$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1c Completed
Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget
$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget
Buy-in
$1,675
Entries
136
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Zo Karim Bags Day 1c Lead
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Zo Karim fired up a dose of his patented "brown magic" to hold with aces in a monster pot and bag the chip lead on Day 1c of Poker Night in America $1,675 Main Event at Golden Nugget. Karim is an experienced tournament grinder with a number of final tables in major tournaments to his credit and nearly $1.4 million in cashes.
A total of 59 runners turned out for Day 1c, and just 11 of them bagged up for Monday's Day 2. Some others joining Karim in punching tickets were Chad Eveslage (296,000), Maxim Sorokin (273,000), experienced voice actor Nika Futterman (237,500), Kyle Frey (73,000), and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Joey Weissman (42,500).
Karim had aces come through for him in a big pot to surge into the lead late. It was Level 14 (1,200/2,400/400) when the big hand went down, starting with an early-position raise from Alex Keating to 5,000. Michael Lipman called and Karim made it 16,400 with the bullets. Raymond Dandrea cold-called on his left on the button, and both Keating and Lipman helped bloat the pot preflop before 
hit the felt.
Action checked to Karim, and he fired 27,000. Dandrea shoved for 140,000 or so, and Keating tanked before calling off about 50,000. Lipman folded. Dandrea had 
and Keating 
, but two bricks on the last two streets sent the huge pot to Karim, as he doubled through Dandrea for about 95,000. Dandrea still managed to find a bag with 102,000.
Some of the players firing and bricking on this last chance to qualify for Day 2 were Mike Dentale, Anthony Spinella, Sylvain Loosli, Kane Kalas, Michael Rocco, and 2016 Aussie Millions champ Ari Engel.
The players who did bag will be meeting at noon local time tomorrow for Day 2. There will be 25 total players, and 15 will reportedly be paid, although PokerNews is still awaiting a payout list. Come back tomorrow for that and much more when Day 2 coverage gets going.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
344,500 | 31,500 |
|
296,000 | 26,000 |
|
273,000 | 67,000 |
|
237,500 | -15,500 |
|
229,500 | -55,500 |
|
102,000 | 58,900 |
|
73,000 | 500 |
|
|
67,000 | 2,000 |
|
62,000 | 14,800 |
|
|
55,500 | -13,200 |
|
42,500 | 1,000 |
Much Needed Double for Frey
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Kyle Frey got it in from the button with 
against big blind Joey Weissman's 
. The flop brought an eight, leaving Weissman dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,500 | 19,500 |
|
|
41,500 | -74,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Coach Hits the Showers
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Big blind Michael "Coach" Lipman shoved all in for 25,700 on a 
board, and Nika Futterman thought a couple of minutes and called on the button.
Futterman: 
Lipman: 
Lipman was in great shape to double but a brutal hit the river to give Futterman a bigger straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
253,000 | 60,400 |
|
Busted |
Eveslage Doubles Through Frey
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
We didn't see the action, but it looked like Chad Eveslage check-jammed the river on a 
board. Kyle Frey tank-called and Eveslage showed 
for the nuts. He collected roughly 100,000 on the river shove.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | 66,000 |
|
|
53,000 | -67,000 |
Monster Pot for Karim
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Alex Keating opened for 5,000 and got one call, and Zo Karim made it 16,400. Raymond Dandrea flatted on the button, and Keating and the fourth player made it four to a flop. Two checks before Karim fired 27,000. Dandrea moved all in for about 140,000, and Keating tanked a few minutes and called off about 50,000.
"So stupid," Karim said, slamming in a call after the last player folded.
Karim: 
Keating:
Dandrea:
Karim was ahead though, and the 
and 
were bricks. He busted Keating and doubled through Dandrea.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
313,000 | 180,000 |
|
|
43,100 | -124,900 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Break
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break.