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November 15, 2025 @ 12:16 PM
Acarre Patton and Marlena Coffey were heads up to the river of the 
board, with all of Coffey's chips in the middle.
Marlena Coffey: 
Acarre Patton: 
Both players showed a full house, with Coffey's nines full of sevens holding up to earn the double.
| Marlena Coffey | 59,000 | 59,000  |
| Acarre Patton | 5,100 | 5,100 |
November 15, 2025 @ 12:16 PM
Acarre Patton and Marlena Coffey were heads up to the river of the board, with all of Coffey's chips in the middle.
Marlena Coffey:
Acarre Patton:
Both players showed a full house, with Coffey's nines full of sevens holding up to earn the double.
| Marlena Coffey | 59,000 | 59,000 |
| Acarre Patton | 5,100 | 5,100 |
November 15, 2025 @ 12:05 PM
Peter Uschin limped in from under the gun, and Danielle Calabria made the call in early position. Action folded around to Frank Buquicchio in the small blind, who raised to 1,500.
Uschin folded, while Calabria slid in the call. Buquicchio led out with a bet of 2,200 after the 
, and Calabria took some time before opting to let her hand go.
"I had a queen," said Calabria as Buquicchio raked in the pot.
| Frank Buquicchio | 41,000 | |
| Peter Uschin | 37,000 | |
| Danielle Calabria | 32,000 |
November 15, 2025 @ 11:53 AM
Robert Oswald checked the turn of a board showing 
from the small blind, and Leslie Gazzola followed with a check in the big blind.
John Pfeffer slid out a bet of 2,000 from the cutoff, and Suzanne Zimmerman called on the button. Oswald and Gazzola folded, and the 
river hit the table.
Pfeffer took a moment before tossing out a bet of 5,000. That was enough to take down the pot, as Zimmerman slid her cards to the dealer.
| Robert Oswald | 36,000 | 36,000 |
| John Pfeffer | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Leslie Gazzola | 24,000 | 24,000 |
| Suzanne Zimmerman | 21,000 | 21,000 |
November 15, 2025 @ 11:41 AM
Four players saw the 
flop, where Vangjel Haxhia led out for 500 from the small blind. Christopher Jones made the call in the big blind, with Jon McClain and Ahmed Derkaoui coming along in middle position.
Haxhia fired again on the 
turn, with only Jones tossing in a call. The 
river completed the board, and Haxhia slid out another 1,000 chip. Jones did not take long to make the call.
"Two pair," Haxhia announced as he turned over 
. Jones could only show 
for a pair of eights, as Haxhia raked in the chips.
| Vangjel Haxhia | 37,000 | |
| Jon McClain | 32,000 | |
| Ahmed Derkaoui | 28,000 | |
| Christopher Jones | 27,500 |
November 15, 2025 @ 11:34 AM
Congratluations to Joseph Sheehan, who defeated a field of 73 entries to take down the first Bar Poker Open trophy of the week in Atlantic City.
$200 Early Bird Monster Stack Turbo Results
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Sheehan | $2,830* |
| 2 | Virgilio Fahnestock | $2,825* |
| 3 | Nathaniel McNamara | $1,415 |
| 4 | Jules Bui | $1,010 |
| 5 | Dongwuk Moon | $780 |
| 6 | Thomas Giglio | $630 |
| 7 | Tony Logan | $525 |
| 8 | Anthony Lundy | $460 |
| 9 | Colin Walker | $425 |
| 10 | Michael Nagy | $390 |
| 11 | Nicholas Malafis | $390 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
November 15, 2025 @ 11:30 AM
Andreas Tsiaras opened to 500 in early position, finding a call from Anthony Lobue on his left. Both players checked the 
flop.
The dealer flipped over the 
turn, where Tsiaras announced a bet of 700. That produced a quick fold from Lobue, and Tsiaras claimed an early pot.
| Andreas Tsiaras | 32,000 | |
| Anthony Lobue | 29,000 |
November 15, 2025 @ 11:20 AM
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November 15, 2025 @ 11:18 AM
The Borgata Event Center is full with more than 250 entries to begin play. Cards are in the air for Day 1a.
November 15, 2025 @ 09:55 AM
An exciting week is underway at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, as the Bar Poker Open series returns after a five-year break for the $400 Atlantic City Championship.
The events this week are being held alongside the Borgata Fall Poker Open, where the Championship Event features a guaranteed $30,000 first-place prize and an estimated prize pool of over $150,000.
Action begins today at 11:15 a.m. local time, where 2025 BPO seat winners will be joined by Super League invite winners for Day 1a. That will be followed by Day 1b on November 16, with participants from the opening flight able to rejoin the action and qualify for a spot in the money on Day 2.
The last BPO Championship was held in June, as Ron Fienberg captured the 2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship. Fienberg defeated Bryan Keefer in a short heads-up match to capture the biggest score of his career while representing KOntenders Poker USA.
