Action was three ways after a preflop raise to 2,700 and the board read .
A player in the small blind bet 3,000 and the late position player folded before Terry Williams tossed in the chips to see a turn.
The turn was and the small blind shoved for 3,000 more, which Williams called quickly. Williams turned over for a flopped set of tens and his opponent had . The river was no help for the at-risk player and Williams secured the elimination.
A player in middle position raised to 6,000 before Amy Longmore called from late position and Greg Larson came along from the big blind.
The flop was and Larson checked before the player in middle position bet 1,100. Longmore got out of the way and Larson called to see on the river.
Larson check-called a bet of 2,300 on the turn and then he fired 2,500 when dropped on the river.
His opponent leaned back and thought it over before he tossed out the chips to call. Larson turned over for the flush and his opponent mucked what sounded like the .
Action was heads up with 4,000 in the pot and when Amy Longhorn was in the tank to consider the call of a 2,100 bet from a player in the small blind. Longhorn eventually flicked in the chips to call and her opponent turned over for a pair of eights, but she showed to take the pot with a pair of nines.
A player in early position got his last 2,500 into the middle before Matt Hatch shoved with more. The rest of the table got out of the way and the cards were turned up.
Opponent:
Matt Hatch:
The board ran out and the queens held to secure the early elimination for Hatch.
There are now eight full tables of players in the tournament and late registration is open through the first break at the end of Level 6.
Action was heads up with a big pot and on the board when Tim Smith checked and waited for his opponent in late position to make a move. The move was 7,000 and Smith leaned back to think things over.
Smith thought he might be in trouble but he tossed out the chips to call anyways.
"Nice hand," his opponent said as he turned over . Smith showed to take the pot with aces and queens.
In addition to the Free Poker Network festivities, the Golden Nugget will be hosting its Grand Poker Series Winter Classic From January 6-14.
The series will kick off with a $150 buy-in NLH event with a $5,000 guarantee, followed by a $125 Cheap and Deep NLH event with a $3,000 guarantee.
A $200 NLH event will follow with a $20,000 guarantee and will take place the same day as a $125 Green Chip Bounty event with a $3,000 guarantee. Other highlights of the series include a $200,000 guaranteed $200 NLH event and a $50,000 guaranteed $250 NLH event.
The full schedule for the upcoming 2023 Grand Poker Series Winter Classic at the Golden Nugget is available in the table below.
Welcome to the Tag Team Championship at Free Poker Network’s Chasin’ Bracelets National Championship. Cards go in the air at 4 p.m. Vegas time for the fourth and final qualifier for Sunday’s championship event.
Players from all over the country have made the trip to The Grand Ballroom at Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas for an exciting weekend of action where the lucky winner will go home with the FPN Bracelet, along with a $11,500 Main Event package and the chance to return to Las Vegas this Summer.
Over $45,000 in total prizes are available in Sunday’s championship, and players have locked in their seats all year long. For those that weren’t so lucky, four cash buy-in qualifiers offered another chance. The Tag Team Championship is the last of those qualifiers, and teams of two will compete to secure both players their spot in tomorrow’s big event.
Action will kick off at 4 p.m. and teams will start with 10,000 chips for their $160 entry. Levels will be 20 minutes long and reentry is open until Level 6. Play will continue on Saturday night until 10% of the field remains and those teams will return with a seat for tomorrow’s tournament. Players that have already qualified will receive bonus chips for the championship event.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor FPN’s Chasin’ Bracelets National Championship at the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas.