Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Mystery Bounty Draws 2,356 Entries!



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

The upcoming highly anticipated PokerNews Cup featuring a $1,000,000 guarantee and an exciting mystery bounty format will run June 29 – July 3, and there will be a $200 buy-in mega satellite opportunity featuring 10 guaranteed seats on June 28.

The Bar Poker Open was recently at the Downtown Las Vegas venue and Edward Holt defeated a field of 1,053 entrants to win the 2023 BPO Vegas World Championship. There was also a $1,000 buy-in BPO Pro-Am event, and Konstantinos Tsikopoulos was victorious in that one against a 199-entrant field which included familiar faces such as Jamie Kerstetter, Ryan Depaulo, Garry Gates, and Veronica Brill just to name a few.

Here’s a look at some other notable recent winners of the Grand Poker Series.

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Kyle Jeffrey Overcomes Field of 2,356 in Mystery Bounty Event

Kyle Jeffrey
Kyle Jeffrey

Event #41: $300 NLH Mystery Bounty $250K GTD featured nine starting flights and attracted a total of 2,356 entrants to generate a prize pool of $339,340.

In the end, it was England’s Kyle Jeffrey taking home the first-place prize of $55,485 after he defeated Neel Mazumdar in heads-up play. This was Jeffrey’s second-biggest live tournament cash according to Hendon Mob, with his best score of £200,000 having come last year in another large field event with 10,584 entrants.

Others who cashed in the tournament were Ebony Kenney (97th – $540), Event #28 winner Baker Abdallah (109th – $490), and Conor Beresford (172nd – $375).

Although Kenney finished well before the final table, she ended the day with a massive score of $31,540 thanks to pulling a $20,000 bounty, a $10,000 bounty, and a $1,000 bounty in the fun poker format which will also be featured in the upcoming PokerNews Cup.

Event #41 Final Table Results

Place Player Prize
1 Kyle Jeffrey $55,485
2 Neel Mazumdar $38,880
3 Mark England $25,590
4 Jason Faircloth $18,980
5 Robert Schmidt $14,210
6 Plamen Yakimov $11,425
7 Logan Hewett $9,020
8 Michael Baldwin $7,025
9 Asi Elias $5,545

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Four Grand Poker Series Podium Finishes for Ivo Schoofs

Ivo Schoofs
Ivo Schoofs

On June 15, Event #39: $200 NLH $25K GTD saw 292 entrants battle it out the felt for a piece of the $43,800 prize pool.

Belgium’s Ivo Schoofs was the last man standing when he defeated Brent Philbin in heads-up play. Others at the final table were Ubaid Habib (3rd – $4,367), Richard Collier (8th – $1,205), and Hobin Suh (9th – $965).

Schoofs had a third-place finish four days earlier in Event #31 for $3,502, and four days before that, he had another third-place finish in Event #24 for $4,017. Four days after Schoofs’ victory in Event #39, he made another deep run with a runner-up result in Event #46 for $1,845 and his fourth podium finish in the Grand Poker Series.

Event #39 Final Table Results

Place Player Prize
1 Ivo Schoofs $9,656
2 Brent Philbin $6,789
3 Ubaid Gada $4,367
4 Matthew Brownlee $2,727
5 Michael Hensley $2,105
6 Edward Hager $1,743
7 Tommy Adams $1,465
8 Richard Collier $1,205
9 Hobin Suh $965

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Team Vazquez Takes Down Tag Team Event

Team Vasquez
Team Vasquez

Event #35: $200 NLH Tag Team $10K GTD ran on June 13 and attracted 192 entrants to generate a prize pool of $28,800.

The team consisting of Brian Barros Vazquez took the $7,297 first-place prize after defeating the team consisting of Lisa Godbehere. Vazquez bested his third-place finish only two days earlier for $3,921 in Event #30: $200 NLH $25K GTD.

Others who cashed in the event include Team Lena Evans (9th – $733), Team Abby Merk (22nd – $266), and Team Vanessa Alvarez Mejias (24th – $266).

