The player in middle position raised to 9,000, Alex Vanderweele Ortman three-bet to 20,000 in the cutoff, and the player on the button cold four-bet jammed for 54,000 to put himself at risk. Middle position folded and Vanderweele Ortman thought for a moment before making the call.

Button:
Alex Vanderweele Ortman:

Vanderweele Ortman pulled ahead on the flop, pairing his ace. He improved to two pair on the turn and the river landed the .

Alex Vanderweele Ortman

205,000

-235,000

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Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Angelo Gambrelis in the big blind and Gerald McKinney Jr who was under the gun.

With the board reading , Gambrelis bet 2,500 and McKinney Jr made the the call bringing the river.

Gambrelis led out again, this time for 3,000 and McKinney Jr bumped it up to 10,000. Gambrelis thought for a brief moment before surrendering his hand.

McKinney Jr, also known as "LOVEALL" is representing the Eastern Poker Tour. He final-tabled the 2024 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship, finishing in 4th. He's looking to make another deep run here in Vegas.

Angelo Gambrelis	148,000	-2,000
Gerald McKinney Jr.	57,500	57,500

The player in the hijack raised to 12,500 and Carmen Crespo flatted in the cutoff.

The flop came and the hijack moved all in for about 45,000. Crespo called with the covering stack.

Hihack:
Carmen Crespo:

The board ran out , and Crespo's pair of jacks held to propel her over the 200,000 chip mark.

Carmen Crespo

250,000

250,000

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante.

The player in early position raised to 5,000, Royce Levere flatted in middle position, and the player in the big blind called.

The flop came , the big blind checked, early position bet 11,000, and Levere moved all in for about 65,000. The big blind called for just over 3,000 to put himself at risk and early position folded.

Big blind:
Royce Levere:

The big blind still had outs with a gutshout but couldn't get there as the board ran out , .

Royce Levere

100,000

100,000

Action went four-ways to a flop of . With 10,000 in the pot, all four players checked, bringing the turn.

The small blind checked, Marzette bet 5,000 in the big blind, under-the-gun called, the hijack folded, as did the small blind.

On the river, Marzette led out with a bet of 10,000 and under-the-gun called. Marzette tabled for a full house, deuces full of aces to scoop the pot.

Marisol Marzette

62,300

62,300

Garth Moran was all in for 8,800 in the hijack and was called by the player in the big blind who had the covering stack.

Garth Moran:
Big blind:

The board ran out and Moran's king-jack held to secure him the double up.

Moran bagged up 110,000 in yesterday's 1a1 flight and is on the hunt for another bag here in Day 1b to lock up the $1,500 double bag bonus.

Garth Moran

20,000

-90,000

Middle position raised to 1,600 and was called by late position, the cutoff, and the small blind.

Angelo Gambrelis then moved all in from the big blind, having all of his opponents covered.

Everyone folded and the pot was pushed Gambrelis' way.

Angelo Gambrelis

150,000

150,000

Carlos Aviles got it all in on the flop of against one of the short-stacked players at the table.

Opponent:
Carlos Aviles:

The landed on the turn giving Aviles' opponent outs to a straight but the saw the pot being pushed Aviles' way.

Loren Golding raised to 5,000 in the cutoff and Brian Lee three-bet shoved in the small blind. Golding called for 26,600 total to put himself at risk.

Loren Golding:
Brian Lee:

The board ran out and Golding's pair of jacks held to earn him the double up.

Loren Golding	56,000
Brian Lee	47,800	-27,200

Allen Steeves raised to 2,400 in early position and Brian Lee called in the big blind.

The flop came and Lee check-called a bet of 6,000 from Steeves.

On the turn, Lee check-called again, this time for 8,500. The river brought the and action went check-check.

Steeves tabled for top pair and Lee mucked.

Brian Lee	75,000	75,000
Allen Steeves	66,500	66,500

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PokerNews caught up with Ian Auvil after getting eliminated here in Day 1b. He mentioned that he hasn't been able to get anything going here at the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship but plans on hopping back in for a fresh starting stack.

Auvil took down the 2023 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship and final tabled the 2024 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship. If he can get some momentum going on his second bullet, he will be a player to watch out for.

Ian Auvil

25,000

25,000