Campbell, Fox, and Van Alstyne Claim Early Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Titles

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2023 Grand Poker Series

The Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series kicked off on May 30 and is scheduled to run through July 3. The festival features 89 events offering over $3 million in guaranteed prize money, which includes the highly anticipated $1,100 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed PokerNews Cup Mystery Bounty event from June 29-July 3.

The Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series will feature poker variants including Pot-Limit Omaha, Omaha Mix, Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, Limit 2-7 Lowball, Seven Card Stud Hi/Low, H.O.R.S.E., and 8-Game Mix. Through the first nine events of the series, a combined 606 entrants have competed and $101,795 in prize money has been awarded with much more to come.

The Bar Poker Open festivities will return to the Golden Nugget with the invite-only Bar Poker Open Championship and the $1,000 buy-in Bar Poker Open Pro-Am June 15-16 featuring a streamed final table.

In addition to the PokerNews Cup, another Mystery Bounty format tournament will run earlier in the series from June 16-June 19 with a $300 buy-in, nine starting flights, and a $250,000 guarantee.

Here’s a look at some of the early winners of the 2023 Grand Poker Series.

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Chad Campbell Wins Series Opener

Chad Campbell Event 1 Winner GPS 2023
Chad Campbell

Event #1: $300 Omaha 8/B kicked off the summer series for the Downtown Las Vegas poker venue and attracted 96 players to generate a $23,040 prize pool paid to the top 12 finishers.

Chad Campbell claimed the top prize of $5,020 and the title of the opening event of the series. Campbell’s biggest live score was a runner-up finish to Chance Kornuth in the 2021 WSOP $10,000 NLH Short Deck event, which will have a $1,500 version of that variant for the first time this year.

Others to cash the tournament were John Ruggieri (3rd - $4,500), William Brock II (5th - $1,537), and Chris Harner (8th – $765), who also finished eighth place in Event #5 the following day.

2023 Grand Poker Series Event #1 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Chad Campbell$5,020
2John Brandt$4,500
3John Ruggieri$4,500
4Linda Snyder$2,104
5William Brock II$1,537
6Jean-Marie Lancien$1,168
7Gerald Hurst$926
8Christopher Harner$765
9Michael Gabarick$661

Bryce Fox Victorious in Big O

Bryce Fox Event 3 Winner GPS 2023
Bryce Fox

Event #3: $200 Big O attracted 75 players to the felt for some action poker and the $11,250 prize pool paid the top ten finishers.

Pennsylvania native Bryce Fox took down the five-card tournament for $3,300, and that victory gave him his 10th career live win according to The Hendon Mob.

Others to make it in the money include Paul Sincere (4th - $1,064), John Hunter (7th - $467), and Stephen Johnson (9th - $344).

2023 Grand Poker Series Event #3 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Bryce Fox$3,300
2Aaron Luckman$1,991
3Garyn Rath$1,990
4Paul Sincere$1,064
5Justin Houser$773
6Adam Nattress$587
7John Hunter$467
8Eric Judge$390
9Stephen Johnson$344

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James Van Alstyne Takes Down Dealer’s Choice

James Van Alstyne Event 9 Winner GPS 2023
James Van Alstyne

Event #9: $300 Dealer's Choice gave 38 runners the opportunity to take their pick from a wide variety of games and had a $9,120 prize pool which paid the top five places.

James Van Alstyne was the victor, and it marked the second consecutive year the bracelet winner took down a mixed event early in the Grand Poker Series, as he won Event #5: $250 H.O.R.S.E last year.

Said El Harrak finished second for $2,282 and he crossed the $1 million mark in live earnings with his runner-up finish. Asher Lower (3rd - $1,521), Haresh Thaker (4th - $1,079), and Peter Kelly (5th - $816) also cashed in the event.

2023 Grand Poker Series Event #9 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1James Van Alstyne$3,422
2Said El Harrak$2,282
3Asher Lower$1,521
4Haresh Thaker$1,079
5Peter Kelly$816

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2023 Grand Poker Series Winners Thus Far

DateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
30-MayEvent #1: $300 Omaha 8/B96$23,040Chad Campbell$5,020
30-MayEvent #2: $150 NLH136$14,960Austin Emerick$3,458
30-MayEvent #3: $200 Big O75$11,250Bryce Fox$3,300
30-MayEvent #4: $130 NLH29$2,755Scott Mahoney$1,140
31-MayEvent #5: $300 H.O.R.S.E85$20,400Jean Marie Blanc$6,014
31-MayEvent #6: $200 Mixed NLH / PLO32$5,000Federico Peralta$2,006
31-MayEvent #7: $200 Omaha 8/B / Stud79$11,850Mark Povich$3,632
31-MayEvent #8: $130 NLH36$3,420Bruno Manoel Fernandes$924
1-JunEvent #9: $300 Dealer's Choice38$9,120James Van Alstyne$3,422
The Grand Poker Series
The 2023 Grand Poker Series

