2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

PokerNews Cup
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
$202,725
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,207,650
Entries
1,245
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
181
Players Left
23

Smith Slays Aces With Quad Jacks

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Meghan Smith
Meghan Smith

In a preflop all in, Meghan Smith held {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and was in big trouble vs the {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} of her opponent.

She stood up, prepared to head out but the flop sat her back down as it came {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. The turn was overkill as the {j-Clubs} came off and the river was a meaningless {5-Clubs} to give Smith the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Meghan Smith us
Meghan Smith
105,000 23,000

Tags: Meghan Smith

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Industry Insiders: Andy Rich Brings PokerNews Cup to Golden Nugget Las Vegas

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
Golden Nugget's Andy Rich

Today, the PokerNews Cup returns with an $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event at Golden Nugget Las Vegas. The man responsible for making it happen, as well as giving away 100 seats to the tournament, was Director of Poker Operations Andy Rich, a longtime poker industry veteran.

The PokerNews Cup is part of the Golden Nugget 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. The tournament, which runs June 24-28, will be live reported here on PokerNews, and there will also be a live streamed feature table on Day 2 as well as final table action on Tuesday’s Day 3 finale.

As part of PokerNews’ continuing Industry Insiders series, we caught up with Andy Rich to learn more about the man making things happen in downtown Vegas’ last remaining poker room.

“I had an amazing childhood and was around gambling for as long as I can remember,” Rich said when asked about learning poker. “My Dad had a weekly poker game and taught me how to count cards in blackjack by my early teens. My Mom had a weekly Mahjong game and won practically every football handicapping contest she entered. Her game night always had better snacks. Always Coke, never Pepsi.”

He continued: “I love gambling, math, and the psychology of out-thinking your opponents. The first sports bet I remember was $5 against my mom in 1985 on a Vikings vs. Eagles game. My mom had the Eagles. She won, but at least no vig on the bet.”

Before finding his way into poker, Rich founded his own record label, Initial Records, in 1992 in Louisville, Kentucky, and then graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University in 1996.

Rich, who enjoys fantasy sports and spending time with his wife and two kids, fell in love with poker more than two decades ago.

“The thing is, I don’t just love poker, I obsess over it. I love to play poker. I love to read about poker, talk about poker, write about poker and watch poker online and on TV,” he explained. “My passion for the game led me to obtain my first job in a poker room almost 20 years ago, eventually being fortunate enough to become an industry leader.”

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Simon Cracks Aces to Stay Alive

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was a three-way all in brewing as three players were all in preflop and Logan Hewett folded {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} face up as he wanted no part of the carnage.

The button had {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. Jason Simon had the {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} from the small blind and Tai Hoang had the {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} from the big blind.

The flop came {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}. The turn was the {6-Clubs} to give Simon a straight and the river was the {k-Diamonds}. Simon had the shortest stack as he more than tripled up with his straight.

Player Chips Progress
Logan Hewett us
Logan Hewett
115,000 79,000
Tai Hoang gb
Tai Hoang
57,000 8,000
Jason Simon us
Jason Simon
WSOP 1X Winner
24,000 -13,000

Tags: Jason SimonLogan HewettSimon Cracks AcesTai Hoang

Runner-Runner Bad Beat Tilts Negreanu; Poker Star Out of WSOP $250k

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu suffered a nasty beat against David Peters

The 2022 World Series of Poker has been one that Daniel Negreanu would probably like to forget, especially after the way he was sent to the rail on Friday afternoon in Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.

On his second bullet — $500,000 invested in the tournament — he entered Day 2 with less than half his starting stack. But he quickly built it back up and appeared on track to make a run. And then he ran into one of his toughest hands in what has been a frustrating summer for the poker legend.

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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200