Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Mystery Bounty Draws 2,356 Entries!

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The Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series kicked off on May 30 and continues through July 3, featuring 89 events with over $3 million in guaranteed prize money.

The upcoming highly anticipated PokerNews Cup featuring a $1,000,000 guarantee and an exciting mystery bounty format will run June 29 - July 3, and there will be a $200 buy-in mega satellite opportunity featuring 10 guaranteed seats on June 28.

The Bar Poker Open was recently at the Downtown Las Vegas venue and Edward Holt defeated a field of 1,053 entrants to win the 2023 BPO Vegas World Championship. There was also a $1,000 buy-in BPO Pro-Am event, and Konstantinos Tsikopoulos was victorious in that one against a 199-entrant field which included familiar faces such as Jamie Kerstetter, Ryan Depaulo, Garry Gates, and Veronica Brill just to name a few.

Here’s a look at some other notable recent winners of the Grand Poker Series.

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Kyle Jeffrey Overcomes Field of 2,356 in Mystery Bounty Event

Kyle Jeffrey
Kyle Jeffrey

Event #41: $300 NLH Mystery Bounty $250K GTD featured nine starting flights and attracted a total of 2,356 entrants to generate a prize pool of $339,340.

In the end, it was England’s Kyle Jeffrey taking home the first-place prize of $55,485 after he defeated Neel Mazumdar in heads-up play. This was Jeffrey’s second-biggest live tournament cash according to Hendon Mob, with his best score of £200,000 having come last year in another large field event with 10,584 entrants.

Others who cashed in the tournament were Ebony Kenney (97th - $540), Event #28 winner Baker Abdallah (109th - $490), and Conor Beresford (172nd - $375).

Although Kenney finished well before the final table, she ended the day with a massive score of $31,540 thanks to pulling a $20,000 bounty, a $10,000 bounty, and a $1,000 bounty in the fun poker format which will also be featured in the upcoming PokerNews Cup.

Event #41 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Kyle Jeffrey$55,485
2Neel Mazumdar$38,880
3Mark England$25,590
4Jason Faircloth$18,980
5Robert Schmidt$14,210
6Plamen Yakimov$11,425
7Logan Hewett$9,020
8Michael Baldwin$7,025
9Asi Elias$5,545

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Four Grand Poker Series Podium Finishes for Ivo Schoofs

Ivo Schoofs
Ivo Schoofs

On June 15, Event #39: $200 NLH $25K GTD saw 292 entrants battle it out the felt for a piece of the $43,800 prize pool.

Belgium’s Ivo Schoofs was the last man standing when he defeated Brent Philbin in heads-up play. Others at the final table were Ubaid Habib (3rd - $4,367), Richard Collier (8th - $1,205), and Hobin Suh (9th - $965).

Schoofs had a third-place finish four days earlier in Event #31 for $3,502, and four days before that, he had another third-place finish in Event #24 for $4,017. Four days after Schoofs’ victory in Event #39, he made another deep run with a runner-up result in Event #46 for $1,845 and his fourth podium finish in the Grand Poker Series.

Event #39 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Ivo Schoofs$9,656
2Brent Philbin$6,789
3Ubaid Gada$4,367
4Matthew Brownlee$2,727
5Michael Hensley$2,105
6Edward Hager$1,743
7Tommy Adams$1,465
8Richard Collier$1,205
9Hobin Suh$965

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Team Vazquez Takes Down Tag Team Event

Team Vasquez
Team Vasquez

Event #35: $200 NLH Tag Team $10K GTD ran on June 13 and attracted 192 entrants to generate a prize pool of $28,800.

The team consisting of Brian Barros Vazquez took the $7,297 first-place prize after defeating the team consisting of Lisa Godbehere. Vazquez bested his third-place finish only two days earlier for $3,921 in Event #30: $200 NLH $25K GTD.

