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November 18, 2023 @ 10:32 AM
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.
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
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