PokerNews Cup
Day 1c Started
2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
PokerNews Cup
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
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
607
Players Left
76
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Day 1c is underway as 74 entries show on the clock at the start of play.
Top Ten Chip Counts So Far From Days 1a and 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Top 10 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 | Shea Quintin | United States | 586,000 | 97 |
| 5 | Daniel Hinh | Australia | 585,000 | 97 |
| 6 | Gary Miller | United Kingdom | 543,000 | 91 |
| 7 | Patrick Caulfield | United States | 502,000 | 84 |
| 8 | Logan Hewett | United States | 489,000 | 82 |
| 9 | Florian Fuchs | Austria | 474,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Sammy Lafleur | Canada | 466,000 | 78 |
Giveaways From Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Huge congrats to Tuan Mai and Jenny Marczynski! Tuan and Jenny are our latest @GNLVpoker PokerNews Cup giveaway win… https://t.co/XuvM8pvmr5
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)
Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 |
Hickey's "Straddle" Pays Off
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Jason Hickey retold a hand to PokerNews:
Hickey was under the gun and tossed in a "straddle" (really just a in-the-dark raise, as straddles aren't allowed in tournament play) without looking at his cards. There was one caller in middle position. The flop came 
. Hickey called a bet while still in the dark.
The turn was the 
, his opponent bet again. Now Hickey finally looked at his cards and saw 
for bottom set. He raised and his opponent went all in and Hickey snap-called.
His opponent had 
and the river was a blank to give Hickey the big early pot and bust his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Nguyen Folds Overpair on Turn
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Action was on the turn as the board read 
. From the small blind Joseph Zeller bet 3,600 into a pot of about 5,000. Huy Nguyen thought for a while and after several moments he folded 
face up as Zeller took the modest pot.,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |