Day 1B of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold-em $500,000 Guarantee Begins Today at 11 a.m.
The main event of The Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget is underway. Thursday’s Day 1A of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold-em $500,000 Guarantee had 206 entries, with Derrick Contreras from Houston, Texas bagging the chip lead with 544,000 in chips. There were 26 players who have already punched their ticket to Day 2.
Today for Day 1B, 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.
Each Day 1 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.
Check out PokerNews for all the action on Day 1B.
flop, the action checked to Mcabee who continued for 800. Only Moreno and Anderson called.
, Anderson checked, Mcabee slowed down as well with a check and Moreno bet 2,100.
flop and Tim Reilly bet 1,000. He got two calls and the turn was the 
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fell on the river and Reilly headed straight to the registration table to re-enter.
, LoriAnn Persinger faced a pot-sized bet of 12,000 from an opponent in seat nine.
. Her opponent bet again, this time 5,000, and Persinger called. Her opponent turned over 
and Persinger mucked her hand.
, a player bet 15,000 and Tim Reilly put in a raise to 50,000. 
, Eric 'The Bulldozer' Rivera moved all-in to force his opponent to fold.
and Rivera knocked out his opponent with a set of jacks.
turn and 19,500 in the middle, a player bet 10,000, and Kyle McCarthy moved all-in for 28,000 more. 
fell on the river and his opponent made a full house.
