Massive Day 1c Expected at the PokerNews Cup
Day 1c of Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Event #55: 2022 PokerNews Cup $1,100 will get underway at 11 a.m. local time on what will be the third of three starting days in this $1 Million Guarantee event. It is expected to be the largest field yet with yesterday hitting 455 entries to make for 636 total over the first two starting days.
Day 1a was led by Shea Quintin and Daniel Hinh. Day 1b had three players bag larger stacks than them as Daniel Fuhs has the overall lead thus far with 709,000
The $1 Million guarantee will be made up of $1,100 entries. Each entry will garner a stack of 30,000. Reentry is unlimited and will be open until the start of Level 13. The very last possible late entries will be around 8:45 p.m. local time tonight.
The day will play down until 12.5% of the field is remaining. At that point, the players will bag and be officially in the money as they head to Day 2, which will be at 12 noon on Monday, June 27. There are 15-minute breaks after Level 3, Level 6, and Level 12, a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9, and a 10-minute break after Level 15 in the late night.
PokerNews will be there to report the action all day long today and keep an eye on the scintillating action.
flop and secured the elimination following the 
turn and 
river. 
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on the river. From the small blind Badr Imejjane bet 10,000 into a pot of about 16,000. 
for a rivered set. Imejjane threw his hand up in frustration and mucked his cards.
for quad nines which crushed Tamayo's 
. Mokedi led for 5,500, Carey called.
. Mokedi quickly led for 14,500. Carey took longer while thinking this time as she sat motionless before playing with her chips a bit and checking her cards before tossing them into the muck.
flop. The 
completed the board and Tsitios doubled up.
. Al-Keliddar led-jammed and the cutoff snapped it off. Al-Keliddar tabled the 
for the second nut flush, the victim of a big cooler as Al-Keliddar took down the big pot.
when his opponent bet 38,000 on the river and Fillipi called with the 
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to bust Young and give Fillipe another pot in his rush of chips.
