Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2022 RGPS Joplin
$600 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2022 RGPS Joplin
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$412,880
Entries
794
Level
28
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
559
Players Left
68
Golden Nugget to Host $1,100 Buy-In, $1,000,000 GTD PokerNews Cup June 24-28
Level 6
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
This summer, Golden Nugget Las Vegas will play host to the 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. One of those events is the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup that will run from June 24-28.
The tournament will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 11 a.m. PT on Friday, June 24. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 respectively. The surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28. PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.
“We’re very excited to partner with our friends at Golden Nugget this summer to offer the PokerNews Cup in Las Vegas for the first time,” said Head of PokerNews Mark Powell-Bevan. “Not only will players have the opportunity at a seven-figure prize pool for an affordable buy-in, but they’ll also get to experience everything PokerNews has to offer including live updates, giveaways, videos, a live podcast, and more. It’s going to be one of the premier tournaments of the summer.”
“We’re especially excited about taking our partnership with PokerNews to the next level,” said Andy Rich, Golden Nugget Las Vegas Director of Poker Operations. “This is huge news for poker players, and we couldn’t be happier that all the action is right here at Golden Nugget during Grand Poker Series.”
For those looking to get into the PokerNews Cup event cheaper, there will be a $200 buy-in Mega Satellite guaranteeing 10 seats at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 23.
History of the PokerNews Cup
The first-ever PokerNews Cup took place in 2007 at Australia’s Crown Casino and saw Dory Zayner become the inaugural champion. The following year, Nali Kaselias won the same event while Darren Kramer claimed the title in the 2008 PokerNews Cup South African Poker Open. In 2009, it was Con Tsapkounis winning the third edition of PokerNews Cup Australia while Marc Naalden was victorious in the PokerNews Cup Alpine (Austria).
The next PokerNews Cup wouldn’t take place until 2015 with its first stop at King’s Casino Rozvadov, where Daniel Can was crowned champion. Timur Caglan won the same tournament in 2016, which was also the first time the PokerNews Cup was held in the United States (Ryan Van Sanford won the PokerNews Cup Borgata).
In 2017, Holger Bansner claimed victory in the PokerNews Cup King’s Casino Rozvadov, and after no event in 2018, the PokerNews Cup returned in 2019 with a stop at Casino Finix in Bulgaria. Panagiotis Panagiotidis emerged victorious in that tournament, which was the last PokerNews Cup to date.
Will you be the next player to win the prestigious PokerNews Cup?
Welch Versus Molsen
Level 6
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action was picked up on a hand between Ryan Welch in the big blind and Matthew Molsen in early position and roughly 12,300 in the center.
On the board reading 
, Welch checked to Molsen who bet 8,000 which Welch called.
The river rolled off a 
and both players checked while tabling their hands. Molsen turned over 
for aces and eights with a queen, but Welch turned over 
for aces and nines with an eight, which was good for the pot.
At another table, Papa Karn was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,300
22,800
|
22,800 |
|
||
|
53,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
White Finds River Fortune
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player in early position raised to 3,100 and from one seat over, Jason White moved all-in for 17,000 folding out all other action and the initial raiser called.
Jason White: 
Opponent:
The board ran out 
and White spiked a six on the river for nines and sixes which was good for the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
New Entrants
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000 | |
McCaig's Big Slick
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player raised to 3,000 on the button and in the big blind, Joey McCaig moved all-in for 12,900 which the button called.
Joey McCaig: 
Button: 
The board ran out 
and McCaig found aces-up for a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,600
27,600
|
27,600 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Sanders Eliminates Mariano
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Michael Sanders raised to 4,000 in the hijack and from the button Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano called with all other action folding behind.
The flop came out and Sanders bet 15,000 which was enough to put Mariano all-in and he called.
Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano: 
Michael Sanders: 
The board came 
giving no improvement to Mariano and his chips moved over to Sanders' stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
44,700
|
44,700 |
|
|
Busted |
Chip Counts Before Break
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
119,000
61,700
|
61,700 |
|
|
||
|
116,000
107,100
|
107,100 |
|
83,000
36,700
|
36,700 |
|
|
71,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
||
|
68,000 | |
|
|
||
|
63,200
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
53,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
48,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
||
|
46,000
14,800
|
14,800 |
|
|
39,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
31,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
13,700
-11,300
|
-11,300 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |