The final table is set at the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship with Ron Fienberg leading the way with a whopping 8,545,000. In it's tenth year being hosted at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas, the event drew a massive field of 1,223 entrants, surpassing last year's numbers of 1,164. The invite-only event generated a prize pool of $335,375 with $100,000 going to tomorrow's winner.

Fienberg began Day 2 with a modest 510,000 and climbed steadily throughout the afternoon. Once the final two tables were set, Fienberg really turned up heat, going on to eliminate five out of eight players on the way to the final table.

Sitting in second is Patricia Jackomin who bagged an impressive 4,755,000 and rounding out the podium is Bill Acerra with 4,065,000.

Final Table Seat Draw

Day 2 Action

Only 62 players returned for Day 2, including John Carr, who final-tabled the 2023 Bar Poker Open Championship and John Dennehy who finished sixth in last year's edition of the event.

The tournament's structure set a quick pace, with a fury of bustouts occurring within the first few levels of the day. All the way up until the final table was set, players were getting eliminated left and right.

Angelo Gambrelis, the overall chip leader heading into Day 2, made a deep run but was eliminated in 13th when his ace-seven ran into Fienbergs' ace-ten.

Day 1a chip leader Vincent Loria fell just shy of the final table when he got it all in with king-jack against Barry Fagan's ace-ten and exited in 11th.

Remaining Payouts

The remaining eight players will return for the final table on Thursday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. local time, where the tournament will resume with 25 minutes left in Level 27, with blinds at 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante.

Action will once again be streamed and the event will play until a champion has been crowned.

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Players are currently bagging and tagging. Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2 action.

Patricia Jackomin called 250,000 from the hijack, Barry Fagan announced all in for 800,000 from the small blind, Jackomin called.

Barry Fagan:
Patricia Jackomin:

The board ran out , and Fagan was eliminated in 9th place.

Patricia Jackomin	4,755,000	2,050,000
Barry Fagan	0	-3,015,000

Bryan Keefer raised to 500,000 in early position, Barry Fagan three-bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind, Keefer called with 615,000 behind.

The flop came and Fagan put Keefer all in, Keefer called.

Bryan Keefer:
Barry Fagan:

The board ran out the on the turn and the on the river to double Keefer

Players are on a 10-minute break.

Rob Gallo announced all in for 330,000 from the cutoff, Ron Fienberg called in the big blind.

Rob Gallo:
Ron Fienberg:

Gallo got off to a rough start as the flop came , giving Fienberg two pair. The on the turn offered Gallo a glimmer of hope, but it was quickly snuffed out when the hit the river, sealing his elimination.

Ron Fienberg	7,695,000	930,000
Rob Gallo	0	-330,000

Ron Fienberg from the small blind put Bryan Keefer in the big blind all in for his tournament life, Keefer with only 50,000 chips behind made the call.

Bryan Keefer:
Ron Fienberg:

Good start for Keefer as the flop came giving him a pair, the was a sweaty turn which gave Fienberg more outs but the on the river kept Keefer in the game.

The next hand:

Bryan Keefer shoved all in for 600,000 from the cutoff, Rob Gallo called on the button and all other players folded.

Bryan Keefer:
Rob Gallo:

The board ran out and Keefer doubled again.

Ron Fienberg	6,765,000	-300,000
Bryan Keefer	1,700,000	885,000
Rob Gallo	330,000	-950,000