$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1c Started
2021 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
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
531
Players Left
67
Day 1C of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guaranteed Begins Today at 11 a.m.
Day 1 of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guaranteed begins today at 11 a.m.
The main event of The Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget continues today as players have one final shot at bagging a stack for Day 2. Thursday’s Day 1A had 206 entries, with Derrick Contreras from Houston, Texas bagging the chip lead with a chip stack of 544,000. Friday’s Day 1B saw 359 entries, and Tim Reilly from Las Vegas bagged the Day 1B chip lead with 748,000.
Combined from Day 1A and Day 1B, there are 71 players who have already made it through to Day 2 and there will surely be more today. The last day of the first day flights historically sees the most entrants.
Today for Day 1C, 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 until the start of Level 13, which is approximated to be 8:45 p.m. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the ninth level.
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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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air and play is now underway for Day 1C.
Some Players in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Avila Gets an Early Double
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | 52,000 |
Mah Finds River Flush to Knock Out Two
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Chip Updates
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
32,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
22,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
18,000 | -7,000 |