The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

All of the registration periods have concluded. Day 1a1 saw a total of 472 entrants register. 54 made the money with a total of 24 players bagging at Day's end. Day 1a2 saw a total of 264 entrants register. 27 made the money with a total of 14 players bagging up at the end of the night.

Today's number saw a significant uptick from the last year with 428 entrants, ensuring that 45 spots will be paid a minimum of $500 and 22 will bag up for the night. This brings the total number of entrants up to 1,164, up from last year's total of 1,053.

With just six tables remaining, the players left in the field are just a quarter of the field away from making the money.

The plan for tomorrow is to see a total of 60 players returning to play for the BPO title and the $100,000 first place prize.

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Action was recapped by the table as BPO champion Ian Auvil was seen leaving from the table. Kyle Abbott had knocked him out over the course of two hands. The first hand saw Abbott move all in for his shorter stack and Auvil called.

Kyle Abbott:
Ian Auvil:

The board ran out to give Abbott a pair of eights to secure a double and survive.

On the following hand, Abbott raised and Auvil moved all in for his last chips which Abbott called.

Ian Auvil:
Kyle Abbott:

The board ran out as no facor to the king-queen and the BPO champion was eliminated from the tournament.

Kyle Abbott	110,000
Ian Auvil	0	-31,000

Lester Komperda moved all in for 58,000 in early position and James Richter moved all in from one seat over and the big blind was forced all in.

Big blind:
Lester Komperda:
James Richter:

The board ran out and the tens held up for Komperda to more than double.

Lester Komperda	124,000	46,000
James Richter	67,000	28,300

A player moved all in from early position for 35,000 and was called by the button and Lewis Almonte in the small blind. The big blind Joe Walton move all in for 37,000 and both the button and Almonte called.

All players checked down the board of .

Early position:
Joe Walton:
Lewis Almonte:
Button:

The set of queens was good enough for Walton to secure a near quadruple up and survive.

Joe Walton	161,000
Lewis Almonte	146,000	34,000

2022 BPO Las Vegas runner up Kourtney Simms moved all in for 29,000 which saw action fold around to the big blind who called to put her at risk.

Kourtney Simms:
Big blind:

The board ran out and the turn brought a flush home for Simms to survive in the tournament.

Kourtney Simms

54,000

48,500

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

A player raised to 7,500 from middle position and in the hijack Lewis Almonte called while all other players folded.

The flop rolled out and the middle position player bet 2,400 which Almonte responded to by raising to 6,000 which the middle position player called.

On the turn , the middle position player checked and called a bet of 11,000 from Almonte, with both players checking the river .

Almonte showed for a pair of queens and he took down the pot.

Mehrdad Zomorrodi raised to 5,000 in the hijack and a player from the button moved all in for 28,000, prompting a player in the big blind to move all in for his last 1,300 as well. Zamorrodi called to put them both at risk.

Big blind:
Button:
Mehrdad Zomorrodi:

The board ran out and the kings held up for Zomorrodi to take some more.

Mehrdad Zomorrodi

109,000

85,500

Action was picked up in a pot between Chris Wowk in late position and another player in the cutoff.

The board read and with a pot containing 25,600 both players checked. On the turn , Wowk moved all in for 64,000 effective and his opponent went into the tank. After a long time thinking, the player called to put herself at risk.

Opponent:
Chris Wowk:

Wowk turned a straight and the river did not fill in the board's one-liner, giving him the massive pot.

Two years ago at the Golden Nugget, Thomas Nefcy won the title, defeating Kourtney Simms heads up for $37,115.

Today in the final flight, both of them are seated at the same table. A feeling of déjà vu seeing both of these BPO regulars at the same table.

Thomas Nefscy	98,000	98,000
Kourtney Simms	5,500	5,500