2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

PokerNews Cup
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
156
Players Left
9

Kim Flops Boat Over Trips

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Michael Lerner raised to 120,000 from the hijack, Joon Kim jammed all in for 1,150,000 from the cutoff and Lerner called.

Joon Kim: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Michael Lerner: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The flop was bombastic as it came {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} to give Lerner trips but the four door card gave Kim the full house. The turn was the {j-Clubs} and the river the {q-Hearts} to give Kim the double.

Player Chips Progress
Joon Kim us
Joon Kim
2,300,000 990,000
Michael Lerner us
Michael Lerner
880,000 300,000

Tags: Joon KimMichael Lerner

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Michael Moore Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,935)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Michael Moore
Michael Moore

Michael Moore and Aditya Rao were all in preflop on the feature table with the former at risk of elimination.

Michael Moore: {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Aditya Rao: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}

Moore missed the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop but did add some counterfeit outs. The {j-Hearts} turn also gave him a straight draw to broadway. However, the {9-Hearts} was not what Moore was looking for and he was eliminated from the PokerNews Cup.

Player Chips Progress
Aditya Rao au
Aditya Rao
1,700,000 815,000
Michael Moore us
Michael Moore
Busted

Von Schnehen Wins Big Flip

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

There was a big all in flip in progress.

David Von Schnehen: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Forrest Kollar: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Von Schnehen was at risk and would need to hold. The flop came {4-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. The turn was the {q-Hearts} and the river came the {8-Spades} to hold for the jacks and score a big pot for Von Schnehen.

Player Chips Progress
David Von Schnehen gb
David Von Schnehen
2,100,000 1,025,000
Forrest Kollar us
Forrest Kollar
1,150,000 -1,150,000

Tags: David Von SchnehenForrest KollarVan Schnehen

Roy Salter Eliminated in 22nd Place ($6,520)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Roy Salter
Roy Salter

Scott Stewart opened to 100,000 with {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} from the button and was called by Roy Salter in the big blind with {j-Diamonds}{3-Spades}.

Salter check-raised to 150,000 after Stewart bet 50,000 on the {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop. Stewart jammed and Salter called off his stack with trip jacks.

The {q-Diamonds} turn gave Stewart an open-ended straight draw which he made on the {8-Hearts} river to send Salter packing.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
3,050,000 550,000
Roy Salter us
Roy Salter
Busted

Ky Nguyen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($6,520)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ky Nguyen
Ky Nguyen

Ky Nguyen moved all in for 440,000 from middle position. Patrick Caulfield from the button before Gary Gelman rejammed from the samll blind as the covering stack. Caulfield felt committed and but in the rest of his stack and was also now at risk.

Ky Nguyen: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Patrick Caulfield: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Gary Gelman: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

Gelman was ahead of both opponents and remained best after the {j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop. However, the {q-Spades} turn put Nguyen in the lead but the {k-Diamonds} river gave Caulfield two pair. He got a full double from Gelman as well as knocking out Nguyen in the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Caulfield us
Patrick Caulfield
2,500,000 1,170,000
Gary Gelman us
Gary Gelman
1,000,000 150,000
Ky Nguyen us
Ky Nguyen
Busted

Manuel Ruivo Eliminated in 24th ($5,700)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Manuel Ruivo
Manuel Ruivo

The rapid eliminations continued to roll as Manuel Ruivo was all in holding the {k-}{q-} vs the {4-}{4-} of Forrest Kollar.

The Portuguese player could not be saved as the board was spread quickly {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Ruivo was the next to go down.

Player Chips Progress
Forrest Kollar us
Forrest Kollar
2,300,000 2,157,000
Manuel Ruivo pt
Manuel Ruivo
Busted

Tags: Forrest KollarManuel Ruivo

Jeffrey Fielder Eliminated in 26th Place ($5,700)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jeffrey Fielder
Jeffrey Fielder

Three players were on a flop of {6-Spades}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. From early position, Steven Sarmiento bet 100,000. Jeffrey Fielder jammed in the big blind, Joshua Suyat called from under the gun, Sarmiento folded.

Fielder had top pair with the {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} but Suyat had the needles with the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and the river the {3-Spades} to end the day for Fielder.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Suyat us
Joshua Suyat
165,000 -1,460,000
Jeffrey Fielder us
Jeffrey Fielder
Busted

Tags: Jeffrey FielderJeffrey Fielder EliminatedJoshua SuyatSteven Sarmiento

Kelly Kielbasa Eliminated in 27th Place ($5,700)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kelly Kielbasa
Kelly Kielbasa

Kelly Kielbasa ripped for 880,000 from middle position. Levi Klump re-shoved in the cutoff and everyone else folded.

Kelly Kielbasa: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Levi Klump: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Kielbasa became the first to go from the final three tables.

Player Chips Progress
Levi Klump us
Levi Klump
2,850,000 1,180,000
Kelly Kielbasa us
Kelly Kielbasa
Busted

Tags: Kelly KielbasaKelly Kielbasa EliminatedLevi Klump