2022 Live Updates

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Break Time

June 14, 2022 @ 01:01 PM

First 15-minute break of the day.

Some Updated Chip Counts

June 14, 2022 @ 01:01 PM

Amanda Antonino135,000
Mike Reesman110,000
Paul Russo57,00057,000
Jayson Mintz52,60052,600
Steve Wunderlich27,0002,000
Matt Bubelnik26,000-514,000
Law Curley22,200-2,800
Slade Edmonds20,400-4,600
Ron Mangiarelli18,20018,200
Set for Cummings

June 14, 2022 @ 12:40 PM

Dylan Cummings

On a turn of , Dylan Cummings checked to Roy Carson who tossed in a bet of 3,400. The third player in the hand quickly folded and Cummings made the call.

The completed the board and once Cummings checked, Carson fired 6,000 and was instantly called by Cummings. Carson tabled and Cummings scooped the pot with , turning a set of sevens.

Dylan Cummings66,0000
Roy Carson15,20015,200
O'Neil is Not Letting Jones Crack his Aces

June 14, 2022 @ 12:24 PM

Chris O'Neil

Matthew Jones limped under the gun and Chris O'Neil raised to 2,300 next to act. The table folded around to Jones and he made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of and Jones check-called a bet of 2,600 from O'Neil.

The hit the turn and Jones checked to O'Neil again, and O'Neil fired out a bet of 6,600. Jones paused for a moment and pushed his cards towards the middle.

"I'm not letting you crack them again!" said O'Neil as he tabled .

Allegedly Jones has already cracked aces three times in this tournament.

Matthew Jones114,0000
Chris O'Neil48,3000
Berling Takes Fires Twice

June 14, 2022 @ 12:04 PM

Curt Berling

Curt Beling limped in early position, followed by the button and small blind before Scott Hall checked his option.

The dealer fanned a flop of , Hall checked and Berling tossed out a bet of 1,000. Both the button and small blind quickly folded and Hall made the call.

The hit the turn and Hall checked to Berling who fired a black chip across the line for a bet of 5,000. Hall quickly mucked his hand and the dealer pushed the pot to Berling.

Scott Hall37,50012,500
Curt Berling13,20013,200
Tully Runs Out a Full House to Eliminate Brink

June 14, 2022 @ 11:51 AM

Steve Tully

Glen Brink was seen all-in with his short-stack on the flop and it was Steve Tully putting him at risk for his tournament life.

Glen Brink:
Steve Tully:

Tully had flopped top pair and the turn and river improved him to a full house as Brink left the table.

Steve Tully15,000
Glen Brink0-25,000
Gulick Refuses to Show

June 14, 2022 @ 11:44 AM

Peggy Gulick

Eight players limped in to see the flop and the action checked to Peggy Gulick as she fired out a bet of 5,000. The table started tossing in their cards as one table mate said, "If i guess your hand will you show it?"

Gulick politely declined and passed her cards back to the dealer.

Peggy Gulick14,40014,400
Some Early Entrants in Day 1b

June 14, 2022 @ 11:31 AM

Law Curley25,00025,000
Glen Brink25,00025,000
Slade Edmonds25,000
Scott Hall25,00025,000
Steve Wunderlich25,00025,000
Rafael Jimenez25,0001,000
Doug Morris25,00025,000
Ed Lockwood25,000-240,000
Cards in the Air

June 14, 2022 @ 11:01 AM

The tournament director has instructed the dealer to shuffle up and deal.

2022 Bar Poker Open Day 1b Begins at 11:00 a.m

June 14, 2022 @ 10:31 AM

Golden Nugget The Grand

The second chance flight for all players who took a shot in Day 1 begins at 11:00 a.m.

Day 1 attracted a combined total of 750 entries and generated a prize pool of $138,750. At the end of the Day it was Josh Mortenti bagging the chip lead with 1,665,000 in chips.

All entrants will receive a 20,000 starting stack and have an optional add-on for $10 for an additional 5,000 chips at registration.

Blinds will begin at 100/200 and levels will be 30-minutes in length. There will be a 15-minute break after every fourth level and play. Play will continue until just five percent of the field remain and the top ten percent will reach the money.

All three flights will combine on Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. and play down until the final table. Day 3 will be on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

Day 1 Flight A and B have Come to and End

June 14, 2022 @ 02:53 AM

Josh Mordenti

The 2022 Bar Poker Open at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas Day 1 Flight A and B have come to an end. The first flight of the day had a total of 531 entries, creating a total prize pool of $98,235. The second flight of the day attracted a total of 219 entries, adding $40,515 to the prize pool.

Twenty-six players found a bag in Day 1 Flight A, and 11 players in Flight B. Josh Mordenti bagged the overall chip lead between the two flights with an impressive stack of 1,665,000. Carlous Collins bagged second in chips, with 1,180,000, followed closely by Ruben Vancelette with 1,055,000 to round the top three.

There will be one more chance to find a bag as Day 1b is at 11:00 a.m on Tuesday for all second chance players. Day 1b will add their prize pool to the combined total and all flights will come together on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.

Day 2 will be eight-handed and will play down to the final table before bagging and the final table will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and will be live-streamed.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for your updates throughout the rest of the event.

