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Roldan Outkicks Opponent

June 10, 2024 @ 03:45 PM

A player moved all in from the cutoff for 16,000 and on the button, Andrew Roldan called.

Cutoff:
Andrew Roldan:

The board ran out and the nine on the end stopped the pot from being chopped with Roldan taking it down.

Andrew Roldan112,000
Break

June 10, 2024 @ 03:16 PM

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

Biggest Stacks In Room

June 10, 2024 @ 03:15 PM

Miguel Medrano215,000
Antwan Tate209,00076,000
Amhad Moradi200,000
Sherin Daniel181,00076,000
Kenny Goff175,000
Renaud Soaring

June 10, 2024 @ 02:42 PM

Action was picked up on turn in a massive pot between Linda Renaud in the big blind and another player in late position.

With a board reading , Renaud checked over to her opponent who moved all in for 67,000 and Renaud called.

Late Position:
Linda Renaud:

Renaud faded the straight draw on the river and her stack climbed too over 200k.

Linda Renaud231,000
Anderson Swimming Upwards

June 10, 2024 @ 02:24 PM

A player moved all in for 4,400 from early position and action folded around to James Tedesco in the cutoff, who moved all in for more. Pamela Anderson moved all in for 29,000, which saw all other players fold.

Early Position:
Pamela Anderson:
James Tedesco:

The board ran out as and the queens held up for Anderson to more than double up through Tedesco.

Pamela Anderson71,00071,000
James Tedesco36,500-17,700
No Waiting For Renaud

June 10, 2024 @ 02:16 PM

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Al Renaud holding the covering stack against in the cutoff against another player in the hijack in a pot worth 19,000.

The board read when both players got their chips in.

Opponent:
Al Renaud:

The board ran out and the turn brought a wheel home for Renaud to make a better hand than his opponent's two pair.

Al Renaud113,0006,000
Rodriguez Flops a Straight

June 10, 2024 @ 01:55 PM

Action was picked up in a three-way pot with Joseph Rodriguez in the small blind.

Rodriguez bet 3,500 on the flop reading and the player in late position raised to 9,000, which only Rodriguez called.

On the turn , Rodriguez checked over to his opponent who moved all in for 16,000 and Rodriguez called.

Late position:
Joseph Rodriguez:

The river did not give a flush to the other player and Rodriguez' straight held up to rake in another sizeable pot.

Joseph Rodriguez208,400208,400
Second Flight of Bar Poker Open to get Underway at 4 PM

June 10, 2024 @ 01:39 PM

Bar Poker Open

The annual 2024 $365 Bar Poker Open Championship began today at 10 a.m. with Flight 1a1 and Flight 1a2 starts at 4 p.m., which has most of the same information as Day 1a1. This exclusive, invite-only event will see players in leagues from all around the country make their way to The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas with dreams of becoming the new Bar Poker Open Champion. This will be the ninth summer that it is held at this location. A first place prize of $100,000 is guaranteed with the total payout purse landing somewhere around $400,000. Only players who have qualified through their local leagues will be able to play this event.

Last year, Edward Holt ended up coming out as the victor, beating Ryan Surdi heads up. Holt collected $80,000 for his first-place efforts.

2023 Final Table Results

PlaceWinnerLeaguePrize (in USD)
1Edward HoltEastern Poker Tour$100,000
2Ryan SurdiNo Limit New York$50,000
3Anthony LundyNew York Free Poker$25,000
4Brian LernerDeepstacks Poker League$15,000
5Dawna BlylevenSunshine Poker League$11,555
6Saverio BiancardiKontenders Poker USA$10,008
7Jeffrey BowdenEastern Poker Tour$7,307
8John CarrNo Limit Pub Poker Tour$5,788

All entries will start with 25,000 in tournament chips and levels will be 30-minutes each on Day 1 and will increase to 45-minutes on Day 2 and the final day. There will be a 15-minute break after every four levels and each Day 1 will play down to 5 percent of the field.

The second flight of action will begin at 4 p.m Vegas time. There is also a second chance flight that takes off at 11 a.m, on Tuesday June 11th, in which unsuccessful hopefuls can try again at making Day 2 and those that have already bagged a Day 2 stack have the opportunity to try their luck again and aim to bag even more tournament chips.

Any player that successfully bags chips twice will take their largest stack forward and will receive $1,500 for their efforts.

