Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Kandace Knichel in late position and the player in the big blind.

With the board reading , the big blind checked and Knichel fired out a pot-sized bet of 6,000.

The big blind thought for a moment before giving up their hand and Knichel showed as she dragged in the pot.

Kandace Knichel

28,500

28,500

Cards are in the air in Day 1b of the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship.

Day 1b of the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship is set to get underway here at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas at 11 a.m. local time. This "Second Chance" flight features a $365 buy-in and one reentry is allowed. Players who advance from each flight will combine and return for Day 2 on Wednesday, June 11, when the event will play down to the final table.

Of the two starting flights so far, 757 total entrants showed up yesterday with only 38 of those competitors locking up a seat for Day 2. All eyes are set on the $100,000 first place prize out of the estimated $400,000+ prize pool.

Glenn Zimet (1,250,000) came out on top as the Day 1a1 chip leader, and Vincent Loria (1,280,000) was the player who bagged the most chips in Day 1a2.

Overall Top Ten Chips Counts

The "Second Chance" flight is only available to players who participated in one of yesterday's flights. Like Day 1a, 10% of each flight will reach the money with a minimum cash of $500. Day 1b will end when the field reaches 5% (rounded up).

A $1,500 bonus will be awarded to anyone who advances to Day 2 more than once and those players will play their biggest stack. Also, there is no way to win a paid seat to today's flight through Bar Poker Open.

Day 2 plays out on Wednesday, June 11 at 11 a.m., followed by the televised final table on Thursday, June 12 at 2 p.m.

• Players will receive 25,000 in tournament chips.
• Levels will be 30-minutes on Day 1, and 45-minutes on Day 2 onward.
• Day 1b buy-in is $365.
• On-Site registration is available until the start of Level 11.
• Alternates and late sign-ups will enter the tournament with a full chip stack and no obligation from it.
• The starting blind level on Day 2 will be the lower of the final levels from all Day 1 flights.
• Day 2 will play 8-handed. Redraw at end of Day 1 and at 24 and 9 players, or at the Tournament Director's discretion.
• Bar Poker Open will be funding any added money into the prize pool and all "Seat Winners" "Buy-In" portion.

Be sure to follow PokerNews through the remainder of this event.

Day 1a2 of the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship has wrapped up at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas. From the 219 entrants who took their seats, just 11 players have advanced to Day 2, set for Wednesday, June 11. Those still in contention will return to compete for a share of the estimated $400,000+ prize pool, with $100,000 reserved for the eventual champion.

The player who topped the leaderboard at the end of the day was Vincent Loria, who bagged an impressive 1,280,000. Loria was fairly quiet throughout the day, setting the trap for a dominant performance towards the end of the day. As the later game progressed, he continued to build his stack steadily.

Trailing not far behind in second place is Wieslaw Skiba, who finished the day with 910,000. Skiba stayed active throughout the session, picking up several medium-sized pots and avoiding major confrontations. Skiba's surge came when he was on the right side of a cooler with Thomas Gigilo. Skiba was also the man responsible for bursting the bubble.

Rounding out the top three is Dennis Coleman, who ended the night with a healthy stack of 560,000. Known for a vast experience within these games and structures, Coleman quietly chipped up for most of the day before scoring a big pot near the last level, locking up a podium finish in the overnight counts.

The 11 players finished with 22:59 left in Level 19, with blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante. The starting blind level on Day 2 will be the lower of the final levels from all Day 1 flights.

A "Second Chance" flight runs Tuesday, June 10 at 11 a.m., but is only available to players who participated in one of today's flights. Those who qualify from both flights take their best stack forward to Day 2 and earn a $1,500 bonus.

Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the remainder of this event, as well as future coverage throughout the summer.

Action was picked up as Ben Ace was all in against Johnny Hernandez.

Ben Ace:
Johnny Hernandez:

The board ran out and Ace was eliminated.

Johnny Hernandez	450,000	450,000
Ben Ace	0	-120,000

Players are on the day 2 bubble

Orso Fierro annoucned "all in" for 175,000, Wieslaw Skiba called on the button and the blinds folded.

Orso Fierro:
Wieslaw Skiba:

The board ran out and Fierro was eliminated.

Wieslaw Skiba	840,000	240,000
Orso Fierro	0	-600,000

Vipul Tiwari limped in the small blind but got raised by Wieslaw Skiba in the big blind, Tiwari called.

The flop came , Tiwari checked and Skiba bet 100,000, Tiwari folded. Skiba flashed the .

Wieslaw Skiba	600,000	200,000
Vipul Tiwari	300,000	-275,000