$5,300 Championship Event | 2019 Wynn Winter Classic

12-20-2019 15:31 UTC-7

Ryan Tosoc Eliminated in 19th Place ($25,955)

LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Michael Dyer raised to 60,000 from early position and was called by Galen Hall. With action action on him in the big blind Ryan Tosoc shoved his remaining stack, which got a fold from Dyer, but Hall asked for a count. The dealer confirmed the amount and Hall made the call.

Ryan Tosoc:
Galen Hall:

The runout was and Tosoc was eliminated from the tournament. The remaining 18 players will not do a complete seat redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	1,755,000 755,000	755,000

Ryan Tosoc	Busted

Tags: Galen Hall Ryan Tosoc

12-20-2019 15:37 UTC-7

Two-Table Redraw

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player
24	1	Adam Hendrix
24	2	Joe Kuether
24	3	Ankush Mandavia
24	4	Michael Rocco
24	5	Kahle Burns
24	6	Shannon Shorr
24	7	Gary Beller
24	8	Josh Bergman
24	9	Alex Rocha

25	1	Ben Farrell
25	2	Galen Hall
25	3	Matt Yorra
25	4	Chris Ryan
25	5	Barry Shulman
25	6	Louis Salter
25	7	Michael Dyer
25	8	Tomas Soderstrom
25	9	[Removed:174]

12-20-2019 15:43 UTC-7

Alex Rocha Eliminated in 18th Place ($25,955)

LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alex Rocha shoved from middle position, Joe Kuether made the call from the button and both blinds got out of the way.

Alex Rocha:
Joe Kuether:

Rocha was in a race for his tournament life, but that race came to a crashing halt on the flop and left Rocha drawing very thin. The runout changed nothing and Rocha was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Kuether	2,800,000 500,000	500,000
Alex rocha	Busted

Tags: Alex Rocha Joe Kuether

12-20-2019 15:57 UTC-7

Beller Doubles Through Kuether

LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Joe Kuether raised from middle position and Gary Beller defended his big blind. Beller shoved the flop and was called by Kuether.

Gary Beller:
Joe Kuether:

The runout was a clean one for Beller who scooped a much-needed pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Kuether	2,300,000 -500,000	-500,000
Gary Beller	1,075,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Gary Beller Joe Kuether

12-20-2019 16:02 UTC-7

Bergman Bests Burns

LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

After an initial raise from Michael Rocco and a call from Kahle Burns, Josh Bergman three-bet from his big blind. Rocco folded, but Burns checked to see how much Bergman had behind, four-bet shoved and was snap-called by Bergman. Bergman had the lesser chip stack but had the better hand.

Josh Bergman:
Kahle Burns:

The board ran out and sent the pot to Bergman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Bergman	2,290,000 1,290,000	1,290,000
Kahle Burns	675,000 -1,625,000	-1,625,000

Tags: Josh Bergman Kahle Burns

12-20-2019 16:06 UTC-7

Barry Shulman Eliminated in 17th Place ($29,848)

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Barry Shulman, who is also the publisher of CardPlayer Magazine, raised to 60,000 from the button only to have Michael Dyer three-bet all in for 850,000 from the big blind. Shulman called off for 815,000 and it was off to the races.

Barry Shulman:
Michael Dyer:

Shulman was looking to improve to stay alive but that proved easier said than done for the former WSOP Europe Main Event champ as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Dyer	1,665,000 1,140,000	1,140,000
Barry Shulman	Busted

Tags: Barry Shulman Michael Dyer

12-20-2019 16:17 UTC-7

Mine is Bigger Than Yours

LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Michael Dyer raised from early position. When action folded around to Chris Ryan in the big blind he three-bet shoved and was called by Dyer. Dyer had a big hand, but Ryan had an even bigger one.

Chris Ryan:
Michael Dyer:

Ryan never had a sweat on the runout and as a result has chipped up nicely since the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ryan	1,565,000 850,000	850,000
Michael Dyer	960,000 -705,000	-705,000

Tags: Chris Ryan Michael Dyer

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

12-20-2019 16:31 UTC-7

[Removed:174] Eliminated in 16th Place ($29,848)

LoriPersinger

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

[Removed:174] shoved his last 10 big blinds from the cutoff. With action on Galen Hall in the small blind he shoved behind and Matthew Yorra folded his big blind.

[Removed:174]:
Galen Hall:

Tamasauskas needed help from one of his two live cards but unfortunately the flop put him further behind and the turn and river sent him to the rail in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	1,900,000 145,000	145,000

[Removed:174]	Busted

Tags: Galen Hall

12-20-2019 16:48 UTC-7

Hendrix Doubles Up Mandavia

LoriPersinger

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Adam Hendrix raised to 80,000 on the button, Joe Kuether folded his small blind and Ankush Mandavia three-bet shoved from his big blind. Hendrix verified the count, made the call and the two players tabled their hands.

Ankush Mandavia:
Adam Hendrix: