Campbell, Fox, and Van Alstyne Claim Early Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Titles
Table Of Contents
- Chad Campbell Wins Series Opener
- 2023 Grand Poker Series Event #1 Final Table Results
- Bryce Fox Victorious in Big O
- 2023 Grand Poker Series Event #3 Final Table Results
- James Van Alstyne Takes Down Dealer’s Choice
- 2023 Grand Poker Series Event #9 Final Table Results
- 2023 Grand Poker Series Winners Thus Far
- Remaining 2023 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Schedule
The Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series kicked off on May 30 and is scheduled to run through July 3. The festival features 89 events offering over $3 million in guaranteed prize money, which includes the highly anticipated $1,100 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed PokerNews Cup Mystery Bounty event from June 29-July 3.
The Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series will feature poker variants including Pot-Limit Omaha, Omaha Mix, Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, Limit 2-7 Lowball, Seven Card Stud Hi/Low, H.O.R.S.E., and 8-Game Mix. Through the first nine events of the series, a combined 606 entrants have competed and $101,795 in prize money has been awarded with much more to come.
The Bar Poker Open festivities will return to the Golden Nugget with the invite-only Bar Poker Open Championship and the $1,000 buy-in Bar Poker Open Pro-Am June 15-16 featuring a streamed final table.
In addition to the PokerNews Cup, another Mystery Bounty format tournament will run earlier in the series from June 16-June 19 with a $300 buy-in, nine starting flights, and a $250,000 guarantee.
Here’s a look at some of the early winners of the 2023 Grand Poker Series.
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Chad Campbell Wins Series Opener
Event #1: $300 Omaha 8/B kicked off the summer series for the Downtown Las Vegas poker venue and attracted 96 players to generate a $23,040 prize pool paid to the top 12 finishers.
Chad Campbell claimed the top prize of $5,020 and the title of the opening event of the series. Campbell’s biggest live score was a runner-up finish to Chance Kornuth in the 2021 WSOP $10,000 NLH Short Deck event, which will have a $1,500 version of that variant for the first time this year.
Others to cash the tournament were John Ruggieri (3rd - $4,500), William Brock II (5th - $1,537), and Chris Harner (8th – $765), who also finished eighth place in Event #5 the following day.
2023 Grand Poker Series Event #1 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Campbell | $5,020 |
| 2 | John Brandt | $4,500 |
| 3 | John Ruggieri | $4,500 |
| 4 | Linda Snyder | $2,104 |
| 5 | William Brock II | $1,537 |
| 6 | Jean-Marie Lancien | $1,168 |
| 7 | Gerald Hurst | $926 |
| 8 | Christopher Harner | $765 |
| 9 | Michael Gabarick | $661 |
Bryce Fox Victorious in Big O
Event #3: $200 Big O attracted 75 players to the felt for some action poker and the $11,250 prize pool paid the top ten finishers.
Pennsylvania native Bryce Fox took down the five-card tournament for $3,300, and that victory gave him his 10th career live win according to The Hendon Mob.
Others to make it in the money include Paul Sincere (4th - $1,064), John Hunter (7th - $467), and Stephen Johnson (9th - $344).
2023 Grand Poker Series Event #3 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Fox | $3,300 |
| 2 | Aaron Luckman | $1,991 |
| 3 | Garyn Rath | $1,990 |
| 4 | Paul Sincere | $1,064 |
| 5 | Justin Houser | $773 |
| 6 | Adam Nattress | $587 |
| 7 | John Hunter | $467 |
| 8 | Eric Judge | $390 |
| 9 | Stephen Johnson | $344 |
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James Van Alstyne Takes Down Dealer’s Choice
Event #9: $300 Dealer's Choice gave 38 runners the opportunity to take their pick from a wide variety of games and had a $9,120 prize pool which paid the top five places.
James Van Alstyne was the victor, and it marked the second consecutive year the bracelet winner took down a mixed event early in the Grand Poker Series, as he won Event #5: $250 H.O.R.S.E last year.
Said El Harrak finished second for $2,282 and he crossed the $1 million mark in live earnings with his runner-up finish. Asher Lower (3rd - $1,521), Haresh Thaker (4th - $1,079), and Peter Kelly (5th - $816) also cashed in the event.
2023 Grand Poker Series Event #9 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Van Alstyne | $3,422 |
| 2 | Said El Harrak | $2,282 |
| 3 | Asher Lower | $1,521 |
| 4 | Haresh Thaker | $1,079 |
| 5 | Peter Kelly | $816 |
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2023 Grand Poker Series Winners Thus Far
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-May | Event #1: $300 Omaha 8/B | 96 | $23,040 | Chad Campbell | $5,020 |
| 30-May | Event #2: $150 NLH | 136 | $14,960 | Austin Emerick | $3,458 |
| 30-May | Event #3: $200 Big O | 75 | $11,250 | Bryce Fox | $3,300 |
| 30-May | Event #4: $130 NLH | 29 | $2,755 | Scott Mahoney | $1,140 |
| 31-May | Event #5: $300 H.O.R.S.E | 85 | $20,400 | Jean Marie Blanc | $6,014 |
| 31-May | Event #6: $200 Mixed NLH / PLO | 32 | $5,000 | Federico Peralta | $2,006 |
| 31-May | Event #7: $200 Omaha 8/B / Stud | 79 | $11,850 | Mark Povich | $3,632 |
| 31-May | Event #8: $130 NLH | 36 | $3,420 | Bruno Manoel Fernandes | $924 |
| 1-Jun | Event #9: $300 Dealer's Choice | 38 | $9,120 | James Van Alstyne | $3,422 |
Remaining 2023 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Schedule
