Ellen Schirmer was all in and Kishia Jefferson was the one to put her at risk with just a bit more.

Ellen Schirmer:
Kiesha Jefferson:

The board ran out and the aces held to secure the double for Schirmer.

Ellen Schirmer	775,000	525,000
Kishia Jefferson	80,000	-100,000

The remaining 24 players have stepped out for their first 15-minute break of the day.

Jan Scotto tracked down the PokerNews team to relay the circumstances of the demise of Team Scotto.

Scotto got her last 240,000 into the middle with , while Jeffrey Weinberg was also committed with and Matthew McGuire had and he called both with more. The board ran out and McGuire made quad sevens to bust both players.

Her husband Dan is also out after he got it in with , but he ran into and could not improve.

Matthew McGuire	975,000	415,000
Jan Scotto	0	-245,000
Dan Scotto	0	-95,000
Jeffrey Weinberg	0	-325,000

The remaining 39 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $500 and the winner will take home the top prize of $40,000.

Cards are now in the air for the Day 2 finale of the Bar Poker Open Florida Championship Main Event.

Welcome to Day 2 of the Bar Poker Open Main Event at the Florida World Championship. Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. local time at the Palm Beach Kennel Club for the finale.

The flagship event of the series drew 446 entries and 39 players remain to play for the prize pool of $128,648, from which the winner will receive a guaranteed $40,000.

Joseph Fleming is the overall chip leader after he bagged 925,000 on Day 1a. He is followed closely by Chris Weaver, who finished with 905,000 on Day 1b after he also survived Day 1a. Weaver received a $1,000 bonus for the double bag, along with Jan Scotto who also survived twice.

The two leaders enjoy a large lead over third-ranked Nick Sims, who will return with 635,000, as well as Nick Hoff and David Edwards. Hoff and Edwards round out the top five with 595,000 and 575,000, respectively. The rest of the returning top ten includes Matthew McGuire, Jennifer Atkinson, James Boynton, Eugene Iovine, and Johnny Kelly.

Players will return with 14:35 left in Level 19 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante. Levels increase to 40 minutes on Day 2, and action will continue today until a winner is declared.

Keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the BPO Florida Main Event at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Day 1b of the Bar Poker Open Main Event at the Florida World Championship has come to an end and Chris Weaver is the chip leader after just over 18 levels of play. The remaining 14 players from the flight will return on Monday at 11 a.m. for the Day 2 finale.

The surviving 14 players join 25 runners that moved on from Day 1a to create a field of 39 that will play for the $40,000 top prize. A total of 27 players survived Day 1a, but two runners bagged again on Day 1b and will surrender their smallest stacks for a $1,000 bonus. The event drew 446 players and generated a prize pool of $128,648.

Weaver finished with 905,000 and he is followed by Phil Hoff in second on the leaderboard with 595,000. Matthew McGuire finished in third with 560,000 and Jennifer Atkinson was fourth with 545,000. Eugene Iovine rounds out the top five with 480,000.

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

Day 1b Action

Weaver also found a bag on Day 1a, but he will exchange that for a $1,000 bonus and use his larger Day 1b stack. Also finding a second bag on Day 1b was Jan Scotto, who qualified for Day 2 alongside her husband Dan Scotto. Scotto will surrender her Day 1b bag in favor of 245,000 chips from Day 1a.

Jeffrey Weinberg almost bagged twice, but he was one of the two stone bubble eliminations at the end of the night. Weinberg finished with 325,000 on Day 1a and he will return on Monday for a chance at the top prize.

Almost missing out on Day 2 was Justin Colon, but a late double gave him a healthy stack and an opportunity to return. Colon got it in with pocket eights and Lawrence Rodriguez called with ace-king. A king came on the flop, but Colon spiked an eight on the river to stay alive and make it to the finale.

Other players returning for Day 2 from the Day 1b flight include Rich Ellis, Gregg Bloom, and Ellen Schirmer.

The 39 remaining players will return on Monday at 11:00 a.m. for the Day 2 finale with 14:35 left in Level 19 and blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante. Action will continue on Monday until a winner is declared. Levels will increase to 40 minutes on Day 2 and play resume nine-handed.

Final payouts and a seat draw will be posted here on PokerNews as soon as they are made available.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team on Monday for live updates from the floor of the final day of the BPO Florida World Championship Main Event at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Chris Weaver shoved with more and an opponent went deep into the tank before he finally called. Weaver had and his opponent turned over . The board ran out and Weaver scored the knockout with kings full of sevens.

On the other table, Jeffrey Weinberg got his last 60,000 into the middle with and Phil Hoff has . The board showed and Hoff had the better club flush to score the second elimination on the stone bubble.

The flight is now over with 14:35 remaining in the Level 19 and 14 players will bag their chips for tomorrow. Stay tuned to PokerNews for chip counts and a full recap.

Chris Weaver	905,000	490,000
Phil Hoff	595,000
Jeffrey Weinberg	0	-225,000

With 16 players remaining in the flight, hand-for-hand play is now underway.

Justin Colon open-shoved from early position for 150,000 and Lawrence Rodriguez called from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Colon at risk.

Justin Colon:
Lawrence Rodriguez:

The board ran out and Colon hit a set of eights on the river to double through Colon's pair of kings.

Justin Colon	340,000	140,000
Lawrence Rodriguez	140,000	140,000