Jack Bittker goes behind the scenes at the 2022 WSOP to try to find all the excitement Las Vegas has to offer. This week he asked poker players to answer googles top poker questions. He also got some people to play a little game called "Who said it?"
Players are now on a 60 minute dinner break. Play will resume at 5:49 p.m. local time.
Bastien Joly moved all in preflop and was called by Cy Williams, which put Williams at risk.
Cy Williams: 
Bastein Joly: 
In this classic flip, the board ran out 
which meant Bastien won the pot with his superior pair and Williams was eliminated.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | 1,065,000 |
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Eliminado |
Oren Rosen opened from under the gun for 160,000. Raul Garza, in middle position, was the lone caller.
On the 
flop, Rosen check-called Garza's bet of 175,000.
The 
was checked through before the 
arrived on the river. Garza fired for 625,000. Rosen tanked for a bit, but eventually made the call. Garza turned over 
before Rosen breathed a sigh of relief as he turned over for top pair, good enough to scoop the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
4,650,000 | -50,000 |
|
2,100,000 | 200,000 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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|
Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |
Dominic Coombe raised to 80,000 from under the gun. Anatoly Filatov moved all in for 975,000 from middle position. Aram Zobian announced all in for less from the small blind. Coombe called.
Anatoly Filatov: 
Aram Zobian: 
Dominic Coombe:
The board was 
as Coombe secured the double knockout with two pair,
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000 | 3,800,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
Eliminado |
The $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 guaranteed PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget is less than a week away and will take place during the annual Grand Poker Series. With a seven-figure guarantee, the event is expected to draw a massive field and be an exciting highlight of the summer.
With just a few days to go before the event, here is a look back at the history of the PokerNews Cup, which has taken place across the world from Australia to Roznadov to New Jersey, and the ten champions who have been crowned so far.
| YEAR | EVENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL (IN USD) | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 2007 | A$2,800 PokerNews Cup Australia | 428 | $1,066,410 | Dory Zayner | $266,959 | |
| 2008 | A$2,000 PokerNews Cup Australia | 410 | $563,079 | Nali Kaselias | $171,670 | |
| 2008 | $3,353 PokerNews Cup South African Poker Open | 175 | $502,233 | Darren Kramer | $140,575 | |
| 2009 | A$2,000 PokerNews Cup Australia | 381 | $661,045 | Con Tsapkounis | $140,537 | |
| 2009 | €1,500 PokerNews Cup Alpine (Austria) | 129 | $233,585 | Marc Naalden | $63,094 | |
| 2015 | €250 PokerNews Cup King’s Casino Rozvadov | 689 | $213,004 | Daniel Can | $17,898 | |
| 2016 | €270 PokerNews Cup King’s Casino Rozvadov | 1,082 | $364,833 | Timur Caglan | $67,541 | |
| 2016 | $2,000 PokerNews Cup Borgata | 120 | $222,324 | Ryan Van Sanford | $68,676 | |
| 2017 | €225 PokerNews Cup King’s Casino Rozvadov | 617 | $234,684 | Holger Bansner | $28,277 | |
| 2019 | €550 PokerNews Cup Kulata Spring | 141 | $102,136 | Panagiotis Panagiotidis | $20,708 |
Heads-up action was picked up with 400,000 in the pot and a 
flop. Daniel Rezaei bet 220,000 in late position and Marko Grujic called from the big blind.
On the turn, Rezaei continued for 700,000 and Grujic called again. The 
river was checked by both players.
Rezaei turned over while Grujic showed 
. Both players had paired their ace, but Rezaei's queen kicker brought the pot home for him.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
3,750,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
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1,275,000 | -170,000 |
Action began for this hand when the hijack raised to 175,000 and then Jonas Lauck immediately moved all in for 1,200,000 from the cutoff. John Sova asked for a count and then went all in over the top for over 7,000,000, covering the table.
Everyone else folded and the cards were tabled, with Lauck at risk.
Jonas Lauck:
John Sova:
Lauck was in bad shape and the flop of 
did not do him any favors. The turn 
left him drawing dead and the sealed his fate. Sova sprang back up to the chip lead with 9,100,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
9,100,000 | 3,000,000 |
|
Eliminado |
In just one week, the $1 million guaranteed PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget will begin, and it's going to be a massive event. Before you head downtown, we're giving you the 4-1-1 on what to expect from the no-limit hold'em tournament we're proud to put our brand name behind.
Golden Nugget is currently hosting its annual Grand Poker Series, one of the many alternatives to the 2022 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The series features more than $3 million in guarantees over 81 events from May 31-July 3 at the Fremont Street casino.
The 2022 PokerNews Cup begins June 24 and runs until June 28. There will be three Day 1 starting flights beginning at 11 a.m. on the 24th, 25th, and 26th. Day 2 runs on the 27th, with the finale on the 28th.
The buy-in for the no-limit hold'em tournament is $1,100 with at least $1 million guaranteed to be in the prize pool. Players can get into the event cheaper by entering and winning a $200 mega satellite at 11 a.m. on June 23. At least 10 seats into the PokerNews Cup will be awarded in the satellite.
On June 20, starting at 9.am. and running until June 25 at 4 a.m., players can win a free seat into the PokerNews Cup via a random drawing while playing cash games at Golden Nugget. There will be 20 daily drawings, one on the hour from 9 a.m. until 4 a.m., with 100 seats total awarded.
