$365 BPO Florida Championship
Day 1b Completed
2024 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
$365 BPO Florida Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$114,550
Entries
395
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
132
Players Left
14
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A dramatic and explosive final day of play in the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship left just 14 players from the original 132 entries. Nancy Wilburn was the unlucky player to bubble as her top pair lost to a turned flush. The remaining players join those from Day 1a to bring Day 2's total players to 40.
Vince Buffone managed to become the chip leader of both flights having amassed a stack of 830,000. Rounding out the top five chip counts are Thomas Heinlein (707,000), Cathryn Brown (408,000), Denise Fields (363,000) and John Germano (478,000).
The total prize pool of the event is set at $114,550. $30,000 will go to the winner and the rest of the prize pool will be posted in the morning.
Play ended early into level 20 with 22:17 remaining at blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vince Buffone | Canada | 830,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Heinlein | United States | 707,000 |
| 3 | Cathryn Brown | United States | 408,000 |
| 4 | Denise Fields | United States | 393,000 |
| 5 | John Germano | United States | 346,000 |
| 6 | Michael Frey | United States | 236,000 |
| 7 | Pierre Agenor | United States | 234,000 |
| 8 | Christian Larsen | United States | 188,000 |
| 9 | Emil Szmegh | United States | 141,000 |
| 10 | Tracy Maynard-Harris | United States | 139,000 |
Michael Frey was the only player to bag both days. He receives a $1,000 for this feat and his best stack of 236,000 carries forward through to tomorrow
Fields made quite the comeback story as she played the majority of the day short stacked. She first managed to double winning a flip with big slick. Soon after she found another double with Jacks eliminating two players in the process. Last year's reigning champion Ian Auvil battled hard throughout the day but fell in seventeenth place just outside the money.
Day 2 Begins Monday at 11:15 a.m. ET as action is set to play down to a winner. Stay close to PokerNews for continuing coverage of the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship from here at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
||
|
732,000 | |
|
||
|
728,000 | |
|
707,000
707,000
|
707,000 |
|
698,000 | |
|
673,000 | |
|
478,000 | |
|
447,000 | |
|
408,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
393,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
366,000 | |
|
363,000 | |
|
356,000 | |
|
346,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
301,000 | |
|
294,000 | |
|
|
286,000 | |
|
270,000 | |
|
|
245,000 | |
|
236,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
234,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
212,000 | |
|
|
209,000 | |
|
188,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action was caught after the flop of 6♦A♥8♥ and Vince Buffone led out for 50,000 from late position. The small blind moved all in from for 115,000 and Buffony made the call.
Small Blind: A♦7♠ 
Vince Buffone: Q♥9♥
The board completed with the 2♥6♣ to send the rest of the ecstatic players into the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
830,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
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Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Action was caught after the flop of 4♠4♣3♥ and both blinds checked their option.
Denise Fields fired for 60,000 into the approximately 120,000 pot and received a quick fold from everyone.
She revealed Q♣Q♠ to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
376,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Vince Buffone called from late position. The small blind called and the big blind checked their option.
The flop came 2♣5♣J♦ and all three players were quick to check.
After the turn peeled the 3♥, both blinds opted to check.
Buffone fired for 25,000 and was rewarded with the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
711,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
|
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Pierre Agenor called from under the gun. Both blinds tagged along.
The flop came 4♠6♠10♥ and the blinds were quick to check.
Agenor fired for 12,000 and was rewarded with the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
191,000
191,000
|
191,000 |