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 |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
21,000
-9,900
|
-9,900 |
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.
