2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

PokerNews Cup
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
607
Players Left
76

Vita Rivers Set

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Blake Vita
Blake Vita

There was more action at table 12 as the board read {4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{8-Clubs} on the river. From the small blind Badr Imejjane bet 10,000 into a pot of about 16,000.

Blake Vita was on the button and raised to 43,500. Imejjane thought for a while before eventually calling.

Vita tabled the {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for a rivered set. Imejjane threw his hand up in frustration and mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Vita us
Blake Vita
130,000
45,000
45,000
Badr Imejjane us
Badr Imejjane
22,000
-88,000
-88,000

Tags: Badr ImejjaneBlake Vita

Broadway for Minaya

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

With 10,500 in the pot on the {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{7-Clubs} completed board, Konstantinos Tsikopoulos bet 6,300 from the big blind. Manelic Minaya raised to 15,100 from middle position and was called.

Minaya turned Broadway with his {k-Spades}{j-Clubs} to rake in the pot.

"That's a nice hand," said Tskiopoulos.

Player Chips Progress
Manelic Minaya us
Manelic Minaya
45,000
45,000
45,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Lin Spills Opponent With Kings

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action was on the river on a board of {6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Spades}{q-Hearts}. Ding Lin raised all in over his opponent's bet to force his opponent to commit the rest of his chips. He thought for a while before calling.

Lin tabled the {k-}{k-} while his opponent flashed a {q-} and sent out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Ding Lin us
Ding Lin
64,000
64,000
64,000

Aces for Christner

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Christian Christner opened to 1,700 from early position and was called by Kathy Sawers from the next seat over. The cutoff then moved all in for 18,100. Christner then rejammed and Sawers got out of the way.

Christner had {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} and had the cutoff's {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} in bad shape. The aces remained best as the board ran out with the {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Kathy Sawers ca
Kathy Sawers
80,000
-7,500
-7,500
Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
57,000