  • Players will receive 25,000 in tournament chips.
  • Levels will be 30-minutes on Day 1, and 45-minutes on Day 2 onward.
  • Day 1a Flight 1 and Flight 2 buy-in is $365.
  • Day 1b buy-in is $365.
  • On-Site registration is available until the start of Level 11.
  • If a player entered any starting day and has been eliminated they may register for the subsequent starting day. Players may also bag and play a subsequent flight.
  • Alternates and late sign-ups will enter the tournament with a full chip stack and no obligation from it.
  • 10% of each flight will reach the money with a minimum cash of $500
  • Day 1 will end when the field reaches 5 percent rounded up. Day 2 will play until the final table is reached.
  • Players that bag in any Day 1 flight may play a second chance flight and will take the highest chip stack forward. Lowest will be forfeited and player will receive $1,500 for their second bag.
  • The starting blind level on Day 2 will be the lower of the final levels from all Day 1 flights.
  • Day 2 will play 8-handed. Redraw at end of Day 1 and at 24 and 9 players, or at the Tournament Director's discretion.
  • Bar Poker Open will be funding any added money into the prize pool and all "Seat Winners" "Buy-In" portion.

Stay tuned with PokerNews.com who will be there throughout the entirety of the Bar Poker Open.

Wadleigh Rivers a Wheel

June 10, 2024 @ 01:29 PM

A player called in first position, which saw action fold around to late position where another player moved all in for 5,400. Richard Wadleigh called in the hijack and another player called from the big blind.

The board ran out and the big blind checked over to Wadleigh, who bet 10,000 and his opponent folded.

Late position:
Richard Wadleigh:

The river had brought home a wheel for Wadleigh and he took down the pot, eliminating his opponent.

Richard Wadleigh112,000112,000
Biggest Stacks In The Room

June 10, 2024 @ 01:08 PM

Richard Rollka171,000171,000
Bryan Gallagher146,000146,000
Domenic Armano142,000142,000
Antwan Tate133,000133,000
Mark Hendrix121,000121,000
Al Renaud107,00042,000
Sherin Daniel105,000

2024 Photo Gallery

Payouts

1: Miguel Medrano

$100,000 USD

2: Patrick Martorella

$55,000 USD

3: Steven Morey

$30,000 USD

4: Jamie Naftzinger

$20,000 USD

5: Antonio Tafuto

$15,000 USD

6: Jake Dennehy

$10,725 USD

7: Tim Dancy

$8,000 USD

8: Jordan Teague

$5,000 USD

9: Ian Auvil

$3,500 USD

10: Nathaniel McNamara

$3,000 USD

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11: Douglas Engelbert

$2,600 USD

12: Percy Abraham

$2,600 USD

13: David Muser

$2,300 USD

14: John Kelly (MA)

$2,300 USD

15: Patrick Terek

$2,000 USD

16: Keith Etienne

$2,000 USD

17: Billy Hayes

$1,700 USD

18: Parker Burgon

$1,700 USD

19: Dylan Cummings

$1,700 USD

20: Frank Cordova

$1,700 USD

21: Devin Cooper

$1,500 USD

22: Thomas Nefcy

$1,500 USD

23: Lindsay Jeffreson

$1,500 USD

24: Adam Rodriguez

$1,500 USD

25: Luke Hoover

$1,300 USD

26: Shelby Williams

$1,300 USD

27: Jan Scotto

$1,300 USD

28: Clinton Musson

$1,300 USD

29: Clarinda Whitton

$1,300 USD

30: Jeremy Williamson

$1,300 USD

31: Rafael Jimenez

$1,300 USD

32: Les Mildenberg

$1,300 USD

33: Jon McClain

$1,100 USD

34: Nicol Schnitzer

$1,100 USD

35: John Ivarham

$1,100 USD

36: William Hurst

$1,100 USD

37: Patrick Keller

$1,100 USD

38: Jonathan Israel

$1,100 USD

39: Kenneth Miller

$1,100 USD

40: Karen Thompson

$1,100 USD

41: Patrick Long

$900 USD

42: Benjamin Vogt

$900 USD

43: Michael Lebit

$900 USD

44: Dene Thompson

$900 USD

45: Mark Hendrix

$900 USD

46: Casey Nielsen

$900 USD

47: Jayson Mintz

$900 USD

48: Khojinur Usmonov

$900 USD

49: Andrew Roldan

$800 USD

50: Jeffrey Weinberg

$800 USD

51: Michael Karnow

$800 USD

52: Charles Glover

$800 USD

53: Luis Almonte Santana

$800 USD

54: Matthew Roethgen

$800 USD

55: Christine Horning

$725 USD

56: James Street

$725 USD

57: Kevin Specter

$650 USD

58: Joshua Mordenti

$650 USD

59: Derrick Koonce

$650 USD

Top Chip Counts

1: Miguel Medrano

29,100,000 Chips

2: Patrick Martorella

Busted

3: Steven Morey

Busted

4: Jamie Naftzinger

Busted

5: Antonio Tafuto

Busted

6: Jake Dennehy

Busted

7: Tim Dancy

Busted

8: Jordan Teague

Busted

9: Ian Auvil

Busted

10: Nathaniel McNamara

Busted