$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series

10-07-2021 16:09 UTC

The Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget will begin Day 1A of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold-em $500,000 Guarantee today at 11 a.m.

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Today marks the beginning of the marquee event at the Golden Nugget, Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold-em $500,000 Guarantee.

This event includes three Day 1 starting flights, culminating with Day 2 at 12 p.m. on Sunday, October 10th. Players will start with 25,000 in chips, with 40-minute levels and the blinds at 100-100.

This is a big blind ante tournament with unlimited re-entry. Players are allowed to register for multiple flights, with their largest stack moving on to Day 2.

Day 1A will play to 12.5% of the field or at the Tournament Directors’ decision. All players who advance to Day 2 will be in the money.

Be sure to follow along with all the action on PokerNews.

10-07-2021 19:02 UTC

Twitty Chipping Up

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

A player in seat one already had 10,000 committed preflop but he was facing a raise to 27,700 total by Travis Twitty. Seat one open folded and Twitty exposed as he took down the pot.

On the next hand, Adrian Jimenes raised to 600 and he was called by both Twitty on the button and a player in the small blind.

The flop came and the small blind checked. Jimenes bet 800 and only Twitty called.

On the turn , Jimenes bet again, this time 1,700 and Twitty called.

Jimenes bet 4,200 on the river and Twitty tossed in a chip.

Jimenes patted the table conceding defeat, Twitty revealed for top pair and asked the dealer to reveal the other hand. Jimenes held , no good as Twitty has now doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Twitty	50,000 50,000	50,000
Adrian Jimenes	21,000 -9,900	-9,900

10-07-2021 20:50 UTC

Lucy Gets Paid

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Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

A big pot was brewing on table 32, with four players seeing a completed board of and 35,000 in the middle.

Shawn Lucy bet 14,000 and was called by two opponents.

Lucy turned over for a full house and he has nearly tripled his starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Lucy	70,000 70,000	70,000

10-07-2021 21:55 UTC

Mitchell Dodges the Draw

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Mitch Mitchell moved all-in for his last 11,000 on the flop and was called by the player on his right.

Mitch Mitchell:
Opponent:

Mitchell was ahead with a pair, but he needed to dodge the straight draw and overcards.

The turn brought the and the river was the as Mitchell doubled with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitch Mitchell	30,000 30,000	30,000

10-07-2021 22:57 UTC

Uvaydov Gets Aces at the Right Time

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

David Uvaydov was chatting it up with PokerNews right before he was dealt a big hand.

"What do I have to do to get a stack update," asked Uvaydov?

Moments later a player raised to 2,000 and Uvaydov three-bet to 14,000. Another opponent moved all-in and the original raiser got out of the way. Uvaydov called to put himself at risk.

David Uvaydov:
Opponent:

The board came , safe for Uvaydov and he secured the double.