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Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship Set to Begin

November 18, 2023 @ 10:32 AM

2022 BPO Florida World Champion Phil Hoff

It's time for the 2023 edition of the Florida World Championship of the Bar Poker Open (BPO) here in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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.

After a hugely successful event last year that saw Phil Hoff from the New York Free Poker Club defeat a field of 446 entries to take home the $40,000 first prize, The BPO has stepped up the numbers even further this year, guaranteeing a $50,000 first prize and an estimated $150,000 prize pool.

Nearly 1,000 players from across the United States have travelled to South Florida for the eight-event series, with over 500 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.

While the Championship Event is restricted to those players that have qualified, there are still plenty more events on the schedule, including the $150 buy-in Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) event Sunday which comes with a $5,000 guarantee.

There's also a Deepstack Finale on Monday with 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.

Keep your browsers locked on PokerNews for live updates from our team at the BPO Florida World Championship here at Palm Beach Kennel Club.

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Payouts

1: Ian Auvil

$50,000 USD

2: Ronald Kaepernick

$22,500 USD

3: Gregg Bloom

$10,000 USD

4: Paul Chamberlain

$5,200 USD

5: Miguel Medrano

$3,438 USD

6: John Purdy

$2,500 USD

7: David Phillips

$2,000 USD

8: Chris Davis (CA)

$1,500 USD

9: Bogdan Zavu

$1,250 USD

10: Nick Sims

$1,100 USD

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11: Andrew Ferguson

$1,100 USD

12: Charles Gudaitis

$1,100 USD

13: Liz DiBernardo

$1,000 USD

14: Paul Cassella

$1,000 USD

15: Antwan Tate

$1,000 USD

16: Samantha Skelly

$900 USD

17: Merrill Eversman

$900 USD

18: Richard Ellis

$900 USD

19: Will Unruh

$800 USD

20: Raymond Lizzol

$800 USD

21: Matthew McGuire

$800 USD

22: Angela Ford

$700 USD

23: Sherrie Stumbo

$700 USD

24: Steven Mayer

$700 USD

25: Pieter Arundel

$600 USD

26: John Kelly

$600 USD

27: William Alley

$600 USD

28: Charles Olson

$500 USD

29: Billy Hayes

$500 USD

30: Steven Witzke

$500 USD

31: Steven Hibbs

$500 USD

32: Adam Rodriguez

$500 USD

33: Joy Martinek

$500 USD

34: David Edwards

$500 USD

35: Eric Wilson

$500 USD

36: Matthew Lemmel

$500 USD

37: Kenneth Goff

$500 USD

38: Nicholas Pacheco

$500 USD

39: Frazier Tedford

$500 USD

40: Justin Angelo

$500 USD

41: Lawrence Campagno

$500 USD

42: Paul Hair

$500 USD

43: Rock Shepherd

$500 USD

Top Chip Counts

1: Ian Auvil

13,000,000 Chips

2: Ronald Kaepernick

Busted

3: Gregg Bloom

Busted

4: Paul Chamberlain

Busted

5: Miguel Medrano

Busted

6: John Purdy

Busted

7: David Phillips

Busted

8: Chris Davis (CA)

Busted

9: Bogdan Zavu

Busted

10: Nick Sims

Busted