Ruth Graham was facing a jam for her entire stack on a board of 
and called.
She showed 
while her opponent said "Nice hand", and mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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460,000 | 247,000 |
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Roberto Valdez got his stack in preflop against Jose Ramos.
Roberto Valdez: 
Jose Ramos: 
There was a queen on the 
flop but there was also a king. Valdez would've settled for a chop at this point but the board ran out 
to eliminate him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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450,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii was all in preflop with his short stack and Ken Huynh and Rafael Arango built a side pot and went to the flop.
The flop was 
and Huynh got the rest of his chips in against Arango.
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii: 
Ken Huynh: 
Rafael Arango: 
Huynh ran into a classic cooler but soon found himself on the right side of the cooler as the hit the felt on the turn and he could only say "Oh my goodness".
The completed the board to confirm the aces getting cracked and to confirm Merzhvinskii's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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370,000 | 162,000 |
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Eddie Matthews had all his chips in the middle preflop and was up against Aleksandr Merzhvinskii.
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii: 
Eddie Matthews:
It was a classic race of big slick versus ladies. The flop came 
to put Matthews ahead.
The turn made things interesting by keeping Matthews in the lead with a flush but also putting boat possibilities out there for Merzhvinskii. The 
river changed nothing however and Matthews doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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270,000 | 123,000 |
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80,000 | -80,000 |
Thuy Nguyen got the rest of his chips in preflop against Aleksandr Merzhvinskii.
Thuy Nguyen:
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii: 
The board ran out 
and Nguyen was gone from the tournament with a min-cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Cards are in the air and play is now underway for Day 2.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
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, will begin shortly.
There were three Day 1 flights with Derrick Contreras ending as the Day 1A chip leader (544,000), Tim Reilly (748,000) finishing as the Day 1B chip leader and overall chip leader heading into Day 2, and Robert Clark (579,000) ending Day 1C as the chip leader.
Overall from the three starting flights, there were 1,096 total entries for a total prize pool of $565,536. 138 players will return today and they have all already cashed for a minimum of $825. However, all eyes will be on the final table where one winner will take home $100,266.
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Reilly | 748,000 |
| 2 | Robert Clark | 579,000 |
| 3 | Keith Brennan | 573,000 |
| 4 | Derrick Contreras | 544,000 |
| 5 | Fabien Lecardonnel | 532,000 |
| 6 | Antonio De La Cruz | 530,000 |
| 7 | Corey Zedo | 514,000 |
| 8 | Nativ Shmueli | 472,000 |
| 9 | Jason Bartholomew | 469,000 |
| 10 | Brian Johnson | 451,000 |
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for all the action on Day 2.
