| 32 | 5 | Stephen Rose | 275,000 | 7 |
| 32 | 6 | Matijames Eaton | 460,000 | 12 |
| 32 | 7 | James Schnitzer | 1,305,000 | 33 |
| 32 | 8 | Ruben Vancelette | 1,055,000 | 26 |
| 32 | 9 | Carlous Collins | 1,180,000 | 30 |
| 33 | 1 | Ronny Perrin | 895,000 | 22 |
| 33 | 2 | Philip Hovey | 480,000 | 12 |
| 33 | 3 | Johnny Driggans | 100,000 | 3 |
| 33 | 4 | Kourtney Sims | 565,000 | 14 |
| 33 | 5 | Patrick Aguiar | 365,000 | 9 |
| 33 | 6 | Adam Iaccarino | 575,000 | 14 |
| 33 | 8 | Joshua Mordenti | 1,565,000 | 39 |
| 33 | 9 | Carlin Soto | 340,000 | 9 |
| 34 | 1 | Zachary Preta | 150,000 | 4 |
| 34 | 2 | Shannon Bryant | 855,000 | 21 |
| 34 | 3 | Brian Lundy | 145,000 | 4 |
| 34 | 4 | Aaron Groover | 810,000 | 20 |
| 34 | 5 | Sonia Dasilva | 540,000 | 14 |
| 34 | 6 | Martin Bender | 855,000 | 21 |
| 34 | 7 | John Kelly | 425,000 | 11 |
| 34 | 9 | Wendy Murphy | 810,000 | 20 |
| 35 | 1 | Gary Rosenthal | 385,000 | 10 |
| 35 | 2 | Charles Moses | 325,000 | 8 |
| 35 | 3 | Michael Reesman | 1,240,000 | 31 |
| 35 | 4 | Patrick Terek | 790,000 | 20 |
| 35 | 5 | William Miranda | 490,000 | 12 |
| 35 | 6 | Billy Hayes | 700,000 | 18 |
| 35 | 7 | Robert Oswald | 135,000 | 3 |
| 35 | 8 | Yette Siverman | 240,000 | 6 |
| 35 | 9 | David Shepherd | 370,000 | 9 |
| 36 | 1 | Sandy McConnel | 75,000 | 2 |
| 36 | 2 | Rafael Jimenez | 100,000 | 3 |
| 36 | 3 | Nicholas Sims | 560,000 | 14 |
| 36 | 4 | Roger Pettit | 635,000 | 16 |
| 36 | 6 | Donnie Covington | 960,000 | 24 |
| 36 | 7 | Hasani Budd | 480,000 | 12 |
| 36 | 8 | Amanda Antonio | 550,000 | 14 |
| 36 | 9 | Wasim Soomro | 315,000 | 8 |
| 37 | 1 | Matthew Bubelnik | 540,000 | 14 |
| 37 | 2 | Jeffrey Bowden | 180,000 | 5 |
| 37 | 3 | Ellen Schirmer | 155,000 | 4 |
| 37 | 4 | Lakishia Jefferson | 470,000 | 12 |
| 37 | 5 | Daniel Scotto | 375,000 | 9 |
| 37 | 6 | Roy Carson | 1,000,000 | 25 |
| 37 | 7 | Stefano Berio | 445,000 | 11 |
| 37 | 8 | Charles McCaughey | 180,000 | 5 |
| 37 | 9 | Nathaniel Helms | 1,280,000 | 32 |
June 14, 2022 @ 08:21 PM
| Mike Schnitzer | 1,305,000 | 65,000  |
| Mike Reesman | 1,200,040 | 874,040 |
| Matthew Jones | 1,040,000 | -65,000  |
| Roy Carson | 1,000,000 | 712,000 |
| Martin Bender | 855,000 | 245,000 |
| Billy Hayes | 700,000 | -350,000 |
| Roger Pettit | 635,000 | 635,000 |
| Kourtney Sims | 565,000 | 565,000 |
| Amanda Antonino | 550,000 | 107,000 |
| Hasani Budd | 480,000 | 480,000 |
| Kishia Jefferson | 470,000 | 85,000 |
| Mati Eaton | 460,000 | 460,000 |
| Jan Scotto | 375,000 | 120,000 |
| Rock Shepherd | 370,000 | 370,000 |
| Carlin Soto | 340,000 | 340,000 |
| Andrea Willbur | 295,000 | -75,000 |
| Ryan Plump | 265,000 | 265,000 |
| Lynn Silverman | 240,000 | -95,000 |
| Charles McCaughey | 180,000 | 180,000 |
| Jeff Bowden | 180,000 | 180,000 |
| Wayne White | 180,000 | 180,000 |
| Brian Lundy | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Ed Lockwood | 135,000 | 54,000 |
| Robert Oswald | 135,000 | 0 |
| Richard Stepanian | 125,000 | 125,000 |
June 14, 2022 @ 07:55 PM
Elliott Dunner had been grinding a short stack for quite some time and finally put his last 25,000 in the pot under the gun. Martin Bender called in the small blind and Rock Shephard checked his option.
Both Bender and Shephard checked it down on the 
board and Bender opened 
, making a pair of sevens. Shephard tabled 
for two pair and Dunner had missed the board with 
.
Play has come to an end in Day 1b as they have started to bag their chips for Day 2 tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
| Rock Shephard | 420,000 | 420,000 |
| Elliott Dunner | 0 | 0 |
June 14, 2022 @ 07:01 PM
Jan Scotto was at risk for her tournament life with about 120,000 in chips.
She had pocket queens and was called by ace-three. She managed to fade the ace as she secured the double up as they go down to three tables in Day 1b.
| Jan Scotto | 255,000 |
June 14, 2022 @ 06:49 PM
Matthew Jones limped under the gun before the small blind called and the big blind jammed for about 170,000. Jones took some time and made the call while the small blind got out of the way.
Big blind: 
Matthew Jones:
Jones had him out pipped and was able to hold as the board ran out 
.
| Matthew Jones | 1,150,000 | 364,000 |
June 14, 2022 @ 06:41 PM
The action folded around to the hijack who raised to 75,000. Michael Thompson was in the big blind and called off his stack of 24,000.
Michael Thompson: 
Hijack: 
"Good luck," said the all-in Thompson as he stood up to shake his opponent's hand.
The flop of 
wasn't looking promising for Thompson as his opponent flopped an open-ended straight draw. The 
hit the turn thought giving him the lead and the river was the for Thompson to survive.
| Michael Thompson | 80,000 | -3,000 |
June 14, 2022 @ 06:32 PM
A player was at risk with less than the big blind and Mike Schnitzer was the one looking to close the deal.
Short-Stacked Player: 
Mike Schnitzer:
Schnitzer was ahead with the ace-high and the flop of 
all but sealed it. The hit the turn giving the all-in player a gutshot straight draw but the board paired with the on the river as he waited for a payout ticket.
| Mike Schnitzer | 1,010,000 |