Others who cashed in the event include Team Lena Evans (9th - $733), Team Abby Merk (22nd - $266), and Team Vanessa Alvarez Mejias (24th - $266).

Event #35 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Brian Barros Vazquez$7,297
2Lisa Godbehere$4,978
3Merrill Eversman$2,952
4Kristopher Burchfield$1,796
5David Smith$1,387
6Veronica Wautier$1,149
7Jason Umpleby$979
8Evgeny Urubkov$854
9Lena Evans$733
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2023 Grand Poker Series Winners Thus Far

DateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
30-MayEvent #1: $300 Omaha 8/B $10K GTD96$23,040Chad Campbell$5,020
30-MayEvent #2: $150 NLH $10K GTD136$14,960Austin Emerick$3,458
30-MayEvent #3: $200 Big O $5K GTD75$11,250Bryce Fox$3,300
30-MayEvent #4: $130 NLH29$2,755Scott Mahoney$1,140
31-MayEvent #5: $300 H.O.R.S.E $5K GTD85$20,400Jean Marie Blanc$6,014
31-MayEvent #6: $200 Mixed NLH / PLO $5K GTD32$5,000Federico Peralta$2,006
31-MayEvent #7: $200 Omaha 8/B / Stud $5K GTD79$11,850Mark Povich$3,632
31-MayEvent #8: $130 NLH36$3,420Bruno Manoel Fernandes$924
1-JunEvent #9: $300 Dealer's Choice $5K GTD38$9,120James Van Alstyne$3,422
4-JunEvent #10: $200 NLH $200K GTD2,347$317,325Jora Beit$30,938
2-JunEvent #11: $150 NLH $10K GTD122$13,420Robert Bladon$2,652
3-JunEvent #12: $150 NLH $10K GTD137$15,070Nabyl Simmons$2,814
4-JunEvent #13: $300 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big O $20K GTD179$42,960Shawn Carter$6,100
4-JunEvent #14: $200 NLH $25K GTD262$39,300Christos Georgakis$4,703
4-JunEvent #15: $130 NLH $5K GTD65$6,175R Phillips$816
5-JunEvent #16: $300 Omaha 8/B / Stud 8 $20K GTD198$47,520Jonah Seewald$8,306
5-JunEvent #17: $200 NLH $25K GTD305$45,750Steven Sparks$4,271
5-JunEvent #18: $130 NLH $5K GTD64$6,080Max Nieder$1,837
6-JunEvent #19: $300 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Limit $10K GTD109$26,160Matthew Schultz$7,155
6-JunEvent #20: $200 NLH $25K GTD277$41,550Simon Lefebvre$4,384
6-JunEvent #21: $200 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw $5K GTD65$10,075Michael Wood$3,185
6-JunEvent #22: $130 NLH $5K GTD70$6,650Jonathan Liu$2,103
7-JunEvent #23: $300 PLO 8-Handed $10K GTD91$21,840Ethan Bennett$4,600
7-JunEvent #24: $200 NLH $25K GTD209$31,350Dennis James$4,388
7-JunEvent #25: $200 H.O.R.S.E. $5K GTD127$19,050Arturo Segura$3,957
7-JunEvent #26: $130 NLH $5K GTD61$5,795Johnny Tan$1,628
8-JunEvent #27: $300 NLH 6-Handed $10K GTD59$14,160Guilmot Polizzi$4,630
11-JunEvent #28: $200 NLH $200K GTD1,784$267,600Baker Abdallah$23,651
11-JunEvent #29: $300 PLO Black Chip Bounty $10K GTD132$19,800Dale Elifrits$3,124
11-JunEvent #30: $200 NLH $25K GTD255$38,250Jason Crews$7,820
11-JunEvent #31: $130 NLH $10K GTD333$29,970Arno Brandes$3,968
14-JunEvent #32: Bar Poker Open Championship1,053$315,900Edward Holt$80,000
12-JunEvent #33: $130 NLH Green Chip Bounty298$19,395Bonnie McCurdy$2,721
13-JunEvent #34: $200 NLH $25K GTD281$42,150Morgan Ravail$7,480
13-JunEvent #35: $200 NLH Tag Team $10K GTD192$28,800Brian Barros Vazquez$7,297
14-JunEvent #36: $400 NLH $50K GTD168$55,440Craig Jones$11,088
14-JunEvent #37: $130 NLH $5K GTD140$13,300David Gonzalez$3,714
15-JunEvent #38: $1,000 Bar Poker Open Pro-Am199$177,110Konstantinos Tsikopoulos$44,086
15-JunEvent #39: $200 NLH $25K GTD292$43,800Ivo Schoofs$9,656
15-JunEvent #40: $130 NLH $5K GTD126$11,970Adam Moremon$3,472
19-JunEvent #41: $300 NLH Mystery Bounty $250K GTD2,356$339,340Kyle Jeffrey$55,485
16-JunEvent #42: $300 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big O $10K GTD125$30,000Michael Judge$6,650
17-JunEvent #43: $150 NLH $10K GTD142$15,620Jason Luzzi$2,099
19-JunEvent #44: $300 H.O.R.S.E. $10K GTD202$48,480Jonathan Breneman$11,229
19-JunEvent #45: $150 NLH $10K GTD217$23,870Kerri Salamanca$3,930
19-JunEvent #46: $130 NLH $3K GTD76$7,220Petr Satek$2,017
20-JunEvent #47: $300 Big O $20K GTD200$48,000Samuel Diaz$7,200
20-JunEvent #48: $200 NLH $25K GTD267$40,050Philip Pontecorvo$5,975
20-JunEvent #49: $200 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big O $5K GTD86$12,900Vernon Vollertsen$2,420
29-JunEvent #50: $130 NLH $5K GTD81$7,695Thomas Wall$2,100
21-JunEvent #51: $300 8-Game Mix $10K GTD146$35,040Arne Olsen$6,444
21-JunEvent #52: $200 NLH $25K GTD370$55,500Adrienne Culpepper$7,872
21-JunEvent #53: $200 Omaha 8/B $5K GTD138$20,700Darin Wilson$4,669
21-JunEvent #54: $130 NLH $5K GTD109$10,355John Tobin$1,501
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Remaining 2023 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Schedule

