$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
$600 Grand Poker Series Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
Mark Harraka bagged the chip lead in Day 2 of Event #22: $600 Championship No-Limit Hold’em $500,000 Guarantee, the Main Event of The Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget.
Harraka started the day with 369,000 chips and had a prosperous day to finish as the chip leader heading into the final table with 5,975,000 chips. Harraka will be joined by John Gardner (4,550,000) and Jason Bartholomew (3,825,000) as the top stacks when they resume play on Oct. 11 at 12 p.m. local time.
Place | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Mark Harraka | 5,975,000 |
2 | John Gardner | 4,550,000 |
3 | Jason Bartholomew | 3,825,000 |
4 | Greg Koutelidakis | 3,100,000 |
5 | Danny Dagostino | 2,400,000 |
6 | Jesse Jaurigue | 2,300,000 |
7 | Ken Huynh | 2,250,000 |
8 | Phillip Latimer | 1,500,000 |
9 | Benjamin Jacobs | 1,200,000 |
Out of 1,096 total entries, 138 players started on Day 2. Now, only nine remain. The final nine players will battle it out tomorrow where one player will take home the $102,266 first-place prize.
Be sure to follow PokerNews on October 11, for Day 3, where they will play to a winner starting at 12 p.m. local time.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Harraka |
5,975,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
John Gardner | 4,550,000 | |
Jason Bartholomew |
3,825,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
Greg Koutelidakis |
3,100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Danny Dagostino |
2,400,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Jesse Jaurigue |
2,300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Ken Huynh |
2,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Phillip Latimer |
1,500,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Benjamin Jacobs |
1,200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
In accordance with the tournament rules, one player requested to wait until tomorrow to continue play so the players will come back on Oct. 11 at 12 p.m. to play down to a winner.
Final table starting counts are to follow.
Moe Affaneh got the rest of his chip into the middle on the flop and was up against John Gardner.
Moe Affaneh:
John Gardner:
Affaneh had top pair but Gardner flopped a flush. The and completed the board to eliminate Affaneh and send the remaining 9 players to the final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Gardner |
4,550,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
Moe Affaneh | Busted |
Lonny Weitzel was eliminated in 11th place with unknown action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lonny Weitzel | Busted |
Allen Kerlin got the rest of his stack in preflop and was against Jason Bartholomew.
Allen Kerlin:
Jason Bartholomew:
Kerlin found himself in an unfortunate spot and couldn't improve on the board. He was gone from the tournament while Bartholomew chipped up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Bartholomew |
4,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Allen Kerlin | Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Harraka |
5,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
Jason Bartholomew |
3,700,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
Greg Koutelidakis |
3,500,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
Danny Dagostino |
2,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Jesse Jaurigue |
2,400,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
John Gardner |
2,300,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
Ken Huynh |
2,200,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
Benjamin Jacobs |
1,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Phillip Latimer |
1,600,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Moe Affaneh |
1,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Lonny Weitzel |
800,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
Steve Firestone was kind enough to relay details of his bust-out hand. He had all his 800,000 chips in preflop and was flipping.
Steve Firestone:
Mark Harraka:
The board ran out and Harraka took down the pot to eliminate Firestone.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Harraka |
3,000,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
Steve Firestone | Busted |