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Last years Bar Poker Open Championship took place at The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City New Jersey. There were 682 total entries but in the end just one man was left holding the trophy. Fritz Barnes came into heads up play with nearly a 4-1 chip deficit and after an epic comeback he earned the […]
It is still in the very early stages of Day 1A but we have already had several players double their starting stack. Two of those players are Terry Kuberski and Jennifer Swanson. Both are playing stacks of over 50,000 and we’re just getting started. “Can you see her behind all those chips” joked one […]
There has been no shortage of action at table 52 that’s for sure. Just after Tim McPhillips was involved in a massive pot that sent one to the rail, we saw another big hand. We arrived at the table just in time to see John “Big Dog” Dowling raking in a large pot. On […]
We catch up to the heads up action on a flop of A♠8♥2♦ and Tim McPhillips checks. His opponent tosses out a bet of 1,825 and McPhillips makes the call. The turn brings the 3♠ and he checks again to the player who bets 2,000. This time McPhillips check raises making it 6,000 and […]
The tournament room here in the convention center has mostly been filled with the sound of shuffling chips and poker talk. That all changed when one the center tables broke out into song, singing Happy Birthday. Gennah Leonard of Pikes Peak Poker is celebrating her birthday today and her table mates certainly made her […]
While most players are just getting into their seats here in the Championship Event, Leo Stankus is already putting his chips to work. As we walk past the table we see Stankus has already nearly double his starting stack just minutes into the tournament. He tells us of the hand where he held pocket […]
The $100,000 guaranteed Bar Poker Open Championship Event 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. Players may register for Day 1A and Day 1B, if a […]
Fritz Barnes came in to the heads up match with more than a 4-1 chip deficit. But in the end it was Barnes who earned the victory. The Riverchasers qualifier from Landsdale, PA outlasted a field of 682 entries which created a prizepool of $100,000. Fritz will take home the $22,982 first prize which is […]
Level 28 (80,000/160,000/20,000) Total Entries: 607 Players Remaining: 1 Ryan Chua – Borgata Poker Open National Champion Ryan Chua was absolutely speechless as he was crowned the winner of the Bar Poker Open National Championship after beating Jim Monsini heads up and outlasting an extremely difficult Final Table to earn the $10,000 and the BPO […]