Break Time
15-minute break.
15-minute break.
After just moving tables, Kishia Jefferson was right back in the action as a player raised in early position and she three-bet to 60,000 next to act. The action folded back to the original raiser and he put the rest in for about 65,000.
All-In Player:
Kishia Jefferson:
It was a race as the board ran out , for Jefferson to drag another pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kishia Jefferson
|
385,000 | 80,000 |
Matthew Dolezalek
|
230,000 | -165,000 |
Doug Morris
|
95,000 | -43,000 |
Dylan Cummings
|
50,500 | -146,000 |
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.
The action folded around to the cutoff who jammed for about 70,000 and Kishia Jefferson three-bet all-in from the small blind, forcing the big blind out of the hand.
Cutoff:
Kishia Jefferson:
Jefferson had woke up with a bigger pair and she was able to dodge the jack as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kishia Jefferson
|
305,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Billy Hayes
|
580,000 | |
Mike Reesman
|
455,000 | 182,000 |
James Fairneny | 318,000 | 212,400 |
Matthew Jones limped in the small blind and John Hinney checked his option.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Jones check-raised the bet of 12,000 from Hiney to 60,000. Hiney wasted no time calling off his stack of 34,500 and both hands were tabled.
John Hiney:
Matthew Jones:
Jones had flopped middle pair, while Hiney flopped top pair and the turn and river further improved Hiney to two pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Jones | 340,000 | 150,000 |
John Hiney
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Dolezalek
|
395,000 | 329,000 |
Slade Edmonds
|
355,000 | 313,600 |
Amanda Antonino | 330,000 | 173,000 |
Martin Bender | 323,000 | |
Roy Carson | 288,000 | 146,000 |
Mike Reesman
|
273,000 | 181,000 |
Lynn Silverman
|
255,000 | 20,000 |
Tommy Nefcy
|
212,000 | |
Ed Lockman
|
195,000 | |
Michael Morzella
|
181,000 | 78,000 |
Doug Morris
|
138,000 | 113,000 |
Ron Mangiarelli
|
97,000 | 97,000 |
Nycole Vannata
|
32,500 | -12,500 |
Michael Frey
|
25,500 | -2,900 |
Day 1b had a total of 490 entries, adding another $90,650 to the prize pool. Between the three flights, there were a total of 1240 entries. The top 54 players in Day 1b will make the money, collecting $500.
The final 25 will bag up and join the 37 from Day 1 on Wednesday at 11:00 am.
Place | Payout |
---|---|
26-27 | $575 |
28-36 | $550 |
37-45 | $525 |
46-54 | $500 |