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$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Completed
2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$565,536
Total Entries
1,096
Level
30
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
359
Players Left
45
Players Left 1 / 1,096
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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tim Reilly from Las Vegas bagged the chip lead in Day 1B of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold-em $500,000 Guarantee, the Main Event of The Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget.
Reilly is an accomplished grinder in the poker world; he has more than $2,300,000 in career tournament earnings. He already has one win this year in the $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Monster Stack at The Venetian in April. Reilly picked up $42,823 for that victory. Reilly also took home another $43,125 in January of 2020, at The Wynn $600 No-Limit $150,000 Guarantee.
End of Day 1B Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Reilly | 748,000 |
| 2 | Keith Brennan | 573,000 |
| 3 | Philip Latimer | 414,000 |
| 4 | Benjamin Jacobs | 397,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Crowley | 377,000 |
| 6 | Danny Dagostino | 367,000 |
| 7 | Benjamin Keathley | 352,000 |
| 8 | Eric Leonard | 324,000 |
| 9 | Everton Taylor | 315,000 |
| 10 | Christopher Ochoa | 256,000 |
A total of 359 players showed up for Day 1B, with 45 players moving on to Day 2 in the four-day tournament. Day 2 shuffles up and deals on October 10th at 12 p.m. Pacific Time.
After 12 hours of play, some of the other players to find a bag include Keith Brennan, James Anderson and Alexander Ziskin.
Players who did not find a bag still have an opportunity to play on 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, October 9, for Day 1C, starting at 11 a.m. local time.
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A player was all-in from the blinds for their last 2,000 in chips.
Tim Reilly raised to 12,000, and one other player called.
The flop was 
, Reilly bet 10,000, and the other player got out of the way.
All-in Player: 
Tim Reilly: 
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, no help to the player at risk, and Day 1B has ended.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kyle McCarthy was all-in and at risk against Keith Brennan.
Kyle McCarthy: 
Keith Brennan: 
The flop was 
, on the 
turn players gathered around the table, but the river was the 
and play goes on.
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On the 
river, Keith Brennan bet 50,000 and Chris Meyers called.
Brennan turned over and it was good as Meyers mucked.
With that, Brennan is now the Day 1B chip leader with nearly 700,000 in chips.
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The clock has been paused as we have reached the bubble.
There are 46 players remaining and 45 will advance to Day 2 and make the money.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
