Players Last Chance to Play Bar Poker Open's Florida World Championship Begins Later Today
Day 1b is upon us as the Florida World Championship of the Bar Poker Open (BPO) here in West Palm Beach continues it's 2024 event.
The Palm Beach Kennel Club is where the action will take place as the last flight of the invite-only $365 Championship Event which begins today at 11 a.m. ET.
Day 1a's 264 entries created a prize pool of $76,500, and will be combined with today's prize pool to make up the total purse. The victor of the event will receive least $30,000 for their efforts.
Patrick Martorella Leads the pack from Day 1a as the chip leader with 732,000.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Martorella | United States | 732,000 |
| 2 | Gerald McKinney Jr. | United States | 728,000 |
| 3 | Brandon Strickland | United States | 698,000 |
| 4 | Albert Harris | United States | 673,000 |
| 5 | Bill Sandiford | United States | 478,000 |
| 6 | Domenic Armano | United States | 447,000 |
| 7 | Kandace Knichel | United States | 366,000 |
| 8 | John Sarappa | United States | 363,000 |
| 9 | Kevin Cronin | United States | 356,000 |
| 10 | Michael Frey | United States | 310,000 |
Those who fire in both days of this event are gifted a free entry into Event #8 Bar Poker Open Vegas sattelite worth $150 that begins play tomorrow night.
Players in today's flight will 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 from the start of Day 2. Registration is open until the start of Level 9, and players have a single $365 re-entry available to them until then.
Players who bagged yesterday's flight may play again today with the ‘best bag forward’ for Day 2 at 11 a.m. on Monday. These players will also receive a $1,000 double bag bonus, with their shortest stack being forfeited.
Stay tuned as PokerNews continues to keep you updated at the BPO Florida World Championship here at Palm Beach Kennel Club.