Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/75,000
Ante: 75,000
2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
PokerNews Cup
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
156
Players Left
9
Updated Stacks
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000 | -500,000 |
|
3,550,000 | -50,000 |
|
3,550,000 | 630,000 |
|
2,950,000 | 900,000 |
|
2,900,000 | 100,000 |
|
2,750,000 | 100,000 |
|
2,450,000 | 750,000 |
|
2,425,000 | 225,000 |
|
2,150,000 | -900,000 |
|
1,850,000 | -300,000 |
|
1,750,000 | 850,000 |
|
1,525,000 | -845,000 |
|
1,450,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,175,000 | 175,000 |
|
1,075,000 | 175,000 |
|
1,025,000 | 25,000 |
|
775,000 | -325,000 |
|
250,000 | -125,000 |
Break Time
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The remaining 18 players are now on break for 15 minutes.
Marc Karam Eliminated in 19th ($7,935)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Marc Karam's short stack was at risk preflop with the 
vs the 
of Forrest Kollar.
Kollar took the commanding lead as the flop came 
, the turn was the 
and the river came the 
to close the curtains on Kollar's night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,150,000 | 700,000 |
|
Busted |
Viktor Kovachev Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,935)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Joon Kim opened to 125,000 from middle position before Viktor Kovachev jammed from the hijack for 1,300,000. Patrick Caulfield then shipped in his superior stack which prompted Kim to get out of the way.
Viktor Kovachev: 
Patrick Caulfield: 
The aces were never troubled and Caulfield confirmed his opponent's departure following the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,100,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Sarmiento Leaves Karam Short
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
In a big preflop all in, Steven Sarmiento had 
vs the 
of Marc Karam.
The board came 
and Sarmiento gathered in the double and Karam was left short stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,920,000 | 1,570,000 |
|
|
415,000 | -1,385,000 |
Table #53 Counts
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000 | |
|
|
2,700,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
2,650,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | -350,000 |
|
|
900,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
375,000 | -25,000 |
Updated Stacks on Table #52
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
1,650,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
1,450,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | -945,000 |
|
|
1,350,000 | -750,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | -420,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Hayward Puts Lerner in the Blender
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action was caught on the 
completed board and with 900,000 in the pot.
Michael Lerner bet 225,000 from the small blind and immediately squirmed in his seat when Thomas Hayward shipped in his superior stack.
Lerner went into the tank but decided on a fold while exposing the 
.
The pair chatted about the hand but Hayward gave nothing away in the post-battle interrogation.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000 | -1,200,000 |
|
|
400,000 | -480,000 |