It is time for another exciting tournament here in Round Rock at the Lodge Poker Club as Day of Event #10: $5,000 NLH High Roller gets underway at high noon. This tournament boasts a guarantee of $300,000 and will be held over two days, where high rollers will be dueling in deep-stacked action.
The $5,000 entry will garner a 75,000 chip stack. Levels are 60 minutes in length on Day 1 before elongating to 75 minutes on Day 2 on Thursday to create a very deep-stacked tournament. Late registration is open until the start of Level 7. There will be a 15-minute break every two-levels with a 60-minute break for dinner after Level 6.
Day 1 will play ten levels before stopping for the night and the remaining players will come back for Day 2 at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
PokerNews will cover this event from start to finish, so keep it locked here.
Action was joined on the turn with three players contesting a hand on a board of .
From the hijack, Ryan Burr bet 3,200. Jacob Ferro called under the gun. Bin Weng then raised to 13,600 from early position. Burr came along with a call and Ferro got out of the way.
The river came the to pair the board. Weng shoved all in for 24,100. Burr thought for a bit and got a count before ultimately calling.
Weng stood up before turning over his cards indicating that the jig was up and indeed it was as he showed the which Burr had beat with the and Weng was busted.
Action was picked up on the flop of with an already decent sized pot in the middle. From the big blind, Stephen Song bet 5,000. Charles Alex-Barton raised to 22,000 from the button which Song called.
The turn came the . Alex-Barton moved all in which Song called as he gave a bit of a frown. It turned out the frown was warranted as Alex-Barton had the which coolered the of Song.
The river would need give Song's kings a third partner if he were to avoid busting but it came a measley and he was sent away from the table.
Three players checked the board on the turn with it reading . The river came the . From the cutoff Alex Foxen overbet 19,000 into a pot of about 13,500.
In the small blind, Badr Imejjane called and Joseph Cheong quickly folded the big blind.
There was a reaction from the table as it appeared as though Bin Weng had flopped a royal flush in a hand vs Doug Polk.
Weng showed the after the flop came . He did not get paid much however as the pot did not become a big one but still a thrilling moment to flop the extremely rare hand.
The theme of the day in the high roller thus far has been huge hands as there was quads in the first level and then a flopped royal flush sighting.
Most recently, a flopped straight flush was shown as Soheb Porbandarwala made a hefty river bet on a board of Jennifer Abad folded quickly and Porbandarwala tabled the to show he had flopped the stone-cold nuts and like the earlier flopped royal flush, it was also of clubs.
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading .
Brian Green was in middle position and made a big bet of 65,000. John Gallaher, on the button, took his time and played with his chips before he called.
Green then moved all in in the dark before the river was dealt which Gallaher snap-called and turned over the , Green flashed the to show he was the victim of boat over boat as the dealer put the on the river.
Gallaher raked in the largest pot of the night so far and Green's once big stack was left with just a couple of big blinds .
The flop read . Bin Weng was in the big blind and led for 8,500, Doug Polk was in the cutoff and called.
The turn was the . Weng led again for 12,500 and Polk called again.
The river came the to pair the board. Weng slowed down and checked. Polk pushed one chip forward and announced all in for about 35,000. Weng thought for about 30 seconds before he called.
Polk stood up and showed the for a bluff that Weng had beat with the , the king playing and Polk's night was over.
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 PokerNewsMark 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.
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