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?"
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.
Daniel Negreanu: /
Todd Brunson: /
Brian Hastings: /
Steven Loube: / - folded fifth street
Eric Wasserson: / - folded bring-in
After Eric Wasserson brought in, Brian Hastings completed and was called by Steven Loube and Daniel Negreanu. Todd Brunson then raised to move all in for 36,000. Wasserson folded his bring-in, then Hastings made it three bets to go and the others called.
On fourth street, action was checked to Negreanu who bet and was called by both opponents to build a side pot. After Negreanu bet fifth street, Hastings called and Loube folded. Negreanu again bet sixth putting himself all-in, and after seventh street was dealt, the hands were revealed with two players at risk.
Those players would each survive however, as Brunson made two pair, nines and eights for the high hand, and Negreanu made a seven low for the low half of the pot.
On the following hand after Felipe Ramos' elimination, John Monnette was the next player out the door after getting his short stack in on third street against Ziya Rahim.
Both players started with strong lows, with Rahim's ace high ahead for high, then improving to a pair of sixes on sixth street.
Monnette couldn't make any high or low with a runout full of unpaired face cards and he was sent out of the room in 14th place, while Rahim soars to the million chip mark