2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 820
Prize Pool: $120,593
October 26-28, 2019

Rob Ryan (No Limit Pub Poker), 2019 Bar Poker Open East Coast Champion

The annual Bar Poker Open East Coast Championship returned to the Borgata this weekend for the sixth time and it was the biggest ever. After two starting flights and playing down on Day 2, No Limit Pub Poker’s Rob Ryan dominated the final table to earn the title along with $26,838.

The Championship drew 820 entries for the top field in the history of the tournament and the $100,000 Guarantee was easily surpassed. They put more than $120,000 in the prize pool with the last 90 players taking some home.

Flight A drew an even 500 entries and Ryan ended the day with the biggest stack. Another 320 entries joined Flight B, the guarantee topped early in the day with George Smith the top stack at the end of the Sunday session. Kate Koper (Premier Island Poker) returned for Day 2 with the second biggest stack and she would ride it down to the final table.

Koper began the eight-handed final table with the chip lead and Ryan was in the middle of the pack. That changed quickly as Ryan eliminated all but two of final table players until he was heads-up with Koper for the title. He had a better than a three-to-one chip lead and it took only two hands for him to win all the chips in the tournament.

It was an aggressive, quick-paced final and the perfect ending to a great Championship.

Congratulations to Rob on his title and thank you to all the Bar Poker Open players for a fantastic weekend series.

Final table results:

1st: Rob Ryan (No Limit Pub Poker) – $26,838
2nd: Kate Koper (Premier Island Poker) – $15,858
3rd: Rick Lacapria (Eastern Poker Tour) – $9,647
4th: Angela Allen (Suit Up Poker League) – $8,080
5th: Rob Stiegman (Eastern Poker Tour) – $6,633
6th: Rich Ellis (No Limit Pub Poker Tour) – $5,366
7th: Glenn Resch (Eastern Poker Tour) – $4,281
8th: Keith Polis (Eastern Poker Tour) – $3,256

Complete 2019 Bar Poker Open Championship results

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2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 34: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante

Kate Koper (Premier Island Poker)

It did not take long to settle the matter. On the second hand of heads-up play, Kate Koper moved all in for 4,875,000 from the button and Rob Ryan sat back to think about it. He crossed himself, threw a salute to his rail, and called with a chance to end it right there. Koper tapped the table after the call and she needed help.

Ryan:
Koper:

Koper was live, paired the , but her rail groaned when they saw Ryan paired as well. The left Koper with only five outs to double up but the river was not one of them. Ryan made aces up to win the hand, gather all the chips, and take the title. Koper earned $15,858 for her runner-up finish while Ryan earned $26,838 plus the Bar Poker Open East Coast Championship trophy.

1st: Rob Ryan (No Limit Pub Poker) – $26,838
2nd: Kate Koper (Premier Island Poker) – $15,858

Rob Ryan (No Limit Pub Poker)

Kate Koper (Premier Island Poker)

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 34: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 820

Rob Ryan (No Limit Pub Poker and Kate Koper (Premier Island Poker)

The table is set, the Bar Poker Open Championship trophy is out, and cards are in the air with Rob Ryan and Kate Koper battling for the title.

Rob Ryan – 18,875,000
Kate Koper – 5,875,000

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 34: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 820

Rick Lacapria (Eastern Poker Tour)

Chip leader Rob Ryan was on the button and moved all in having both of his opponents well covered. Kate Koder folded her small blind but Rick Lacapria called from the big blind for his 2,700,000 stack.

Ryan:
Lacapria:

Ryan found another monster but had a small sweat when Lacapria picked up a gut shot draw on the . That was as close as Lacapria would get to a comeback as his tournament ended with the turn and river.

Ryan and Koper took a short break as the table was set up for the heads-up battle.

Rob Ryan – 18,875,000
Rick Lacapria – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($9,647)

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 33: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 820

Angela Allen (Suit Up Poker League)

Action slowed down once they hit four-handed play but they found a spot for another big hand. Angela Allen limped from under the gun and Rick Lacapria checked his option in the big blind to the flop. Lacapria checked, Allen bet 800,000 and Lacapria moved all in for 2,500,000. Allen called with a similar stack.

Lacapria:
Allen:

Lacapria was ahead with jacks up versus Allen’s middle pair and he locked up the hand when the turn made him a boat. They counted down the stacks and Allen had Lacapria covered but only by 120,000. She was forced all in for the ante on the next hand and was eliminated in fourth place.

Rick Lacapria – 6,000,000
Angela Allen – Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,080)

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 32: 120,000/240,000 with a 240,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 820

Rob Stiegman (Eastern Poker Tour)

Rob Ryan opened to 600,000 from the cutoff and Rob Stiegman called from the small blind to the flop. Stiegman moved all in for 3,800,000 and Ryan quickly called.

Ryan:
Stiegman:

Ryan flopped another set, this time they were ducks, and Stiegman needed to catch his heart draw. The turn and river were no help and Stiegman was sent out in fifth place.

Rob Ryan – 14,120,000
Rob Stiegman – Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,633)

Rob Stiegman (Eastern Poker Tour)

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 32: 120,000/240,000 with a 240,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 820

Rich Ellis (No Limit Pub Poker)

It folded to Rich Ellis on the button and he moved all in for 2,500,000. Rob Ryan called in the small blind and Kate Koper folded her big.

Ryan:
Ellis:

Another monster in the blinds, this time it was kings for Ryan. The flop gave Ellis two pair but Ryan was best with a set of kings. The turn and river finished the run out to eliminate Ellis in sixth place.

Rob Ryan – 8,250,000
Rich Ellis – Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,366)

Rich Ellis (No Limit Pub Poker Tour)

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 32: 120,000/240,000 with a 240,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 820

Glenn Resch (Eastern Poker Tour)

Glenn Resch opened for his entire 1,600,000 stack and Rob Ryan was the only player to call.

Ryan:
Resch:

Resch was racing for his Championship stay alive and needed to catch his over cards. Ryan was ahead with the tens and nothing changed on the board to send Resch out in seventh place.

Rob Ryan – 5,270,000
Glenn Resch – Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,281)

Glenn Resch (Eastern Poker Tour)

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 32: 120,000/240,000 with a 240,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 820

Angela Allen (Suit Up Poker League)

Action folded to Rick Lacapria in the small blind and he moved all in against Angela Allen in the big blind. She quickly called at risk for 1,330,000.

Allen:
Lacapria:

Allen woke up with a big blind monster and nothing on the board helped Lacapria.

Angela Allen – 2,900,000
Rick Lacapria – 1,225,000

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 32: 120,000/240,000 with a 240,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 820

Keith Polis (Eastern Poker Tour)

Keith Polis open-shoved for 1,340,000 from middle position and it folded around to Rob Stiegman in the big blind. He called and Polis was the one at risk.

Stiegman:
Polis:

Polis was dominated but had a decent shot at a chopped pot. That changed when Stiegman hit the flop to more further out front. The turn and river finished the board and Polis was the first sent off the final table.

Rob Stiegman – 5,870,000
Keith Polis – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,256)

Keith Polis (Eastern Poker Tour)