Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
PokerNews Cup
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,207,650
Entries
1,245
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
455
Players Left
57
Dinner Break
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The players are now on their 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 6:30 local time.
Brandon Mulcrone Victorious in Event #10: $200 NLH $250,000 GTD
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
One of the biggest tournaments in the early goings of the 2022 Grand Poker Series was Event #10: $200 NLH $250,000 GTD, a tournament that attracted 1,482 entrants over five starting flights.
The top 122 finishers made the money on Day 2 and included Allison De Souza (112th - $400), Mariano Dirittorio (79th - $605), Daryl Oppelt (63rd - $715), David Atwood (31st - $1,030), Zachary Grandstaff (19th - $1,710), Anthony Regis (13th - $2,495), and final table bubble Shawn Carr (10th - $3,180).
Katie Kopp, fresh off winning the first gold bracelet of the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP), was at the final table but saw her run come to an end in third place for $17,885. That left Logan Moon of Boston, Massachusetts to do battle with Brandon Mulcrone of Las Vegas in heads-up play. The latter ultimately came out on top to claim the title and a $38,600 first-place prize.
2022 Grand Poker Series Event #10 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Mulcrone | $38,600 |
| 2 | Logan Moon | $27,585 |
| 3 | Katie Kopp | $17,885 |
| 4 | Clarence Prevost | $13.215 |
| 5 | Laurel Moran | $10,015 |
| 6 | Nazim Saliu | $7,985 |
| 7 | George Kelly | $6,610 |
| 8 | Michael Lipscomb | $5,260 |
| 9 | Sean Greenough | $5,260 |
Before Dinner Chip Counts
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
136,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
100,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
85,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
72,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
64,000
60,800
|
60,800 |
|
||
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
|
60,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
55,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
50,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
37,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
35,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
35,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
28,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
27,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Lerner Gathers With Set; Tells Tale of Earlier Hand
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action was on the turn as the player on the button bet 15,000. Michael Lerner jammed all in from the cutoff and was called.
Lerner had the 
against the 
. The river was the 
and Lerner gathered in a nice double up.
Tablemate David Luong, who had the big stack at the table told the tale of an earlier hand in the day that Lerner was involved in.
An early position player raised to 1,100 when the blinds were at 300/500. Luong called in middle position. The button raised to 6,000. Lerner was in the small blind and was intending to fold, starting to slide his cards forward but while switching the chips for the small blind and he accidentally tossed in three 5,000 chips and the dealer announced a raise to 15,000. The first two players folded and the button jammed for just over 20,000 which Lerner was forced to call for the small amount more.
Lerner had the 
off suit vs the 
, but the board would do the kings dirty as it ran out 
to give Lerner a straight and bust the player with kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Some More Day 1b Action Shots
Ponteus Shoves on Opponent
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The board read 
on the turn. Ricardo Ponteus was in the small blind and check-jammed on a bet of 5,500 from his opponent who was under the gun.
His opponent played with his cards for a while, shuffling them in his hands. Before ultimately slinging them in the muck, inadvertently revealing the 
as it flipped over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
"Two Pair Good!" For Obi
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop of 
with three players in the hand. The big blind bet 2,500, a player in early position called and Chike Obi jammed all in for 23,500 from the small blind. Both players ended up calling after some thought.
Obi held the 
and was behind the 
of the big blind, while the third player had 
. The turn changed everything as the 
came off.
"Two-pair good baby!" said Obi as he stood up and the 
came on the river and he repeated it again, adding "Yes!" and pumped his fist as he collected the substantial pot and the player in early position was busted while the big blind was wounded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000