2022 Live Updates
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June 13, 2022 @ 05:48 PM
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.
June 13, 2022 @ 05:40 PM
| Josh Mordenti | 1,117,000 | 200,000  |
| Ruben Vancelette | 860,000 | 290,000 |
| Carlous Collins | 790,000 | 790,000 |
| Ronny Perrin | 410,000 | 410,000 |
| Matt Bubelnik | 170,000 | 2,000 |
| Law Curley | 136,000 | -4,000  |
| Glen Brink | 89,000 | -203,000 |
| Zach Preta | 82,000 |
June 13, 2022 @ 05:36 PM
Three players had got their chips in the middle before the flop and John Hinney was the shortest stack with a little over 100,000. Gary Rosenthal had the second-highest stack with 165,000.
John Hiney: 
Gary Rosenthal: 
Button: 
The dealer fanned a flop of 
, giving Rosenthal the lead with a pair of kings. The 
fell on the turn and the 
completed the board, sending Hiney to the payout desk and Rosenthal doubled through the third player.
"Yes!" Rosenthal celebrated as he collected the chips.
| Gary Rosenthal | 430,000 | |
| John Hiney | 0 | -98,000 |
June 13, 2022 @ 05:12 PM
Dimitrius Davis had been trying to hang on but on the stone bubble, he was forced in with eight-six and couldn't get there against the ace-five of his opponent.
Davis finished 55th place and still had a smile on his face as he walked away from the table.
The remaining 54 players have locked up a min-cash of $500 and will play down until just 27 remain.
| Dimitrius Davis | 0 | 0 |
June 13, 2022 @ 05:03 PM
With 55 players remaining the tournament is officially hand-for-hand until the bubble bursts.
June 13, 2022 @ 05:02 PM
On a flop of 
, Zach Preta led out for 23,000 and Matt Bubelnik jammed for 92,000. Preta went deep into the tank and eventually tossed his hand into the muck.
"If there were 54 players left, I would have called." Said Preta from Pikes Peak poker of Colorado.
Bubelnik showed the 
before giving his hand back to the dealer.
| Matt Bubelnik | 168,000 | 108,000 |
| Zach Preta | 145,000 | 145,000 |
June 13, 2022 @ 04:54 PM
In a heads-up pot, the flop read 
and the action checked to Ed Lockwood before he fired in a bet of 60,000. His opponent thought about it for a few seconds before pushing her hand into the muck.
"You could if you wanted to," Lockwood said as he tabled 
for top pair, top kicker.
| Ed Lockwood | 392,000 |
June 13, 2022 @ 04:44 PM
Doug Morris raised to 30,000 in the cutoff and only the small blind made the call.
Both players checked to the river on the 
board where the small blind quickly check-folded to Morris' bet of 40,000.
June 13, 2022 @ 04:39 PM
The under-the-gun player jammed for his last 80,000 and the action folded to Josh Mordenti in the cutoff and he made the call.
Under-the-Gun Player: 
Josh Mordenti: 
It was your standard coinflip as the dealer ran out the 
board and Mordenti's pair of deuces held to bring him over 900,000 in chips.
| Josh Mordenti | 917,000 |