$3,500 Championship Day 2 | 2024 Wynn Millions

03-10-2024 23:10 UTC-7

A Round of Late Night Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	2,900,000 650,000	650,000

K.C. Carlston	2,100,000
Zachary Donovan	1,580,000 495,000	495,000
Joseph Casseus	1,250,000 1,058,500	1,058,500
Brian Sung	1,175,000 -390,000	-390,000
Nick Pupillo	1,100,000 -50,000	-50,000

Yazdi Mehta	925,000 -310,000	-310,000
Joe McKeehen	900,000 506,000	506,000

David Yue	750,000 -245,000	-245,000
Jeremy Dan	550,000 50,000	50,000
Chris Frank	540,000 230,000	230,000
Steven Jones	275,000 56,000	56,000

03-10-2024 22:53 UTC-7

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Matt Hansen

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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03-10-2024 22:47 UTC-7

Lendvai Doubles

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A player in early position raised to 40,000 and Tamas Lendvai shoved his last 200,000. His opponent called and the cards were turned up.

Tamas Lendvai: 9♠9♦ All in
Opponent: 6♣6♠

The board ran out 8♥3♠4♠8♣2♦ and the nines held to secure a double for Lendvai.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamas Lendvai	455,000 233,000	233,000

Tags: Tamas Lendvai

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

03-10-2024 22:15 UTC-7

Time for the Last Break

Matt Hansen

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The final 78 players have stepped out for their last 15-minute break of the evening.

03-10-2024 22:14 UTC-7

"Pffffft"

Matt Hansen

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was heads up with over 100,000 in the middle and 6♥A♠6♠3♣ on the board when both Steven Jones and Yazdi Mehta checked.

The river was 7♦ and Jones checked again before Mehta tossed out 100,000.

"That's not friendly!" Jones said as he leaned forward.

"Do you have a good hand?"

Mehta showed his actual hands to Jones to let him see for himself.

Jones thought for a few more moments before he called. Mehta turned over 7♣7♠ for sevens full of sixes.

"Pffffffft," said Jones as he let out his best Bronx cheer and tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Meanwhile, Brian Sung is at the same table with over 1.5 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Sung	1,565,000 1,385,000	1,385,000
Yazdi Mehta	1,235,000 1,082,500	1,082,500
Steven Jones	219,000 -376,000	-376,000

Tags: Steven Jones Brian Sung Yazdi Mehta

03-10-2024 22:05 UTC-7

Women In the Wynn Millions Field on International Women's Day

Matt Hansen

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

International Women's Day is the perfect time to honor successful women in any industry, and there are no shortage of successful women in the poker world.

In honor of International Women's Day, here is a look at some of the women who competed in the Wynn Millions Championship Day 1b field on Friday.

Cherish Andrews may have been up past 2 a.m. taking down the $2,200 NLH 6-Max Event for $182,927 and her third Wynn trophy, but the 2022 GPI Female Player of the Year wasted no time hopping into the championship event with hopes of another deep run.

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Andrews was seated across from Esther Kim, a Las Vegas-based grinder whose first live tournament cash dates back to 2012.

At another table, poker coach and recently published author Lexy Gavin-Mather was seated in the nine-seat just a dealer's chair away from poker socialite Hayley Hanna, the fiance of high-stakes pro David Peters who is currently pregnant with the couple's first child but couldn't resist the Wynn Millions Championship action.

Speaking of poker power couples, Farah Galfond was also in the Day 1b field, while Yi "KitKat" Klassen chipped up nicely a few tables away from Blake Bohn. Meanwhile, four-time GPI Female POY Kristen Foxen had the day off after bagging the Day 1a flight.

A few hours into the day, Women in Poker Hall of Famer Maria Ho took her seat in pursuit of another big score after winning Game of Gold Season 1 for $456,000.

Other women spotted in the Day 1b field include Gloria Jackson, Cindy Li, and Isabel Kou.

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03-10-2024 21:44 UTC-7

Phan Doubles, Abate Slows Zamani

Matt Hansen

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tony Phan was all in for his last 90,000 with one caller.

Tony Phan: A♥K♣ All in
Opponent: A♣Q♥

The board ran out 8♣4♣10♣4♠5♦ and Phan held on with Big Slick to double.

On the next hand, Martin Zamani raised to 30,000 and Vincenzo Abate shoved his last 117,000. Zamani called quickly and the cards were turned up.

Vincenzo Abate: 3♠3♦ All in
Martin Zamani: A♣8♥

The board ran out K♣8♦6♥3♣8♠ and Abate turned a set of threes to double through a surging Zamani.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	2,250,000 1,255,000	1,255,000

Vincenzo Abate	260,000 -45,000	-45,000
Tony Phan	205,000 156,500	156,500

Tags: Martin Zamani Tony Phan Vincente Abate Vincenzo Abate

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

03-10-2024 21:10 UTC-7

A Few Chip Stacks at the End of Level 17

Matt Hansen

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Donovan	1,085,000 -15,000	-15,000
Mitchell Halverson	955,000 -145,000	-145,000

Steven Jones	595,000 326,000	326,000

Jeremy Dan	500,000 -25,000	-25,000
Joe McKeehen	394,000 -76,000	-76,000

Chris Frank	310,000 -345,000	-345,000
Gloria Jackson	95,000 -33,000	-33,000