Greg Raymer Among Recent Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Winners

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The Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series runs May 30 through July 3, featuring 89 events with over $3 million in guaranteed prize money.

The series concludes with the $1,100 PokerNews Cup Mystery Bounty, which has smashed through its $1 million guarantee by more than double, with 2,307 players generating a prize pool of $2,237,790.

The 2023 PokerNews Cup now holds the record for the biggest-ever tournament prize pool in Golden Nugget Las Vegas history, smashing through the previous record of $1,207,650 set during the 2022 PokerNews Cup. PokerNews continues to provide live updates of that record-breaking event from the only poker venue in Downtown Las Vegas until a winner is crowned.

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Here��s a look at some of the recent winners from the Grand Poker Series.

Greg Raymer Wins Grand Poker Series Seniors Championship

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Greg Raymer

The $600 NLH Seniors Championship offered a $50K GTD to players 50 years of age and older, and 321 wise folks flocked to the felt to create a prize pool of $163,710 paid out to the top 41 finishers.

At the end of it, 2004 WSOP Main Event champion Greg Raymer claimed the title following a three-way deal which saw him taking home $32,000. ��Fossilman�� had previously won a $200 tournament at Resort��s World only a few days prior and quickly found himself in the winner��s circle once again.

Raymer chose pocket eights as the hand for his winner photo �C the same hand he defeated David Williams with when he won the 2004 WSOP Main Event for $5,000,000.

Others who cashed in the tournament included Zal Irani (2nd - $22,200), Eugene Castro (14th - $2,538), Jon Lactaoen (22nd - $1,416), and Dominique Terzian (30th - $1,040).

Event #77 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Greg Raymer$32,000
2Zal Irani$22,200
3Dwayne Vetter$21,899
4Dennis McKelvey$10,166
5Loren Burbach$7,842
6Roy Henry$6,491
7David Rawnsley$5,452
8James O'Brien$4,477
9Bryan Coyne$3,538

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England��s David Hudson Victorious in $600 NLH Championship

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David Hudson

The $600 NLH Championship featured three starting flights and offered a $500K guarantee. 1,073 total entrants made their way to Golden Nugget to generate a $547,230 prize pool paid to the top 135 places.

England��s David Hudson claimed the top prize of $66,162 for his biggest live cash following a four-way deal with Leo Zamarripa (2nd - $63,645), Jeffrey Wells (3rd - $50,792), and Nuno Cap (4th - $50,208).

Some other players who took a smaller piece of the prize pool were Scotter Clark (8th - $12,449), James Van Alstyne (26th - $2,714), Anna Antimony (33rd - $2,380), and Joshua Suyat (81st - $1,434).

Event #59 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1David Hudson$66,162
2Leo Zamarripa$63,645
3Jeffrey Wells$50,792
4Nuno Moser Mantero De Orey Cap$50,208
5Andrew Campbell$23,586
6Joshua Prager$18,989
7Israel Pantaleon$15,695
8Scotter Clark$12,449
9Thu Tran$9,265

Vince Salvatore Takes Down $400 NLH Seniors

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Vince Salvatore

A week before Raymer won the Seniors Championship, a $400 NLH Seniors event ran and saw 509 entrants generate a prize pool of $167,970 paid to the top 64 entrants.

California��s Vince Salvatore claimed the top prize of $18,154 following an apparent nine-way chop with players such as James Kennedy (3rd - $14,286), Scott Davis (5th - $11,483), and Salvador Villaluz (7th - $9,403).

Event #58 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Vince Salvatore$18,154
2Clint Oldridge$16,359
3James Kennedy$14,286
4Timothy Krisher$13,339
5Scott Davis$11,483
6Brent Callahan$10,790
7Salvador Villaluz$9,403
8Philip Bujorian$7,255
9Mark Rubin$7,255
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2023 Grand Poker Series Winners Thus Far

DateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
30-MayEvent #1: $300 Omaha 8/B $10K GTD96$23,040Chad Campbell$5,020
30-MayEvent #2: $150 NLH $10K GTD136$14,960Austin Emerick$3,458
30-MayEvent #3: $200 Big O $5K GTD75$11,250Bryce Fox$3,300
30-MayEvent #4: $130 NLH29$2,755Scott Mahoney$1,140
31-MayEvent #5: $300 H.O.R.S.E $5K GTD85$20,400Jean Marie Blanc$6,014
31-MayEvent #6: $200 Mixed NLH / PLO $5K GTD32$5,000Federico Peralta$2,006
31-MayEvent #7: $200 Omaha 8/B / Stud $5K GTD79$11,850Mark Povich$3,632
31-MayEvent #8: $130 NLH36$3,420Bruno Manoel Fernandes$924
1-JunEvent #9: $300 Dealer's Choice $5K GTD38$9,120James Van Alstyne$3,422
4-JunEvent #10: $200 NLH $200K GTD2,347$317,325Jora Beit$30,938
2-JunEvent #11: $150 NLH $10K GTD122$13,420Robert Bladon$2,652
3-JunEvent #12: $150 NLH $10K GTD137$15,070Nabyl Simmons$2,814
4-JunEvent #13: $300 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big O $20K GTD179$42,960Shawn Carter$6,100
4-JunEvent #14: $200 NLH $25K GTD262$39,300Christos Georgakis$4,703
4-JunEvent #15: $130 NLH $5K GTD65$6,175R Phillips$816
5-JunEvent #16: $300 Omaha 8/B / Stud 8 $20K GTD198$47,520Jonah Seewald$8,306
5-JunEvent #17: $200 NLH $25K GTD305$45,750Steven Sparks$4,271
5-JunEvent #18: $130 NLH $5K GTD64$6,080Max Nieder$1,837
6-JunEvent #19: $300 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Limit $10K GTD109$26,160Matthew Schultz$7,155
6-JunEvent #20: $200 NLH $25K GTD277$41,550Simon Lefebvre$4,384
6-JunEvent #21: $200 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw $5K GTD65$10,075Michael Wood$3,185
6-JunEvent #22: $130 NLH $5K GTD70$6,650Jonathan Liu$2,103
7-JunEvent #23: $300 PLO 8-Handed $10K GTD91$21,840Ethan Bennett$4,600
7-JunEvent #24: $200 NLH $25K GTD209$31,350Dennis James$4,388
7-JunEvent #25: $200 H.O.R.S.E. $5K GTD127$19,050Arturo Segura$3,957
7-JunEvent #26: $130 NLH $5K GTD61$5,795Johnny Tan$1,628
8-JunEvent #27: $300 NLH 6-Handed $10K GTD59$14,160Guilmot Polizzi$4,630
11-JunEvent #28: $200 NLH $200K GTD1,784$267,600Baker Abdallah$23,651
11-JunEvent #29: $300 PLO Black Chip Bounty $10K GTD132$19,800Dale Elifrits$3,124
11-JunEvent #30: $200 NLH $25K GTD255$38,250Jason Crews$7,820
11-JunEvent #31: $130 NLH $10K GTD333$29,970Arno Brandes$3,968
14-JunEvent #32: Bar Poker Open Championship1,053$315,900Edward Holt$80,000
12-JunEvent #33: $130 NLH Green Chip Bounty298$19,395Bonnie McCurdy$2,721
13-JunEvent #34: $200 NLH $25K GTD281$42,150Morgan Ravail$7,480
13-JunEvent #35: $200 NLH Tag Team $10K GTD192$28,800Brian Barros Vazquez$7,297
14-JunEvent #36: $400 NLH $50K GTD168$55,440Craig Jones$11,088
14-JunEvent #37: $130 NLH $5K GTD140$13,300David Gonzalez$3,714
15-JunEvent #38: $1,000 Bar Poker Open Pro-Am199$177,110Konstantinos Tsikopoulos$44,086
15-JunEvent #39: $200 NLH $25K GTD292$43,800Ivo Schoofs$9,656
15-JunEvent #40: $130 NLH $5K GTD126$11,970Adam Moremon$3,472
19-JunEvent #41: $300 NLH Mystery Bounty $250K GTD2,356$339,340Kyle Jeffrey$55,485
16-JunEvent #42: $300 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big O $10K GTD125$30,000Michael Judge$6,650
17-JunEvent #43: $150 NLH $10K GTD142$15,620Jason Luzzi$2,099
19-JunEvent #44: $300 H.O.R.S.E. $10K GTD202$48,480Jonathan Breneman$11,229
19-JunEvent #45: $150 NLH $10K GTD217$23,870Kerri Salamanca$3,930
19-JunEvent #46: $130 NLH $3K GTD76$7,220Petr Satek$2,017
20-JunEvent #47: $300 Big O $20K GTD200$48,000Samuel Diaz$7,200
20-JunEvent #48: $200 NLH $25K GTD267$40,050Philip Pontecorvo$5,975
20-JunEvent #49: $200 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big O $5K GTD86$12,900Vernon Vollertsen$2,420
29-JunEvent #50: $130 NLH $5K GTD81$7,695Thomas Wall$2,100
21-JunEvent #51: $300 8-Game Mix $10K GTD146$35,040Arne Olsen$6,444
21-JunEvent #52: $200 NLH $25K GTD370$55,500Adrienne Culpepper$7,872
21-JunEvent #53: $200 Omaha 8/B $5K GTD138$20,700Darin Wilson$4,669
21-JunEvent #54: $130 NLH $5K GTD109$10,355John Tobin$1,501
22-JunEvent #55: $300 Mixed NLH/PLO 8-Handed $10K GTD109$26,160Scott Yeates$7,153
22-JunEvent #56: $200 NLH $25K GTD321$48,150Peter Harter$5,186
22-JunEvent #57: $130 NLH $5K GTD141$13,395Timothy Dallman$2,432
23-JunEvent #58: $400 NLH Seniors $100K GTD509$167,970Vince Salvatore$18,154
26-JunEvent #59: $600 NLH Championship $500K GTD1,073$547,230David Hudson$66,162
23-JunEvent #60: $200 NLH $25K GTD252$37,800Brian Hamamoto$5,738
23-JunEvent #61: $130 NLH $5K GTD112$10,640William Gernenz$3,193
24-JunEvent #62: $200 NLH $25K GTD368$55,200Tac Tac$9,851
24-JunEvent #63: $130 NLH $5K GTD148$14,060Sven Bindrich$2,800
25-JunEvent #64: $130 NLH $5K GTD129$12,255Shachar Yonayov$1,475
26-JunEvent #65: $300 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low $10K GTD145$34,800Dennis McGlynn$6,473
26-JunEvent #66: $200 NLH $25K GTD340$51,000Stephen Forde$5,118
26-JunEvent #67: $130 NLH $5K GTD99$9,405Emil Simonea$2,316
27-JunEvent #68: $300 Omaha 8/B $10K GTD138$33,120Dale Phillips$7,278
27-JunEvent #69: $200 NLH $25K GTD243$36,450Yung Ng$5,534
27-JunEvent #70: $200 Omaha 8/B $5K GTD70$10,500Nathan Moss$3,321
27-JunEvent #71: $130 NLH $5K GTD92$8,740Thomas Schaeven$1,881
28-JunEvent #72: $400 Super Seniors $50K GTD320$105,600Thomas Cooke$16,825
28-JunEvent #73: $200 PokerNews Cup NLH Mega Satellite 10 Seats GTD54$11,10010 Winners$1,100
28-JunEvent #74: $200 NLH $25K GTD303$45,450Alexandrurazvan Pasare$4,719
28-JunEvent #75: $200 Triple Stud $5K GTD79$11,850Rick Muniz$3,284
28-JunEvent #76: $130 NLH $5K GTD111$10,545Russell Love$2,500
29-JunEvent #77: $600 NLH Seniors Championship $50K GTD321$163,710Greg Raymer$32,000
29-JunEvent #79: $200 NLH $25K GTD209$31,350Ginold Rendel$4,235
29-JunEvent #80: $130 NLH $5K GTD102$9,690James Rees$1,822
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