Several series of NBC’s Poker After Dark also have been taped here, so players have a good chance of rubbing shoulders with big-name poker pros.Īs the name suggests, the Golden Nugget Poker Room maintains the casino’s gold rush theme. “The Nugget” is seen by many as the spiritual home of legendary televised poker show High Stakes Poker - with its High Roller Suite being witness to some of the biggest and most dramatic pots in TV history. Click here for a look at the remaining Grand Poker Series schedule.The Golden Nugget is one of the most famous poker rooms in Las Vegas. That includes the popular invite-only Bar Poker Open Championship, which will see players from across the country descend upon the Golden Nugget. While the 2021 Grand Poker Series Championship is in the books, the series continues through October 18.

It was a good tournament and a lot of fun.”Ĭongratulations to John Gardner, winner of the Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Event #22: $600 Championship!

He added, “Thanks to the casino and the tournament directors and the dealers. His previous biggest cash before this was for under a thousand dollars. Gardner, who is from Eagle Mountain, Utah and describes himself as “just a recreational” with a wife and three kids, said he was into poker when he was younger but only recently got back into it within the last couple of years. The board ran out blanks and Gardner was officially the champion of the championship event. The first all-in and call came on a nine-eight-seven flop and Gardner’s jack-nine was in a great position against Harraka’s jack-eight. That set up a heads-up battle between Gardner and Harraka, with the former starting with a chip advantage of almost three times the latter's stack.

Ken Huynh was next to go when he ran his sevens into the eights of Danny Dagostino, who then fell in third when his cowboys were cracked by Gardner’s flopped straight. Three shorter stacks were soon gone in quick succession, with Phillip Latimer getting knocked out in eighth, Benjamin Jacobs falling in seventh, and Jesse Jaurigue gone in sixth.Īfter a short break, Gardner stared down and called down Bartholomew with second-top pair while Bartholomew could only show ace-high in a huge pot that helped propel Gardner to eventual victory. Action at the final table started quickly, and only a few hands into the day, Jason Bartholomew knocked out Greg Koutelidakis after completing his nut flush draw on the turn against Koutelidakis’ flopped two pair.

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