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Angelo Gambrelis Bags Chip Lead in Day 1b of the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship
June 10, 2025 @ 10:45 PM
Action has wrapped up here in Day 1b of the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship, hosted by the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas. Of the 466 runners who started the day, only 24 players will return for Day 2 on Wednesday, June 11. The remaining competitors will be battling it out for a piece of the estimated $400,000+ prize pool, with the first place prize of $100,000 going to the winner.
Angelo Gambrelis emerged as the Day 1b chip leader, bagging an impressive 1,355,000. He also earned the title of the overall chip leader heading into Day 2. Gambrelis was active throughout the day and ascended to the top of the counts with well-timed aggression and by picking off bluffs in the right spots.
Erick Carrasco also bagged big and finished the day second in chips with 1,175,000. Right behind him in third is Andrea Chait, sitting with a cool 1,135,000.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Gambrelis | United States | 1,355,000 |
| 2 | Erick Carrasco | United States | 1,175,000 |
| 3 | Andrea Chait | United States | 1,135,000 |
| 4 | Robbin Glover | United States | 815,000 |
| 5 | Tom Miller | United States | 670,000 |
| 6 | Bill Schuch | United States | 655,000 |
| 7 | Bill Acerra | United States | 605,000 |
| 8 | JP Terrasi | United States | 540,000 |
| 9 | Rich Ellis | United States | 530,000 |
| 10 | Ru Zhao | United States | 475,000 |
Notable Eliminations
Just a few spots off of the money bubble, Pam McGuire got it all in on the turn with top pair against Gambrelis' flush draw but wasn't able to hold. She had by far the biggest rail out of any player left in the field and received a huge round of applause from family, friends, and competitors upon her exit.
Ian Auvil was in the mix but couldn't gain any momentum after firing two bullets. Auvil took down the 2023 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship and final tabled the 2024 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship.
Double Bag Bonus
Percy Abraham was the only player to claim the $1,500 double bag bonus. He was still standing at the end of Day 1b with a stack of 105,000, which will be removed from play before the start of Day 2. He will play his bigger stack of 230,000 that he bagged up in Day 1a1.
The remaining players will return for Day 2 on Wednesday, June 11 at 11:00 a.m. local time, where they will play 8-handed down to the final table.
The tournament will resume in Level 19, with blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante and levels will be 45-minutes in length.
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