We are now down to less than 70 players here in The Championship Event. Two of those players Terry Jaglarski and Rob Garrett have been steadily increasing their stacks. Both players got off to a good start and have continued to trend upwards following the dinner break. Jaglarski is now playing a stack of 300,000 […]
Last year Bar Poker Open Championship winner Fritz Barnes moves all in from early position for 67,500. The action folds to a player in late position who reshoves for about 85,000. The other players quickly fold and the hands are shown. Barnes: 6♣6♥ Opponent: A♥K♣ It’s a classic coin flip situation with Barnes at risk […]
The players are currently on a 45 minute dinner break. The field is beginning to thin down a bit here in our Championship Event. 341 players started the day and now less than 120 players remain as more than half the field has been eliminated. We will pick right back up on all the action when the players return and […]
We are approaching the dinner break and players are falling at a rapid pace. There is still one player that sits alone at the top of the chip counts. Suit Up Poker Leagues Debbie Yurga continues to chip up and is now closing in on the 500,000 chip mark. Ghenna Leonard appears to be the […]
We caught up to the heads up action on a flop of 7♥6♠3♣ just in time to see a player move all in for 43,000. Phil Falcone calls and his opponent shows A♦A♥ but Falcone tables 6♣6♥ for a flopped set. The turn 2♦ and river 5♦ are no help to the player and he is sent […]
With the blinds increasing and the field beginning to thin some big stacks are starting to emerge. It looks to be a neck and neck battle for the chip lead between Debbie Yurga and Ghenna Leonard. Below is a look at some of the big stacks from around the room. Ghenna Leonard (Pikes Peak Poker)- […]
We spotted a familiar looking card protector watching over James Gonzalez’ cards. Yoda is bringing Gonzalez the force he needs in The Bar Open Championship. This good luck charm seems to be working for Gonzalez. He is playing a healthy stack of 60,000 as we approach the second break of the day
We have already had two of the players from last years final table make a big splash today. Jimmy Guenther and Gus Pasquella were involved in the pot of the day in which Guenther turned a royal flush. Another player who made the final table in last years championship has been flying a bit under […]
Day 1A saw a total of 341 entries and we are now down to just half the field with 170 players remaining. While there are a handful of players over the 100,000 chip mark it looks like only one is over 200,000. Not only is Debbie Yurga (Suit Up Poker League) over 200,000 but she […]
The under the gun player moves all in for his last 12,700 and it folds to Robyn Serlin on the button. Serlin makes the call and the blinds quickly get out of the way. The all in player shows 7♥7♣ but Serlin is in the lead as she turns over Q♠Q♦. The board runs out […]