Maria Ho Toward the Top in Day 4 of Wynn Millions: Foxen & Bicknell Among 61 Players Left in Star Studded Field
It is time for Day 4 of the $10,000 buy-in, $10,000,000 GTD Wynn Millions to kick off today at 12 noon local time.
It promises to be a scintillating day of action as 61 players return to battle deeper into this huge event. Anthony Marquez will be leading the field with a stack of 1.925 million in chips, as he will be aiming for the $2,018,866 first-place prize.
Others who are in prime position to make a deeper run are Ralph Perry (1.915 million), Anthony Huntsman (1.905 million), Santiago Soriano (1.785 million), and Maria Ho (1.735 million), who make up the top five counts to begin the day.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Marquez | 1,925,000 | 96 |
| 2 | Ralph Perry | 1,915,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Anthony Huntsman | 1,905,000 | 95 |
| 4 | Santiago Soriano | 1,785,000 | 89 |
| 5 | Mara Ho | 1,735,000 | 87 |
| 6 | Ilyas Muradi | 1,700,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Ari Engel | 1,570,000 | 79 |
| 8 | Toby Lewis | 1,510,000 | 76 |
| 9 | Phillip Shing | 1,435,000 | 72 |
| 10 | Daniel Sepiol | 1,430,000 | 72 |
The top few counts are neck and neck and there is no large chip leader at the start which will make for interesting jostling all throughout the day to see if anyone can take command.
Many other well known names will battle today in the star studded field, including; Ari Engel (1.57 million), who was the beneficiary of a straight flush over straight flush late last night., Dylan Linde (1.2 million), Tom Marchese (980,000), Andrew Moreno (890,000) and Cliff Josephy (875,000). Poker power couple Kristen Bicknell (745,000) and Alex Foxen (440,000) remain alive as well.
Play will get increasingly more intense as the payouts begin to rise with the eliminations. An elimination early in the day from 61st-54th will garner a $46,406 pay day, after that the pay will rise to $51,650 and then go up in slightly larger increments as the day unfolds as the players will be aiming to make Day 5, when the money starts to get truly astronomical.
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 |
The action gets underway in Level 21 with blinds at 10,000/20,000/20,000. Levels are all 90 minutes in length and a break will follow each. The current plan is to play six levels on Day 4, with a dinner break following Level 4, so roughly around 6:30 p.m. local time.
PokerNews will be on hand to provide all the updates and excitement throughout the day.
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