Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
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
A Few Bigger Stacks
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
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|
120,000 | |
|
115,000 | |
Kelly's Aces Win Rollercoaster Ride Against Kings
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Paul Kelly recounted one of the hands that added to his stack earlier.
It was a battle of the blinds and he raised in the small blind and was three-bet by the big blind. He four-bet to around 10,000, his opponent jammed for about 35,000, and Kelly called.
Big Blind: 
Paul Kelly: 
The 
flop put the cowboys ahead with a flopped set, but the 
turn gave Kelly a set of his own just as quickly. The 
completed the board and Kelly scooped the pot while his opponent was busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 |
Link's Rockets Eliminate Two Players
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
According to players at the table, three players had gotten it in preflop with Brian Link covering both opponents. One opponent had just sat down with 25,000 chips and the other opponent had about 40,000 chips.
Opponent: 
Opponent: 
Brian Link:
Link found a good time to pick up aces and the board ran out 
, eliminating two players while Link added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Some Counts
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | |
|
|
75,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
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40,000 | |
|
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|
|
25,000 | |
Winners Thus Far in the 2021 The Grand Poker Series at Golden Nugget
| *Tournament | GTD | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize* | |
| Event #1: $250 Omaha 8 or Better | $5,000 | 95 | $18,990 | Jose Leon | Bellflower, CA | ||
| Event #2: $150 Daily NLH | $5,000 | 41 | $5,000 | Mary Campbell | Spring, TX | ||
| Event #3: $250 Big-O | N/A | 70 | $10,640 | Eric Plunkett | Solvan, CA | ||
| Event #4: $120 Nightly NLH | $3,000 | 47 | $4,089 | Daryl Oppelt | Brookings, SD | ||
| Event #5: GNLV Poker Room Invitational | $100,000 | 99 | $100,000 | Michael Brewer | Oxford, NC | ||
| Event #6: $150 Daily NLH | $5,000 | 72 | $7,920 | Adam Mirliss | Prescott, AZ | ||
| Event #7: $100 Pot-Limit Omaha Fire Till You're Tired | N/A | 48 | $9,470 | David Wortham | Murrieta, GA | ||
| Event #8: $120 Nightly NLH | $3,000 | 36 | $3,132 | Matthew Maddox | Toulumne, CA | ||
| Event #9: $250 HORSE | $5,000 | 87 | $17,400 | Kathy Chang | Valencia, CA | ||
| Event #10: $200 NLH Ultimate Re-Entry | $100,000 | 2,076 | $315,552 | Justin Hagan | Roseville, CA | ||
| Event #11: $250 Omaha 8/Stud 8 | $10,000 | 178 | $35,600 | Darlene Springman | Las Vegas, NV | ||
| Event #12: $150 Daily NLH | $10,000 | 155 | $17,050 | June Jenkins | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Event #13: $120 Nightly NLH | $5,000 | 101 | $8,787 | Michael James | West Allis, WI | ||
| Event #14: $250 Mixed PLO/8, Omaha 8/B, Big-O | $10,000 | 186 | $37,200 | Derek Bugg | Puyallup, WA | ||
| Event #15: $150 Daily NLH | $10,000 | 219 | $24,090 | Qijon Troy | Honolulu, HI | ||
| Event #16: $200 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Limit | N/A | 108 | $16,416 | Joe Konstan | St. Paul, MN | ||
| Event #17: $120 Nightly NLH | $5,000 | 75 | $6,525 | Eric Kendall | Carmel, IN | ||
| Event #18: $250 Big-O | $10,000 | 109 | $21,800 | Michael Howell | Las Vegas, NV | ||
| Event #20: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed | $10,000 | 141 | $28,200 | Luis Alvarez | South Houston, TX | ||
| Event #21: $250 8-Game Mix | $5,000 | 102 | $20,400 | Jacob Naumann | Largo, FL | ||
| Event #22: $600 Championship NLH | $500,000 | 123 | $13,530 | Norsavanh Phousith | Woonsocket, RI | ||
| Event #24: $120 Nightly NLH | $5,000 | 50 | $5,000 | Gregory Robbins | Fresno, CA |
Whittington Bluffs with Broadway on Board
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a 
board and a pot of about 8,000, a player in the big blind bet 12,000. Blake Whittington raised to 25,000 from early position and another player folded.
The big blind player thought for a while before another player called the clock on him. Before the tournament director could initiate the clock, the big blind player folded his hand and Whittington showed the 
as he claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Patterson's Top Pair Top Kicker Holds
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With a 25,000 pot and 
as the community cards with the river to come, James Patterson was facing a pot-sized shove. He decided to call and the hands were flipped over.
Opponent: 
James Patterson: 
Patterson needed to fade the overcards and the gutter, and he did as the 
came on the river to change nothing and send him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 |