2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series

$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$100,266
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$565,536
Entries
1,096
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Phillip Latimer Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,390)

Level 29 : 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Phillip Latimer
Phillip Latimer

Danny Dagostino raised to 250,000 from middle position and John Gardner called in the cutoff. Phillip Latimer jammed for 550,000 from the button and both of the other players called.

The two players with action, checked it down as the board came out {k-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

Phillip Latimer: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Danny Dagostino: {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
John Gardner: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Gardner took the pot with a pair of kings and Latimer was gone.

Player Chips Progress
John Gardner gb
John Gardner
5,900,000 1,350,000
Danny Dagostino us
Danny Dagostino
1,800,000 -600,000
Phillip Latimer us
Phillip Latimer
Busted

Level: 29

Blinds: 75,000/125,000

Ante: 125,000

Greg Koutelidakis Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,545)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Greg Koutelidakis
Greg Koutelidakis

Jason Bartholomew raised to 225,000 in the cutoff and Greg Koutelidakis defended the big blind.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{j-Spades} and Bartholomew bet 325,000. Koutelidakis then jammed for his 2.8 million stack, sending Bartholomew deep into the tank. He thought about it for some time and said, "I have a really big hand". Eventually, he called and the hands were revealed.

Greg Koutelidakis: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Jason Bartholomew: {a-Spades}{6-Spades}

Koutelidakis flopped two pair and Bartholomew had top pair and the nut flush draw in this huge, early pot.

The dealer put down the {8-Spades} on the turn and Bartholomew yelled, "Yes!" as he found what he was looking for. However, Koutelidakis could still make a boat, but the dealer completed the board with the {8-Diamonds} as Bartholomew gave a clap of his hands while the dealer slid him the pot.

Koutelidakis is gone in a quick elimination at the final table, meanwhile, Bartholomew takes the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Bartholomew us
Jason Bartholomew
6,900,000 3,075,000
Greg Koutelidakis us
Greg Koutelidakis
Busted

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

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A Champion Will Be Crowned as the Final Table of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guaranteed Begins at 12 p.m.

Jason Bartholomew
Jason Bartholomew

The final table of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold’em $500,000 Guarantee, the Main Event of The Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget, will begin shortly.

Mark Harraka bagged the chip lead going into the final table with 5,975,000 chips. Harraka will be joined by John Gardner (4,550,000) and Jason Bartholomew (3,825,000) as the top stacks when they resume play.

Overall from the three starting flights, there were 1,096 total entries for a total prize pool of $565,536. Day 2 saw the field thin from 138 players down to 9. All remaining players at the final table have locked up $9,545. However, all eyes will be on the first-place prize where one winner will take home $100,266.

Final Table Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
11Danny Dagostino2,400,00024
12Greg Koutelidakis3,100,00031
13Ken Huynh2,250,00022
14John Gardner4,550,00045
15Phillip Latimer1,500,00015
16Benjamin Jacobs1,200,00012
17Mark Harraka5,975,00059
18Jason Bartholomew3,825,00038
19Jesse Jaurigue2,300,00023

Stay tuned here at PokerNews for all the action at the final table.

$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em

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