PokerNews Cup
Day 1b Completed
2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
PokerNews Cup
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,207,650
Entries
1,245
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
455
Players Left
57
Daniel Fuhs Leads after Huge Day 1b of the PokerNews Cup
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1b of the Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Event #55 2022 PokerNews Cup $1,100 has reached its end after nearly fourteen hours of play that saw a huge field of 455 entries be played all the way down to 57 (12.5%) at the end of the night.
The cream of the crop at the end of the night was Daniel Fuhs, who bagged a huge stack of 709,000. He was spotted with a big stack in the final few levels and was able to maintain as the leader until the bagging.
Thomas Hayward was second in chips with 675,000 after he had a very good spin-up after the dinner break and won some key hands late on to take the reins of his table and be in control. It was a similar story with Matt Iles, who bagged in third with 610,000.
Top Five Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Fuhs | United States | 709,000 | 118 |
| 2 | Thomas Hayward | United Kingdom | 675,000 | 113 |
| 3 | Matt Iles | United States | 610,000 | 102 |
| 4 | Patrick Caulfield | United States | 502,000 | 84 |
| 5 | Florian Fuchs | Austria | 474,000 | 79 |
Patrick Caulfield (502,000) and Florian Fuchs (474,000) rounded out the top five largest stacks at the night’s end.
Outside of the largest stacks, there were some other notables who found their way into Day 2. Dmitri Nobles was one of those as he finished with 236,000, Harry Lodge was right behind him with 223,000. And bagging on the shorter end of the chip counts was Patrick Tardif with 55,000.
Many players were unable to make it through the day but can still make an attempt tomorrow. Some of those include; Kyna England, DJ Alexander and Gary Blackwood.
The surviving 57 players will advance to Day 2, which is on Monday, June 27 at noon local time. They will be joined by the 23 players who lived through Day 1a and those that will make it through Day 1c.
PokerNews will be there tomorrow for Day 1c at the Golden Nugget for what promises to be the largest starting day yet.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
709,000 | 188,000 |
|
675,000 | 65,000 |
|
610,000 | 125,000 |
|
502,000 | 216,000 |
|
474,000 | 474,000 |
|
466,000 | 466,000 |
|
437,000 | 437,000 |
|
425,000 | 105,000 |
|
400,000 | 10,000 |
|
397,000 | 397,000 |
|
331,000 | 331,000 |
|
315,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
312,000 | 312,000 |
|
312,000 | 91,000 |
|
310,000 | 173,000 |
|
|
305,000 | 305,000 |
|
284,000 | 174,000 |
|
278,000 | 278,000 |
|
274,000 | 274,000 |
|
272,000 | 272,000 |
|
271,000 | 271,000 |
|
269,000 | 269,000 |
|
267,000 | 267,000 |
|
|
259,000 | 259,000 |
|
241,000 | 241,000 |
End of Day
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Play has concluded after nearly fourteen hours. Full chip counts and recap to come soon.
Bertoli Bubbles Day 1b
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jesus Bertoli was all in preflop as Kharlin Sued and Eddie Blumenthal played out a hand.
The flop came 
. Both players checked, and the turn was the 
. Sued bet 47,000 and Blumenthal folded.
The players had to wait for a long time as another hand went on at an adjacent table. Sued had already turned over the 
and Bertoli was forced to sit and wait in agony for several minutes as he knew his night was over as the bubble boy. Finally, the hands could officially be tabled, and Bertoli had the 
. The river was meaningless, and the night ended as the players started to bag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | -7,000 |
|
|
215,000 | 215,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Break
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After a few hands of hand-for-hand play, the players are now on a scheduled 10-minute break.
Hand-For-Hand Begins
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The field is now at 58 remaining, meaning just one more elimination is needed for the money and the end of the night.
Cruz Turns Set of Aces
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Cesar Cruz was seen collecting a massive pot with his 
showing on a board of 
having turned a set of aces.
His opponent's defeated hand was turned over as the dealer counted out the chips and sent them over to Cruz.
Elsewhere, play has stalled with the bubble approaching, with some players tanking for long periods of time preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
415,000 | 270,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000