Kristen Bicknell raised to 12,000 from middle position, Harrison Gimbel three-bet to 36,000 from the hijack and Jack McClelland called off his 34,000 stack on the button.
Action folded back around to Bicknell who five-bet to 80,000 and Gimbel gave her stone look before mucking his hand.
Kristen Bicknell:
Jack McClelland:
McClelland woke up with a premium hand and although it was inferior to Bicknell's pocket kings, the flop wasn't horrible for McClelland as it gave him four more outs with a gutshot straight draw.
Unfortunately for the McClelland, neither the turn nor the river were cards he wanted to see and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Welcome to Day 3 of the Wynn Millions! Day 2ab saw 76 players advance from the 240 survivors from Days 1ab and yesterday, the remaining 246 players from Days 1c took to the felt.
After five levels of play, only 86 of them made it through and the time has arrived for the two fields to combine under one roof.
At noon today, those 162 players that're still in contention from the 1,328 total entries will battle it out for their shot at a piece of the $13,280,000 prize pool.
The top 134 players will make it into the money meaning 28 players will be leaving empty-handed. Entering today with the chip lead is Frank Funaro, who bagged a whopping 953,000 on Day 2c.
Frank Funaro Takes Chip Lead Into Day 3
Day 3 Top 10 Stacks
Position
Player
Table
Chip Count
1
Frank Funaro
42
953,000
2
Dominique Mosley
41
933,000
3
Thomas Boivin
37
926,000
4
Dylan Linde
34
849,000
5
Pavlo Veksler
47
797,000
6
Bin Weng
45
788,000
7
Alex Foxen
42
787,000
8
Ramiro Petrone
45
782,000
9
Russell Thomas
33
760,000
10
Anthony Huntsman
44
747,000
Daniel Negreanu Looks to Make Deep Run in Wynn Millions
Players in the top ten all hold a stack with over 100 big blinds but doesn't mean there isn't plenty of formidable contenders still left in the field as Farid Jattin (662,000), Daniel Negreanu (621,000), Maria Ho (500,000), Jared Jaffee (462,000) and Connor Drinan (449,000) will make their way up the mountain in hopes of making a deep run.
While the latter sits comfortably, an uphill battle is instore for Nadya Magnus (106,000), John Racener (103,00), David Pham (95,000), Sergio Aido (92,000), Kathy Liebert (85,000), and Jack McClelland (34,000) if they wish to make it into the money here on Day 3.
Day 3 Schedule
Play will begin at noon local time, with blinds picking up at level 16 where blinds are 3,000/6,000/6,000. The plan is to play a total of six 90-minute levels with a 10-minute break between each and a 60-minute dinner break after level 19.
Level
Duration
Small Blind
Big Blind
BB Ante
16
90
3,000
6,000
6,000
Break 10
17
90
4,000
8,000
8,000
Break 10
18
90
5000
10,000
10,000
Break 10
19
90
6,000
12,000
12,000
Dinner Break 60
20
90
10,000
15,000
15,000
Break 10
21
90
15,000
25,000
25,000
End of Day
At the end of six levels, all remaining players will bag up for the night and return for Day 4 on Thursday, July 1 at noon local time.
This six-day No-Limit Hold’em event will play through Saturday, July 3, 2021, with Days 3 and 4 playing six 90-minute levels, then the remaining field playing until the final table is reached on Day 5. The final day will play until a winner is declared.
Wynn Millions Schedule
*Date
Day
Time (PT)
Tournamnet*
30-Jun
Wednesday
Noon
Wynn Millions Day 3
1-Jul
Thursday
Noon
Wynn Millions Day 4
2-Jul
Friday
Noon
Wynn Millions Day 5
3-Jul
Saturday
Noon
Wynn Millions Day 6 Finale
There're 162 players returning for Day 3 action, and only 134 spots will be grabbing a piece of the prize pool. Starting the day this close to the money might make for some conservative play, but judging by the previous flights, the tournament should retain the action-filled play that has been up to this point.
A min-cash will be paying $25,091, but all eyes will be on making it through Day 3 for a chance to win the $2,018,666 first-place prize.
Wynn Millions Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$2,018,666
2
$1,248,886
3
$871,314
4
$619,160
5
$456,629
6
$360,140
7
$289,361
8
$240,302
9
$202,765
10-11
$172,654
12-13
$148,456
14-15
$128,645
16-17
$111,671
18-23
$84,956
24-27
$74,522
28-35
$65,485
36-44
$57,952
45-53
$51,650
54-62
$46,406
63-71
$41,997
71-80
$38,179
81-89
$34,708
90-98
$31,842
99-107
$29,348
108-116
$27,099
117-134
$25,091
Who will make it into the money? Stay tuned here as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all of the action as the day unfolds.