$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Started
2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
359
Players Left
45
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.
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Shuffle Up and Deal
Day 1B is underway with the tournament board showing 70 registered players to start Level 1.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Players In the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Latimer Wins an Early Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a flop of 
, Billy Poindexter bet 500 and Phillip Latimer called.
On the turn 
, Poindexter continued for 700 but Latimer raised to 2,000. Poindexter folded and Latimer flashed the 
as he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,200 | 1,200 |
|
23,800 | 23,800 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
More Names In the Field
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Moreno, Bracelet Winner, Takes One
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Dennis Mcabee raised to 400 and he was called by Adrian Moreno, Ryan Anderson and Ryan Biggar.
On the 
flop, the action checked to Mcabee who continued for 800. Only Moreno and Anderson called.
The turn was the 
, Anderson checked, Mcabee slowed down as well with a check and Moreno bet 2,100.
Both players folded and Moreno took down the small pot.
Moreno won the 2017 WSOP $1,111 Little One for One Drop for $528,316.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
24,800 | -200 |
|
|
24,600 | -400 |
|
|
23,800 | -1,200 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300