2025 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | League | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Fienberg | KOntenders Poker USA | $100,000 |
| 2 | Bryan Keefer | BarPokerOpen.com | $65,000 |
| 3 | Bill Acerra | Eastern Poker Tour | $34,500 |
| 4 | Dwight Johnson | Kowboy Kings Poker | $22,500 |
| 5 | Wieslaw Skiba | Eastern Poker Tour | $17,000 |
| 6 | Ronald Kaepernik | No Limit Pub Poker Tour | $11,725 |
| 7 | Andrea Chait | Eastern Poker Tour | $8,500 |
| 8 | Patricia Jackomin | Riverchasers | $5,000 |
Qualified entrants will start with 30,000 chips, playing 30-minute levels on Day 1a beginning at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. The schedule includes breaks after every two hours, and action will continue until 10 percent of field remains to advance to Day 2.
Players can take advantage of the single reentry per flight, and all players from today's opening flight will have the option to buy in on Saturday's Day 1b. Those that bag up both opening flights will receive a $1,000 double bag bonus, with only the largest stack carrying forward to Monday's final day.
Don't miss any of the action, as the PokerNews live reporting team will provide full coverage of the BPO Atlantic City Championship.
November 14, 2025 @ 06:07 PM
Registration is open for the $400 Atlantic City Championship at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
Arriving players can check in at the Bar Poker Open desk, located upstairs in the event center.
Play gets underway with Day 1a at 11:15 a.m. local time on Saturday.
Top Chip Counts
1: Andreas Tsiaras
32,000 Chips
2: Anthony Lobue
222,000 Chips
1: Vangjel Haxhia
37,000 Chips
2: Jon McClain
32,000 Chips
3: Andreas Tsiaras
32,000 Chips
4: Anthony Lobue
145,000 Chips
5: Ahmed Derkaoui
28,000 Chips
6: Christopher Jones
27,500 Chips
2: Robert Oswald
36,000 Chips
3: Jon McClain
32,000 Chips
4: Andreas Tsiaras
32,000 Chips
5: Anthony Lobue
29,000 Chips
6: John Pfeffer
28,000 Chips
7: Ahmed Derkaoui
28,000 Chips
8: Christopher Jones
27,500 Chips
9: Leslie Gazzola
24,000 Chips
10: Suzanne Zimmerman
21,000 Chips
1: Frank Buquicchio
41,000 Chips
2: Peter Uschin
37,000 Chips
3: Vangjel Haxhia
37,000 Chips
4: Robert Oswald
36,000 Chips
5: Danielle Calabria
32,000 Chips
6: Jon McClain
32,000 Chips
7: Andreas Tsiaras
32,000 Chips
8: Anthony Lobue
29,000 Chips
9: John Pfeffer
28,000 Chips
10: Ahmed Derkaoui
28,000 Chips
1: Marlena Coffey
59,000 Chips
2: Frank Buquicchio
41,000 Chips
3: Peter Uschin
37,000 Chips
4: Vangjel Haxhia
37,000 Chips
5: Robert Oswald
36,000 Chips
6: Danielle Calabria
32,000 Chips
7: Jon McClain
32,000 Chips
8: Andreas Tsiaras
32,000 Chips
9: Anthony Lobue
29,000 Chips
10: John Pfeffer
28,000 Chips
2: Brandi Uschin
47,000 Chips
3: Frank Buquicchio
41,000 Chips
4: Peter Uschin
37,000 Chips
5: Vangjel Haxhia
37,000 Chips
6: Robert Oswald
36,000 Chips
7: James Lemire
34,000 Chips
8: Joseph Coleman
33,000 Chips
9: Danielle Calabria
32,000 Chips
10: Jon McClain
32,000 Chips
3: Marc Johnson
42,000 Chips
4: Frank Buquicchio
41,000 Chips
5: Vincent Ferrara
40,000 Chips
6: Peter Uschin
37,000 Chips
7: Vangjel Haxhia
37,000 Chips
8: Robert Oswald
36,000 Chips
9: James Lemire
34,000 Chips
10: Joseph Coleman
33,000 Chips
6: Johnny Incandela
38,000 Chips
7: Peter Uschin
37,000 Chips
8: Vangjel Haxhia
37,000 Chips
9: Robert Oswald
36,000 Chips
10: James Lemire
34,000 Chips
1: Robert Carswell
64,000 Chips
2: Marlena Coffey
59,000 Chips
3: Brandi Uschin
47,000 Chips
4: Marc Johnson
42,000 Chips
5: Frank Buquicchio
41,000 Chips
6: Vincent Ferrara
40,000 Chips
7: Johnny Incandela
