Wynn Spring Classic $1M GTD Championship | 2021 Wynn Spring Classic

03-15-2021 21:59 UTC-7

Failla Doubles With Aces

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Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Will Failla opened and Matthias Auer defended the big blind. Failla continued on the and called all in when Auer check-raised.

Auer:
Failla:

The turn sealed it for Failla, and he needed it since the river was the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	6,300,000 -200,000	-200,000
Will Failla	2,000,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Matthias Auer Will Failla

03-15-2021 20:57 UTC-7

Adam Hendrix Eliminated in 9th Place ($38,611)

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Adam Hendrix stuck his last 160,000 in from the cutoff. Matthew Wantman dropped in 930,000 in the small blind. Mihai Manole then moved in from the big for about 2 million and Wantman called.

Wantman:
Manole:
Hendrix:

The was a beautiful door card for Hendrix but it was followed by the . The turn and river meant a winning set for Manole and Hendrix was out to force a redraw to the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	Busted

Tags: Adam Hendrix Matthew Wantman Mihai Manole

03-15-2021 18:53 UTC-7

Qing Liu Eliminated in 11th Place ($32,815)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Qing Liu shoved in the cutoff and Mihai Manole called for less in the big blind.

Manole:
Liu:

The was safe enough for Manole but things got scary on the turn. The river harmlessly paired the board and he collected 695,000.

Liu was left under 250,000. He got that in the next hand with against the of Matthew Wantman and failed to improve.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Manole	1,465,000 665,000	665,000
Qing Liu	Busted

Tags: Mihai Manole Qing Liu

03-15-2021 18:47 UTC-7

Kevin Song Eliminated in 12th Place ($28,095)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

We didn't see when the money went in but Kevin Song had in front of him and was smashed by Chris Moorman's on an flop. The board ran , to leave aces and jacks the winner and Moorman collected Song's last 800,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	3,600,000 900,000	900,000

Kevin Song	Busted

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03-15-2021 18:46 UTC-7

Ray Qartomy Eliminated in 13th Place ($28,095)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthew Wantman opened on the button, Ray Qartomy said "God bless America" then announced all in from the big blind. It looked to be about 1.2 million but Wantman called without needing a count.

Wantman:
Qartomy:

Qartomy asked for hearts but the flop brought only one. The turn left him needing river help but the didn't provide enough.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	4,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Ray Qartomy	Busted

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03-15-2021 17:30 UTC-7

Chino Rheem Eliminated in 14th Place ($24,366)

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Sung Hyun opened to 85,000 under the gun and Chris Moorman called in the next seat. Action folded to Chino Rheem in the big blind and he stuck in 225,000. Both opponents called him and they took in a flop. Rheem continued for 165,000 and Hyun called. Moorman mucked.

On the turn, Rheem jammed. it was 480,000 and Hyun dropped in a stack of chips after 30 seconds.

Hyun:
Rheem:

Rheem was in good shape to double but the river brought the .

"Good luck guys," Rheem said.

Moorman said afterward he folded queens because of the spot.

"I never fold queens to Chino ever," he said with a laugh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Hyun	3,700,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Chino Rheem	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Chris Moorman Sung Hyun

03-15-2021 17:03 UTC-7

Kyung Lee Eliminated in 15th Place ($24,366)

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

David Polop opened in the hijack for 85,000 and called when Kyung Lee shoved for 375,000 on the button.

Lee:
Polop:

Polop was smashed but flopped decent with . The brought his straight in right away and the ended an ugly bustout for Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Cabrera Polop	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
Kyung Lee	Busted

Tags: David Polop Kyung Lee

03-15-2021 16:18 UTC-7

Peter Mugar Eliminated in 16th Place ($21,122)

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Will Failla opened in the cutoff and called the shove of Peter Mugar, who had about 260,000 on the button.

"I guess I've got a wheel," Failla said, showing .

He needed something along those lines as Mugar had . The had Failla calling for a ten to chop but he found a river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Failla	1,100,000

Peter Mugar	Busted

Tags: Peter Mugar Will Failla

03-15-2021 15:51 UTC-7

Heiene and Cristos Busted But No Payout Consensus

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Wynn Spring Championship $3,500 Main Event Day 1b

Qing Liu was all in for 210,000 in the cutoff with against the of Ankush Mandavia on his left and the of big blind Marius Heiene.

The board ran , so Liu doubled on the river and Mandavia busted Heiene in the side pot.

On another table, Jordan Cristos leaned over and watched the proceedings as he got the last of his micro-stack in. He went bust with to the of Matthias Auer but the tournament staff hasn't come to a consensus on payouts. Cristos maintains he waited until Heiene busted to get his chips in but the staff hasn't agreed whether the pay jump will be chopped or go to Cristos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankush Mandavia	1,700,000 -40,000	-40,000

Qing Liu	680,000 80,000	80,000

Marius Heiene	Busted
Jordan Cristos	Busted

03-15-2021 14:50 UTC-7

Mandavia Outlasts Stewart

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Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ankush Mandavia three-bet shoved nearly all of his chips button versus under the gun, with Ray Qartomy having opened. Qartomy put in a call worth 320,000 and they took a flop. Qartomy put the last crumbs in but Mandavia, seeing an all-in develop at the other table, began tanking.

At that table, Scott Stewart had put in all but his last crumbs, 275,000, and Sung Hyun called. That flop came and Stewart began tanking.

Eventually, the tournament director put Mandavia on a clock and said he was counting these situations as the same hand. Mandavia called with and was a bit behind the of Qartomy. However, he hit running two pair.