$3,500 Championship
Day 5 Completed
2024 Wynn Millions
$3,500 Championship
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 5
2024 Wynn Millions
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$3,746,500
Entries
1,180
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Neel Murthy Finishes Unlikely Comeback With Victory in the 2024 Wynn Millions Championship ($502,856)*
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The 2024 $3,500 Wynn Millions Championship has come to an end and Neel Murthy is the winner after he defeated Chris Frank in heads-up play.
The tournament drew a total of 1,180 entries across three opening flights, with 236 of them turning out for Day 1a. Day 1b drew 403 entries and a bumper crop of 541 turned out for the final flight to send the tournament well over it’s $3,000,000 guarantee. In the end, the top 151 players divided up a prize pool of $3,746,500 and Murthy claimed the lion’s share of $502,856 after a heads-up deal with Frank.
Haim Gabay finished in third after a long three-handed battle, while [Removed:456] and Jesse Kandola rounded out the top five players that returned for the Day 5 finale.
2024 Wynn Millions Championship Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neel Murthy | United States | $502,856* |
| 2 | Chris Frank | Germany | $500,000* |
| 3 | Haim Gabay | United States | $301,369 |
| 4 | [Removed:456] | Spain | $223,372 |
| 5 | Jesse Kandola | United States | $165,379 |
| 6 | Pedro Ingles | Spain | $122,721 |
| 7 | Dominick Sarle | United States | $91,730 |
| 8 | Daniel Maor | United States | $69,947 |
| 9 | Jeremy Felicetti | United States | $54,467 |
*-denotes final two deal
Winner’s Reaction
Murthy wasn’t supposed to make Day 5, by his own admission, but a series of events on Day 4 brought him off the felt and set him on course for a dominating chip lead going into the final table.
“I could have blown the entire tournament,” Murthy said in his post-win interview with PokerNews. I check-raised king-queen for value on a queen-ten-four board. The turn was a five and I led out before he went all in. I ended up making a fold that left me with between 10 and 15 big blinds.”
Murthy doesn’t know for sure if he was beat, but he believed his opponent when he said he had five-four.
“Two hands later I woke up with kings and I got called with a pair and a flush draw. That brought me back to life before I doubled through Martin Zamani. Which felt good because he was the one that gave me shit for the king-queen fold.”
The win is Murthy’s second biggest career score behind a second-place finish at the 2016 Asia Championship of Poker in Macau. This is also Murthy’s second big score at the Wynn in recent months after he ran to 27th in the WPT World Championship for $159,200 in December.
Murthy will be back this summer for WSOP, and he plans to step it up.
“I haven’t played a full series in many years, and I don’t think I’ll play the whole thing, but I will definitely play more events than I usually do.”
Day 5 Highlights
The day kicked off with an early shove from Martin, who got it in with ace-queen against Murthy’s ace-eight. Murthy got no help and Martin doubled himself off the bottom part of the leaderboard.
The five players settled in for a patient start, and no big moves were made until Kandola hit the rail in fifth place. Kandola got it in on the turn with a pair of tens, but Gabay was there for the knockout with a pair of sixes. The San Jose native picked up the biggest score of his poker career with the fifth-place finish and he sent his career earnings over $200K.
Martin, who folded himself out of trouble during Kandola’s bust hand, got it all in with ace-four on a deuce-three-four flop in Level 29. Frank called with a suited five-two and turned the six to eliminate Martin with a straight. The Spaniard also picked up the biggest win of his career, beating the previous high score of $6,475 by many magnitudes.
The final three settled in and Frank made moves up the leaderboard to pull near even with Murthy. Gabay drifted slowly down towards the felt for the three-and-a-half hours of three-handed play before he got his dwindling stack in with a suited jack-ten. Murthy called with nines and found a clean run out to send the tournament to heads-up play.
Murthy entered the final two with a dominant chip lead, but the dynamic changed when both players got it in with their respective suited ace-queen. The board ran out with a flush for Frank and he took the chip lead moments into heads-up play.
The hand prompted a discussion about a deal, and an accord was reached after several calculations. The players agreed to put $25,000 to the side and play for the trophy.
Heads-up play ensued for nearly two 45-minute levels, but Murthy pulled away over time and Frank couldn’t find his way back. The big moment came when Murthy shoved with a flush and Frank called him off with three jacks to end the tournament.
That wraps up coverage of the 2024 Wynn Millions Championship in Las Vegas. Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from your favorite tournaments around the world.
Chris Frank Eliminated in 2nd Place ($500,000)
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The full board read 2♠Q♥J♣4♥J♥ when Neel Murthy shoved. Chris Frank called quickly for around 4,000,0000 and turned over J♠5♦ for three jacks. Murthy showed 7♥3♥ for the flush to take the pot and win the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,200,000 | |
|
Busted |
Frank on the Ropes
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Chris Frank raised to 900,000 and Neel Murthy called.
The flop was J♣10♥9♣ and both players checked. The turn was Q♦ and Frank bet 1,200,000. That was too much for Murthy and he gave it up.
Murthy has steadily built is stack throughout Level 32 and Frank needs to spin it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,200,000 | 11,400,000 |
|
|
5,300,000 | -6,050,000 |
Murthy Takes More
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Chris Frank limped in and Neel Murthy made it 1,000,000. Frank called and the flop was 7♠7♦8♥.
Murthy bet 600,000 and Frank called. The turn was Q♥ and both playres checked.
The river wa sK♥ and Murthy bet 2,200,000. Frank called and Murthy showed K♣8♠ to take the pot with kings and eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,800,000 | 3,100,000 |
|
|
11,350,000 | -3,150,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Time for a Break
Level 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The final two players have stepped out for a short break.
Murthy Back in Control
Level 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Wtih a big pot in the middle and 4♥5♥4♦6♣ no the board, Neel Murthy bet 5,000,000 and Chris Frank called.
The river was 8♥ and both players checked. Murthy turned over Q♥Q♦ and Frank tossed the losing hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,700,000 | 13,800,000 |
|
|
14,500,000 | -13,800,000 |
Frank Pulls Away
Level 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Neel Murthy raised to 600,000 and Chris Frank made it 2,500,000. Murthy called and the flop was 3♣4♠J♠.
Frank fired 1,800,000 on the flop and Murthy called to see A♣. Frank bet 4,000,000 and Murthy called again.
The river was 2♣ and Frank shoved 11,500,000. Murthy used his last time bank before he gave up the pot and a lot of ground.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,300,000 | 2,700,000 |
|
|
18,900,000 | -2,500,000 |
We Have an Accord
Level 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Chris Frank and Neel Murthy have struck a deal.
Frank takes $500,000 and Murthy wins $477,856. The winner will take home an extra $25,000 and the Wynn Millions trophy.