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Miro Finishes First in Two Different Ways

December 7, 2024 @ 12:55 PM

After coming off a first place finish in a seniors event earlier in the week, George Miro found himself as the first player to bust from the Bar Poker Open Championship. The Royal Palm Beach resident simply stated that these are the "high's and low's" of the game.

He recalled the hand to PokerNews as a middle position player called. Miro made the call from the button and both blinds joined the pot.

The flop came and the big blind led out for 1,200. Miro raised to 3,000. His opponent was quick to move all in and Miro made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

George Miro:
Big Blind:

The board changed little as the completed the runout.

George Miro0
Ladies for Knichel

December 7, 2024 @ 12:46 PM

After the middle position player raised to 600, Kandace Knichel three-bet to 2,100.

Her opponent was quick to muck, and Knichel revealed her hand as .

Kandace Knichel29,000
Shuffle Up and Deal

December 7, 2024 @ 12:28 PM

Dealer

Cards are in the air as the tournament director announced play to start.

Florida's Bar Poker Open World Championship Begins Today

December 7, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

Ian Auvil (and runner-up Ronald Kaepernick to his right)

It is again time for the Florida World Championship of the Bar Poker Open (BPO) here in West Palm Beach to return for its 2024 event.

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.

The vastly successful event from last year was won by Ian Auvil as the Florida local overcame the 426 player field. The BPO is estimating a $150,000 prize pool, with at least $30,000 going to this years victor.

2023 Florida World Championship Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPoker ClubPrize
1Ian AuvilStuart, FLNo-Limit Pub Poker Tour$50,000
2Ronald KaepernickStuart, FLNo-Limit Pub Poker Tour$22,500
3Gregg BloomDelray Beach, FLNo-Limit Pub Poker Tour$10,000
4Paul ChamberlainNorwood, MAEastern Poker Tour$5,200
5Miguel MedranoNew York City, NYNew York Free Poker$3,438
6John PurdyNorth Attleboro, MAEastern Poker Tour$2,500
7David PhillipsParker, COOver the Top Poker$2,000
8Chris DavisLos Angeles, CACowboy Kings Poker$1,500
9Bogdan ZavuFramingham, MAEastern Poker Tour$1,250

Nearly 1,000 players from across the United States have travelled to South Florida for the eight-event series, with over 400 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.

The series includes other events such as the Deepstack Finale that begins on Monday and is 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: John Germano

$30001 USD

2: Pierre Agenor

$15055 USD

3: Albert Harris

$8864 USD

4: Gerald McKinney Jr.

$7114 USD

5: Patrick Martorella

$6632 USD

6: Brandon Strickland

$3565 USD

7: John Sarappa

$2864 USD

8: Christian Larsen

$2841 USD

9: Pablo Sierra

$2475 USD

10: Tracy Maynard-Harris

$2085 USD

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11: Domenic Armano

$2085 USD

12: James Emerson

$2085 USD

13: Cathryn Brown

$1776 USD

14: Thomas Heinlein

$1776 USD

15: Bill Sandiford

$1776 USD

16: Vince Buffone

$1479 USD

17: Kandace Knichel

$1479 USD

18: Emil Szmegh

$1479 USD

19: Sonia Dasilva

$1214 USD

20: Brandon Martinez

$1214 USD

21: Paul Chamberlain

$1214 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

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