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Bar Poker Open Continues with Day 2 at 12 p.m.
June 11, 2025 @ 09:42 AM
Day 2 of the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship is set to resume at 12 p.m. local time at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas. The three Day 1 starting flights saw a total of 1,223 entries, 61 of which will be returning for Day 2. The remaining players will be battling it out for a piece of the anticipated $400,000+ prize pool, with the first place prize of $100,000 going to the winner.
Day 1a1 proved to be the biggest flight of them all with 538 entrants. Of the 27 who survived, it was Glenn Zimet who ended the flight as the chip leader with 1,250,000.
Day 1a2 had 219 competitors show up, but only 11 made it through. Vincent Loria finished the flight as the player on top with 1,280,000.
Day 1b attracted 466 runners, with 23 advancing to Day 2. Angelo Gambrelis bagged the chip lead with 1,355,000, and is the overall chip leader heading into Day 2.
Percy Abraham was the only player to claim the $1,500 double bag bonus. He was still standing at the end of Day 1b but will play his bigger stack that he bagged up in Day 1a1.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Gambrelis | United States | 1,355,000 | 45 |
| 2 | Vincent Loria | United States | 1,280,000 | 43 |
| 3 | Glenn Zimet | United States | 1,250,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Erick Carrasco | United States | 1,175,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Andrea Chait | United States | 1,135,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Kevin Cronin | United States | 1,135,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Barry Fagan | United States | 1,045,000 | 35 |
| 8 | Kevin Gray | United States | 1,000,000 | 33 |
| 9 | Bryan Keefer | United States | 980,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Wieslaw Skiba | United States | 910,000 | 30 |
Jennifer Myers, representing the KOntenders, will be added to the chip counts and enter the field with a stack of 500,000. She is an online qualifier who took down the Masters Tournament and earned a "bye" directly into Day 2 before she even stepped foot in Vegas.
Day 2 action will kick off at 12 p.m. local time, where the remaining competitors 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 40-minutes in length.
The televised final table is scheduled for Thursday, June 12 at 2 p.m.
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