From January 6-14, Golden Nugget Las Vegas played host to the Grand Poker Series Winter Classic. The festival kicked off with events linked to the Free Poker Network (FPN), which were live reported by PokerNews. From there, an 18-event series catered to a combined 4,133 entrants and awarded $581,713 in prize money.

It was a good series for Lee Kathol of Crofton, Nebraska, who first won Event #2: $125 Cheap & Deep NLH for $1,323 and a couple of days later took down Event #9: $125 Nightly NLH for $2,900. By doing so, he became the only two-time champ of the series.

Others to capture titles were Susan England (Event #5: $125 Green Chip Bounty NLH), Terry Keller (Event #7: $200 NLH), Kevin Wang (Event #14L $200 NLH), Arturo Segura (Event #18: $250 HORSE), and Richard Munro (Event #19: $250 NLH).

Here’s a look at some other notable winners from the series.

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MOOSE Main Event Ends in Five-Way Deal

Moose International is a charitable organization all across the United States that makes a difference in the lives of children, seniors, and communities. Each year, the nationwide organization, with membership lodges all over the country, sees its “Moose” members travel to Las Vegas to compete in an annual poker event, always held at Golden Nugget.

This year, 900 runners competed for a $118,000 prize pool, which was paid out to the top 128 finishers. Among those to make deep runs but fall short of the final table was Marianne Shawley (11th – $1,800), Rick Quimby (15th – $1,800), Mary McCune (21st – $920), Corey Gutilla (28th – $920), and Karen Read (42nd – $465).

The final table, which was live-streamed and commentated upon by Mark Hoke, was an action-packed affair. After Pam Hargraves bowed out in sixth place for $3,445, the final five players worked an even chop that saw them all walk away with $9,738 apiece, which was essentially second-place money.

Because he was the chip leader at the time, Jim D’Angelo of St. Charles, Missouri was deemed the official champion, meaning he got the championship bracelet and custom chipset.

MOOSE Final Table Results

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North Dakota’s David Ouellette Wins $100K GTD

Another big tournament was Event #17: $200 NLH $100K GTD, which saw 847 runners compete. That surpassed the guarantee by creating a $127,050 prize pool that was paid out to the top 71 finishers.

Among those to cash were Orlando Barrera (2nd – $10,656), Mario Gorgiev (6th – $7,024), WSOP bracelet winner James Van Alstyne (10th – $1,855), Chad Kubica (17th – $1,240), Richard Boomsma (24th – $675), Shane Butts (27th – $600), Anthony Fox (35th – $600), and Giovanni Ciraso (45th – $500).

In the end, it was David Ouellette of Dickinson, North Dakota taking down the title and $12,885 in prize money.

Event #17 Final Table Results

Gary Gelman Conquers Record-Breaking 2022 PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget ($202,725)

2023 Grand Poker Series Winter Classic Winners