Ron Mangiarelli opened to 32,000 from under the gun, and Debbie Klughers chose to go all-in for 11,000 on the button to be at risk.

Debbie Klughers:
Ron Mangiarelli:

Klughers was unable to improve on the [7cKjhJhQd9c] runout to be eliminated and burst the bubble on Day 1b.

Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1b.

Ron Mangiarelli	470,000	150,000
Debbie Klughers	0	-41,000

Play is now hand-for-hand on Day 1b of the 2026 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship.

Vangjel Haxhia raised from early position and faced an all-in from the player on the button. Haxhia called to put the button at risk.

Opponent:
Vangjel Haxhia:

The flop gave each player something to root for as it came to give Haxhia a set and his opponent a straight draw.

The turn put an emphatic stamp on the hand when it came the to give Haxhia quads, making the river immaterial as Haxhia scored the elimination.

Vangjel Haxhia

1,040,000

583,000

Debbie Klughers shoved for her final 12,000 and was called by both blinds.

The blinds checked it down on the runout.

The small blind declared ace, but it was far from good as Klughers showed for quad jacks.

Debbie Klughers

41,000

-11,800

Cat Brown of No Limit Pub Poker Tour chose to go all-in for 180,000 from the hijack. Ron Mangiarelli of Pikes Peak Poker asked for a count from the small blind before he went into the tank.

Mangiarelli took considerable time before he made the call to put Brown at risk.

Cat Brown:
Ron Mangiarelli:

Mangiarelli's fears were confirmed when Brown showed the pocket aces, but his emotions went from bracing for impact to jubilation as the flop came to give Mangiarelli a set.

The turn and the river did not help Brown as she was eliminated after her aces were cracked in dramatic fashion.

Ron Mangiarelli	525,000	205,000
Cat Brown	0	-240,000

The 14 remaining players are on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at the 5,000/10,000 level.

The hand began when Cat Brown of No Limit Pub Poker Tour limped from early position and faced a raise to 27,000 from Ron Mangiarelli of Pikes Peak Poker. Brown called.

Brown and Mangiarelli checked the flop to bring the turn.

Brown bet 20,000 and was called by Mangiarelli.

The river led to a check from Brown. Mangiarelli chose to bet 32,000, which put Brown into the tank.

Brown took considerable time to make her decision, but she arrived at the correct one as she made the call and found out she had the winner when Mangiarelli showed for a pair of sevens.

Brown tabled for a pair of nines to claim the pot.

Ron Mangiarelli	320,000	-86,000
Cat Brown	240,000	110,000

The chips went in preflop when a player from early position shoved for approximately 120,000 and was called by Vangjel Haxhia to be at risk.

Opponent:
Vangjel Haxhia:

It was a flip, but this time, the pair won as the board came to award Haxhia the pot and get the players in Day 1b one step closer to securing their spot on Day 2.

Vangjel Haxhia

457,000

326,000

Cat Brown and Greg Bloom of No Limit Pub Poker Tour clashed with an all-in and call preflop to put Brown at risk.

Cat Brown:
Greg Bloom:

Brown had Bloom's hand dominated, and the flop did not bring any drama as it came .

The turn, and the river kept Brown ahead as she scored a double up late on Day 1b.

Cat Brown	130,000	48,500
Greg Bloom	15,000	-238,000