38,000 Chips
8: Peter Uschin
37,000 Chips
9: Vangjel Haxhia
37,000 Chips
10: Robert Oswald
36,000 Chips
1: Doris McCarrick
79,000 Chips
2: Robert Carswell
64,000 Chips
3: Marlena Coffey
59,000 Chips
4: Brandi Uschin
47,000 Chips
5: Matthew Roethgen
83,000 Chips
6: Frank Buquicchio
41,000 Chips
7: Vincent Ferrara
40,000 Chips
8: Johnny Incandela
38,000 Chips
9: Peter Uschin
37,000 Chips
10: Vangjel Haxhia
37,000 Chips
3: Jason Kuperschmid
63,000 Chips
4: Marlena Coffey
59,000 Chips
5: Brandi Uschin
47,000 Chips
6: Matthew Roethgen
83,000 Chips
7: Frank Buquicchio
41,000 Chips
8: Vincent Ferrara
40,000 Chips
9: Johnny Incandela
38,000 Chips
10: Peter Uschin
37,000 Chips
1: Matthew Roethgen
82,100 Chips
2: Doris McCarrick
79,000 Chips
3: Robert Carswell
64,000 Chips
4: Jason Kuperschmid
63,000 Chips
5: Marlena Coffey
59,000 Chips
6: Brandi Uschin
47,000 Chips
1: Bill Acerra
121,000 Chips
2: Matthew Roethgen
112,000 Chips
3: Doris McCarrick
79,000 Chips
4: Robert Carswell
64,000 Chips
5: Jason Kuperschmid
63,000 Chips
6: Marlena Coffey
59,000 Chips
7: Brandi Uschin
47,000 Chips
8: Frank Buquicchio
41,000 Chips
9: Vincent Ferrara
105,000 Chips
10: Johnny Incandela
38,000 Chips
5: Joseph Reuben
63,000 Chips
6: Jason Kuperschmid
63,000 Chips
7: Eric Grimm
59,000 Chips
8: Marlena Coffey
59,000 Chips
9: Brandi Uschin
47,000 Chips
10: Frank Buquicchio
41,000 Chips
1: Peter Evans
138,000 Chips
2: Bill Acerra
121,000 Chips
3: Matthew Roethgen
83,000 Chips
4: Doris McCarrick
79,000 Chips
5: Robert Carswell
64,000 Chips
6: Joseph Reuben
63,000 Chips
7: Jason Kuperschmid
63,000 Chips
8: Eric Grimm
59,000 Chips
9: Marlena Coffey
59,000 Chips
10: Brandi Uschin
47,000 Chips
1: David Shepherd
156,000 Chips
2: Peter Evans
138,000 Chips
3: Bill Acerra
121,000 Chips
4: Matthew Roethgen
83,000 Chips
5: Doris McCarrick
79,000 Chips
6: Robert Carswell
64,000 Chips
7: Joseph Reuben
63,000 Chips
8: Jason Kuperschmid
63,000 Chips
9: Eric Grimm
59,000 Chips
10: Marlena Coffey
59,000 Chips
3: Peter Evans
138,000 Chips
4: Bill Acerra
168,000 Chips
6: Doris McCarrick
79,000 Chips
7: Robert Carswell
64,000 Chips
8: Joseph Reuben
63,000 Chips
9: Jason Kuperschmid
63,000 Chips
10: Eric Grimm
59,000 Chips
1: Darrius Brown
188,000 Chips
2: David Shepherd
156,000 Chips
3: Anthony Lobue
145,000 Chips
4: Peter Evans
138,000 Chips
5: Bill Acerra
168,000 Chips
7: Doris McCarrick
79,000 Chips
8: Robert Carswell
64,000 Chips
9: Joseph Reuben
63,000 Chips
10: Jason Kuperschmid
63,000 Chips
7: Matthew Roethgen
67,000 Chips
1: Lisa Mlot
235,000 Chips
2: Darrius Brown
188,000 Chips
3: David Shepherd
156,000 Chips
5: Peter Evans
138,000 Chips
6: Bill Acerra
168,000 Chips
8: Matthew Roethgen
67,000 Chips
9: Robert Carswell
64,000 Chips
10: Joseph Reuben
63,000 Chips
2: Tony Nguyen
220,000 Chips
3: Darrius Brown
188,000 Chips
5: David Shepherd
156,000 Chips
6: Anthony Lobue
145,000 Chips
7: Peter Evans
138,000 Chips
8: Doris McCarrick
124,000 Chips
9: Rustin Kreider
73,000 Chips
10: Matthew Roethgen
67,000 Chips
8: Mathew McGuire
98,000 Chips
9: Doris McCarrick
124,000 Chips
10: Rustin Kreider
73,000 Chips
10: Mathew McGuire
98,000 Chips
3: Tony Nguyen
220,000 Chips
4: Darrius Brown
188,000 Chips
6: David Shepherd
156,000 Chips
4: Michael Bourette
196,000 Chips
5: Darrius Brown
188,000 Chips
7: David Shepherd
156,000 Chips
8: Peter Evans
138,000 Chips
10: Vincent Ferrara
105,000 Chips
6: Tommy Genova
170,000 Chips
7: Bill Acerra
168,000 Chips
8: David Shepherd
156,000 Chips
9: Peter Evans
138,000 Chips
10: Doris McCarrick
124,000 Chips
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