Ron Fienberg raised to 800,000 in the cutoff with and Bryan Keefer three-bet jammed on the button for 2,330,000 with to put himself at risk.

Fienberg took some time to think through his decision before eventually tossing his cards into the muck.

Ron Fienberg	7,120,000	-1,425,000
Bryan Keefer	3,755,000	1,425,000

Bryan Keefer limped in the small blind with and Bill Acerra bumped it up to 750,000 in the big blind with .

Keefer thought for a brief moment before giving up his hand.

Bill Acerra	4,315,000	250,000
Bryan Keefer	2,330,000	-750,000

Patricia Jackomin limped in middle position with and Ronald Kaepernik moved all in on the button holding for 1,550,000 to put himself at risk.

Action folded back around to Jackomin who tossed her cards into the muck.

Patricia Jackomin	4,505,000	-270,000
Ronald Kaepernik	2,425,000	875,000

Cards are in the air at the final table of the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship.

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The third and final day of the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship begins at 2 p.m. local time at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas. Only eight players are returning from a field that started with 1,223 competitors from leagues all around the country. The eight remaining players are all on the hunt for the $100,000 top prize out of the $335,375 prize pool, along with the title of Bar Poker Open Champion.

Ron Fienberg of Cary, NC, is the runaway chip leader heading into the final day, sitting with 8,045,000. He got hot at the right time yesterday, knocking out five out of eight players once the final two tables were set. As the only player with over 30 big blinds, he looks to leverage his big stack and put pressure on his opponents to keep his momentum going.

Patricia Jackomin (4,755,000) is one of two females left in the field and enters the final table sitting in second place. The Pennsylvania resident eliminated Barry Fagan in ninth place to propel herself toward the top of the counts.

Rounding out the top three is Bill Acerra of Massachusetts with 4,065,000. He climbed steadily throughout the day yesterday, picking his spots to build a stack. He aims to do the same today.

Final Table Seat Draw

Andrea Chait (3,525,000), Wieslaw Skiba (3,320,000), and Bryan Keefer (3,080,000) enter the final table in the middle of the pack, while Dwight Johnson (2,195,000) and Ronald Kaepernik (1,550,000) are the short stacks, each with under ten big blinds.

Remaining Payouts

The remaining eight players will return for the final table at 2 p.m. local time, where the event will play down to a winner. Each of them is guaranteed to walk away with a minimum of $5,000, but all eyes are set on the six-figure payday up top. 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 and levels will be 40 minutes in length.

Action will be streamed on Bar Poker Open's YouTube channel and updates here will be on a 30-minute delay in sync with the stream.

Be sure to follow PokerNews through the remainder of the Bar Poker Open as a winner is crowned here at the Vegas World Championship!

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.

Be sure to follow PokerNews through the remainder of the Bar Poker Open!

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