Welcome to Day 1b of the Bar Poker Open Main Event at the Florida World Championship. Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. for the first of two opening flights into Monday's Day 2 finale.

Day 1a drew 287 entries and 27 players will move on to join the survivors from today's flight to play for the guaranteed top prize of $40,000. Joseph Fleming is the Day 1a chip leader after he bagged a big lead with 925,000.

Players have earned their way to the Palm Beach Kennel Club through Bar Poker Open Qualifiers at nearly 1,000 bars all over the country and also through online tournaments.

The championship is restricted to these players, but there are a total of nine other events that are open to everyone. This includes the $150 Charity Series of Poker Celebrity Charity Event, which kicks off at 5 p.m. Players that played both 1a and 1b flights receive a free entry.

Players in the Main Event will start with 30,000 chips and blinds begin at 100/100 with a 100 ante. Levels will increase every 30 minutes and the opening flights will play down to approximately 10% of the field and all of the players in the money. Players are allowed one reentry through the start of Level 9 for $365.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor at the BPO Florida World Championship at Palm Beach Kennel Club.

Welcome to Day 1b of the Bar Poker Open Main Event at the Florida World Championship. Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. for the first of two opening flights into Monday's Day 2 finale.

Day 1a drew 287 entries and 27 players will move on to join the survivors from today's flight to play for the guaranteed top prize of $40,000. Joseph Fleming is the Day 1a chip leader after he bagged a big lead with 925,000.

Players have earned their way to the Palm Beach Kennel Club through Bar Poker Open Qualifiers at nearly 1,000 bars all over the country and also through online tournaments.

The championship is restricted to these players, but there are a total of nine other events that are open to everyone. This includes the $150 Charity Series of Poker Celebrity Charity Event, which kicks off at 5 p.m. Players that played both 1a and 1b flights receive a free entry.

Players in the Main Event will start with 30,000 chips and blinds begin at 100/100 with a 100 ante. Levels will increase every 30 minutes and the opening flights will play down to approximately 10% of the field and all of the players in the money. Players are allowed one reentry through the start of Level 9 for $365.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor at the BPO Florida World Championship at Palm Beach Kennel Club.

Day 1a of the Bar Poker Open Main Event at the Florida World Championship has come to an end and Joseph Fleming has a commanding lead over the rest of the field as 27 players move on to Monday's Day 2 finale at the Palm Beach Kennel Club.

The first of two flights drew 287 entries and generated a prize pool of $82,656. All 27 players will return tomorrow in the money, and they will be competing for the guaranteed $40,000 top prize.

Fleming bagged 925,000 and he is followed in second on the leaderboard by Nick Sims with 635,000. David Edwards bagged 575,000 and James Boynton will return with 545,000. Johnny Kelly rounds out the top five with 475,000.

2022 BPO Florida Main Event Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Day 1a Action

The day's plan called for the field to play down to 28 players and return on Monday, but a double knockout on the bubble resulted in a final tally of 27 returning players. Janis Norris and Jolanda Tedford were both eliminated on the bubble after trying to stay alive with very small stacks in the closing hands.

Fleming has the chip lead thanks to a consistent run all day long, which culminated in several knockouts in the closing levels that built his stack to nearly 1 million chips. He recently outlasted 260 players to win the No Limit Pub Poker Tour Main Event after he entered that final table with a sizable chip leader. He will return with 46 big blinds on Day 2.

Boynton will return for Day 2 after he made a late charge to finish with a big bag. He jumped out to an early chip lead and fell back to the pack in the middle stages of the day before he closed out the final levels with a healthy stack after he won several late pots. Boynton is joined by several other Eastern Poker Tour players on Day 2, including Jeffrey Weinberg.

Among the others returning for Day 2 are Stephanie Devito, Sam Ho, William Acerra, Tuan Phan, Jan Scotto, Krista French, Kishia Jefferson, and Susanne Spritzer. Jefferson is also one of the many representatives from the No Limit Poker Tour, and they will have a large presence at the Day 2 finale.

Some players that jumped in but couldn't find a bag for Day 2 include Don Murray, Joseph Cid, James Richter, George Miro, Jennifer Atkinson, Ian Auvil, Albert "Big Al' Harris, and Rocky Hackman. Hackman traveled from Denver, Colorado as a representative of the Over the Top Poker League. His day came to an end when he got it all in with pocket jacks and ran into the pocket kings of second-ranked Sims.

Action concluded with ten minutes remaining in Level 19 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante. Day 1b will kick off tomorrow at 11 a.m. local time, and any player who entered Day 1a will have the opportunity to find a bag for Day 2. Players will be allowed one reentry on Day 1b, and any players that survive both flights will put their best stack forward and receive $1,000.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all weekend long for live updates from the floor of the Bar Poker Open Main Event of the Florida World Championship at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

On one table, Jolanda Tedford got it in against John Kelly and his . The board ran out with no help for Tedford and she was eliminated from the tournament on the bubble.

