After an under-the-gun limp and a late position limp, MJ Olsavsky made it 4,000 to go in the hijack. The big blind called, as did the under-the-gun player and late position folded.

The trio checked it down to the river on a board that ran out and Olsavsky tabled for a full house, eights full of tens.

"Holy macaroni, I can't believe it," said Olsavsky as both of her opponents mucked and the pot was pushed her way.

MJ Olsavsky

40,000

40,000

On a flop of , Barry Fagan led out with a bet of 1,600 from the big blind and the player in middle position bumped it up to 4,400. Fagan made the call.

The turn went check-check, as did the river. Fagan, who is representing No-Limit Naples, tabled for an ace-high flush, besting the two pair of his opponent who showed .

Barry Fagan

55,000

55,000

With about 30,000 already in the middle, action went four-ways to a turn with the board reading . Kevin Specter was already all in and at risk. Emil Szinegh was first to act and moved all in, getting two calls by his opponents who were short-stacked.

Kevin Specter:
Opponent:
Opponent:
Emil Szinegh:

The river landed the with Specter scooping the main pot with a flush to keep his tournament hopes alive. Szinegh earned the side pot and two players were eliminated.

Kevin Specter	42,000	0
Emil Szinegh	33,000	33,000

Action picked up on the flop of in a hand between Michael Lyngle on the button and his opponent in the big blind who was short-stacked. Faced with a shove, Lyngle quickly called.

Opponent:
Michael Lyngle:

Lyngle's pair of aces remained best as he dodged the straight draw of his opponent with the board running out , .

Michael Lyngle

41,000

41,000

Action picked up on the flop of in a hand between Ariel Dure in the cutoff versus his opponent who was under the gun.

With 3,000 in the middle, action went check-check, bringing the turn where both players checked again.

Fireworks went off on the river where the under-the-gun player led out with a bet of 1,900 and Dure bumped it up to 5,000.

His opponent then came over the top and moved all in for 11,900 and Dure called with the covering stack. Dure tabled for a full house, fours full of kings, besting his opponent's who was sent to the rail.

Ariel Dure

34,000

34,000

One familiar face on Day 1a1 is Kevin Specter, who is returning for his 11th year here at the Bar Poker Open Championship.

Having secured his seventh cash last year, he is looking for cash number eight in 2025. He has his eyes set on the $100,000 first place prize.

Kevin Specter

20,000

-2,000

Action picked up on a flop of with 2,700 in the pot. Gene Federico led out with a bet of 1,200 and his opponent called.

The turn landed the and Federico bet again for the same amount. His opponent called once more.

The river went check-check and Federico, who is representing the Kowboy Kings, tabled the winner with for top pair.

Gene Federico

27,500

27,500

A sizable pot was brewing where action picked up on the river with the board reading .

With over 10,000 in the middle, Andrea Chait check-called a bet of 5,000 from her opponent and tabled for a full house, nines full of threes, besting her opponent's .

Andrea Chait

45,000

45,000

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Charlie Walsh in the big blind and his opponent in the small blind.

With the board reading , his opponent check-called a bet of 800 and Walsh tabled for two pair, jacks and eights to chip up early on.

Charlie Walsh

28,500

28,500

Action picked up on the river with a runout of . Aldo Castillo was faced with a bet of 6,300 from his opponent and thought for a brief moment before making the call.

He tabled for two pair, aces and fours and his opponent mucked.

Aldo Castillo

40,000

40,000

Cards are in the air in the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship!

The 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship returns to the Golden Nugget for the 10th year in a row, with flight 1a1 kicking off at 10:00 a.m. local time. The $365 buy-in event features players from leagues all around the country that earned their seat by competing both live and online for an exclusive invite.

The tournament has an anticipated prize pool of $400,000+ with a $100,000 guaranteed first place prize going to the winner. Last year's champion was Miguel Medrano of New York who took home the title and his first six-figure score. He defeated Patrick Martorella heads-up, who belonged to the same league - New York Free Poker.

2024 Final Table Results

The Championship begins today and features two Day 1 flights at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time, each capped at 500 entries. Players may enter both flights, but can only bag chips once. Those who qualify from both flights take their best stack forward to Day 2 and earn a $1,500 bonus.

A "Second Chance" flight runs on Tuesday, June 10 at 11 a.m., but is only available to players who participated in one of today's flights. Like Day 1A,10% of each flight will reach the money with a minimum cash of $500. Day 1 will end when the field reaches 5% rounded up.

Day 2 plays out on Wednesday, June 11 at 11 a.m., followed by the televised final table on Thursday, June 12 at 2 p.m.

• 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.
• Alternates and late sign-ups will enter the tournament with a full chip stack and no obligation from it.
• 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.

Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the remainder of this event, as well as future coverage throughout the summer.