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June 15, 2022 @ 01:09 PM
Tommy Nefcy shoved his 580,000 in the middle and Ed Lockwood called on the button.
Tommy Nefcy: 
Ed Lockwood: 
The flop came 
, changing nothing and the 
hit the turn.
"Ace" Nefcy pleaded quietly. Asking must have helped as the 
hit the river and Nefcy jumped up in his chair while throwing his hands up. "Yes!" He yelled as he collected the pot.
| Carlin Soto | 3,200,000 | 850,000  |
| Martin Bender | 2,880,000 | 680,000 |
| Tommy Nefcy | 1,400,000 | 750,000 |
| Ed Lockwood | 1,300,000 | -20,000  |
| Stefano Bario | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Mati Eaton | 970,000 | 170,000 |
June 15, 2022 @ 01:00 PM
| Ruben Vancelette | 4,420,000 | 3,450,000 |
| Wasim Soomro | 2,180,000 | 980,000 |
| John Kelly | 1,920,000 | 960,000 |
| Carlous Collins | 1,590,000 | -70,000 |
| Adam Iaccarino | 1,440,000 | 740,000 |
| Mike Reesman | 1,300,000 | 0 |
| Mike Schnitzer | 1,100,000 | 160,000 |
| Kourtney Sims | 1,080,000 | 80,000 |
| Roy Carson | 1,020,000 | 20,000 |
| Shannon Bryant | 840,000 | 360,000 |
| Wendy Murphy | 720,000 | 60,000 |
| Richard Stepanian | 610,000 | -30,000 |
| Lynn Silverman | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| Matthew Jones | 470,000 | -330,000 |
| Nate Helms | 405,000 | -645,000 |
June 15, 2022 @ 12:48 PM
With only 27 players remaining it is a very energetic room, building quite the rail to sweat all of their Bar Poker Open regions.
June 15, 2022 @ 12:34 PM
Billy Hayes had just doubled his 75,000-chip stack when his ace-king held up against Adam Iaccarino, who was forced to play in the big blind with eight-six. Hayes got right back in the action the on the next hand.
Hayes jammed for 270,000 under the gun and Mike Reesman made the call in the big blind.
Billy Hayes: 
MIke Reesman: 
Hayes was looking to connect and that he did when the flop came 
, giving him a straight. The 
turn and river meant he doubled through Reesman to be back in the game.
| Mike Reesman | 1,300,000 | -1,500,000 |
| Adam Iaccarino | 700,000 | 125,000 |
| Billy Hayes | 660,000 | -40,000 |
June 15, 2022 @ 12:21 PM
On a flop of 
, Mike Reesman led out for 125,000 and Carlin Soto made the call.
The 
hit the turn and both players checked to see the 
on the river.
Reesman fired out a bet of 300,000 and Soto put in three orange chips to call.
"You're good" Said Reesman as he tabled 
.
Indeed Soto was good as he tabled the 
for a straight on the river and the dealer pushed him the pot.
| Mike Reesman | 2,800,000 | -500,000 |
| Carlin Soto | 2,350,000 | 2,010,000 |
June 15, 2022 @ 12:14 PM
| Carlous Collins | 1,660,000 | -440,000 |
| Roy Carson | 1,000,000 | 0 |
| Ruben Vancelette | 970,000 | 260,000 |
| Mati Eaton | 800,000 | 125,000 |
| Phil Hovey | 650,000 | 170,000 |
| Richard Stepanian | 640,000 | -60,000 |
June 15, 2022 @ 12:06 PM
| Martin Bender | 2,200,000 | 1,345,000 |
| Ed Lockwood | 1,320,000 | 20,000 |
| Wasim Soomro | 1,200,000 | 100,000 |
| Nate Helms | 1,050,000 | -150,000 |
| Matt Bubelnik | 1,020,000 | 1,020,000 |
| Kourtney Sims | 1,000,000 | 435,000 |
| John Kelly | 960,000 | 200,000 |
| Mike Schnitzer | 940,000 | 40,000 |
| Matthew Jones | 800,000 | -240,000 |
| Wendy Murphy | 660,000 | -150,000 |
| Hasani Budd | 640,000 | 160,000 |
| Bob Womack | 590,000 | -205,000 |
| Gerry Gulick | 580,000 | 280,000 |
| Aaron Groover | 560,000 | 325,000 |
| Shannon Bryant | 480,000 | -375,000 |
June 15, 2022 @ 11:56 AM
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 15, 2022 @ 11:37 AM
With half the field already gone, the 31 players remaining have reached their first 15-minute break of the day.
June 15, 2022 @ 11:37 AM
Bob Womack raised in early position to 150,000 and Mike Schnitzer called in the hijack.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Womack wasted no time jamming his 345,000 into the middle. Schnitzer only took a few seconds and pushed his cards into the middle.
| Ed Lockwood | 1,300,000 | 1,165,000 |
| Nate Helms | 1,200,000 | 920,000 |
| Wasim Soomro | 1,100,000 | 785,000 |
| Mike Schnitzer | 900,000 | -405,000 |
| Bob Womack | 795,000 | 515,000 |