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

03-15-2021 23:49 UTC-7

No Easy Ladders

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Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Eric Afriat opened for 500,000 in the cutoff and tank-folded face up when Matthias Auer shoved in the small blind. Auer showed .

The next hand, Afriat shoved for just under 1.2 million and Sung Hyun called with in the big blind. Afriat had a dominating and it ran .

"They won't give us that $20K easy, will they?" Will Failla asked fellow short stack Matthew Wantman, referencing the pay jump.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	10,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Sung Hyun	6,400,000 -600,000	-600,000
Eric Afriat	3,540,000 1,240,000	1,240,000

Tags: Eric Afriat Matthias Auer Sung Hyun

03-15-2021 23:34 UTC-7

David Polop Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,291)

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Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sung Hyun opened for 325,000 in the small blind and quickly called when David Polop shipped for about 1.3 million in the big blind.

Polop:
Hyun:

The board left Polop heading to payouts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Hyun	7,000,000 200,000	200,000
David Cabrera Polop	Busted

Tags: David Polop Sung Hyun

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

03-15-2021 23:29 UTC-7

Auer Pulling Away

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Eric Afriat opened on the button for 250,000 and called a three-bet from big blind Matthias Auer to 775,000. Auer bet 500,000 on the flop and Afriat folded after about 30 seconds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	9,000,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Eric Afriat	2,300,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Eric Afriat Matthias Auer

03-15-2021 23:20 UTC-7

Wantman Doubles Through Failla

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Will Failla opened early and was priced in when Matthew Wantman shoved for 710,000 in the big blind.

Failla:
Wantman:

Failla was pleased he wasn't dominated but the board ran , no help to him.

"Nice hand," he said. "I wanted to fold."

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	1,570,000 760,000	760,000

Will Failla	1,500,000 -770,000	-770,000

Tags: Matthew Wantman Will Failla

03-15-2021 23:02 UTC-7

Afriat in Disbelief

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On a completed board of , Eric Afriat bet what looked like 725,000 from the big blind. There was about 800,000 in the middle and Sung Hyun was tanking in the cutoff. Finally, he called.

Afriat showed but the bluff was beaten by .

Afriat was in disbelief after the hand.

"How can you call with this?" he asked. "How?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Hyun	6,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Eric Afriat	1,400,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Tags: Sung Hyun Eric Afriat

03-15-2021 22:57 UTC-7

Wantman Folds to Hyun, Leaves Himself Short

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Matthew Wantman opened early and Sung Hyun called on the button. Wantman bet 250,000 on the flop then 305,000 on the turn. On the river, he checked. Hyun shoved for 810,000 effective and Wantman tanked a long time before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Hyun	5,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Matthew Wantman	810,000 -590,000	-590,000

Tags: Matthew Wantman Sung Hyun

03-15-2021 22:46 UTC-7

Chris Moorman Eliminated in 8th Place ($45,760)

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Matthias Auer opened on the button for 210,000 and quickly called when Chris Moorman jammed in the small blind for about 1.6 million.

Moorman:
Auer:

The was a grim flop for Moorman. He did pick up a prayer on the turn but the river was a .

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	7,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Chris Moorman	Busted

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

03-15-2021 22:21 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts at Break

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

Players are on break for 10 minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	6,000,000 -300,000	-300,000
Sung Hyun	4,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Mihai Manole	3,200,000 -140,000	-140,000
David Cabrera Polop	3,100,000 600,000	600,000
Eric Afriat	2,600,000 1,255,000	1,255,000

Will Failla	2,270,000 270,000	270,000

Chris Moorman	1,600,000 430,000	430,000

Matthew Wantman	1,400,000 -100,000	-100,000