While the Bar Poker Open Championship is filled with many different leagues some of whom come out in drones, Sally Ritchey is on the other end of that spectrum. Ritchie is the lone member here from her league Kings and Queens Poker League in Newport New, Virginia. She has quietly amassed one of the largest […]
We featured Mike Uzala in the blog earlier as he refused to quit and continued to grind his short stack. Uzala who came back from the dinner break with just 24,500 is proving that patience pays off. He managed to double his short stack and never look back. The once short stacked Uzla went on […]
We are down to 54 players remaining here in our Day 1B flight. EPT’s Jon Glicker has taken the lead as we near the money. Below is an updated look at some of the bigger stacks from around the field. Jon Glickler (EPT)- 320,000 Leo Stankus (Steel City Poker)- 265,000 Loni Shaw (TPL 2013)- 250,000 […]
As we were finishing up the hand with Connor Flynn and his opponent another player at the table got involved in a big hand. Kevin Scott was all in preflop for his last 38,000. Scott held A♦K♥ and was called by a short stacked player holding ace nine. A player in late position who chose […]
Connor Flynn raises to 14,500 from middle position. The action folds to the player in the big blind and he moves all in for 38,000. Flynn thinks it over for about a minute before announcing “call” and the hands are shown. Flynn: K♠Q♠ Big Blind: 8♠8♣ The dealer fans the 7♣5♦Q♦ flop and Flynn spikes […]
The players are currently on a 45 minute dinner break. We are down to just 68 players here on Day 1B and will play down till just 11 remain tonight. 27 players from this Day 1B flight will make the money and be guaranteed a minimum of $300. The Day 17 advancing player from Day […]
We catch up to the three handed action on a flop of 5♦6♥6♠. Mario Lisojo checks and Jack Bell checks right behind. With the action on Phil Bellucci he bets 15,000. Lisojo thinks about his decision for about a minute and elects to move all in for 22,000. Bell quickly folds and Phil Belluci calls […]
Mike Uzala has been grinding a short stack through most of the day but is still hanging in there. He has showed patience and continues to double up in key spots. Uzala continues to grind it out here with less than half the field already eliminated. Everytime it seems like he’s in trouble he’s managed […]
The players are now on a 15 minute color up break. Just before the break we caught up to the action when Chris Schmidt was all in for 38,800. A player made the call and it was a classic coin flip situation with Schmidt’s tournament life at risk. Schmidt: 5♠5♦ Opponent: A♠K♣ The board ran […]
We hear a loud celebrating and see Loni Shaw with a smile on her face. As we arrive at the table we see Shaw was all in preflop for her last 28,7000. A player with the identical stack was also all in and a player in late position called showing K♥K♦. Both Shaw and the […]