Florida's Bar Poker Open World Championship Begins Today
It is again time for the Florida World Championship of the Bar Poker Open (BPO) here in West Palm Beach to return for its 2024 event.
One of the best poker rooms in all of Florida, The Palm Beach Kennel Club is again hosting this year’s series, which features five days of events, headlined by the invite-only $365 Championship Event which begins Saturday at 11 a.m. ET for the first of two opening flights.
The vastly successful event from last year was won by Ian Auvil as the Florida local overcame the 426 player field. The BPO is estimating a $150,000 prize pool, with at least $30,000 going to this years victor.
2023 Florida World Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Poker Club | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Auvil | Stuart, FL | No-Limit Pub Poker Tour | $50,000 |
| 2 | Ronald Kaepernick | Stuart, FL | No-Limit Pub Poker Tour | $22,500 |
| 3 | Gregg Bloom | Delray Beach, FL | No-Limit Pub Poker Tour | $10,000 |
| 4 | Paul Chamberlain | Norwood, MA | Eastern Poker Tour | $5,200 |
| 5 | Miguel Medrano | New York City, NY | New York Free Poker | $3,438 |
| 6 | John Purdy | North Attleboro, MA | Eastern Poker Tour | $2,500 |
| 7 | David Phillips | Parker, CO | Over the Top Poker | $2,000 |
| 8 | Chris Davis | Los Angeles, CA | Cowboy Kings Poker | $1,500 |
| 9 | Bogdan Zavu | Framingham, MA | Eastern Poker Tour | $1,250 |
Nearly 1,000 players from across the United States have travelled to South Florida for the eight-event series, with over 400 of them having earned a berth in the Championship Event via Bar Poker Open Qualifier events held in nearly 1,000 bars across the United States and online.
The series includes other events such as the Deepstack Finale that begins on Monday and is a $180 buy-in and $15,000 guarantee.
Players in the opening flights of the Championship start with 30,000 chips and blinds of 100/100 with a 100 ante. Levels increase every 30 minutes and play will continue until 10% of the field remains with all players in the money to start Day 2. Registration is open until the start of Level 9, and players have a singe $365 re-entry available to them until then.
Players may also enter and bag more than one opening flight, with the ‘best bag forward’ for Day 2 at 11 a.m. on Monday. Players bagging twice will also receive a $1,000 double bag bonus, with their shortest stack being forfeited.
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