Remaining 2023 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Schedule

 DateTimeEvent #TournamentBuy-In
Wednesday6/7/2311am23Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed $10K Guarantee$300
  1pm24Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  6pm25Night H.O.R.S.E. $5K Guarantee$200
  7pm26Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Thursday6/8/2310am27No Limit Hold'em 6 Handed $10K Guarantee$300
  11am28ANo Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE Ultimate Re-Entry$200
  3pm28BNo Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE Ultimate Re-Entry$200
  7pm28CNo Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE Ultimate Re-Entry$200
Friday6/9/2311am28DNo Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE Ultimate Re-Entry$200
  3pm28ENo Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE Ultimate Re-Entry$200
  7pm28FNo Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE Ultimate Re-Entry$200
Saturday6/10/2311am28GNo Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE Ultimate Re-Entry$200
  3pm28HNo Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE Ultimate Re-Entry$200
  7pm28INo Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE Ultimate Re-Entry$200
Sunday6/11/2311am29Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha $10K Guarantee$300
  12pm28Day2No Limit Hold'em $200K GUARANTEE - DAY 2$0
  1pm30Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm31Cheap and Deep No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$130
Monday6/12/2310am32A.1Bar Poker Open Championship Day 1A (Flight 1)Invitational
  4pm32A.2Bar Poker Open Championship Day 1A (Flight 2)Invitational
  7pm33Green Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em$130
Tuesday6/13/2311am32BBar Poker Open Championship Day 1BInvitational
  1pm34Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm35Tag Team No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$200
Wednesday6/14/2311am32Day2Bar Poker Open Championship DAY 2Invitational
  1pm36Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $50K Guarantee$400
  7pm37Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Thursday6/15/2311am38Bar Poker Open Pro-Am$1,000
  1pm39Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  2pm32FTBar Poker Open Championship FINAL TABLEInvitational
  7pm40Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Friday6/16/2311am41AMystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE (Flight A)$300
  1pm42Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big-O $10K Guarantee$300
  2pm38FTBar Poker Open Pro-Am Final Table$0
  3pm41BMystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE (Flight B)$300
  7pm41CMystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE (Flight C)$300
Saturday6/17/2311am41DMystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE (Flight D)$300
  1pm43Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$150
  3pm41EMystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE (Flight E)$300
  7pm41FMystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE (Flight F)$300
Sunday6/18/2311am41GMystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE (Flight G)$300
  3pm41HMystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE (Flight H)$300
  7pm41IMystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE (Flight I)$300
Monday6/19/2311am44H.O.R.S.E. $10K Guarantee$300
  12pm41Day2Mystery Bounty NLHE $250K GUARANTEE - DAY 2$0
  1pm45Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$150
  7pm46Nightly No Limit Hold'em $3K Guarantee$130
Tuesday6/20/2311am47BIG-O $20K Guarantee$300
  1pm48Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  6pm49Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/B; Big-O $5K Guarantee$200
  7pm50Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Wednesday6/21/2311am518 Game Mix (NLH, LH, R, ST, ST8, PLO, O/8, 2-7TD) $10K Guarantee$300
  1pm52Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  6pm53Omaha Hi/Low 8 or Better $5K Guarantee$200
  7pm54Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Thursday6/22/2311am55Mixed NL Hold'em / Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed $10K Guarantee$300
  1pm56Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm57Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Friday6/23/2310am58Seniors No Limit Hold'em (50+) $100K GUARANTEE$400
  11am59AChampionship No Limit Hold'em $500K Guarantee Day 1A$600
  3pm60Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm61Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Saturday6/24/2311am59BChampionship No Limit Hold'em $500K Guarantee Day 1B$600
  1pm62Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm63Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Sunday6/25/2311am55CChampionship No Limit Hold'em $500K Guarantee Day 1C$600
  7pm64Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Monday6/26/2311am65Seven Card Stud Hi/Low 8 or Better $10K Guarantee$300
  12pm59Day2Championship No Limit Hold'em $500K Guarantee Day 2$0
  1pm66Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm67Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Tuesday6/27/2311am68Omaha Hi/Low 8 or Better $10K Guarantee$300
  1pm69Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  6pm70Omaha Hi/Low 8 or Better $5K Guarantee$200
  7pm71Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Wednesday6/28/2310am72Super Seniors (60+ or played Seniors) $50K Guarantee$400
  11am73PokerNews Cup NLHE Mega Satellite - 10 Seat Guarantee$200
  1pm74Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  6pm75Triple Stud $5K Guarantee$200
  7pm76Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Thursday6/29/2310am77Seniors Championship NLHE (50+) $50K Guarantee$600
  11am78APokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 1A$1,100
  1pm79Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm80Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Friday6/30/2311am78BPokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 1B$1,100
  1pm81Ladies No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$200
  7pm82Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Saturday7/1/2311am78CPokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 1C$1,100
  7pm83Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Sunday7/2/2311am84Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$300
  12pm78Day2PokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty Day 2$0
  1pm85Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee$200
  7pm86Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
Monday7/3/2311am87Super Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$200
  1pm88Daily Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee$200
  2pm78FTPokerNews Cup NLHE $1,000,000 Guarantee Mystery Bounty FT$0
  7pm89Nightly No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee$130
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