After an open to 2,000 and a call, the action folded to Todd Gundlach on the button, who reraised all in for a total of 6,600. The small blind folded and then Steven Kennedy then four-bet all in for around 80,000, forcing folds from the original raiser and caller.

Gundlach was at risk and the players tabled their hands.

Todd Gundlach:
Steven Kennedy:

The board ran out with Kennedy improving to a set of fours, eliminating Gundlach in the process.

Steven Kennedy	94,000	94,000
Todd Gundlach	0	0

The action started with Charles Glover opening to 1,600 from early position, action folded to Damien Gregoire who threw in two orange 5,000 chips stating "1,800", unaware that Glover had opened the action. The dealer informed players that this was just a call of Glover's original bet before the action continued to the blinds, of which only the small blind called.

The flop came and the small blind checked, as did Glover, only for Gregoire to bet out 4,000. Both players folded quickly and Gregoire, who has only just joined the field, is chipping up nicely early on.

Charles Glover	77,000	77,000
Damien Gregoire	29,000

Four players saw the flop of and elected to check to the turn, which fell .

Angela Allen bet out 4,000, into the pot of 5,200, Ellen Schirmer folded, as did Kevin Fox. Last to act was Stephanie Devito, who took her time before deciding the lay her hand down before Angela Allen flashed to show top pair and the nut flush draw.

Angela Allen	41,000
Kevin Fox	31,000	31,000
Stephanie Devito	23,000	23,000
Ellen Schirmer	17,000	-678,000

On a board of Quinton Vangundy checked over to Michael Thompson, who also checked behind to the river.

Vangundy cut out some chips, betting 3,000 into a pot of 3,500 and Thompson found the call.

Vangundy turned over for the straight and Thompson's cards swiftly hit the muck.

Quinton Vangundy	33,000	33,000
Rebecca Cole	22,500	22,500
Michael Thompson	15,000	15,000

Many players are back for another shot at bagging and tagging including notables such as defending champion Thomas Nefcy and Franses Bucolo, who went deep in Day 1a and made the cash, narrowly missing out on a Day 2 stack.

Also in the field is Chad Miller who is currently sitting next to his wife Lauren at Table 42. Chad is already into Day 2 with 1,300,000 chips, sitting second overall, but is back today to try and find a second bag and that additional $1,500 payout.

Chad Miller (ii)	25,000	25,000
Lauren Miller	25,000	25,000
Franses Bucolo	25,000	25,000
Matijames Eaton	25,000	25,000

Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the Bar Poker Open Championship with 254 entries so far and the blinds at 100/200.

Welcome back for Day 1b of the 2023 Bar Poker Open Championship at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas.

A total of 666 players fired in yesterday's two flights and 34 players found a bag, in what is shaping up to be the largest Bar Poker Open Championship event on record. This has generated a prize pool of $199,800 with today's flight set to be the largest of the three, and the event is guaranteed $100,000 for the 2023 champion.

Today's flight will see a blend of new hopefuls, fallen players from yesterday's flights and an array of players already in Day 2, as they look to carry a second stack through and claim an additional $1,500 in their pocket.

The chip stack to beat is Anthony Lundy, from New York Street Poker, who bagged 1,655,000 after eliminating Raymond Lizzol to burst the Day 1 bubble. Other notable stacks include Chad Miller (1,300,000) and Marvin Coom (1, 050,000).

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

As with 1a, today's action will play nine-handed and follow the same structure, with players starting with 25,000 in chips and the blinds starting at 100/200. Players will play 30-minute levels and the top 10% of the field will make the money, with the final 5% moving on to Tuesday's Day 2.

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