$3,500 Main Event
Day 2ab Completed
2023 Wynn Millions
$3,500 Main Event
Day: 2ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2ab
2023 Wynn Millions
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$4,171,950
Entries
1,314
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
203
Players Left
89
Michael Rossitto Setting the Pace After Day 2ab of the 2023 Wynn Millions Main Event
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 2ab of the $3,500 Main Event at the 2023 Wynn Millions has come to an end and Michael Rossitto is the chip leader after four levels of play. The surviving 89 players will return on Wednesday to combine with the remaining runners from Tuesday’s Day 2c.
The flagship event of this year’s Wynn Millions series drew a total of 1,314 entries to generate a prize pool of $4,171,950, from which the winner will take home $654,637. The top 134 players are guaranteed at least $8,386.
2023 Wynn Millions Championship Day 2ab Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Rossitto | 966,000 | 161 |
| 2 | Joseph Sabe | 862,000 | 144 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | 814,000 | 136 |
| 4 | Michael Dyer | 734,000 | 122 |
| 5 | Jake Schwartz | 720,000 | 120 |
| 6 | Alan Sternberg | 714,000 | 119 |
| 7 | Justin Liberto | 688,000 | 115 |
| 8 | Alexander Farahi | 677,000 | 113 |
| 9 | James Mendoza | 667,000 | 111 |
| 10 | Faraz Jaka | 619,000 | 103 |
Day 2ab Notables
The plan for Day 2ab was to play five levels, but the speed of eliminations brought the day to an end a level early with 89 players remaining.
The returning Day 3 players are led by Rossitto, who went on a massive run on Day 2 to finish with 966,000. A deep run would be Rossitto’s second cash of the series, with the first coming on a run to 27th in the $1,600 Mystery Bounty.
Rossitto is joined near the top of the leaderboard by Joseph Sabe, who finished with 862,000. Sabe won the $3,500 event at the 2022 Wynn Millions for just over $500,000, and his career earnings sit just shy of $1 million.
Also near the top of the leaderboard are Alex Foxen and Jake Schwartz, with 814,000 and 720,000 respectively. Foxen has already cashed three times at this year's Wynn Millions, including a fourth-place finish in the $3,000 6-max event for $112,006. Schwartz also cashed in the $3,000 6-max with an 11th-place finish for $12,903.
Justin Liberto will also return on Day 3 with 688,000. Liberto is fresh off of a big win in the Main Event at the 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open, and he returns less than $100,000 from $5 million in lifetime earnings.
Other players returning for Day 3 include Danny Wong, Mitchell Halverson, Kitty Kuo, Andrew Moreno, Chance Kornuth, Faraz Jaka, Jessica Vierling, Ryan Riess, and overall Day 1 chip leader Michael Dyer, who finished with 734,000.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $654,637 | 10-11 | $57,702 | 45-53 | $17,262 |
| 2 | $430,752 | 12-13 | $49,615 | 54-62 | $15,509 |
| 3 | $294,540 | 14-15 | $42,994 | 63-71 | $14,306 |
| 4 | $208,598 | 16-17 | $37,321 | 72-80 | $12,760 |
| 5 | $154,279 | 18-20 | $32,510 | 81-89 | $11,600 |
| 6 | $120,361 | 21-23 | $28,393 | 90-98 | $10,642 |
| 7 | $96,706 | 24-27 | $24,906 | 99-107 | $9,808 |
| 8 | $80,310 | 28-35 | $21,886 | 108-116 | $9,506 |
| 9 | $67,765 | 36-44 | $19,368 | 117-134 | $8,386 |
Surviving players will combine with Tuesday’s Day 2c finishers at 12 p.m. local time on Wednesday in Level 15 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante. Day 2c kicks off on Tuesday at 12 p.m. with 156 players returning to play four 90-minute levels.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the $3,500 Main Event at the 2023 Wynn Millions.
