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.

Make sure to follow along on PokerNews so you don't miss any action.

Some 522 Bar Poker Open stalwarts graced the halls of the Golden Nugget Casino in the most highly anticipated event on the Bar Poker Open calendar, including defending champion Thomas Nefcy and the ever entertaining Ian Auvil.

Nefcy will have to fire a bullet in Day 1b if he wants to have a shot at successfully defending his title. However, last year's runner-up, Kourtney Sims, is still in with a chance of making back-to-back final tables as she bagged up 185,000 chips after 19 levels of poker.

Also bagging chips for Day 2, which takes place on June 13, is the fedora-donning regular William Fierro (415,000), Sunshine Poker League's Billy Ducheneaux (430,000) and Marvin Coom (1,050,000), who catapulted up the chip counts late in the day when he busted Jeffrey Weinberg to be the first player over one million chips. A notable mention for Will Unruh (5,000), who held tight during the bubble and managed to sneak into Day 2 with one-fifth of an ante to his name.

End of Day 1a Chip Counts

For those unsuccessful in navigating the field, there is another opportunity on June 13, starting at 11:00 a.m local time. Players that bagged today can also register, and if they are able to navigate the day, they can earn $1,500 for their second stack and will take their largest stack through for Day 2.

There was also a second flight today that collected 144 runners, in which another eight players safely navigated to Day 2 and joined the 26 players listed.

Stay tuned as PokerNews will be back on June 13 for coverage of the Bar Poker Open Championship Day 1b here at the Golden Nugget.