Action was caught after the flop of and Matthew Lemmel checked from the small blind. His opponent in middle position moved all in and Lemmel made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Middle Position:
Matthew Lemmel:

The board completed with the for Lammel to send his opponent to the rail. Lemmel mentioned how he "recently moved to south Florida and became ingrained into the poker scene." For him he enjoyed making friends through shared passion for the game which also led him to become a poker dealer.

Matthew Lemmel

165,000

135,000

Players are headed on a 15 minute break as a colour up occurs.

Middle Position called and the cutoff raised to 8,500. Ray Rhode made the call from the button along with the middle position player.

After the flop came both the middle position player and cutoff checked to Rhode. He moved all in for 2,000 and was called by both players.

The turn and river came the and both players checked their options. Rhode revealed to take the pot. After the hand Rhode explained that his name is pronounced (Rhod-ee) similar to the nickname for players favourite bad hand.

Back in June, the Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship saw 1,164 players battle at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nevada. A total of six clubs were represented in the final eight contenders, chasing the big first-place prize and the trophy.

The heads-up match guaranteed that New York Free Poker would be taking home the title and after a match of many lead changes, it was Miguel "The Mountain" Medrano who claimed a career-best score of $100,000.

"It's very exciting, it hit me when I saw the brick river," the still excited Medrano said in his interview after the win. He also talked about his experience playing with Patrick Martorella, a man who he plays with a decent amount back in New York. "I'm terrified of Patrick, I stay away from him back home. But in the end I was lucky. All luck, no skill. It takes two years to get this lucky."

Medrano was supported by a steady and large rail of supporters throughout the whole tournament. "I love all of you! I really do! I played my game, I hit my cards. I told myself, if I win I win and if I lose I lose."

2024 Vegas World Championship Final Table Results

Action was caught as an all in for 46,000 and call occurred between the middle position player and Kandace Knichel. Both players revealed their hands.

Middle Position:
Kandace Knichel:

The board ran out for Knichel to take the pot. She currently sits near chip lead with over double the average stack.

Kandace Knichel

189,000

160,000

Brandon Martinez went all in from middle position for 20,500. He was called by the small blind and both players revealed their hands.

Brandon Martinez:
Small Blind:

The board ran out for Martinez to find the double.

Early Position raised to 4,000 and Armando Candelario made the call from the button. Will Unruh raised to 15,000 from the small blind. Only Candelario found the call.

The flop came and Unruh continued for 11,000. Candelario found a quick fold.

Unruh is no stranger to this tournament having placed in 19th place at last years event.

Will Unruh	71,000	0
Armando Candelario	43,000	0

Late position called as well as the cutoff. Armando Candelario raised to 11,000 from the small blind. Only the late position player called.

After the flop of Candelario moved all in for 40,000. His opponent called and both players revealed their hands.

Armando Candelario:
Late Position:

The board gave both players a straight as it completed with the .

Armando Candelario

58,000

28,000

Action was caught after the flop of and the big blind moved all in for 7,000. Ron Kochman called his remaining 2,500 and both players revealed their hands.

Ron Kochman:
Big Blind:

The board completed with the for Kochman to scoop the pot.

The remaining players are headed on a 15-minute break as registration comes to a close for Day 1a.

Action was caught after the flop of and both blinds checked. Middle position checked to Jon Spencer who led out for 2,500 from the button. Both blinds made the call.

The turn came the and both blinds checked to Spencer. He continued for 5,000 and was raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Both players found a call.

While the completed the board, the small blind fired for 15,000. The big blind made the fold and Spencer called. He revealed to best his opponents .

Jon Spencer

104,000

104,000

Middle Position moved all in for 20,000 and Royce Levere called for less from the small blind. Both players revealed their hands.

Royce Levere:
Middle Position:

The board ran out for Levere to double.

The following hand Levere moved all in for 15,000 and the remaining players folded. He revealed his hand and showed .