Day 1 Flight A and B Combined Chip Counts

June 14, 2022 @ 02:53 AM

Josh Mordenti1,665,0000
Carlous Collins1,180,0000
Ruben Vancelette1,055,0000
Don Covington960,0000
Ronny Perrin895,0000
Shannon Bryant855,0000
Wendy Murphy810,0000
Aaron Groover810,0000
Patrick Terek790,0000
Adam Iaccarino575,0000
Nick Sims560,0000
Matt Bubelnik540,0000
Sonia Dasilva540,0000
Nancy Peterman510,0000
William Miranda490,0000
Phil Hovey480,0000
Stafano Bario445,0000
John Kelly425,0000
Gary Rosenthal385,0000
Pat Aguiar365,0000
Charles Moses325,0000
Wasim Soomro315,0000
Gerry Gulick300,0000
Bob Womack280,0000
Nate Helms280,0000
Stephen Rose275,0000
Ronnie Smith270,0000
Ed Lockwood265,0000
Yette Lynn Silverman170,0000
Ellen Schimer155,0000
Zach Preta150,0000
Varun Mehrotra150,0000
Jennifer Strecker150,0000
Steve Morey145,0000
Johnny Driggans100,0000
Rafael Jimenez100,0000
Sandy Mcconnell75,0000
End of Day 1 Flight B Chip Counts

June 14, 2022 @ 02:43 AM

Don Covington960,000400,000
Aaron Groover810,000410,000
Nick Sims560,000-300,000
Sonia Dasilva540,000
Pat Aguiar365,00010,000
Wasim Soomro315,000-70,000
Bob Womack280,00069,000
Nate Helms280,000-980,000
Varun Mehrotra150,000-600,000
Jennifer Strecker150,00020,000
Sandy Mcconnell75,000-350,000
Roller Coaster Hand Sends Final 11 into Day 2 as St Lawrent Busts

June 14, 2022 @ 02:13 AM

Nancy St Lawrent

Nancy St Lawrent shoved her last 60,000 under the gun and Nate Helms three-bet to 125,000 in the cutoff.

Nancy St Lawrent:
Nate Helms:

St Lawrent had run into a better ace but the flop gave her some split pot outs. The hit on the turn giving her the lead but the fell on the river, sending her home in 12th place.

Only 11 players remain and are currently bagging for Day 2.

Nate Helms1,260,000932,000
Nancy StLawrent0-180,000
St Lawrent Flops a Straight

June 14, 2022 @ 01:45 AM

Nancy St Lawrent

Jennifer Strecker raised all-in in middle position and the action folded around to Nancy St Lawrent in the big blind who called off her stack of 60,000 total.

Nancy St Lawrent:
Jennifer Strecker:

The dealer fanned a flop of , giving St Lawrent a straight on the flop and the board completed with the on the turn and the on the river.

Nancy StLawrent180,00026,000
Jennifer Strecker130,00010,000

2022 Photo Gallery

Payouts

1: Thomas Nefcy

$37115 USD

2: Kourtney Sims

$25385 USD

3: John Kelly (MA)

$16615 USD

4: Carlin Soto

$11460 USD

5: Adam Iaccarino

$8800 USD

6: Ruben Vancelette

$7335 USD

7: Michael Schnitzer

$6120 USD

8: Martin Bender

$4915 USD

9: Carlous Collins

$3710 USD

10: Wasin Soomro

$3060 USD

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11: Bilie Hayes

$3060 USD

12: Roy Carson

$3060 USD

13: Stefano Bario

$2415 USD

14: Edward Lockwood

$2415 USD

15: Matthew Jones

$2415 USD

16: Mati Eaton

$2045 USD

17: Richard Stepanian

$2045 USD

18: Michael Reesman

$2045 USD

19: Shannon Byrant

$1725 USD

20: Yette Silverman

$1725 USD

21: Wendy Murphy

$1725 USD

22: Nathan Helms

$1445 USD

23: Nicholas Sims

$1445 USD

24: Hasani Budd

$1445 USD

25: Zachary Preta

$1245 USD

26: Joshua Mordenti

$1245 USD

27: Robert Womack

$1245 USD

28: Philip Hovey

$1085 USD

29: Gerry Gulick

$1085 USD

30: Matthew Bubelink

$1085 USD

31: Aaron Groover

$1085 USD

32: Sonia Dasilva

$1085 USD

33: Nancy Peterman

$1085 USD

34: Johnny Driggans

$1085 USD

35: Amanda Antonino

$1085 USD

36: Roger Pettit

$1085 USD

37: Donnie Covington

$935 USD

38: Jeffrey Bowden

$935 USD

39: Andrea Willbur

$935 USD

40: David Shephard

$935 USD

41: Patrick Terek

$935 USD

42: Ryan Plump

$935 USD

43: Wayne White

$935 USD

44: Ronny Perrin

$935 USD

45: Charles Moses

$935 USD

46: Stephen Rose

$800 USD

47: Lakishia Jefferson

$800 USD

48: Charles McCaughey

$800 USD

49: Janice Curryscotto

$800 USD

50: Ronald Smith

$800 USD

51: William Miranda

$800 USD

52: Ellen Schimer

$800 USD

53: Varun Mehrotra

$800 USD

54: Rafael Jimenez

$800 USD

55: Gary Rosenthal

$680 USD

56: Jennifer Strecker

$680 USD

57: Sandy Mcconnell

$680 USD

58: Robert Oswald

$680 USD

59: Patrick Augiar

$680 USD

60: Steven Morey

$680 USD

Top Chip Counts

1: Tommy Nefcy

31,000,000 Chips

2: Kourtney Sims

Busted

3: John Kelly (MA)

Busted

4: Carlin Soto

Busted

5: Adam Iaccarino

Busted

6: Ruben Vancelette

Busted

7: Mike Schnitzer

Busted

8: Martin Bender

Busted

9: Carlous Collins

Busted

10: Wasim Soomro

Busted

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