2019 Wynn Winter Classic

$5,300 Championship Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 Wynn Winter Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$540,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$2,740,440
Entries
557
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
435
Players Left
190

HPT POY Pupillo Doubles Through Jaka

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Nick Pupillo
Nick Pupillo

There was already 100K in the pot and a board reading {2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades} when we arrived at the table.

Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Season XV Player of the Year Nick Pupillo had checked from the lojack and Faraz Jaka moved all in for around 70,000 from the button. Pupillo, who had 58,000 back, hit the tank before eventually calling off.

Nick Pupillo: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Faraz Jaka: {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Jaka had bluffed his missed flush draw and Pupillo was rewarded with a big double here in the last level of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
225,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
10,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Marko Pantelic Bags Big After Day 1 of 2019 Wynn Winter Classic

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Justin Bonomo (left) and Marko Pantelic
Justin Bonomo (left) and Marko Pantelic

The inaugural Wynn Winter Classic $5,300 buy-in Championship Event – the biggest buy-in tournament the venue has held in over five years – had no problem passing its $1.5 million guarantee as 435 entrants competed on Day 1 of the tournament. With late registration and re-entries open until the stat of Level 13 on Day 2 (approx. 2:10 p.m. on Thursday), that number is sure to go up even more.

After 10 levels of play, approximately 195 players survived. Among the big stacks were Marko Pantelic (357,000), Alex Rocha (330,000), Patrick Serda (279,000), Michael Dyer (254,000), and David “The Dragon” Pham (233,000).

Others to make it through were HPT Season XV POY Nick Pupillo (206,500), bracelet winner Ryan Laplante (192,500), Matt Glantz (168,000), WPT Venetian champ Ben Palmer (149,000), 888poker Ambassador Daria Feshchenko (101,000), and Maria Ho (112,000).

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to bag. Among those to fire and fall on Day 1 were Will “The Thrill” Failla, Eric Baldwin Dutch Boyd, 2019 WSOP Main Event fourth-place finisher Garry Gates, and MSPT Season 10 Player of the Year Mike Shin.

Day 2 of the tournament will kick off at noon local time on Thursday. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.

Tags: Marko Pantelic