$550 Summer Series Event 1 Day 1e | 2023 PokerStars Summer Series

08-26-2023 12:34 UTC-4

McGinnis Withstands the Aggression

Jeremy Geist

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was opened in early position to 700. It folded all the way to Daniel McGinnis on the button who called and the blinds folded.

The K♦8♦6♣ flop was checked over to McGinnis who put out a bet of 800. The original raiser called.

The 7♣ landed on the turn and the early position player checked again. McGinnis put out another bet of 1,500. The player in early position sat in the tank for about a minute before putting in a turn check-raise to 3,500. McGinnis took his time but eventually called.

The 10♥ river landed and the player in early position led out for another 3,500 bet. McGinnis sat in the tank for about a minute but eventually stuck in the chips and got the good news.

The original raiser rolled over Q♣Q♠ for just second pair and McGinnis tabled 6♥7♥ for a turned two pair. He would scoop after making a couple smart calls in position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Mcginnis	39,500 39,500	39,500

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-26-2023 12:55 UTC-4

Milby Snap Calls

Jeremy Geist

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was folded to a player in late position who opened to 1,500. The button called and action was on Ron Milby in the small blind. He only took a moment before putting out a three-bet to 6,500. The player in late position called and the button folded.

The 2♥8♦3♦ flop hit the felt and Milby continued for 5,000. His opponent sat in the tank for about a minute before announcing "all in". Milby's chips seemed to have already moved in before the words were even out of his opponents mouth.

The cards hit their backs.

Ron Milby: A♣A♦
Late Position: J♥J♦

The turn brought a 6♦ and the river an 8♥. Milby scooped a big one early on in Day 1e.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ron Milby	64,400 64,400	64,400

Tags: Ron Milby

08-26-2023 13:10 UTC-4

Digiovanna Shows the Goods

Jeremy Geist

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was opened by Larry Digiovanna in early position who bet 1,100. He only got a call from the big blind and they were off to a flop heads up.

The 2♥2♠3♣ flop landed and the big blind opted to lead for 2,500. Digiovanna called.

The turn brought a 8♠ and action slowed down and checked through to an A♥ river.

The big blind opted to check again and Digiovanna took his time before putting out a bet of 3,500. Unfortunately he couldn't get any more action as the big blind folded.

Digiovanna flashed the 3♥3♦ for a flopped full house and smiled as he dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Digiovanna	36,500 36,500	36,500

Tags: Larry Digiovanna

08-26-2023 13:19 UTC-4

Break Time

Jeremy Geist

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

08-26-2023 13:25 UTC-4

Lost and Found: Poker Player Tries for 43 Days to Locate Missing Cat - What Happened?

Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Zach Gruneberg, a poker player from Pennsylvania with more than $2.2 million in lifetime tournament earnings, recently lost one of his cats, who escaped from his home while he was out in Las Vegas. What ensued was a frantic search-and-rescue effort that spanned a month and a half.

More specifically, it was a 43-day affair “through hell and back” according to Gruneberg, a five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring winner, including back-to-back wins in the WSOP PA Online Series at the end of July.

Gruneberg, who is nine years clean and sober, is on Twitter as @HustlerGrune where it states he is both an anime addict and cat dad. One of those cats is a sleek gray feline named “Nook.”

“Nook is the only cat I've had since he was a kitten,” Gruneberg told PokerNews. “He is a super friendly high energy guy that loves to jump up into high places and play more so than any of my other cats.”

So, what’s the story behind Nook’s disappearance?

Won for the Win

Jeremy Geist

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded to George Won in middle position who opened to 1,500. The cutoff called and the big blind also came along.

The A♣A♦5♥ flop landed and action surprisingly checked through to a 9♣ turn.

The big blind checked and Won put out a bet of 1,000. The cutoff then raised to 2,700. The big blind got out of the way and Won put in the rest of the chips for a call.

The river landed a 7♣ and action checked to the cutoff who continued for 3,200. Won went into the tank for about a minute and then flicked in a chip for the call.

The cutoff immediately mucked and Won scooped the pot without even going to showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Won	47,500 47,500	47,500

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

08-26-2023 14:02 UTC-4

Over 300 Entries and Counting!

Jeremy Geist

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The Saturday flight has not disappointed. Every table in the room is full. There are already 340 entrants with a line of alternates and late registration still open!