Derrick Young raised to 250,000 and was called by Scott Brandau in the big blind.
The flop came out and Young continued when checked too to the tune 300,000 which Brandau called.
The turn came out a and Brandau led out for 600,000 which Young called.
The river came out an and Brandau led out once more to the tune of 2,400,000 and Young called. Brandau turned over and Young shook his head as he showed a go into the muck. Brandau pulled into the chip lead once more.
Scott Brandau called in the small blind and Derrick Young raised to 500,000 and Brandau called.
The flop came out and Brandau check-called a bet of 600,000.
The turn came off a and Brandau checked once more and Young sized up to 1,700,000 which Brandau called once more.
The river of checked through and Brandau turned over for queens-up which was no good against for aces-up of Young who took a massive pot to even things between himself and Brandau.
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.
“We’re very excited to partner with our friends at Golden Nugget this summer to offer the PokerNews Cup in Las Vegas for the first time,” said Head of PokerNewsMark Powell-Bevan. “Not only will players have the opportunity at a seven-figure prize pool for an affordable buy-in, but they’ll also get to experience everything PokerNews has to offer including live updates, giveaways, videos, a live podcast, and more. It’s going to be one of the premier tournaments of the summer.”
“We’re especially excited about taking our partnership with PokerNews to the next level,” said Andy Rich, Golden Nugget Las Vegas Director of Poker Operations. “This is huge news for poker players, and we couldn’t be happier that all the action is right here at Golden Nugget during Grand Poker Series.”
For those looking to get into the PokerNews Cup event cheaper, there will be a $200 buy-in Mega Satellite guaranteeing 10 seats at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 23.
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History of the PokerNews Cup
The first-ever PokerNews Cup took place in 2007 at Australia’s Crown Casino and saw Dory Zayner become the inaugural champion. The following year, Nali Kaselias won the same event while Darren Kramer claimed the title in the 2008 PokerNews Cup South African Poker Open. In 2009, it was Con Tsapkounis winning the third edition of PokerNews Cup Australia while Marc Naalden was victorious in the PokerNews Cup Alpine (Austria).
The next PokerNews Cup wouldn’t take place until 2015 with its first stop at King’s Casino Rozvadov, where Daniel Can was crowned champion. Timur Caglan won the same tournament in 2016, which was also the first time the PokerNews Cup was held in the United States (Ryan Van Sanford won the PokerNews Cup Borgata).
In 2017, Holger Bansner claimed victory in the PokerNews Cup King’s Casino Rozvadov, and after no event in 2018, the PokerNews Cup returned in 2019 with a stop at Casino Finix in Bulgaria. Panagiotis Panagiotidis emerged victorious in that tournament, which was the last PokerNews Cup to date.
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and Young continued when checked too to the tune 300,000 which Brandau called. 
and Brandau led out for 600,000 which Young called. 
and Brandau led out once more to the tune of 2,400,000 and Young called. Brandau turned over 
and Young shook his head as he showed a 
go into the muck. Brandau pulled into the chip lead once more.
and Brandau check-called a bet of 600,000. 
and Brandau checked once more and Young sized up to 1,700,000 which Brandau called once more. 
checked through and Brandau turned over 
for aces-up of Young who took a massive pot to even things between himself and Brandau.
but it was the drippy river