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

Hinh's Shove Gets Through

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Hinh was involved in more action as the board read {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades} on the river. There was a pot of 28,000 in the middle and Hinh jammed all in for 29,500 from under the gun.

Kenneth Inouye was in the cutoff and had the decision on him. He contemplated it for a few moments before he slid his cards into the muck and Hinh regained some chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kenneth Inouye us
Kenneth Inouye
122,000
1,000
1,000
Daniel Hinh au
Daniel Hinh
57,500
2,500
2,500

Tags: Daniel HinhKenneth Inouye

Barousse Uses Aces Over Kings

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Jones raised under the gun. Blake Barousse jammed 27,500 on Jones's left. The button re-shoved his larger stack. Jones folded.

Barousse was in a good spot with the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} against the {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} while Jones said he had thrown away pocket eights.

The board ran out harmlessly for the aces as it came {2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and the Lafeyette, Louisiana native gathered in a needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Jones us
Daniel Jones
173,000
-12,000
-12,000
Blake Barousse us
Blake Barousse
55,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Blake BarousseDaniel Jones

Berko Scores Big Pot With Baby Flush

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Scott Berko
Scott Berko

There was a meaty pot of about 40,000 stacked in the middle as the board read {7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} on the river. Scott Berko was facing a decision as his bet of 12,000 had been raised to 45,000 by Carlos Loving.

"You and I were always going to have a hand like this," said Berko to Loving as he put his hands on his head and thought it out. After a few more moments he called.

Loving turned over the {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} which Berko had beat with the {6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} small flush.

"I turned it into a bluff" said Loving about his queens as he surrendered a big part of his to his direct left.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Berko gb
Scott Berko
223,000
146,000
146,000
Carlos Loving us
Carlos Loving
78,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Carlos LovingScott Berko

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Jancev Sends Amin Shorter

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Georg Jancev
Georg Jancev

Action was on the river as the board read {5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades}. From the cutoff, George Jancev bet 7,000. Ahmed Amin was in the big blind and decided to call after a moment.

Jancev tabled the {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a rivered jack, which was the winning hand as Amin was left with less than ten big blinds following the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Georg Jancev ca
Georg Jancev
132,000
59,000
59,000
Ahmed Amin us
Ahmed Amin
17,500
-25,500
-25,500

Tags: Ahmed AminGeorge Jancev

Smith on Smith Violence

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Meghan Smith
Meghan Smith

Jerod Smith was all in and at risk preflop holding the {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and was up against it, as Meghan Smith had the {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}.

The flop gave Jerod a set as it came {k-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, the only problem was it gave Meghan a set as well. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and the river the {10-Hearts} to end Jerod's night in the final level before registration ends, while Meghan added more to her growing stack.

Player Chips Progress
Meghan Smith us
Meghan Smith
236,000
131,000
131,000
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
Busted

Tags: Jerod SmithMeghan Smith

Jancev Sent Away

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

After having a decent stack not long ago, Jancev was all in for a tiny stack with {10-}{8-} against Wensheng Zhang who had the {j-}{3-}.

The dealer fanned the board out at warp speed as it came {8-}{9-}{4-}{j-}{5-} to hit the jack on the turn and send Jancev tumbling out of Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Wensheng Zhang us
Wensheng Zhang
55,000
9,000
9,000
Georg Jancev ca
Georg Jancev
Busted

Miller Accumulating

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Gary Miller
Gary Miller

Gary Miller has had a substantial stack spin-up in the last few levels and it continued as he held {a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} in a preflop all in against a short-stacked opponent who was holding {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}.

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts} to leave the ace ahead and give Miller more chips

Player Chips Progress
Gary Miller gb
Gary Miller
285,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Gary Miller