Kristen Foxen was running over the field after the break but Thanh Bui changed that narrative when he pushed 310,000 and she was the only caller.
Thanh Bui:
Kristen Foxen:
Aces were sitting pretty and the flop was not much to worry about. A sweaty-looking peeled off on the turn, giving Foxen the chance at a runner-runner flush.
The river missed her draw and Bui pulled in the pot for a double.
Action picks up on the turn with a pot of about 450,000. The board showed and Eric Afriat checked over to Sung Kim who bet 160,000 in position. Afriat called.
The turn brought the , putting a four-liner on the board and action went check-check.
The river fell the and Afriat now led into Kim to the tune of 250,000. Kim shook his head but ultimately put the chips in the pot.
Afriat turned over the for the straight to the king and Kim mucked.
Blake Whittington shoved about ten big blinds from middle position. Aden Salazar shoved over the top with a massive stack and the table covered.
James Calderaro considered committing his stack as well from the big blind. Ultimately, he decided to fold and let the other two battle it out.
Whittington showed while Salazar flipped .
"No!" exclaimed Calderaro when he saw what he would have been up against.
The board came out ace-high and Salazar added even more chips to his stack. "Ace queen?" asked Salazar. But Calderaro didn't share what caused his pain.
This summer, Golden Nugget Las Vegas will play host to the 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. One of those events is the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup that will run from June 24-28.
The tournament will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 11 a.m. PT on Friday, June 24. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 respectively. The surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28. PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.
“We’re very excited to partner with our friends at Golden Nugget this summer to offer the PokerNews Cup in Las Vegas for the first time,” said Head of PokerNewsMark Powell-Bevan. “Not only will players have the opportunity at a seven-figure prize pool for an affordable buy-in, but they’ll also get to experience everything PokerNews has to offer including live updates, giveaways, videos, a live podcast, and more. It’s going to be one of the premier tournaments of the summer.”
“We’re especially excited about taking our partnership with PokerNews to the next level,” said Andy Rich, Golden Nugget Las Vegas Director of Poker Operations. “This is huge news for poker players, and we couldn’t be happier that all the action is right here at Golden Nugget during Grand Poker Series.”
For those looking to get into the PokerNews Cup event cheaper, there will be a $200 buy-in Mega Satellite guaranteeing 10 seats at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 23.
PokerNews Cup
History of the PokerNews Cup
The first-ever PokerNews Cup took place in 2007 at Australia’s Crown Casino and saw Dory Zayner become the inaugural champion. The following year, Nali Kaselias won the same event while Darren Kramer claimed the title in the 2008 PokerNews Cup South African Poker Open. In 2009, it was Con Tsapkounis winning the third edition of PokerNews Cup Australia while Marc Naalden was victorious in the PokerNews Cup Alpine (Austria).
The next PokerNews Cup wouldn’t take place until 2015 with its first stop at King’s Casino Rozvadov, where Daniel Can was crowned champion. Timur Caglan won the same tournament in 2016, which was also the first time the PokerNews Cup was held in the United States (Ryan Van Sanford won the PokerNews Cup Borgata).
In 2017, Holger Bansner claimed victory in the PokerNews Cup King’s Casino Rozvadov, and after no event in 2018, the PokerNews Cup returned in 2019 with a stop at Casino Finix in Bulgaria. Panagiotis Panagiotidis emerged victorious in that tournament, which was the last PokerNews Cup to date.
Will you be the next player to win the prestigious PokerNews Cup?
Adam Garcia open-shoved his stack of 343,000 from under the gun. Action folded all the way around to John Compton in the small blind who went all in for more, covering his opponent.
Garcia showed while Compton flipped over
"I folded a seven," said another tablemate.
"Great," said Garcia. He only needed one though, and the board came to give Garcia the full house.
"Let's go, baby. Let's go!" shouted Garcia with a renewed energy and healthy chip stack.
Action was picked up on the river and a pot of about 550,000 sat in the middle. The board read .
Alexis Meyer assembled a bet of 250,000, nearly enough to put Ryan Braselman all in. After some thought, Braselman called and flipped over the for top pair.
Meyer had much better this time and revealed for the rivered flush to leave his opponent with about two big blinds.
flop was not much to worry about. A sweaty-looking 
peeled off on the turn, giving Foxen the chance at a runner-runner flush.
river missed her draw and Bui pulled in the pot for a double.
, putting a four-liner on the board and action went check-check. 
and Afriat now led into Kim to the tune of 250,000. Kim shook his head but ultimately put the chips in the pot. 
while Salazar flipped 
. 
while Compton flipped over 
. 
for top pair. 