Simultaneously on the other table, Janis Norris was all in with against two players and the board ran out . Her opponent turned over and Norris was out of the tournament as well.

The flight ended with 10 minutes remaining in Level 19. The players are now bagging up their chips and the 27 surviving runners will return on Monday for the finale.

Janis Norris	0	0
Jolanda Tedford	0	0

Day 1a of the Bar Poker Open Main Event at the Florida World Championship has come to an end and Joseph Fleming has a commanding lead over the rest of the field as 27 players move on to Monday's Day 2 finale at the Palm Beach Kennel Club.

The first of two flights drew 287 entries and generated a prize pool of $82,656. All 27 players will return tomorrow in the money, and they will be competing for the guaranteed $40,000 top prize.

Fleming bagged 925,000 and he is followed in second on the leaderboard by Nick Sims with 635,000. David Edwards bagged 575,000 and James Boynton will return with 545,000. Johnny Kelly rounds out the top five with 475,000.

2022 BPO Florida Main Event Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Day 1a Action

The day's plan called for the field to play down to 28 players and return on Monday, but a double knockout on the bubble resulted in a final tally of 27 returning players. Janis Norris and Jolanda Tedford were both eliminated on the bubble after trying to stay alive with very small stacks in the closing hands.

Fleming has the chip lead thanks to a consistent run all day long, which culminated in several knockouts in the closing levels that built his stack to nearly 1 million chips. He recently outlasted 260 players to win the No Limit Pub Poker Tour Main Event after he entered that final table with a sizable chip leader. He will return with 46 big blinds on Day 2.

Boynton will return for Day 2 after he made a late charge to finish with a big bag. He jumped out to an early chip lead and fell back to the pack in the middle stages of the day before he closed out the final levels with a healthy stack after he won several late pots. Boynton is joined by several other Eastern Poker Tour players on Day 2, including Jeffrey Weinberg.

Among the others returning for Day 2 are Stephanie Devito, Sam Ho, William Acerra, Tuan Phan, Jan Scotto, Krista French, Kishia Jefferson, and Susanne Spritzer. Jefferson is also one of the many representatives from the No Limit Poker Tour, and they will have a large presence at the Day 2 finale.

Some players that jumped in but couldn't find a bag for Day 2 include Don Murray, Joseph Cid, James Richter, George Miro, Jennifer Atkinson, Ian Auvil, Albert "Big Al' Harris, and Rocky Hackman. Hackman traveled from Denver, Colorado as a representative of the Over the Top Poker League. His day came to an end when he got it all in with pocket jacks and ran into the pocket kings of second-ranked Sims.

Action concluded with ten minutes remaining in Level 19 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante. Day 1b will kick off tomorrow at 11 a.m. local time, and any player who entered Day 1a will have the opportunity to find a bag for Day 2. Players will be allowed one reentry on Day 1b, and any players that survive both flights will put their best stack forward and receive $1,000.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all weekend long for live updates from the floor of the Bar Poker Open Main Event of the Florida World Championship at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

There are now 29 players left and action is hand-for-hand.

A player got their short stack in and Joseph Fleming was there to attempt another knockout.

Opponent:
Joseph Fleming:

The board ran out and Fleming held on with the ace to secure another knockout and jump near the 1,000,000 mark.

There are now 30 players remaining and the evening will conclude when 28 players are left.

Joseph Fleming

975,000

275,000

Jeffrey Weinberg raised to 60,000 and Hadi Rahimi called from the big blind.

The flop was and Rahimi checked. Weinberg bet 125,000 and Rahimi shoved for over 200,000. Weinberg shook his head and tossed his hand in the muck to give the pot to Rahimi.

Jeffrey Weinberg	390,000	-110,000
Hadi Rahimi	380,000

Durwood Flournoy put his last 25,000 into the pot and Kishia Jefferson looked him up with the bigger stack.

Durwood Flournoy:
Kishia Jefferson:

The board ran out and Flournoy made a pair of aces on the flop to double through Jefferson's pocket queens.

Kishia Jefferson	165,000	-63,000
Durwood Flournoy	55,000	-95,000

On one table, Jolanda Tedford got it in against John Kelly and his . The board ran out with no help for Tedford and she was eliminated from the tournament on the bubble.

Simultaneously on the other table, Janis Norris was all in with against two players and the board ran out . Her opponent turned over and Norris was out of the tournament as well.

The flight ended with 10 minutes remaining in Level 19. The players are now bagging up their chips and the 27 surviving runners will return on Monday for the finale.

Janis Norris	0	0
Jolanda Tedford	0	0

Susanne Spritzer raised to 30,000 and Wayne Tarber went all in for 60,000 from the big blind. A limping player in middle position shoved with a big stack and Spritzer got out of the way. Action was heads up and Tarber was at risk.

Opponent:
Wayne Tarber:

The board ran out and Tarber made a straight on the turn to secure the important late double.

Meanwhile, Joseph Fleming has chipped up to 700,000 at the same table.

Joseph Fleming	700,000
Susanne Spritzer	185,000	60,000
Wayne Tarber	125,000