$5,300 Championship Event
Day 1 Completed
$5,300 Championship Event
Day 1 Completed
The inaugural Wynn Winter Classic $5,300 buy-in Championship Event – the biggest buy-in tournament the venue has held in over five years – had no problem passing its $1.5 million guarantee as 435 entrants competed on Day 1 of the tournament. With late registration and re-entries open until the stat of Level 13 on Day 2 (approx. 2:10 p.m. on Thursday), that number is sure to go up even more.
After 10 levels of play, approximately 195 players survived. Among the big stacks were Marko Pantelic (357,000), Alex Rocha (330,000), Patrick Serda (279,000), Michael Dyer (254,000), and David “The Dragon” Pham (233,000).
Others to make it through were HPT Season XV POY Nick Pupillo (206,500), bracelet winner Ryan Laplante (192,500), Matt Glantz (168,000), WPT Venetian champ Ben Palmer (149,000), 888poker Ambassador Daria Feshchenko (101,000), and Maria Ho (112,000).
Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to bag. Among those to fire and fall on Day 1 were Will “The Thrill” Failla, Eric Baldwin Dutch Boyd, 2019 WSOP Main Event fourth-place finisher Garry Gates, and MSPT Season 10 Player of the Year Mike Shin.
Day 2 of the tournament will kick off at noon local time on Thursday. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marko Pantelic |
357,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
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Uke Dauti |
334,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
Alex rocha |
330,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Lars Kamphues | 290,500 | |
Kent Buckingham | 289,500 | |
Edward Hislop |
284,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Patrick Serda |
279,000
-101,000
|
-101,000 |
|
||
Kazuhiko Yotsushika | 279,000 | |
Chris Ryan | 261,500 | |
Michael Dyer |
254,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
David Doherty | 237,500 | |
David Pham |
233,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
||
Brent Roberts | 229,000 | |
Ian Matakis |
225,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
Barry Hutter |
223,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
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Ryan Leng |
221,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
||
Noam Muallem | 219,000 | |
Larry Greenberg | 211,000 | |
Galen Hall |
210,500
60,500
|
60,500 |
|
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Josh Bergman | 209,000 | |
Chad Wassmuth | 208,500 | |
Nick Pupillo |
206,500
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
|
||
Joseph Cheong |
202,500
82,500
|
82,500 |
|
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Andrew Ostapchenko |
198,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Ryan Laplante |
192,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play six more hands before bagging and tagging on Day 1 of the Wynn Winter Classic Championship Event. Stay tuned for various end-of-day chip counts as well as a short recap of the action.
There was already 100K in the pot and a board reading when we arrived at the table.
Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Season XV Player of the Year Nick Pupillo had checked from the lojack and Faraz Jaka moved all in for around 70,000 from the button. Pupillo, who had 58,000 back, hit the tank before eventually calling off.
Nick Pupillo:
Faraz Jaka:
Jaka had bluffed his missed flush draw and Pupillo was rewarded with a big double here in the last level of the night.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Pupillo |
225,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
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Faraz Jaka |
10,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick Serda |
380,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
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Alex rocha |
375,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Uke Dauti | 250,000 | |
Ryan Leng |
188,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
||
Andrew Lichtenberger |
180,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Curt Kohlberg |
90,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Brian Altman |
90,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
||
Craig Varnell |
85,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
Nadya Magnus |
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Stan Jablonski |
80,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Ricky Guan | 70,000 | |
Denise Pratt |
65,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Louis Salter |
60,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Tony Dunst |
60,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
||
Byron Kaverman |
50,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
Kou Vang |
50,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Joe Kuether |
45,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Alan Goehring |
35,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Dylan Linde |
31,500
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
James Calderaro |
22,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Pham | 166,000 | |
|
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Matt Glantz |
160,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Daria Feshchenko | 140,000 | |
Austin Yoo | 127,000 | |
Justin Young |
110,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
||
Richard Bai | 110,000 | |
Brian Green |
100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Mike Sexton |
90,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
Sean Jazayeri |
60,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
||
Justin Bonomo |
58,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
Garry Gates |
55,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Justin Zaki |
47,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Edward Hislop | 275,000 | |
Barry Hutter | 225,000 | |
|
||
Galen Hall |
150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Andrew Ostapchenko | 150,000 | |
Maria Konnikova | 125,000 | |
Joseph Cheong |
120,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
||
Nick Pupillo |
95,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
||
Ryan Leng |
85,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
Mark Radoja | 73,000 | |
|
||
Mike Shin |
64,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Jon Turner |
60,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Dan Shak |
50,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Jack Salter | 45,000 | |
Darren Rabinowitz |
45,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Elio Fox |
42,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
||
Harrison Gimbel |
42,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
Dylan Wilkerson |
35,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
The tournament staff has paused the clock in order to quickly race off the T100 chips. Once it's done, the remaining players will plan one more 60-minute levels before bagging and tagging.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500