Back from Break
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players have returned from their dinner break at 7:30. Play will continue tonight through the end of Level 15 or when approximately 11% of the field remains.
2021 Wynn Fall Classic
$3,500 NLH Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 Wynn Fall Classic
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$5,724,375
Entries
1,775
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
341
Players Left
56
Dinner Time
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Registration is allowed until the start of Level 10, which is when the break ends.
Ono Enters; Wins Pot
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With 7,000 in the pot and 
on the board, Saya Ono bet 2,000 from the big blind. An opponent in middle position called and the river was 
.
Both players checked the river and Ono turned over 
. Her opponent mucked the losing hand and Ono dragged an early pot to chip up after entering the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,300
51,300
|
51,300 |
Tardif Busts One Before the Break
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Patrick Tardif just scored an elimination right before the dinner break.
Tardif was still showing 
as the board was being washed and his opponent was walking away, their cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,000
9,900
|
9,900 |
|
||
Sylvia Enters, Stack Updates
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
151,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
||
|
68,500
41,400
|
41,400 |
|
||
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
||
|
62,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
Obara Calls Bluff, Loses
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With over 20,000 in the pot and 
on the board, Jun Obara was faced with a 10,000 bet from the player in the seat to his right.
Obara called and his opponent turned over 
. Obara mucked his hand.
"I had king-jack," Obara said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,100
-17,900
|
-17,900 |
Hastings and Bicknell Trade Pots
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With 7,000 in the middle on the flop 
, Brian Hastings and Kristen Bicknell both checked to the turn 
. Bicknell fired 4,200 and Hastings folded.
On the next hand, Hastings raised to 2,500 from under-the-gun and Bicknell called from middle position.
The flop came 
, and Bicknell check-folded to a bet from Hastings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
|
|
||
|
32,500
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
|
||
Lucky Chewy Enters
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger was spotted taking a seat in the Wynn $3,500.
Also known online as 'LuckyChewy', Lichtenberger boasts a tournament resume of more than 11 million in earnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Lilius Applies Pressure
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A player in middle position raise to 2,000 and the player in the next seat over called. Taus Lilius three-bet to 6,700 from the button and the original raiser got out of the way while the other player in middle position called.
The flop was 
and the player in middle position checked. Lilius bet 4,500 and his opponent called.
The turn was and the player in middle position checked again. Lilius continued for 13,000 and his opponent mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,400
23,500
|
23,500 |