We arrive at the table to catch the heads up action on a board of J♣10♣2♠5♥. A player moves all in for his last 12,000, Allyson Holbrook quickly calls and the hands are shown. Holbrook: Q♣Q♠ Opponent: A♣6♣ Holbrook will need to fade a river ace or club to score the knockout. The 9♥ hits […]
Many of the players that played Day 1A’s are back today to give it another shot. Jimmy Guenther is one of those players. Jimmy G. as he’s known to most made a deep run in last seasons event. He was able to finish in 5th place and collect over $5,000. Guenther ran up quite a […]
Last seasons Bar Poker Open Championship drew a total of 682 entries. When the dust settled Fritz Barnes was the last man standing. Barnes took home nearly $24,000 for his victory and the Bar Poker Open trophy. Barnes was among the Day 1A entries but busted just shy of the money. He is back in […]
The $100,000 guaranteed Bar Poker Open Championship Event Day 1B is now underway and cards are in the air. Players will start with 25,000 tournament chips and levels will be 30 minutes each. Only Bar Poker Open invited players are eligible to compete in this tournament. Alternates and players registering late will receive a full chip […]
Day 1A saw a total of 341 total entries and when the dust settled it is Debbie Yurga holding the chip lead. Yurga got off to a fast start and steamrolled her way to the chip lead. 17 players managed to bag and tag chips and will be returning for Day 2. Below is a full list […]
The action folds to Rob Garrett on the button and he moves all in for 230,000. Corky Eden calls for less from the big blind (150,000) and the hands are shown. Garrett: A♦4♠ Eden: A♥10♠ Eden is in great shape to double up as she has Garrett’s hand dominated. The board runs out clean for […]
chips are flying here late on Day 1A and the chip lead continues to change hands. Our current chip leader is also the first player to cross the 1,000,000 chip mark. Thomas McDonald was involved in a big hand where he held pocket queens. His opponent moved all in on after the seven high flop […]
Eric Wilbur found himself down to just 47,000 after the dinner break. He managed to not only comeback but he did it in a big way. He now finds himself with close to 600,000 and just 35 players remaining here on Day 1A. This means the once short stacked Wilbur is now one of the […]
341 players entered the day and we are now down to just 36 players. This means they are all now in the money and guaranteed a minimum of $300. We will play down to 17 players tonight and then they will bag and tag for Day 2. Any player who bags chips may also elect […]
Jeff Shuman raises to 37,000 and Rebecca Cole makes the call. They go heads up to the 7♣8♣2♥ flop and Shuman continues with a bet of 45,000. Cole calls and the dealer burns and turns the J♣. Shuman fires out a bet of 45,000 and Cole quickly moves all in for 244,000. Shuman snap calls […]
