$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
Day 1c Completed
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
Day: 1c
Five Poker Hall of Famers Among Those to Advance from Day 1c of Wynn Millions
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The highly-anticipated $10,000 buy-in, $10,000,000 GTD Wynn Millions continued on Sunday with the third and final starting flight. Day 1c 676 runners, which along with Day 1a’s 263 and 1b’s 389 brought the total field up to 1,328 entries.
That easily surpassed the seven-figure guarantee by creating a $12,483,200 prize pool. The top 134 finishers will get a piece of it with a min-cash being worth $25,091 while the eventual winner will walk away with a $2,018,866 first-place prize. They won’t be the only Wynn Millionaire though as the runner-up will receive $1,248,886.
After 10 levels of play, 246 players remained including five Poker Hall of Famers in John Hennigan (120,000), Jack McClelland (99,500), Daniel Negreanu (77,500), Erik Seidel (8,000), and Johnny Chan (36,500).
Among those to bag big stacks on Day 1c were Joseph Zona (347,000), Andrew Heckman (334,500), Orson Young (326,000), and Frank Funaro (313,000). They were joined by players like Matas Cimbolas (235,000), Anthony Zinno (169,000), Maria Konnikova (88,500), and Maria Ho (86,500).
Heckman got a big chunk of his chips in the penultimate level of the night when the player under the gun opened for 2,700 and found three callers, which included Heckman from the cutoff. The player in the big blind three-bet jammed. Only Heckman called and the two players tabled their hands.
Opponent: 
Andrew Heckman: 
It was a classic race with Heckman looking to stay in the lead and he did after the 
board ran out.
Among those to fall on Day 1c were Phil Laak, Nipun Java, Jean-Robert Bellande, Ben Keeline, Ben Farrell, Nick Rigby, and Chad Alberti, who had won his way into the tournament for $200 via the Wynn Steps satellites.
The surviving players from Day 1c will return Tuesday at Noon local time on Tuesday. In the meantime, Day 2ab will play out at Noon on Monday.
Here's a look at what awaits the final table on Day 6:
Wynn Millions Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $2,018,866 |
| 2nd | $1,248,886 |
| 3rd | $871,314 |
| 4th | $619,160 |
| 5th | $456,629 |
| 6th | $360,140 |
| 7th | $289,361 |
| 8th | $240,302 |
| 9th | $202,765 |
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End-of-Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
A full list of chip counts along with the Day 2c seat draw will be posted when they become available in the morning.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
347,000 | |
|
334,500 | 39,500 |
|
326,000 | 6,000 |
|
313,000 | 233,000 |
|
282,500 | 142,500 |
|
271,500 | |
|
271,000 | |
|
270,500 | 70,500 |
|
267,500 | |
|
|
261,000 | 261,000 |
|
260,500 | |
|
255,000 | 185,000 |
|
251,000 | |
|
249,500 | |
|
|
248,500 | |
|
244,500 | |
|
241,500 | -8,500 |
|
236,500 | 46,500 |
|
235,000 | 120,000 |
|
|
231,500 | |
|
227,500 | -72,500 |
|
226,000 | 158,000 |
|
|
225,500 | |
|
219,500 | |
|
218,000 |
Five More Hands
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play five more hands before bagging and tagging on Day 1c. Stay tuned for some chip counts and well as a recap of the day's action.
Late Night Double for Himmelbrand
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Greg Himmelbrand got his last 17,000 all in preflop and showed down the weapons of mass destruction.
Greg Himmelbrand: 
Opponent: 
Himmelbrand was a heavy favorite and he held when the board ran out a clean 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | 21,000 |
Varnell Secures Late Night Double
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Craig Varnell open-jammed for 24,500 from early position and action folded around to the player in the small blind who called.
Craig Varnell: 
Opponent: 
Varnell was ahead with his made hand of nines and luckily for him, the 
runout kept his tournament hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | -30,000 |
Makhija Mauls Farrell
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action folded around to Amit Makhija in the small blind and he just limped. Ben Farrell then moved all in for 38,000 from the big and Makhija snapped him off.
Amit Makhija: 
Ben Farrell: 
Makhija got tricky with his big pocket pair and Farrell was in dire straits. Unfortunately for the many originally from the UK, the board ran out 
and his Wynn Millions experience came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 140,000 |
|
Busted |
Moreno Hits Every Out to Send Opponent Packing
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action on the table quickly folded to the player in the cutoff who raised all in for 16,000 and Andrew Moreno called from the small blind.
Andrew Moreno: 
Opponent: 
Moreno was dominated but he had luck on his side as the flop fell 
giving him trips. Things got better for Moreno as the case 
dropped on the turn leaving his opponent drawing dead to the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | -25,000 |
Bad Beat for Steps Qualifier Chad Alberti
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Chad Alberti, who qualified for this tournament by first winning a $200 qualifier into an $1,100 and then winning that, was down to his last 8,000 when he managed to get it all in preflop.
Chad Alberti:
Opponent:
Alberti was in a great spot to double, though the 
flop did give his opponent a gutshot straight draw. The 
turn was of no consequence but the river was as Alberti's opponent made the said straight.
Unfortunately for Alberti and his supporters in the Poker 4 Breakfast Facebook group, his run in the Wynn Millions came to an end in the last level of Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Keeline Felted
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action on the table folded around to the player in the cutoff who raised to 3,500 before calling Ben Keeline's 25,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.
Ben Keeline: 
Opponent:
Keeline was in rough shape and didn't find any help on the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |