In another hand involving Lily Lotfy, unfortunately for her, she was not on the right end of it.
Jie Jie Zheng: 
Lily Lotfy: 
The board was clean for the queens. 
double Zheng up to around the 1,000,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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950,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
600,000
-400,000
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-400,000 |
Jimmy Lee was just involved in a pot versus Lily Lotfy where he had opened early position and Lotfy had called out of the big blind.
On a flop of 
, Lotfy check-called a bet from Lee of 30,000 chips.
With the 
falling on the turn, Lee bet 75,000 when checked to. Again Lotfy called.
The 
completed the board and Lotfy checked to Lee who checked back and tabled 
, that caught up on the river against Lotfy's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | |
|
500,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,105,000 | |
|
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1,650,000
1,440,000
|
1,440,000 |
|
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1,500,000 | |
|
1,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
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1,350,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,300,000
1,015,000
|
1,015,000 |
|
1,200,000
965,000
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965,000 |
|
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1,200,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
1,065,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
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1,060,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
1,050,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
1,025,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
950,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
900,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Players in Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day. Just under 100 players will return in a bid for World Series of Poker gold.
Action was blind on blind and with a jam from the small blind from Austin Farmer, Amirpasha Emami called off and cards were tabled.
Austin Farmer: 
Amirpasha Emami:
The run out of 
meant trips for both players, but the king kicker of Emami played.
''Shoutout to my mom'', said Emami to PokerNews. '' Actually shoutout to my dad...my mom too'', he clarified.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
Brad Lake moved all in in early position for 260,000 and John Stocker called behind. The two players tabled their cards with Lake at risk.
Brad Lake: 
John Stocker: 
The runout of 
meant Lake's pocket sevens held to scoop the pot for a big double.
