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$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
Day: 1b
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Final Break
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Day 1b players are on their final 10-minute break of the evening, late registration will be closed upon return.
Pappas Finds Breathing Room With Aces
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A player from early position opened for 2,000, George Pappas three-bet jammed for 10,100 from the hijack and Cheryl Choon isolated from the cutoff.
George Pappas: 
Cheryl Choon: 
Pappas was well ahead of Choon and the 
runout secured him his much-needed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,200 | 23,200 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Sergio Aido Eliminates Johnny Chan
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
We missed the elimination of Poker Hall of Famer Johnny Chan as it happened, but we learned some details after the fact.
According to Sergio Aido, who did the deed, he raised to 2,500 from the button and then called when Chan three-bet to 7,500 from the small blind.
On the 
two-diamond flop, Chan continued for 10,000 and Aido called to see the 
turn.
Chan moved all in for his last 15,000 or so and Aido called.
Johnny Chan: 
Sergio Aido: 
Aido was out in front with two pair while Chan had both straight and flush draws. Unfortunately for the two-time WSOP Main Event champ, the river was a brick and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 30,000 |
|
Busted |
More Updated Chip Counts
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,800 | 17,800 |
|
144,300 | 39,300 |
|
135,400 | 35,400 |
|
127,800 | 87,800 |
|
122,300 | 22,300 |
|
89,700 | 9,700 |
|
88,300 | 24,300 |
|
83,400 | 13,400 |
|
79,800 | -200 |
|
78,300 | 37,100 |
|
|
76,200 | 26,200 |
|
61,200 | 24,200 |
|
56,700 | 38,000 |
|
53,600 | -6,400 |
|
46,500 | 46,500 |
|
42,500 | 42,500 |
|
|
41,600 | -53,400 |
|
38,900 | -16,100 |
|
33,400 | -86,600 |
|
|
32,400 | -12,600 |
|
31,400 | -18,600 |
|
30,900 | -3,300 |
|
28,200 | 8,200 |
|
24,700 |
Updated Chip Counts from the Back of the Room
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 40,200 |
|
165,000 | 38,000 |
|
150,000 | 41,000 |
|
120,000 | 15,000 |
|
100,000 | -5,000 |
|
80,000 | 5,000 |
|
80,000 | -19,800 |
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
|
70,000 | -38,000 |
|
70,000 | -33,400 |
|
60,000 | -20,000 |
|
50,000 | 13,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 5,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
40,000 | 30,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
35,000 | 12,000 |
|
35,000 | -15,000 |
|
32,000 | -1,000 |
|
15,000 | -13,000 |
Tournament Poker's All-Time Money Leader Building Stacks
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A player was all in preflop for 15,000 and looking to survive the one-man wrecking crew that is Bryn Kenney, tournament poker's all-time money leader according to The Hendon Mob.
Bryn Kenney: 
Opponent: 
Kenney was ahead and stayed there as the board ran out a clean 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 113,000 |
Spencer Champlin Victorious in Wynn Summer Classic Event #5: $600 NLH
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 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 |
Hensley Finds a Cool Cowboy
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A series of preflop raises saw Steven Hensley get all his chips in the middle from early position and was called by his opponent directly to the left.
Steven Hensley: 
Opponent: 
Hensley was in a tough spot running into aces and nothing changed after the 
flop. Luckily for him, the dealer dropped the on the turn giving him a set and the river secured him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 110,000 |