$3,500 Championship Day 1a | 2024 Wynn Millions

03-07-2024 15:53 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Hunt	90,000 90,000	90,000
Steven Jones	85,000 85,000	85,000

Landon Tice	65,000 65,000	65,000

James Romero	65,000 65,000	65,000

Cliff Josephy	65,000 -15,000	-15,000

Ryan Laplante	60,000 60,000	60,000

Clemen Deng	60,000 60,000	60,000
Billy Baxter	50,000 10,000	10,000

Peter Mugar	50,000 50,000	50,000
Bill Klein	45,000 45,000	45,000
Andrew Moreno	45,000 5,000	5,000
Adam Walton	40,000 40,000	40,000
Maria Konnikova	35,000 25,000	25,000

Alex Foxen	35,000 35,000	35,000

Ryan Riess	35,000 35,000	35,000

Brock Wilson	20,000 20,000	20,000

Galfond Doubles With Two Pair

Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Farah Galfond was seen doubling up to around 30,000 with two pair on a board of 7♣9♥8♣3♥7♦.

Galfond held 9♠8♠ and her opponent's cards had already been mucked as the soap opera star doubled her stack.

At the same table, David "ODB" Baker was seen sitting with a stack of around 50,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	50,000 50,000	50,000

Farah Galfond	30,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Farah Galfond

03-07-2024 15:28 UTC-7

Becker Beware: Landon Tice Ships Wynn Millions Event for $32,025

Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Landon Tice's summer crossbook with Jeremy Becker may not yet be underway, but the "child of the sim" is already heating up. Last week, Tice took down a 2024 Wynn Millions Poker Series $400 buy-in event for $32,025 and his first Wynn trophy.

The victory for Tice, who topped a 512-player field after coming into Day 2 with 20 big blinds, shows that he means business in his upcoming high-stakes bet with Becker, which was set up by Daniel Negreanu and stipulates that both players crossbook 25 mutually played events between May 28 and July 1.

Tice took a bit of a shot at Becker in his winner's photo, giving a yawn while holding up Becker's trademark three-five offsuit.

https://twitter.com/Jbex2417/status/1763271839554703660

But Tice has some catching up to do. The victory marked his first live victory since November 2020, when he took down the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event for $201,529. Since then, Becker has won 38 live tournaments, according to The Hendon Mob.

03-07-2024 15:20 UTC-7

Little Out of NLH 6-Max

Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

https://twitter.com/JonathanLittle/status/1765864934527689142

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

03-07-2024 15:06 UTC-7

Break Time

Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of Day 1a with the clocks showing 96 entrants so far.

03-07-2024 14:57 UTC-7

Konnikova Flops the Nuts, Josephy Rivers Queens Full

Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The cooler of all coolers took place at a table in the back of the Wynn tournament area as Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy found himself all in and at risk against acclaimed author Maria Konnikova.

Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy: Q♠Q♥ All in
Maria Konnikova: A♣K♣

The flop of Q♣4♣6♣ hit both players hard as Konnikova flopped the nut flush to be in front of Josephy's set of queens. The 2♠ turn didn't change anything, but a second deuce in the form of the 2♣ on the river gave Josephy a full house to put a devastating beat on the Biggest Bluff author.

"It was all going in on that flop, anyway," Konnikova said after losing most of her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Josephy	80,000 80,000	80,000

Maria Konnikova	10,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Cliff Josephy Maria Konnikova

03-07-2024 14:44 UTC-7

Wynn Millions Faces

Connor Richards

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

03-07-2024 14:03 UTC-7

NLH 6 Max Day 2 Update: Shorr, Andrews & Rossitto Still Alive

Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There is another tournament playing out at Wynn Las Vegas right now, and that is the $2,200 buy-in NLH 6 Max event that drew 468 runners across two flights.

Day 2 of the $500,000 guaranteed event kicked off at noon and currently features an array of poker names, including Shannon Shorr, Joao Simao, Andres Korn, Victoria Livschitz, Frank Lagodich, poker coach Jonathan Little, WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, 2022 GPI Female Player of the Year Cherish Andrews, WSOP NV/NJ POY Mike Holtz and 2023 POY Bin Weng.

Another player in the field is reigning Wynn Milions champion Michael Rossitto, who last year topped a field of 1,314 runners in the Main Event to win $604,637. Should his 6-Max run end, don't be surprised to see him hop into the Championship event to defend his title.

With 45 players remaining, the event will play down to a winner today inside Wynn Las Vegas, who will walk away with the trophy and top prize of $182,927.