2023 PokerNews Cup

$1,100 Mystery Bounty ($1,000,000 GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 PokerNews Cup

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$176,540
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,261,070
Entries
2,331
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
504
Players Left
63

Giovanni Zanette Bubbles Day 1a of PokerNews Cup

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Giovanni Zanette
Giovanni Zanette

Giovanni Zanette opened to 20,000 from early position and was called by James Budelier from the small blind.

Budelier checked on the 5?4?3? flop, prompting Zanette to fire for 60,000, leaving just 24,000 behind. Budelier jammed as the big stack and Zanette called for his tournament life.

"I have a lot of outs," said Zanette as the cards were tabled.

Giovanni Zanette: 8?6?
James Budelier: 9?9?

Budelier was ahead with his overpair but Zanette was alive with his open-ended straight draw and flush draw.

The 10? turn kept Budelier ahead and the Q? river confirmed Zanette's exit as the bubble boy.

Day 1a has now closed with 63 players advancing through to Day 2.

Chip counts and recap to follow soon.

Player Chips Progress
James Budelier us
James Budelier
338,000
174,000
174,000
Giovanni Zanette za
Giovanni Zanette
Busted

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