PokerNews Cup Day 2 | 2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

PokerNews Cup

Day 2 Started

06-27-2022 10:12 UTC-7

Day 2 Seat Draw

Calum Grant

Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
28	1	Marc Walter	231,000	23
28	2	Joon Kim	284,000	28
28	3	Juan Gandara	182,000	18
28	4	Allan Vrooman	240,000	24
28	5	Rui Bouquet	274,000	27
28	6	Sundiata Devore	131,000	13
28	7	Alen Fillipi	130,000	13
28	8	David Luong	312,000	52
28	9	Alfred Borges	363,000	36

29	1	Daniel Fuhs	709,000	71
29	2	Florian Lohnert	70,000	7
29	3	Avelino Cornejo	134,000	13
29	4	Kharlin Sued	315,000	32
29	5	Pejman Niyati	233,000	23
29	6	Jason Hickey	134,000	13
29	7	Michael Finstein	116,000	12
29	8	Yiannis Liperis	76,000	8
29	9	Eliot Hudon	141,000	14

30	1	Andrew Rodgers	253,000	25
30	2	Nikolaos Tsitos	112,000	11
30	3	Jacob Brundage	28,000	3
30	4	Dustin Brown	449,000	45
30	5	Justin Chock	120,000	12
30	6	Frank Lagodich	296,000	30
30	7	Joseph Mussat	106,000	11
30	8	Jeremy Meacham	74,000	7
30	9	Eoin Starr	158,000	16

31	1	Adam Levy	163,000	16
31	2	Dominic Brazier	163,000	16
31	3	Michael Zulker	281,000	28
31	4	Brian Phillis	252,000	25
31	5	Joshua Suyat	425,000	43
31	6	Christian Christner	252,000	25
31	7	Michelle Jimenez	151,000	15
31	8	Travis Schueler	96,000	10
31	9	David Yoon	108,000	11

32	1	Steven Karp	241,000	24
32	2	Dmitri Nobles	236,000	24
32	3	Anirudh Mudimela	327,000	33
32	4	Eemil Tuominen	461,000	46
32	5	Kenneth Kallies	227,000	23
32	6	Benjamin Underwood	86,000	9
32	7	Mohammad Bagheri	121,000	12
32	8	Paulius Kostickis	109,000	11
32	9	Jacob Mendelsohn	81,000	8

33	1	Michael Lerner	310,000	31
33	2	Aaron Li	252,000	25
33	3	Tzur Levy	108,000	11
33	4	Orez Mokedi	203,000	20
33	5	Ding Lin	85,000	9
33	7	William Benson	154,000	15
33	8	Marc Karam	343,000	34
33	9	Hannes Speiser	189,000	19

34	1	Sidney Savitt	184,000	18
34	2	Steven Game	85,000	9
34	3	Dennis Backhaus	71,000	7
34	4	Viktor Kovachev	315,000	32
34	5	David Deely	188,000	19
34	7	Ben Farrell	410,000	41
34	8	Logan Hewett	489,000	49
34	9	Jonathan Gerrick	143,000	14

35	1	Jimmy Payne	125,000	13
35	2	Alaettin Keles	391,000	39
35	3	Steven Sarmiento	397,000	40
35	4	David Yokoyama	167,000	17
35	5	Joonas Helin	82,000	8
35	6	Gary Gelman	364,000	36
35	7	Matthew Iles	610,000	61
35	8	Azim Popatia	137,000	14
35	9	Thomas Eaglestaff	183,000	18

36	1	Marius Kudzmanas	382,000	38
36	2	Cesar Custodio	1	0
36	3	Matthew Lengal	88,000	9
36	4	Marc Foggin	84,000	8
36	5	Donn Galloway	237,000	24
36	6	Van Ly	186,000	19
36	7	Bradley Beetz	124,000	12
36	8	Cody Bell	110,000	11
36	9	Sarah Herzali	397,000	40

37	1	William Nguyen	139,000	14
37	2	Manuel Soaresruivo	281,000	28
37	3	Daneil Hinh	585,000	59
37	4	Michael Moore	422,000	42
37	5	Donnie Phan	52,000	5
37	6	Yoseph Yehudai	98,000	10
37	7	Forrest Kollar	263,000	26
37	8	Anthony Cano	279,000	28
37	9	Christopher Ahrens	212,000	21

38	1	Harry Lodge	223,000	22
38	2	Patrick Caulfield	502,000	50
38	3	Wendy Freedman	129,000	13
38	4	Matthias Auer	301,000	30
38	5	Michael Liang	39,000	4
38	6	Thomas Hayward	675,000	68
38	7	Wang Lee	187,000	19
38	9	Aditya Rao	753,000	75

39	1	Ralph Massey	123,000	12
39	2	Thierryshea Quintin	586,000	59
39	3	Kelly Kielbasa	267,000	27
39	4	Anselmo Villarreal	217,000	22
39	5	Florian Fuchs	474,000	47
39	6	John Zentner	67,000	7
39	7	Thu Tran	269,000	27
39	9	Dhimitri Lleshi	271,000	27

40	1	Andrew Sunkin	135,000	14
40	2	Lee Cannizzaro	90,000	9
40	3	Tigran Abgaryan	222,000	22
40	4	Christopher Grob	86,000	9
40	5	Jason Cohen	114,000	11
40	6	Ricardo Graells	72,000	7
40	7	Ryan Brown	278,000	28
40	8	Patrick Tardif	55,000	6
40	9	Taylor Howard	195,000	20

41	1	Matthew Bretzfield	817,000	82
41	2	Mark Halfon	437,000	44
41	4	Robert Cote	270,000	27
41	5	Abhinav Iyer	177,000	18
41	6	Tom Fuchs	259,000	26
41	7	Matthew Jewett	203,000	20
41	8	Glen Keogh	301,000	30
41	9	Konstantin Held	355,000	36

42	1	Joseph Levitt	92,000	9
42	2	Jeffrey Fielder	155,000	16
42	3	Toko Luu	90,000	9
42	4	Joseph Cox	149,000	15
42	5	Fong Carson	128,000	13
42	6	Philippe Souki	165,000	17
42	7	Benjamin Vanklink	331,000	33
42	8	Eric Resnick	174,000	17
42	9	Scott Stewart	690,000	69

43	1	Brady Osterman	83,000	8
43	2	David Vonschnehen	187,000	19
43	3	Gary Miller	543,000	54
43	4	Sammy Lafleur	466,000	47
43	5	Matthew Paplyk	116,000	12
43	6	Garen Zobian	404,000	40
43	7	Maryirene Carey	163,000	16
43	8	Aubrey Murnaghan	100,000	10
43	9	Nicholas Blumenthal	400,000	40

44	1	Ky Nguyen	193,000	19
44	2	Roy Salter	428,000	43
44	3	Blake Barousse	338,000	34
44	4	Adam Croffut	86,000	9
44	5	Ubaid Gada	305,000	31
44	6	Nicholas Lee	550,000	55
44	7	Carlos Guerrero	282,000	28
44	8	Justin Lapka	80,000	8
44	9	Scott Berko	355,000	36

45	1	Levi Klump	162,000	16
45	2	Dr. Meghan Smith	145,000	15
45	4	Phillip Hodgson	272,000	27
45	5	Duff Charette	145,000	15
45	6	Cheryl Svenson	260,000	26
45	7	Howard Feingold	337,000	34
45	8	Nicholas Verderamo	242,000	24
45	9	Cheryl Choon	238,000	24

06-27-2022 10:58 UTC-7

Who Will Make the PokerNews Cup Final Table?

Calum Grant

After three starting flights and 1,245 entries, Day 2 of the PokerNews Cup at the Golden Nugget is set to begin at 12 p.m. PDT on Monday, June 27.

From Days 1a-1c, just 156 players were able to navigate over the first hurdle and bag and tag a stack for Day 2. All those players have made the money and have locked up a minimum prize of $1,450 but of course, all eyes will be on $202,725 up top. The PokerNews Cup has generated the largest prize pool in Golden Nugget history, with the final total being confirmed at $1,207,650!

Leading the pack is Day 1c chip leader Matthew Bretzfield (817,000). He was the only player to acquire more than 800,000 chips and is in prime position to make the final table. Aditya Rao (753,000) was another player to bag big on Day 1c and he is the player closest to Bretzfield. Rounding out the top three chip counts is Daniel Fuhs (709,000), who bagged best from Day 1b.

World Series of Poker bracelet winners that are still in contention include Michael Moore (422,000), Joon Kim (284,000), Abhinav Iyer (177,000), and Justin Lapka (80,000).

As well as keeping up with the live updates, you can watch the action from the PokerNews Cup on the PokerNews YouTube and Twitch channels from 4:30 p.m. PDT. Action will be on a 30-minute delay with live commentary and hole cards displayed.

The plan for Day 2 is to whittle the field of 156 down to the nine-handed final table, Day 2 will close when that milestone is hit. Play resumes with nine minutes on the clock at Level 16, with the blinds rolled back to 3,000/6,000/6,000.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Name	Country	Chips
1	Matthew Bretzfield	United States	817,000
2	Aditya Rao	Australia	753,000
3	Daniel Fuhs	United States	709,000
4	Scott Stewart	United States	690,000
5	Thomas Hayward	United Kiingdom	675,000
6	Matt Iles	United States	610,000
7	Shea Quintin	United States	586,000
8	Daniel Hinh	Australia	585,000
9	Nicholas Lee	United States	550,000
10	Gary Miller	United Kiingdom	543,000

PokerNews Cup by the Numbers

DAY	ENTRIES	ADVANCED	Prize Pool
1a	181	23	$175,570
1b	455	57	$441,350
1c	607	76	$588,790
2	156	-	$1,207,650

As always, be sure to keep it locked in with PokerNews to find what happens in this record-breaking event at the Golden Nugget.

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-27-2022 12:02 UTC-7

Cards in the Air

Calum Grant

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Day 2 of the PokerNews Cup at the Golden Nugget has begun.

06-27-2022 12:05 UTC-7

Early Eliminations

Calum Grant

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Sunkin	Busted
Dennis Backhaus	Busted
Jacob Brundage	Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

06-27-2022 12:14 UTC-7

Choon Calls Correctly

Jeff McMillan

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was three-ways on a turn of , Phillip Hodgson bet 12,000 from the big blind. Cheryl Choon called and Meghan Smtih called.

The river came the to double pair the board. Hodgson bet 22,000 and Choon called.

Hodgson had the which Choon had bested with the and she took the pot as the ace was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cheryl Choon	295,000	57,000
Phillip Hodgson	212,000	-60,000
Meghan Smith	125,000	125,000

Tags: Cheryl Choon Meghan Smtih Phillip Hodgson

06-27-2022 12:19 UTC-7

Sarmiento Slow Plays Kings

Calum Grant

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Steven Sarmiento opened from under the gun and was called by Alaettin Keles from early position before Matthew Iles three-bet to 55,000. Ony Sarmiento called.

Sarmiento check-called a bet of 62,000 on the flop before the was checked through.

Sarmiento bet 83,000 on the river and Iles quickly flicked in a calling chip. Sarmiento scooped the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Sarmiento	525,000	128,000
Matthew Iles	440,000	440,000

06-27-2022 12:28 UTC-7

Kilebasa Shoves on Tran

Jeff McMillan

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was on the turn as the board read . From the big blind, Kelly Kielbasa bet 17,000, Thu Tran raised to 45,000 from the hijack and Kielbasa called.

The river was the . Kielbasa jammed for about 155,000 , Tran thought for a while before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Kielbasa	325,000	58,000
Thu Tran	175,000	-94,000

Tags: Kelly Kielbasa Thu Tran