Bar Poker Open Kicks Off at 10 AM at the Golden Nugget
The 2023 Bar Poker Open returns for its 13th Championship event and is the 8th year being held downtown in Golden Nugget's Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas.
Over the course of the last year more than 1.5 million players have been competing, both live and online, to receive an invite to this exclusive event. In 2022, the championship event attracted 1,240 runners and generated a prize pool of $422,400. Tommy Nefcy of Sunshine Poker League was the last man standing, taking home $37,115 and the championship trophy.
This year is set to be even bigger, with the tournament having a first place prize guaranteed at $100,000, for the affordable $365 buy-in.
All entries will start with 25,000 in tournament chips and levels will be 30-minutes each on Day 1 and will increase to 45-minutes on Day 2 and the final day. There will be a 15-minute break after every four levels and each Day 1 will play down to 5% of the field.
The first of two Day 1a flights will shuffle up and deal at 10 a.m, with the second starting later in the day at 4 p.m Vegas time, followed by a second chance flight at 11 a.m, on Tuesday June 13th, in which unsuccessful hopefuls can take a second chance at making Day 2, and for those that have already bagged a Day 2 stack, the opportunity to try their luck again and aim to bag even more tournament chips.
Any player that successfully bags chips twice will take their largest stack forward and will receive $1,500 for their efforts.
Here is a snapshot of the 2023 Bar Poker Open Championship Event:
- Players will receive 25,000 in tournament chips.
- Levels will be 30-minutes on Day 1, and 45-minutes on Day 2 onward.
- Day 1A Flight 1 and Flight 2 buy-in is $365.
- Day 1B buy-in is $365.
- On-Site registration is available until the start of level 11.
- If a player had entered any starting day and has been eliminated they may register for the subsequent starting day. Players may bag and play a subsequent flight.
- Alternates and late sign-ups will enter the tournament with a full chip stack and no obligation from it.
- 10% of each flight will reach the money with a minimum cash of $500
- Day 1 will end when the field reaches 5% rounded up. Day 2 will play until the final table is reached.
- Players that bag in any Day 1 flight may play a second chance flight and will take the highest chip stack forward. Lowest will be forfeited and player will receive $1,500 for their second bag.
- The starting blind level on Day 2 will be the lower of the final levels from all Day 1 flights.
- Day 2 will play 8-handed. Redraw at end of Day 1, and at 24 and 9 players or at the Tournament Director's discretion.
- Bar Poker Open will be funding any added money into the prize pool and all "Seat Winners" "Buy-In" portion.
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