The 261 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.

Phil Hovey decided last minute to try to qualify for the 2022 Bar Poker Open as his friend Chris O'Neil had already won a seat.

Hovey wanted to join O'Neil in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker so he decided to load up his account online for some tokens. It didn't take long for him to qualify as his first attempt went perfect, winning the entire package.

Hovey is still in the tournament with a slightly below-average stack and is looking to continue to build his stack and capture the Bar Poker Open Championship title.

Doug Morris	127,000	103,000
Ron Mangiarelli	72,000	52,800
Stefano Bario	48,000	8,000
Phil Hovey	35,500	35,500

Roy Carson raised under the gun to 4,000 and was called by the small blind and the big blind went all-in for his last 2,200.

The dealer fanned a flop of and once checked to, Carson continued with a bet, forcing the third player out of the pot.

Big blind:
Roy Carson:

Both players flopped a pair but Carson was ahead with top pair. The turn and river were no help for the big blind as he stood up from the table.

Roy Carson

57,000

57,000

Edward Tully limped in early position followed by the small blind before the big blind checked their option.

The dealer fanned a flop of , the small blind checked and the big blind put out a bet of 2,100. Tully called and the small blind check-raised all-in for 10,800. After a couple of seconds the big blind called off their stack of roughly 3,800 and Tully instantly called.

Small blind:
Big Blind:
Edward Tully:

Both Tully and the small blind had flopped trip aces and the turn and river improved Tully to a full house, eliminating both of his opponents.

Edward Tully

67,000

67,000

With two players already all-in, the flop read . The main pot was roughly 25,000 with a side pot of about 30,000. Law Curley bet 6,300 and the only remaining opponent with chips went into the tank before calling, creating a third pot.

The turn and river were checked down and Curley showed , making two pair, tens, and twos with a queen kicker. The opponent in the third pot attempted to muck before the dealer tabled his as all hands need to be shown in an all-in pot.

Both the all-in players were eliminated from the table as they showed the and the , sending a monstrous sized pot to Curley.

Law Curley

106,000

106,000

On the turn, Chris Duran was heads-up in the small blind against the big blind and check-called a bet of 6,000.

The hit the river and once Duran checked, his opponent quickly checked back. Duran tabled for two pair on the flop and his opponent showed the before his cards hit the muck.

Chris Duran

71,000

71,000

With both hands already being shown, Michael Frey had his opponent at risk for roughly 10,000 in chips.

Opponent:
Michael Frey:

The dealer fanned a flop of , giving both players a set. The board completed with the on the turn and the on the river, giving both players a full house but Frey took down the pot with aces full of fours as his opponent hit the rail.

The players are currently on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Seven players limped in to see the flop and the action checked to Scott Hall as he put in a bet of 1,500. Both the button and the early position limper made the call.

The landed on the turn and the early position player checked to Hall before he fired in 3,500. The button folded and the early position player made the call.

The completed the board and once checked to, Hall fired for a third time, this time putting 6,000 across the line. His opponent instantly tossed their cards into the muck and the dealer shipped the pot to Hall.

Scott Hall (US)

75,000

75,000

Four players put in 1,600 each and the flop came . Steve Wunderlich checked from the small blind and the big blind checked before there was a bet of 2,000. The player last to act made the call and Wunderlich called as well.

The landed on the turn and all three players checked.

When the hit the river, Wunderlich paused for about 10 seconds. Eventually, he asked the dealer if it was on him and fired out a bet of 2,000. Only the player in late position made the call and Wunderlich tabled , making queens and sevens and his opponent mucked his hand.

Steve Wunderlich

38,500

38,500

Jayson Mintz limped in early position before the cutoff and the small blind called and the big blind checked their option.

The dealer fanned a flop of and Mintz check-called a bet of 3,000 from the cutoff, while the rest of the players got out of the way.

The hit the turn and both players checked to see the on the river. Mintz fired out a bet of 1,100 and the cutoff mucked his hand.

Mintz told PokerNews after the hand that he had for two pair on the flop.

Steve Morey	85,000	85,000
Jayson Mintz	50,200	50,200

With five players in, and about 5,000 chips in the middle, the flop read . The small blind led out for 700 and was called by Mary Stevenson next to act, as well as three other players behind.

The fell on the turn and the small blind continued for a bet of 1,600 before Stevenson raised it to 5,000. The action quickly folded back to the original raiser who took a few moments before tossing his hand into the muck.

Mary Stevenson

21,300

21,300