Event #35 Final Table Results

Place Player Prize
1 Brian Barros Vazquez $7,297
2 Lisa Godbehere $4,978
3 Merrill Eversman $2,952
4 Kristopher Burchfield $1,796
5 David Smith $1,387
6 Veronica Wautier $1,149
7 Jason Umpleby $979
8 Evgeny Urubkov $854
9 Lena Evans $733
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2023 Grand Poker Series Winners Thus Far

Date Tournament Entries Prize Pool Winner Prize
30-May Event #1: $300 Omaha 8/B $10K GTD 96 $23,040 Chad Campbell $5,020
30-May Event #2: $150 NLH $10K GTD 136 $14,960 Austin Emerick $3,458
30-May Event #3: $200 Big O $5K GTD 75 $11,250 Bryce Fox $3,300
30-May Event #4: $130 NLH 29 $2,755 Scott Mahoney $1,140
31-May Event #5: $300 H.O.R.S.E $5K GTD 85 $20,400 Jean Marie Blanc $6,014
31-May Event #6: $200 Mixed NLH / PLO $5K GTD 32 $5,000 Federico Peralta $2,006
31-May Event #7: $200 Omaha 8/B / Stud $5K GTD 79 $11,850 Mark Povich $3,632
31-May Event #8: $130 NLH 36 $3,420 Bruno Manoel Fernandes $924
1-Jun Event #9: $300 Dealer’s Choice $5K GTD 38 $9,120 James Van Alstyne $3,422
4-Jun Event #10: $200 NLH $200K GTD 2,347 $317,325 Jora Beit $30,938
2-Jun Event #11: $150 NLH $10K GTD 122 $13,420 Robert Bladon $2,652
3-Jun Event #12: $150 NLH $10K GTD 137 $15,070 Nabyl Simmons $2,814
4-Jun Event #13: $300 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big O $20K GTD 179 $42,960 Shawn Carter $6,100
4-Jun Event #14: $200 NLH $25K GTD 262 $39,300 Christos Georgakis $4,703
4-Jun Event #15: $130 NLH $5K GTD 65 $6,175 R Phillips $816
5-Jun Event #16: $300 Omaha 8/B / Stud 8 $20K GTD 198 $47,520 Jonah Seewald $8,306
5-Jun Event #17: $200 NLH $25K GTD 305 $45,750 Steven Sparks $4,271
5-Jun Event #18: $130 NLH $5K GTD 64 $6,080 Max Nieder $1,837
6-Jun Event #19: $300 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Limit $10K GTD 109 $26,160 Matthew Schultz $7,155
6-Jun Event #20: $200 NLH $25K GTD 277 $41,550 Simon Lefebvre $4,384
6-Jun Event #21: $200 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw $5K GTD 65 $10,075 Michael Wood $3,185
6-Jun Event #22: $130 NLH $5K GTD 70 $6,650 Jonathan Liu $2,103
7-Jun Event #23: $300 PLO 8-Handed $10K GTD 91 $21,840 Ethan Bennett $4,600
7-Jun Event #24: $200 NLH $25K GTD 209 $31,350 Dennis James $4,388
7-Jun Event #25: $200 H.O.R.S.E. $5K GTD 127 $19,050 Arturo Segura $3,957
7-Jun Event #26: $130 NLH $5K GTD 61 $5,795 Johnny Tan $1,628
8-Jun Event #27: $300 NLH 6-Handed $10K GTD 59 $14,160 Guilmot Polizzi $4,630
11-Jun Event #28: $200 NLH $200K GTD 1,784 $267,600 Baker Abdallah $23,651
11-Jun Event #29: $300 PLO Black Chip Bounty $10K GTD 132 $19,800 Dale Elifrits $3,124
11-Jun Event #30: $200 NLH $25K GTD 255 $38,250 Jason Crews $7,820
11-Jun Event #31: $130 NLH $10K GTD 333 $29,970 Arno Brandes $3,968
14-Jun Event #32: Bar Poker Open Championship 1,053 $315,900 Edward Holt $80,000
12-Jun Event #33: $130 NLH Green Chip Bounty 298 $19,395 Bonnie McCurdy $2,721
13-Jun Event #34: $200 NLH $25K GTD 281 $42,150 Morgan Ravail $7,480
13-Jun Event #35: $200 NLH Tag Team $10K GTD 192 $28,800 Brian Barros Vazquez $7,297
14-Jun Event #36: $400 NLH $50K GTD 168 $55,440 Craig Jones $11,088
14-Jun Event #37: $130 NLH $5K GTD 140 $13,300 David Gonzalez $3,714
15-Jun Event #38: $1,000 Bar Poker Open Pro-Am 199 $177,110 Konstantinos Tsikopoulos $44,086
15-Jun Event #39: $200 NLH $25K GTD 292 $43,800 Ivo Schoofs $9,656
15-Jun Event #40: $130 NLH $5K GTD 126 $11,970 Adam Moremon $3,472
19-Jun Event #41: $300 NLH Mystery Bounty $250K GTD 2,356 $339,340 Kyle Jeffrey $55,485
16-Jun Event #42: $300 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big O $10K GTD 125 $30,000 Michael Judge $6,650
17-Jun Event #43: $150 NLH $10K GTD 142 $15,620 Jason Luzzi $2,099
19-Jun Event #44: $300 H.O.R.S.E. $10K GTD 202 $48,480 Jonathan Breneman $11,229
19-Jun Event #45: $150 NLH $10K GTD 217 $23,870 Kerri Salamanca $3,930
19-Jun Event #46: $130 NLH $3K GTD 76 $7,220 Petr Satek $2,017
20-Jun Event #47: $300 Big O $20K GTD 200 $48,000 Samuel Diaz $7,200
20-Jun Event #48: $200 NLH $25K GTD 267 $40,050 Philip Pontecorvo $5,975
20-Jun Event #49: $200 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big O $5K GTD 86 $12,900 Vernon Vollertsen $2,420
29-Jun Event #50: $130 NLH $5K GTD 81 $7,695 Thomas Wall $2,100
21-Jun Event #51: $300 8-Game Mix $10K GTD 146 $35,040 Arne Olsen $6,444
21-Jun Event #52: $200 NLH $25K GTD 370 $55,500 Adrienne Culpepper $7,872
21-Jun Event #53: $200 Omaha 8/B $5K GTD 138 $20,700 Darin Wilson $4,669
21-Jun Event #54: $130 NLH $5K GTD 109 $10,355 John Tobin $1,501
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Remaining 2023 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Schedule

  Date Time Event # Tournament Buy-In
Saturday 6/24/23 11am 59B Championship No Limit Hold’em $500K Guarantee Day 1B $600
    1pm 62 Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $25K Guarantee $200
    7pm 63 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130
Sunday 6/25/23 11am 55C Championship No Limit Hold’em $500K Guarantee Day 1C $600
    7pm 64 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130
Monday 6/26/23 11am 65 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low 8 or Better $10K Guarantee $300
    12pm 59Day2 Championship No Limit Hold’em $500K Guarantee Day 2 $0
    1pm 66 Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $25K Guarantee $200
    7pm 67 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130
Tuesday 6/27/23 11am 68 Omaha Hi/Low 8 or Better $10K Guarantee $300
    1pm 69 Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $25K Guarantee $200
    6pm 70 Omaha Hi/Low 8 or Better $5K Guarantee $200
    7pm 71 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130
Wednesday 6/28/23 10am 72 Super Seniors (60+ or played Seniors) $50K Guarantee $400
    11am 73 PokerNews Cup NLHE Mega Satellite – 10 Seat Guarantee $200
    1pm 74 Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $25K Guarantee $200
    6pm 75 Triple Stud $5K Guarantee $200
    7pm 76 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130
Thursday 6/29/23 10am 77 Seniors Championship NLHE (50+) $50K Guarantee $600
    11am 78A PokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 1A $1,100
    1pm 79 Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $25K Guarantee $200
    7pm 80 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130
Friday 6/30/23 11am 78B PokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 1B $1,100
    1pm 81 Ladies No Limit Hold’em $10K Guarantee $200
    7pm 82 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130
Saturday 7/1/23 11am 78C PokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 1C $1,100
    7pm 83 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130
Sunday 7/2/23 11am 84 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em $10K Guarantee $300
    12pm 78Day2 PokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 2 $0
    1pm 85 Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $25K Guarantee $200
    7pm 86 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130
Monday 7/3/23 11am 87 Super Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $200
    1pm 88 Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $10K Guarantee $200
    2pm 78FT PokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty FT $0
    7pm 89 Nightly No Limit Hold’em $5K Guarantee $130





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