$5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event | 2021 Wynn Winter Classic

12-20-2021 18:28 UTC-7

Boris Kolev Eliminated in 12th Place ($46,131)

Matt Hansen

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Boris Kolev shoved his last 500,000 into the middle and Shannon Shorr was the lone caller.

Boris Kolev:
Shannon Shorr:

The board ran out and Shorr's aces held to eliminate Kolev from the tournament in 12th place for $46,131.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	2,375,000 1,165,000	1,165,000

Boris Kolev	Busted

Tags: Boris Kolev Shannon Shorr

12-20-2021 18:24 UTC-7

Ioli Doubles Through Lehmanski

Brandon Bloom

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mark Ioli got in his stack of about 700,000 and was at risk against Maxi Lehmanski.

Mark Ioli:
Maxi Lehmanski:

The board ran out to keep Ioli ahead with the better kicker and double him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxi Lehmanski	4,500,000 -700,000	-700,000
Mark Ioli	1,550,000 525,000	525,000

12-20-2021 18:08 UTC-7

Ardit Kurshumi Eliminated in 13th Place ($46,131)

Matt Hansen

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ardit Kurshumi raised to 120,000 from the small blind and Max Lehmanski called.

The flop was . Kurshumi bet 175,000 and Lehmanski called.

The turn was . Kurshumi continued for 650,000 and Lehmanski shoved. Kurshumi called and turned over , while Lehmanski tabled .

The river was and no help to keep Kurshumi in the tournament. He was eliminated in 13th place for $46,131.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxi Lehmanski	5,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Ardit Kurshumi	Busted

Tags: Ardit Kurshumi Max Lehmanski

12-20-2021 17:57 UTC-7

Kurshumi Pips Lehmanski to Double

Brandon Bloom

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ardit Kurshumi shoved in his 680,000 stack from the hijack and Maxi Lehmanski called in the big blind.

Ardit Kurshumi:
Maxi Lehmanski:

The board ran out to keep Kurshumi ahead and give him the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxi Lehmanski	3,900,000 -830,000	-830,000
Ardit Kurshumi	1,510,000 530,000	530,000

12-20-2021 17:43 UTC-7

Boris Kolev Wins Wynn Winter Classic $5,200 PKO Bounty for $131,548 + $88,000 in Bounties

Matt Hansen

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

On December 13, one of the most highly-anticipated tournaments of the 2021 Wynn Winter Classic took place in the $5,200 Progressive PKO Bounty, a format usually reserved for online play but brought to the live realm by Ryan Beauregard and his team.

The tournament featured a $250,000 guarantee and crushed it by drawing 154 entries and creating a $452,760 prize pool, which was split between the regular and bounty pools.

The top 17 players finished in the money, and some of those to cash but fall short of the final table were Romain Lewis (15th - $8,014), Shannon Shorr (13th - $9,055), and final table bubble boy Chance Kornuth (10th - $10,323), just to name a few.

The final table was an international affair, and the tournament concluded when Bulgaria's Boris Kolev defeated Germany's Daniel Smiljkovic in heads-up play to win a $131,548 top prize plus $88,000 in bounties.

$5,200 PKO Bounty Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown/Nationality	Prize
1	Boris Kolev	Bulgaria	$131,548
2	Daniel Smiljkovic	Germany	$78,554
3	Sung Joo Hyun	Korea	$50,347
4	Ryan Laplante	Las Vegas, Nevada	$34,718
5	Felipe Ramos	Austira	$25,717
6	Tobias Schweht	Austria	$20,329
7	Kristen Bicknell	Canada	$16,621
8	Elijah Berg	Newton, Massachusetts	$13,900
9	Michael Rocco	Tustin, California	$11,908

Tags: Boris Kolev

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

12-20-2021 17:38 UTC-7

Stein Rivers Straight and Gets Value

Brandon Bloom

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Before the break, Boris Kolev opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Z Stein called on the button.

On the flop, Kolev bet 100,000 and Stein called. Both players checked the turn.

The completed the board and after Kolev checked, Stein bet 680,000, leaving just a single brown T-25,000 chip behind. Kolev went into the tank and eventually called.

Stein flipped over and took the pot for practically a double-up as Kolev mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Z Stein	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Boris Kolev	1,700,000 -225,000	-225,000

12-20-2021 17:33 UTC-7

Break Time Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxi Lehmanski	4,730,000 -170,000	-170,000
Joseph Cheong	3,480,000 380,000	380,000

Chris Frank	3,350,000 50,000	50,000
Eli Berg	2,100,000 50,000	50,000
Niko Koop	1,950,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000

Boris Kolev	1,925,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000

Adam Monaghan	1,600,000 1,090,000	1,090,000
Z Stein	1,600,000 620,000	620,000
Shannon Shorr	1,210,000 200,000	200,000

Garrett Greer	1,175,000 -675,000	-675,000
Zachary McDiarmid	1,050,000 -135,000	-135,000
Mark Ioli	1,025,000 -375,000	-375,000

Ardit Kurshumi	980,000 -395,000	-395,000