Ali Imsirovic vs. Brendan Shiller
With roughly 35,000 in the pot and a completed board of [Ac9h8cQs4c], Brendan Shiller checked the small blind and Ali Imsirovic bet 52,000 on the button.
Shiller thought about it before tossing his cards in the muck to send the pot to Imsirovic.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 145,000 |
45,000  |
| Brendan Shiller | 60,000 |
-40,000  |
Eli Elezra vs. Mitchell Halverson
Action folded to Mitchell Halverson in middle position, and he opened to 2,500. Eli Elezra was next to act and called.
The flop fell [Ts8s3s], and action checked through.
The dealer burned and turned the [Ac] and Halverson checked. Elezra bet 3,000, and Halverson called.
The river [9h] completed the board, and Halverson checked again. Elezra fired for 7,500, and Halverson mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Elezra | 130,000 |
30,000 |
| Mitchell Halverson | 112,000 |
7,000 |
Flopped Straight for Ben Ludlow
Jose Marinelarena limped under the gun and Ben Ludlow checked his option in the big blind.
The flop landed [2x3x5x] and Ludlow check-called a bet of 2,000. The turn was the [3x] and Ludlow checked once more.
Marinelarena bet out 3,000 and Ludlow check-raised to 12,000. Marinelarena made it 30,000 to go, and Ludlow called.
The river was the [8x] and Ludlow checked a third time. Marinelarena bet out 20,000 and Ludlow called.
Marinelarena tabled his [Ax4x] for a straight, but Ludlow revealed his [6x4x] for the bigger straight to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Ludlow | 145,500 |
45,500 |
Meet-Up Game Qualifier Jacob Lee Down Early
With the board reading [Tc7s4s3c8s] and approximately 100,000 in the middle, Curtis Powel moved all-in for 40,000. Meet-Up game Qualifer Jacob Lee was the only other player in the hand and went into the tank.
Lee took his time and tossed in the call. Powell tabled [AsKs] for the rivered nut flush, Lee mucked, and he is down to his last 10,000 late in level one. Powell, meanwhile, found the double early with a fortuitous river.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis Powell | 193,000 |
93,000 |
| Jacob Lee | 10,000 |
-90,000 |
Nathan Zimnik Ousts Kfir Nahum
With a board showing of [9h6h5h] and about 65,000 in the pot, Nathan Zimnik and Kfir Nahum saw the [kh] fall on the turn. The two players got the rest of the chips in and hands were revealed.
Nahum: [QhQc]
Zimnik: [Ah3h]
Zimnik flopped the nut flush and had his opponent drawing dead to the meaningless river as Zimnik took the sizable early pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Zimnik | 210,000 |
110,000 |
| Kfir Nahum | Busted |
-100,000 |
Mitchell Halverson vs. George Antonakos
George Antonakos raised to 2,500 in the cutoff before Mitchell Halverson three-bet the button to 8,000.
The blinds folded, and Antonakos called as the flop landed [9h9s8h].
Antonakos checked and Halverson bet 4,500. Antonakos folded, and Halverson collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Halverson | 105,000 |
5,000 |
| George Antonakos | 92,000 |
-8,000 |
Stairway To Millions Event #1: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Starts Wednesday, January 12, at 12 p.m. PT
Welcome to ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, for Day 1 of Event #1: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em from the Stairway To Millions.
The inaugural Stairway To Millions gives players the opportunity to step their way from a $1,000 buy-in all the way up to a $100,000 where a total of $3 million in prize pool guarantees will be on offer across the right events. Every player that cashes in an event will qualify into the next event, and unlike conventional step tournaments, each tournament will play down to a winner with the final table streaming exclusively on PokerGO the following day.
Event #1 will have a $100,000 prize pool guarantee and players will begin with 100,000 in starting chips. Levels will be 30-minutes in duration with a 10-minute break every three levels. Registration closes prior to the start of Level 7 at approximately 3:20 p.m., and players are allowed two reentries during the event. The Stairway To Millions will play with a 30-second shot clock once the tournament is down to the final eight tables, and each player will receive six 30-second time extensions. The final six players will receive an additional six 30-second time extensions.
This tournament is part of the PokerGO Tour with players earning points based on the amount they cash for. The full PokerGO Tour schedule can be found here, and the current PokerGO Tour presented by Guaranteed Rate leaderboard is available here.
Click here to view the 2022 Stairway To Millions Structure and Payout Information
Cards are expected to be in the air for Event #1 at 12 p.m. PT on Wednesday, January 12, from the ARIA poker room. The PokerGO Tour Live Reporting Team will be on-site providing exclusive live updates throughout Day 1 as play continues until the PokerGO.com live stream final table is reached. So stay tuned here to follow along with the live coverage, and make sure to tune in to watch the final table play out on PokerGO.com from 1 p.m. PT tomorrow.
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