$3,500 NLH Championship
Day 1a Completed
2022 Wynn Summer Classic
$3,500 NLH Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 Wynn Summer Classic
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$4,605,300
Entries
1,428
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
300
Players Left
43
Thomas Muehloecker Leads 43 Survivors On Day 1a of Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1a of the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship, the first of three starting flights, drew to a close after 15-levels and 12 hours of play. Leading the 43 survivors from a total field of 300 is Austrian high roller regular Thomas Muehloecker, sitting on a massive stack of 1,127,000. Closest to catching the runaway chipleader is Dean Geistlinger with 758,000. Steven Veneziano, who bagged 703,000, rounds out the top three.
Several notable were among the players to find a bag for Day 2, including 2021 Wynn Millions champion Andrew Moreno (521,000), WSOP gold bracelet winner Boris Kolev (314,000) and three time bracelet winner Kristen Foxen (283,00), whose husband Alex Foxen is currently making a deep run in WSOP Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.
There were also several big names who entered the fray but did not emerge out the other side. They include poker commentator Jeff Platt, who made one of the best calls in poker history to no avail, second on the all time live earnings list Justin Bonomo and bracelet winner Andrew Lichtenberger.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 1,127,000 |
| 2 | Dean Geistlinger | Unknown | 758,000 |
| 3 | Steven Veneziano | United States | 703,000 |
| 4 | Adedapo Ajayi | United States | 613,000 |
| 5 | Brek Schutten | United States | 612,000 |
| 6 | Stephan Nussrallah | United States | 553,000 |
| 7 | Andrew Moreno | United States | 521,000 |
| 8 | Todd Peterson | United States | 419,000 |
| 9 | Ken Fishman | United States | 379,000 |
| 10 | Julian Thomas | Germany | 371,000 |
The remaining players will combine with the survivors from Days 1b and 1c on Monday, June 27th at 12 p.m. PDT at which point they will play ten 60-minute levels before bagging for the third and final day. Stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide comprehensive coverage of the Wynn Summer Classic.
End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,127,000
1,127,000
|
1,127,000 |
|
||
|
758,000
758,000
|
758,000 |
|
703,000
703,000
|
703,000 |
|
613,000
613,000
|
613,000 |
|
||
|
612,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
553,000
553,000
|
553,000 |
|
521,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
419,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
379,000
379,000
|
379,000 |
|
371,000
371,000
|
371,000 |
|
|
||
|
329,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
||
|
318,000
318,000
|
318,000 |
|
314,000
-201,000
|
-201,000 |
|
||
|
311,000
311,000
|
311,000 |
|
|
||
|
288,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
283,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
261,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
||
|
258,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
|
249,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
232,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
214,000 | |
|
207,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
184,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Bag and Tag
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Survivors at the end of Day 1a are now bagging and tagging to return for Day 2 on Monday, June 27.
Stay tuned for end-of-day counts and a recap of the day's action.
Four More Hands
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament director has announced that there will be four more hands played today before the remaining players bag and tag.
Schutten Takes More From Foxen
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Brek Schutten limped from the small blind and Kristen Foxen checked her option out of the big blind.
Schutten checked on the 
flop and called after Foxen led out for 10,000.
The 
turn saw Schutten check for a second time and Foxen, undeterred by her opponent's previous call, toss 35,000 into the middle. Schutten was equally unconvinced and made the call.
Action checked through the 
river and Schutten showed down 
, good enough to take another pot off Foxen. "There's always one player," joked Fred Goldberg as Schutten dragged in his newly acquired chips. "Like every time!" agreed Foxen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
590,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
198,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
|
||
Nussrallah Scores Huge Double Knockout
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player in middle position was all in and had been called by Daniel Rezaei from one seat over. Stephen Nussrallah then re-jammed from the small blind, covering both other players and causing Rezaei to go into the tank. Eventually Rezaei emerged having decided to call to setup the three-way all in.
Middle Position Player: 
Daniel Rezaei: 
Stephen Nussrallah: 
Rezaei was in dire straits while the other two players were locked in what would typically be a flip but with Rezaei holding an ace the middle position player was slightly favoured. The 
flop changed little but the 
turn did give Rezaei life. It was not to be, however, after the 
landed on the river, dashing both Rezaei's and the middle position player's hopes of making it to Day 2 while giving an enormous boost to Nussrallah's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Cheong Runs Into Foxen's Rockets
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph Cheong had gotten his 109,000 chips in from the cutoff and was at risk against Kristen Foxen in early position.
Joseph Cheong: 
Kristen Foxen:
The 
flop and 
turn provided more of a sweat as the table watched in anticipation, but the 
river bricked out and sent Cheong to the rail, while Foxen added to her stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Zarco Coolers and Collects
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Just before the blinds went up, Javier Zarco opened to 8,000 from early position and the small blind jammed for approximately 60,000. Zarco called.
Small Blind:
Javier Zarco: 
Zarco had a slightly better pocket pair, and the board ran out 
to eliminate his opponent, while Zarco collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
298,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000