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

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	55,000

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	1,000

Nicholas Woods	23,000 23,000	23,000
Reggie Bautista	22,500 22,500	22,500

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

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	77,000

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	17,500

Nicholas Woods	Busted

10-09-2021 20:01 UTC

Break

Brandon Bloom

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

10-09-2021 20:03 UTC

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

10-09-2021 20:21 UTC

Some Post-Break Chip Updates

Brandon Bloom

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	65,000 1,500	1,500

David McConachie	45,000 15,000	15,000
Dustin Lee	45,000
Antonio De La Cruz	32,000 2,000	2,000
David Uvaydov	27,000 27,000	27,000
Reggie Bautista	21,000 -1,500	-1,500
Kenneth Inouye	19,000 -3,000	-3,000
Richard Clayton	8,000 -10,000	-10,000
Thai Vu	7,000 -25,000	-25,000

10-09-2021 20:34 UTC

Mah's Two Pair is Good to Add to Stack

Brandon Bloom

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

On a board of , there was a bet and a call with Thet Mah on the button and a middle position player going to the river.

The completed the board and Mah bet 10,000 out of turn. He put his bet back when he was informed and was checked to by the middle position player. Mah then decided to check the river and flipped over .

The dealer called over the tournament director who ruled Mah's 10,000 bet was still binding. The middle position player folded anyways and Mah took down the pot while the tournament director gave him a warning to make sure to follow the action and not act out of turn. In this case, he was still able to claim the pot to add to his stack and nears the 100,000 chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thet Mah	95,000 20,000	20,000