 DateTimeEvent #TournamentBuy-In
Saturday6/24/2311am59BChampionship No Limit Hold'em $500K Guarantee Day 1B$600
  1pm62Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm63Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Sunday6/25/2311am55CChampionship No Limit Hold'em $500K Guarantee Day 1C$600
  7pm64Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Monday6/26/2311am65Seven Card Stud Hi/Low 8 or Better $10K Guarantee$300
  12pm59Day2Championship No Limit Hold'em $500K Guarantee Day 2$0
  1pm66Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm67Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Tuesday6/27/2311am68Omaha Hi/Low 8 or Better $10K Guarantee$300
  1pm69Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  6pm70Omaha Hi/Low 8 or Better $5K Guarantee$200
  7pm71Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Wednesday6/28/2310am72Super Seniors (60+ or played Seniors) $50K Guarantee$400
  11am73PokerNews Cup NLHE Mega Satellite - 10 Seat Guarantee$200
  1pm74Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  6pm75Triple Stud $5K Guarantee$200
  7pm76Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Thursday6/29/2310am77Seniors Championship NLHE (50+) $50K Guarantee$600
  11am78APokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 1A$1,100
  1pm79Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm80Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Friday6/30/2311am78BPokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 1B$1,100
  1pm81Ladies No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$200
  7pm82Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Saturday7/1/2311am78CPokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 1C$1,100
  7pm83Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Sunday7/2/2311am84Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$300
  12pm78Day2PokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 2$0
  1pm85Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm86Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Monday7/3/2311am87Super Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$200
  1pm88Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$200
  2pm78FTPokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty FT$0
  7pm89Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
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