Oct 28 3:19 pm

Championship: Sonia Dasilva Eliminated by Bob Swayne

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 820

Sonia DaSilva 

Sonia DaSilva from Eastern Poker Tour moved all in with pocket queens and was in good shape to double up as KOntender’s Bob Swayne turned over Ace Queen.

The board ran out and Swayne spiked an ace on the flop to send DaSilva to the rail.

Bob Swayne – 2,000,000

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Oct 28 3:09 pm

Championship: Rob Steigman Cracks William Acerra’s Aces

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 820

William Acerra

EPT’s William Acerra is all in for around 1,500,000 with pocket aces and appears to be in great shape against Rob Steigman’s pocket sevens.

The board comes out and Steigman winds up with a full house to crack Acerra’s aces.

Rob Steigman – 4,200,000
William Acerra – Eliminated 

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Oct 28 2:57 pm

Championship: Final Two Tables

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 820

No Limit’s Rob Ryan leads the final two tables. Here’s a look at what they’re playing for

1st: $26,838
2nd: $15,858
3rd: $9,647
4th: $8,080
5th: $6,633
6th: $5,366
7th: $4,281
8th: $3,256
9th: $2,231
10th-12th: $1,447
13th-15th: $1,085
16th-18th: $687

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Oct 28 2:51 pm

Championship: Joseph Gaffey Takes Out Another One

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 820

Joseph Gaffey

EPT’s Joseph Gaffey was all in with pocket eights and needed to hold against his opponents pocket sixes.

“Keep it clean” he urged the dealer. The board ran out and Gaffey’s eights held to score the knockout.

The final eighteen players are now combining to two tables.

Joseph Gaffey – 3,000,000

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Oct 28 2:37 pm

Championship: Kelly O’Brien Takes Out the Champ

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 820

Kelly O’Brien

2019 Bar Poker Open National Champion Rafael Jimenez was all in with pocket fours against EPT’s Kelly O’Brien’s Ace Four.

The board ran out and O’Brien ended up with the wheel to eliminate the champ in 21st place.

Kelly O’Brien – 2,400,000
Rafael Jimenez – Eliminated in 21st Place ($567)

Rafael Jimenez

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Oct 28 2:23 pm

Championship: Rob Ryans on a Roll

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 820

Rob Ryan

No Limit’s Rob Ryan is on a roll. He just scored back to back knock outs with the last one being his Ace King holding against his opponent’s Ace Four.

Ryan scoops the pot and ascends to chip leader with around 4,000,000

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Oct 28 2:05 pm

Championship: William Acerra Gets Lucky

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 820

EPT’s William Acerra shoves from under the gun for 580,000. It folds to Pocket Aces’s Enzo D’Agostino on the button who makes the call.

Acerra turns up pocket fours and needs to get lucky against D’Agostino’s pocket kings.

“Give me a set, I haven’t hit one in three days” he tells the dealer.

The board comes out and Acerra does indeed get lucky as he spikes a four on the river for his tournament life.

William Acerra – 1,200,000
Enzo D’Agostino – 700,000

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Oct 28 1:49 pm

Championship: Final Three Tables

2019 Bar Poker Poker Open East Coast Championship
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 820

We are down to 27 players in the Championship with another level down and another table broken. Everyone is now guaranteed at least $567 and play should slow down as they begin to think about making a final table run.

29th: Timothy Taylor – $494
30th: Betty Washington – $494
31st: Eric Serrano – $494
32nd: Billy Hayes – $494
33rd: Christopher Sepulveda – $494
34th: Mark Sewell – $494
35th: Ted Baxter – $494
36th: Hank Faleski – $494
37th: Kourtney Sims – $446
38th: Richard Steinmetz – $446
39th: Anthony Azzato – $446
40th: Brendan Anderson – $446
41st: Michael Cintolo – $446
42nd: Wayne Tauber – $446
43rd: Ron Burke – $446
44th: Michael Platt – $446
45th: Ryan Plump – $446

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