2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series

$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
206
Players Left
26

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

Day 1a Completed

Derrick Contreras Bags Day 1A Chip Lead of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold-em $500,000 Guarantee

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Derrick Contreras
Derrick Contreras

Derrick Contreras from Houston, Texas bagged the chip lead in Day 1A of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold-em $500,000 Guarantee, the main event of The Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget.

It has been quite a day for Contreras as he did not even plan on playing this event. He returned to the Golden Nugget for Day 2 of Event # 19: $200 Buy-In $100,000 Guarantee No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), which he ended up chopping for $23,000. He elected to hop in the $500,000 Guarantee with just 3 minutes left in registration. Needless to say, it paid off.

Contreras is an active reg on the various mid-stakes circuits in the United States, with a RunGood Poker Series victory worth $38,539 back in 2019 under his belt. This year alone, he has cashed for nearly $100,000 and a deep run here will see him reach the six-figure milestone.

A total of 206 players showed up for Day 1A, with 26 players moving on to Day 2 in the four-day tournament on Sunday, October 10th at 12 p.m. Pacific Time.

After nearly 12 hours of play, some of the other players to find a bag include Katie Kopp, Nativ Shmueli, Patrick Lacey, and Greg Koutelidakis.

Players who did not find a bag still have an opportunity to play on Day 1B and Day 1C. Players who survived may opt to play additional flights, taking their biggest stack into Day 2. If they manage to accomplish that feat, the smallest stack will be removed from play and receive a minimum Day 2 cash.

Be sure to follow PokerNews tomorrow for Day 1B, starting at 11 a.m. local time.

Tags: Derrick ContrerasGreg KoutelidakisKatie KoppNativ ShmueliPatrick Lacey

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Derrick Contreras us
Derrick Contreras
544,000 544,000
Nativ Shmueli il
Nativ Shmueli
472,000 162,500
Greg O'Neil us
Greg O'Neil
410,000 97,000
Patrick Lacey us
Patrick Lacey
373,000 163,000
Nicholas Kapla us
Nicholas Kapla
322,000 322,000
David Avina us
David Avina
296,000 296,000
Lucas Tae us
Lucas Tae
280,000 280,000
Lonny Weitzel us
Lonny Weitzel
265,000 15,000
Eric Hayes us
Eric Hayes
257,000 257,000
Steve Firestone us
Steve Firestone
228,000 228,000
Ruth Graham us
Ruth Graham
213,000 213,000
Greg Koutelidakis us
Greg Koutelidakis
203,000 88,000
Stuart Hosen us
Stuart Hosen
181,000 181,000
Katie Kopp us
Katie Kopp
WSOP 1X Winner
139,000 -201,000
Daniel Sears
Daniel Sears
120,000 120,000
Dai Ong us
Dai Ong
109,000 109,000
David Danheiser us
David Danheiser
106,000 106,000
John Gonzalez us
John Gonzalez
98,000 98,000
Ilye Rogov
Ilye Rogov
95,000 95,000
Anthony Tomita us
Anthony Tomita
88,000 -142,000
Matthew Shafer us
Matthew Shafer
87,000 -87,000
Jeffery Arruda
Jeffery Arruda
81,000 81,000
Brian Gorman us
Brian Gorman
81,000 81,000
Horacio Collia us
Horacio Collia
53,000 53,000
James Saracho
James Saracho
28,000 28,000

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Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Break Time

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Despite being hand-for-hand, players will be on a 10-minute break as level 15 comes to a close.

O'Neil Sends One to the Rail

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Greg O'Neil
Greg O'Neil

A player moved all-in and Greg O'Neil snap-called to put his opponent at risk.

Opponent: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Greg O'Neil: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The board ran {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and the chips were sent in the direction of O'Neil.

Player Chips Progress
Greg O'Neil us
Greg O'Neil
313,000 313,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000