Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
Day: 1a
Here Comes the Two-Time US Poker Open Champ
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Shannon Shorr and David Peters, who is fresh off winning his second consecutive US Poker Open title, each put in 5,400 preflop and saw a flop of 
, which they both checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Peters bet 10,500 and Shorr called.
On the 
river, Peters bet 26,000 and Shorr hit the tank. Several minutes passed by and eventually he clicked the fold button sending the pot to Peters.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 90,000 |
|
55,000 | -30,000 |
Smith Wins Race
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
A player from early position raised to 2,000 and action folded around to Dan Smith who three-bet to 9,000 on the button. After the blinds folded, the initial raiser four-bet jammed for roughly 45,000 and Smith called.
Dan Smith: 
Opponent: 
It was a classic race with Smith looking to connect with either of his overs and it didn't take long as an ace fell on the 
flop.
The 
turn was a safe card for Smith as was the river and he eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 135,000 |
Big Slick Abound
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Ali Imsirovic raised to 1,800 from the cutoff only to have 2020 WSOP champ Damian Salas three-bet to 6,400 from the small blind. Imsirovic pushed back with a four-bet jam and Salas shrugged before calling off.
Damian Salas: 
Ali Imsirovic: 
Both players had Big Slick, but the 
flop have Salas a freeroll to running spades. The 
turn took away that chance, and the pot was chopped after the 
was run out on the river.
Not the most exciting hand, but it did give us a good excuse to update you on their chip counts, which are near even.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 7,000 |
|
45,000 | -5,000 |
'LuckyChewy' Felted by Kartalyan
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Artashes Kartalyan raised to 2,000 from middle position and action folded to Andrew Lichtenberger who moved all in for just 100 more from the small blind, Kartalyan called.
Artashes Kartalyan: 
Andrew Lichtenberger: 
Lichtenberger needed some help and found some after the 
flop gave him straight and flush draws.
Unfortunately for him, neither the 
turn nor the river were any help and he took his exit from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,200 | -11,400 |
|
Busted |
Mandavia Waits to the River
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Ankush Mandavia raised to 1,800 under the gun and action folded around to John Racener, who defended the big blind to see a flop of 
.
Both players checked and then did the same on the 
turn.
When the 
double paired the board on the river, Racener bet 2,200 and Mandavia sprung to life with a raise to 8,000.
That did the trick as Racener released.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 40,000 |
|
25,000 | -15,000 |
Sample Hooks Loeser
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Jason Sample raised to 1,600 from early position and Manig Loeser defended his big blind to see a 
flop.
Both players checked bringing the turn and Loeser check-called the 2,500 bet from Sample. The completed the board on the river and both players checked to showdown.
Sample rolled over 
and it was good enough to win the pot after Loeser mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,200 | 13,700 |
|
23,400 | -36,600 |
Smith Fades Scary Board and Doubles Through Daniels
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Shawn Daniels opened with a raise from under the gun and was called by Dylan Smith from the cutoff, along with Erik Seidel from the big blind.
The flop came 
and action was checked to Smith who fired out 5,000. Seidel folded while Daniels called and the fell on the turn.
Daniels check-called the 14,000 bet from Smith and then did the same for 18,800 after the completed the board on the river.
Daniels rolled over 
for a pair of tens but it was no good as Smith flopped the straight holding 
and collected the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,600 | 35,600 |
|
41,200 | -800 |
|
23,400 | 23,400 |
Spencer Champlin Victorious in Wynn Summer Classic Event #5: $600 NLH
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Wynn Millions, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about some of the side events that have taken place out over the past month at the Wynn Summer Classic.
In Event #5: $600 NLH, 743 runners created a $386,360 prize pool that was paid out to the top 80 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Stephen Song (64th - $1,399), Bryan Piccioli (41st - $2,022), Jeffrey Trudeau (19th - $3,490), Vanessa Kade (16th - $3,968), and Sen Mu (10th - $6,144).
In the end, it was Maine native Spencer Champlin who collected every chip in play to capture the first-place $70,641 payday.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Champlin | Scarborough, ME | $70,641 |
| 2 | Dave Alfa | Las Vegas, NV | $46,325 |
| 3 | Nick Blackburn | Long Bottom, OH | $31,488 |
| 4 | Darin Utley | Cedar Rapids, IA | $22,293 |
| 5 | Eugenio Pernia Soto | Venezuela | $16,495 |
| 6 | Toko Luu | San Jose, CA | $12,750 |
| 7 | Kevin Wang | Las Vegas, NV | $10,239 |
| 8 | David Larson | Las Vegas, NV | $8,500 |
| 9 | Stephen Sweat | Asheboro, NC | $7,168 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800