Welcome To Day 1a1 Of The Bar Poker Open!
The annual 2024 $365 Bar Poker Open Championship begins today at 10 a.m. This exclusive, invite-only event will see players in leagues from all around the country make their way to The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas with dreams of becoming the new Bar Poker Open Champion. This will be the ninth summer that it is held at this location. A first place prize of $100,000 is guaranteed with the total payout purse landing somewhere around $400,000. Only players who have qualified through their local leagues will be able to play this event.
Last year it was Edward Holt who ended up coming out as the victor, beating Ryan Surdi heads up. Holt collected $80,000 for his first-place efforts and time will tell who fills those big shoes.
2023 Final Table Results
| Place | Winner | League | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Holt | Eastern Poker Tour | $100,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Surdi | No Limit New York | $50,000 |
| 3 | Anthony Lundy | New York Free Poker | $25,000 |
| 4 | Brian Lerner | Deepstacks Poker League | $15,000 |
| 5 | Dawna Blyleven | Sunshine Poker League | $11,555 |
| 6 | Saverio Biancardi | Kontenders Poker USA | $10,008 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Bowden | Eastern Poker Tour | $7,307 |
| 8 | John Carr | No Limit Pub Poker Tour | $5,788 |
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 percent 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. A second chance flight takes off at 11 a.m, on Tuesday June 11th, in which unsuccessful hopefuls can try again at making Day 2 and those that have already bagged a Day 2 stack have 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.
- 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 entered any starting day and has been eliminated they may register for the subsequent starting day. Players may also 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 percent 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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