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

Searles Wins Two off Jimenes

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Ryan Searles
Ryan Searles

Adrian Jimenes bet 1,200 on a flop of {6-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and he was called by Ryan Searles.

Both players checked the {9-Hearts} turn and the river was the {9-Diamonds}. Searles bet 2,400 and Jimenes called.

Searles tabled {9-Spades}{6-Hearts} for a full house and he took down the pot.

On the next hand, Searles bet 1,700 on a {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Diamonds} river and Jimenes called.

Searles turned over {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a pair of nines and Jimenes mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Searles
Ryan Searles
24,000
24,000
24,000
Adrian Jimenes
Adrian Jimenes
16,000
-5,000
-5,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Pardy Picks Up a Pot

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Jon Pardy
Jon Pardy

With 25,000 already in the middle and board showing {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, a player checked and Jon Pardy bet 7,200.

His opponent folded and Pardy is chipping up.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Pardy ca
Jon Pardy
37,000
37,000
37,000

Ciraso Finds A Double

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Giovanni Ciraso
Giovanni Ciraso

With the board reading {q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{q-Spades} and 5,000 in the middle, Giovanni Ciraso moved all-in for his last 11,100 and was called by the player on his right.

Giovanni Ciraso: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {7-Spades}{8-Spades}

There was no sweat for Ciraso as the meaningless {7-Diamonds} hit the river and he secured on the double.

Player Chips Progress
Giovanni Ciraso
Giovanni Ciraso
32,000
32,000
32,000

Lucy Gets Paid

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Shawn Lucy
Shawn Lucy

A big pot was brewing on table 32, with four players seeing a completed board of {5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and 35,000 in the middle.

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

Lucy turned over {6-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a full house and he has nearly tripled his starting stack.

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

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Bhatia Gets It In Good

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Samir Bhatia
Samir Bhatia

Samir Bhatia was all-in and at risk on a flop of {k-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts}.

Samir Bhatia: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The turn brought the {8-Hearts} and the river was the {k-Spades}, safe for Bhatia as he doubled up.

On the next hand, the button made it 1,200 and Bhatia three-bet to 3,900 from the small blind.

His opponent called and the flop came {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Bhatia continued for 4,200 and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Samir Bhatia us
Samir Bhatia
40,000

Avraham KO's Two Players

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Israel Avraham
Israel Avraham

Three players got all their chips in the middle preflop, with Israel Avraham having both players covered.

Seat 2: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Seat 6: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Israel Avraham: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The board ran {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Avraham knocked out two opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Israel Avraham il
Israel Avraham
38,000
38,000
38,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600