$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Started
2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$565,536
Entries
1,096
Level
30
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
206
Players Left
26
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.
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.
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Play Begins
Cards are in the air with 46 entrants beginning Level 1. Players have until Level 13 to enter or rebuy.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Jimenes Raises The River
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With 1,500 in the middle and the board showing 
, a player bet 1,200 and Adrian Jimenes called.
The river was the 
and the aggressor continued for 4,000. Jimenes raised to 12,000 and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,900 | 30,900 |
Swartz Takes Two
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With 1,000 in the middle on the 
flop, Allan Swartz bet 700 and was called by a player in seat one.
The turn was the 
, Swartz continued for 1,100 and he was called again by his opponent.
On the river 
, both players checked and they went to a showdown.
Allan Swartz: 
Opponent: 
Swartz was good with his pair of aces and he took the pot.
On the next hand, the same opponent raised to 500 on the button and Swartz three-bet to 1,000 from the big blind. His opponent made the call.
The flop was 
, Swartz bet 1,100 and he was called.
On the turn , Swartz bet again, this time 1,600 and that was enough to force a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,400 | 29,400 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Twitty Chipping Up
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
21,000 | -9,900 |
Tomita's Call is Correct
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
On a completed board of 
and 7,300 in the middle, Anthony Tomita faced a bet of 7,000 from a big stack in seat one.
Tomita slid in a call and his opponent sent his cards back to the dealer. Tomita turned over 
for two pair and he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300