$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em Day 1c | 2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series

10-09-2021 19:51 UTC

Moses Gets Woods Back with Kings Over Queens

Brandon Bloom

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

According to David Moses, there were several limpers and the action came to Moses in the big blind. He raised to 2,000 and Nicholas Woods jammed for his stack of about 17,000 in middle position. Moses called and their hands were flipped over.

Nicholas Woods:
David Moses:

The board ran out with four spades and both players had a flush, meaning Moses scooped the pot with his king-high flush and thus eliminated Woods.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	63,500	17,500
Nicholas Woods	Busted

10-09-2021 19:41 UTC

Eai on Right Side of Flush Over Flush

Brandon Bloom

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

On a flop of , a player in middle position bet 900 and Tao Eai raised to 4,000 in the cutoff. A player in the big blind called and the middle position player folded.

The turn was the and the big blind player check-jammed after Eai made it 6,500. Eai called and hands were revealed.

Big Blind:
Tao Eai:

Both players flopped a flush but Eai had the best of it. The big blind player was drawing dead as the meaningless river came down and Eai chipped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tao Eai	77,000	77,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

10-09-2021 19:18 UTC

Moses Almost Makes the River Call

Brandon Bloom

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Nicholas Woods and David Moses were in a pot with about 4,000 in the middle on a board.

Woods overbet to around 6,000 and Moses thought about it but ultimately decided to fold and showed .

Woods showed and added the chips to his stack. Moses mentioned he had him on six-four on the turn but couldn't pull the trigger this time holding a spade blocker as Woods took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	46,000	1,000
Nicholas Woods	23,000	23,000
Reggie Bautista	22,500	22,500

10-09-2021 18:58 UTC

Craig's Rockets Hold

Brandon Bloom

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

A player in the big blind, a player in the cutoff, and Benjamin Craig in the hijack saw a turn card with about 25,000 chips in the pot on the flop.

The turn was the and the big blind jammed for 14,000. The cutoff player thought about it but ultimately folded and later said he had pocket tens. Craig called and their respective hands were revealed.

Big Blind:
Benjamin Craig:

The big blind player needed a five for trips or a to complete his straight draw. The river was a blank and Craig's aces held as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Craig	55,000	55,000

10-09-2021 18:47 UTC

Chip Updates

Brandon Bloom

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	45,000	20,000
Thai Vu	32,000	7,000
David McConachie	30,000	5,000
Antonio De La Cruz	30,000	5,000
Kenneth Inouye	22,000	-3,000
Richard Clayton	18,000	-7,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

10-09-2021 18:34 UTC

Mah Finds River Flush to Knock Out Two

Brandon Bloom

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

According to players at the table, three players had gotten all the chips into the middle on a flop of .

Opponent:
Opponent:
Thet Mah:

One opponent had cowboys, the other flopped a set of jacks, and Mah had both a flush draw and open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the which changed nothing. However, the spiked the river to complete Mah's flush and give him a triple-up.

Those at the table mentioned Mah said he was color blind and couldn't even see the different chip colors, but you don't need 20/20 vision to see that he now has one of the biggest stacks in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thet Mah	75,000	75,000

10-09-2021 18:17 UTC

Avila Gets an Early Double

Brandon Bloom

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Carlos Avila relayed some of the action. On a board of , Avila had an opponent all-in and at risk.

Opponent:
Carlos Avila:

Avila was in front with the trips and his opponent was looking for a flush. Instead the river brought the , completing the flush, however Avila made a boat to secure the double early on in the day.