Las Vegas, Nevada is about to become the epicenter of poker over the next couple of months and the MSPT will be there in full force with not just one, but TWO huge Main Events at the Venetian Resort and Casino.
First up is a 3-day, $1,600 buy-in Main Event with a $2,000,000 guarantee between June 6-10. After a quick day off, the 2-day $1,100 Main Event begins, featuring a $1,500,000 guarantee, running from June 12-15.
At the MSPT’s last event at the Venetian, Poker Bowl VI, it was Ron West defeating popular poker vlogger Johnnie “Vibes” Moreno heads-up to claim the trophy and the $168,488 first prize, while Moreno earned $124,675 for his efforts.
The MSPT’s visits to the Venetian are always hot events with huge turnouts, and these will be no different. For the complete schedule, visit msptpoker.com.
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.
PokerNews Cup
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?
Not ten minutes into the day, "all-in and a call" was heard at table 7 as Jeff Paulson has eliminated the first player of the day.
On a flop of , a player in late position bet 1,200, a player in early position check-raised to 3,500, and Paulson called the 3,500. The late position player then moved all in for almost 25,000. The player in early position folded after some thought, but Paulson had an easy decision and called.
Opponent:
Jeff Paulson:
Paulson's flopped full house held as the dealer put out the and to complete the board, giving Paulson a quick double up and then some to start the day.
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, a player in late position bet 1,200, a player in early position check-raised to 3,500, and Paulson called the 3,500. The late position player then moved all in for almost 25,000. The player in early position folded after some thought, but Paulson had an easy decision and called.
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to complete the board, giving Paulson a quick double up and then some to start the day.