Blinds: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Adam Sabatka raised to 24,000 from middle position and a player in the next seat over went all in for less. The rest of the table got out of the way and Sabatka had his opponent at risk.
Opponent: 
Adam Sabatka: 
The board ran out 
and Sabatka flopped a pair of tens to send his opponent to the rail. There are now 16 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
The final 20 teams have returned to play and Level 13 begins at 3,000/6,000/6,000.
The final 20 teams have stepped out for another 20-minute break. The top nine pairs will qualify for Sunday's championship event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,000 | |
|
|
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
116,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
|
97,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
88,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
Blinds: 1,500/3,000/3,000
Action was heads up after the flop of 
when Melissa Smith got her last 23,700 into the middle and her opponent called from the small blind.
Melissa Smith: 
Opponent:
The board ran out 
and Smith picked up a flush on the river to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Blinds: 1,500/3,000/3,000
Samantha Jacob limped in from the button before Martin Short raised to 15,000 from the small blind and the big blind went all in for less. Jacob thought it over but ultimately got out of the way and action was heads up with the big blind at risk.
Big Blind: 
Martin Short:
The board ran out 
and Short picked up a pair of queens on the river to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
|
43,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
In addition to the Free Poker Network festivities, the Golden Nugget will be hosting its Grand Poker Series Winter Classic From January 6-14.
The series will kick off with a $150 buy-in NLH event with a $5,000 guarantee, followed by a $125 Cheap and Deep NLH event with a $3,000 guarantee.
A $200 NLH event will follow with a $20,000 guarantee and will take place the same day as a $125 Green Chip Bounty event with a $3,000 guarantee. Other highlights of the series include a $200,000 guaranteed $200 NLH event and a $50,000 guaranteed $250 NLH event.
The full schedule for the upcoming 2023 Grand Poker Series Winter Classic at the Golden Nugget is available in the table below.
| DAY | DATE | TIME | EVENT # | TOURNAMENT | BUY-IN | STARTING CHIPS | BLIND LEVELS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 1/6/23 | 11:00 AM | 1 | No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee | $150 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Friday | 1/6/23 | 3:00 PM | 2 | Cheap and Deep No Limit Hold'em $3K Guarantee | $125 | 30,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Friday | 1/6/23 | 7:00 PM | 3 | No Limit Hold'em $3K Guarantee | $125 | 12,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Saturday | 1/7/23 | 11:00 AM | 4 | No Limit Hold'em $20K Guarantee | $200 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Saturday | 1/7/23 | 3:00 PM | 5 | Green Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em $3K Guarantee | $125 | 15,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Saturday | 1/7/23 | 7:00 PM | 6 | No Limit Hold'em $3K Guarantee | $125 | 12,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Sunday | 1/8/23 | 11:00 AM | 7 | No Limit Hold'em $15K Guarantee | $200 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Sunday | 1/8/23 | 3:00 PM | 8 | No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee | $150 | 15,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Sunday | 1/8/23 | 7:00 PM | 9 | No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee | $125 | 12,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Tuesday | 1/10/23 | 11:00 AM | 11 | No Limit Hold'em $50K Guarantee | $250 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Tuesday | 1/10/23 | 4:00 PM | 12 | No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee | $150 | 15,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Tuesday | 1/10/23 | 7:00 PM | 13 | No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee | $125 | 12,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Wednesday | 1/11/23 | 11:00 AM | 14 | No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee | $250 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Wednesday | 1/11/23 | 4:00 PM | 15 | No Limit Hold'em $10K Guarantee | $150 | 15,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Wednesday | 1/11/23 | 7:00 PM | 16 | No Limit Hold'em $5K Guarantee | $125 | 12,000 | 20 Minutes | |
| Thursday | 1/12/23 | 11:00 AM | 17A | No Limit Hold'em $100K GUARANTEE (Flight A) | $200 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Thursday | 1/12/23 | 3:00 PM | 17B | No Limit Hold'em $100K GUARANTEE (Flight B) | $200 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Thursday | 1/12/23 | 7:00 PM | 17C | No Limit Hold'em $100K GUARANTEE (Flight C) | $200 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Friday | 1/13/23 | 11:00 AM | 17D | No Limit Hold'em $100K GUARANTEE (Flight D) | $200 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Friday | 1/13/23 | 3:00 PM | 17E | No Limit Hold'em $100K GUARANTEE (Flight E) | $200 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Friday | 1/13/23 | 7:00 PM | 17F | No Limit Hold'em $100K GUARANTEE (Flight F) | $200 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Saturday | 1/14/23 | 11:00 AM | 18 | HORSE $10K Guarantee | $250 | 15,000 | 30 Minutes | |
| Saturday | 1/14/23 | 12:00 PM | 17 Day 2 | No Limit Hold'em $100K GUARANTEE - DAY 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Saturday | 1/14/23 | 1:00 PM | 19 | No Limit Hold'em $25K Guarantee | $250 | 20,000 | 30 Minutes |
Blinds: 1,000/2,000/2,000
Ray Monroe was all in for the last of his stack and Mark Maynard was the one to look him up from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up with Monroe at risk.
Ray Monroe: 
Mark Maynard: 
The board ran out 
and Maynard turned a flush to send Monroe to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
129,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Blinds: 800/1,600/1,600
James Perugini limped in before Peter Legner shoved his last 2,700 from the next seat over. The next player called from late position and the rest of the table got out of the way for three-handed action.
Both remaining players checked down the board of 
and Legner turned over 
to take the pot with nines and fours. The player in late position showed and Perugini flashed the other losing hand before he tossed it in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000 | |
|
|
12,600 |
The featured table livestream is now live on the Free Poker Network YouTube channel, as well as on Facebook.