| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,300
3,300
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3,300 |
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22,700
22,700
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22,700 |
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11,500
-4,500
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-4,500 |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
It's been less than 200 days since the last bracelet was dished out at the 2021 World Series of Poker, but poker's largest and most prestigious festival is back again this week, and in its traditional summer slot no less.
A lot has happened since the last time the WSOP was held in the height of the Las Vegas heat, but the biggest difference of all sees a historic change of venue as Bally's and Paris get ready to host poker summer camp on the Strip for the very first time.
Paul Becker opened under the gun to 1,100 and Liam Gannon three-bet to 6,800. Becker moved all in and Gannon called off for his last 2,800.
Liam Gannon: 
Paul Becker: 
The board came 
and the pocket jacks held for Becker. Gannon was sent to the rail but told PokerNews he bought a Phil Hellmuth "positivity" shirt to ease the blow of the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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37,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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46,000
46,000
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46,000 |
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29,900
-7,100
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-7,100 |
|
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28,800
28,800
|
28,800 |
|
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|
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26,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
|
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26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
24,500
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
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19,000
-1,100
|
-1,100 |
|
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15,500
-7,200
|
-7,200 |
|
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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.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Reo Douglas found himself all in and at risk preflop for his last 16,500 against Jordan Garcia.
Reo Douglas: 
Jordan Garcia: 
The board came 
, giving Douglas kings full on the turn to seal the pot.
Douglas doubled, while Garcia still sits above his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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38,500
38,500
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38,500 |
|
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31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
On the turn 
, John Aguiar bet 8,000 and Raffaele Recchia moved all in. Aguiar quickly called to put himself at risk.
John Aguiar: 
Raffaele Recchia: 
Aguiar was ahead with his heart flush, but he needed to dodge another heart. The river was the , improving Recchia to an ace-high flush to send him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