End of Day 2ab Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
966,000 | |
|
862,000 | |
|
814,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
|
||
|
734,000 | |
|
720,000 | |
|
714,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
|
||
|
688,000 | |
|
|
||
|
677,000 | |
|
667,000 | |
|
619,000 | |
|
|
||
|
565,000
466,000
|
466,000 |
|
531,000
402,500
|
402,500 |
|
517,000 | |
|
||
|
506,000
304,500
|
304,500 |
|
487,000
283,500
|
283,500 |
|
487,000
304,000
|
304,000 |
|
471,000
300,500
|
300,500 |
|
466,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
459,000
-118,000
|
-118,000 |
|
457,000 | |
|
454,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
436,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
434,000
232,500
|
232,500 |
|
433,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
432,000
-22,500
|
-22,500 |
|
||
Assorted End of Day 2ab Chip Counts
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
966,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
|
862,000
608,000
|
608,000 |
|
|
734,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
720,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
688,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
677,000
551,000
|
551,000 |
|
|
667,000
491,500
|
491,500 |
|
|
619,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
517,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
457,000
-87,000
|
-87,000 |
|
380,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
233,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
202,000
-272,000
|
-272,000 |
|
200,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
||
|
190,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
||
|
132,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
82,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
Clock Paused
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament staff have paused the clock and announced there will be six more hands played until the remaining players bag up for the day and return on Wednesday March 8 for Day 3.
Dyer Takes Three-Bet Pot
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Dyer opened to 10,000 from middle position and Rania Nasreddine put in a three-bet to 27,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Dyer made the call.
The flop fanned out 
and Nasreddine continued for 15,000. Dyer tossed in chips for the call and the pair saw the 
turn. Nasreddine slowed down with a check and Dyer took the lead with a bet of 32,000.
Nasreddine took some time, but in the end made the fold and the pot was sent to Dyer a couple hands before the end of day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
690,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
265,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
Mandavia Picks Up Aces To Send Opponent To The Exit
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
An under-the-gun player moved all in for 76,000 and it folded around to Ankush Mandavia in the cutoff who moved all in for 84,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and the cards were shown.
Opponent: 
Ankush Mandavia: 
The board ran out 
and the aces for Mandavia held up to send his opponent to the exit just before end of day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
161,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
||
Moreno Finds Perfect River Card To Score Big Pot
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The action was opened to 11,000 from under the gun and both Jeremy Ausmus in early position and Andrew Moreno in the big blind made the call.
The flop came 
and Moreno checked to the initial raiser who continued for 12,000. Ausmus and Moreno both came along and the 
hit the turn.
Play slowed down with a check from all three runners and the dealer put out the 
river.
Moreno took some time before assembling a bet of 48,000 and the under-the-gun player folded. Ausmus quickly tossed in a chip for the call and was shown the bad news when Moreno rolled over for the rivered flush. Ausmus tabled 
to show the beat and the pot was sent to Moreno.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
103,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
||
Rossitto and Liberto Making Moves in Latest Round of Chip Count Updates
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000
318,000
|
318,000 |
|
|
693,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
677,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
585,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
544,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
|
525,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
509,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
430,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
425,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
334,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
|
315,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
279,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
||
|
265,000
-133,000
|
-133,000 |
|
|
242,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
177,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
133,000
-156,000
|
-156,000 |
|
|
132,000
-118,000
|
-118,000 |
|
|
||
|
128,000
-109,000
|
-109,000 |
|
127,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
|
||
|
117,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
107,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
82,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
63,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
||
Dentale Hits The Rail
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The action folded around to Mike Dentale on the button who moved all in for roughly 25,000 and the player in the small blind shoved over the top. The big blind quickly got out of the way and the cards were on their backs.
Mike Dentale: 
Opponent: 
The flop of 
gave hope to Dentale with a flush draw, but when the board ran out 
, it was the end of the road for Dentale as he made his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |