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Updated Chip Counts as the End of Day Nears

November 18, 2023 @ 08:23 PM

Will Unruh615,000155,000
Frazier Tedford605,000605,000
Roch Shephard305,000305,000
Phil Hoff260,000113,000
Matt McGuire185,00015,000
Eric Wilson145,0005,000
Adam Rodriguez130,00079,000
Sandy Ferguson125,000-115,000
David Edwards80,00053,500
Larry Campagno0-238,000
Bob Carswell0-221,000
Slade Edwards00
Jeff Brull0-200,000
Jesse McGregor0-161,000
Linda Fuchs0-66,000
John Bass0-52,000
Mark DeAtley0-45,000
Jeff Weinberg0-38,500
Doug Schaper0-75,000
John Germano0-45,000
Jolanda Tedford00
Final Break of the Day?

November 18, 2023 @ 08:00 PM

Just 40 players remain as the next break of the day has arrived.

With 29 players making the money and advancing to Day 2, this may well be the final break of the day, as 11 eliminations in two hours is well within the realm of possibility.

BPO Player Profile: Bob Carswell

November 18, 2023 @ 07:55 PM

Bob Carswell

While he calls himself an "Average Joe" (or Average Bob) in the poker world, Brooklyn native Bob Carswell, representing New York Free Poker has quite the poker tale to tell.

Diagnosed with dyslexia when he was a child, Carswell found a love of mind games and math, discovering poker at a later age which fell perfectly into his wheelhouse.

"I still can't spell worth a s***," joked Carswell, telling PokerNews that the math and psychology of poker is what drew him to the game about 15 years ago.

Carswell made his first trip to the World Series of Poker this summer, originally intending to play the Main Event as a bucket list item. Instead, he bought into several smaller events, including his first, the $500 Salute to Warriors event.

He fired two bullets in the tournament, bricking both, but said it was the greatest time of his life. That high would quickly be topped though by winning a Daily Deepstack the very next day for over $40,000!

Carswell still chose not to play the Main Event last summer, but says he'll definitely be playing it in 2024, and in the meantime loves playing in the Bar Poker Open.

Giglio Passes Wunderlich's Test

November 18, 2023 @ 07:32 PM

With about 50,000 in the middle on a flop of , Jodie Wunderlich moved all in for just over 100,000 in the hijack. After some thought, she got called by Thomas Giglio in the cutoff.

Jodie Wunderlich:
Thomas Giglio:

Wunderlich had the best of it with a pair of fives, but she'd need to fade Giglio's straight and flush draws.

The turn immediately hit Giglio to give him the winning flush, with the river pouring a bit of salt into Wunderlich's wounds as she was eliminated from the tournament.

Thomas Giglio460,000140,000
Jodie Wunderlich0-253,000
Leaders of the Final Fifty

November 18, 2023 @ 07:08 PM

Charles Olson464,000372,000
Will Unruh460,000
Steven Hibbs395,00065,000
Raymond Lizzol320,000
Thomas Giglio320,000
Angela Ford288,000135,000
Jodie Wunderlich253,000
Skelly Eliminates Tima

November 18, 2023 @ 06:53 PM

Samantha Skelly

Samantha Skelly raised to 25,000 under the gun and got called by Marc Tima on the button, committing almost his entire stack.

On the flop, Tima committed his final 10,000 chips after Skelly moved all in.

Marc Tima:
Samantha Skelly:

Skelly had outflopped Tima's kings, and after the runout, she had eliminated him from the tournament.

Samantha Skelly124,00082,000
Marc Tima0-100,000
Charity Series of Poker "Folding for the Families" Takes Place Sunday at BPO Florida World Championship

November 18, 2023 @ 06:41 PM

Charity Series of Poker CSOP
Charity Series of Poker CSOP

One of the highlights of the weekend's events here at the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship is the Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Celebrity Charity tournament taking place Sunday night here at the Palm Beach Kennel Club.

"Folding for the Families" will be the 56th CSOP event in its history, with all public donations going to benefit Folded Flag, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the U.S. military by aiding the families of fallen servicemen and women with financial support for continued education.

The event comes with a $5,000 first prize, along with other final table and silent auction prizes, plus several player bounties including Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.

The event gets underway at 3:30 p.m. ET for a cocktail reception, followed by cards in the air at 5 p.m.

The $150 buy-in gets you into the reception as well as your tournament entry. For those just wishing to come to the cocktail reception, the cost of that is $75.

The tournament buy-in gets players 10,000 chips to start. Unlimited $50 rebuys for another 10,000 chips are available until the start of Level 9, so long as a player is below their original starting stack. In the break before the end of registration, a $50 add-on for an additional 20,000 chips is available.

CSOP 56 Details
CSOP 56 Details

If you're in the South Florida area and haven't already headed to the Palm Beach Kennel Club for the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship, this is a great opportunity to play some poker for a great cause and have an incredible time in one of the most fun and entertaining tournament settings you could ask for.

BPO Player Profile: Amanda Nissman

November 18, 2023 @ 06:05 PM

Amanda Nissman

Originally from Australia, but now living in Brooklyn, NY, Amanda Nissman's BPO origin story starts with a trip to the grocery store and a chance encounter at the meat counter.

Whilst awaiting her order, Nissman overheard now fellow Bar Poker Open member Sharon Raider speaking glowingly about her first experience with BPO. Nissman said hello and mentioned that she played a bit of poker and was interested in hearing about where Raider had had such a great time playing.

Raider told her about the New York Free Poker League, Nissman came out to play, and eight years later, Nissman is here in Florida representing NYFP at the Florida World Championship.

Nissman says she's primarily a recreational player with a $2,800 online cash at the top of her list of accomplishments, but she also has a pair of WSOP Colossus cashes on her resume as well.

Break Time

November 18, 2023 @ 05:45 PM

The field continues to thin rapidly with just 90 players remaining at the third break of the day.

Play will continue until just 29 remain, all of whom will be in the money and advance to Day 2.

Checking in With the Champ

November 18, 2023 @ 05:38 PM

Phil Hoff

Picking action up on a flop, Phil Hoff checked and his opponent on the button bet 15,000.

Hoff then moved all in, with his opponent well covered. After some thought, the button chose to fold and preserve his remaining 35,000 chips, while the defending champion is building himself a formidable stack.

Phil Hoff147,000122,000

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Payouts

1: John Germano

$30,001 USD

2: Pierre Agenor

$15,055 USD

3: Albert Harris

$8,864 USD

4: Gerald McKinney Jr.

$7,114 USD

5: Patrick Martorella

$6,632 USD

6: Brandon Strickland

$3,565 USD

7: John Sarappa

$2,864 USD

8: Christian Larsen

$2,841 USD

9: Pablo Sierra

$2,475 USD

10: Tracy Maynard-Harris

$2,085 USD

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11: Domenic Armano

$2,085 USD

12: James Emerson

$2,085 USD

13: Cathryn Brown

$1,776 USD

14: Thomas Heinlein

$1,776 USD

15: Bill Sandiford

$1,776 USD

16: Vince Buffone

$1,479 USD

17: Kandace Knichel

$1,479 USD

18: Emil Szmegh

$1,479 USD

19: Sonia Dasilva

$1,214 USD

20: Brandon Martinez

$1,214 USD

21: Paul Chamberlain

$1,214 USD

22: Edgar Dutan

$991 USD

23: Michael Frey

$991 USD

24: Merrill Eversman

$991 USD

25: Eddie Crespo

$859 USD

26: Denise Fields

$859 USD

27: Fred Vicks

$859 USD

28: Mehrdad Zomorrodi

$727 USD

29: Kenny Goff

$727 USD

30: Johnny Kelly (US)

$727 USD

31: Lena Soluri

$727 USD

32: Nicholas Zecevic

$727 USD

33: David Rose

$727 USD

34: Robert Beland

$727 USD

35: John Leger

$727 USD

36: Kevin Cronin

$727 USD

37: Matthew Lemmel

$596 USD

38: Erick Carrasel

$596 USD

39: John Oneill

$596 USD

40: Jhonny Ortiz

$596 USD

Top Chip Counts

1: John Germano

11,850,000 Chips

2: Pierre Agenor

Busted

3: Albert Harris

Busted

4: Gerald McKinney Jr.

Busted

5: Patrick Martorella

Busted

6: Brandon Strickland

Busted

7: John Sarappa

Busted

8: Christian Larsen

Busted

9: Pablo Sierra

Busted

10: Tracy Maynard-Harris

Busted