2019 Wynn Winter Classic
The under-the-gun players opened for 2,500 and the player next to act called. When action reached David "ODB" Baker on the button, he popped it to 9,500. Both blinds folded, the UTG player called, and the limper got out of the way to make it heads-up action to the ![]()
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flop.
The UTG player check-called a bet of 7,500 and then both players checked the
on the turn. When the
completed the board on the river, the UTG player fired out 32,500 and Baker paused for a few beats before raising all of his stack except a single T100 chip, essentially going all in for 55,000.
That did the trick as the UTG player folded and asked, "Aces?"
Baker obliged and showed the table his ![]()
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"I wish I had ten-nine," the UTG player quipped.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
92,000
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92,000 |
With 3,500 in the pot and a board reading ![]()
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, Ian Matakis bet 1,800 from the small blind and Toby Lewis called from early position.
The
completed the board on the river and action went check-check.
Matakis tabled the ![]()
for a pair of sevens and it was good as Lewis sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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38,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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Manig Loeser raised to 2,400 from middle position and the player in the small blind called. Lee Markholt got out of the way from the big and it was heads-up action to the ![]()
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flop.
The player in the small blind check-called a bet of 2,500 and then checked again on the
turn.
Loeser kept the pressure on with a bet of 6,000 and that did the trick as he opponent quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are now on their last 10-minute break of the night. When they return they'll play two more levels before bagging and tagging on Day 1. Remember, re-entry and late registration is open all night into Day 2.
A preflop raising war resulted in Brandon Eisen getting his stack of 52,900 all in preflop against Las Vegas grinder Eric Baldwin, formerly of Wisconsin.
Brandon Eisen: ![]()
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Eric Baldwin: ![]()
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Eisen had the better pocket pair and he shipped the double after the board ran out ![]()
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. Baldwin was left with just 2,100 after the hand, but he was unable to spin it up going bust in the very next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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106,000 | |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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225,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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115,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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100,000
38,000
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38,000 |
|
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95,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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95,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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90,000 | |
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73,000 | |
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70,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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55,000 | |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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48,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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45,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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40,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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34,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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26,500
15,500
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15,500 |
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15,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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Busted | |
Garry Gates opened for 2,500 from early position and Jeremy Levin called from middle position. Nadya Magnus then three-bet all in for 22,900 from the big blind and Gates quickly folded. Levin thought for a bit and opted to call.
Nadya Magnus: ![]()
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Jeremy Levin: ![]()
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It was a race and Magnus was looking to hold to stay alive. Unfortunately for her, that proved easier said than done as the ![]()
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flop hit Levin. Neither the
turn nor
river helped Magnus and she took her leave, though it appeared as if she was headed to the registration desk to jump back into action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted |
The preflop action escaped us but we do know a raising war resulted in a player getting his stack of roughly 60,000 all in preflop against Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger.
Andrew Lichtenberger: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Lichtenberger had the superior ace and scored the knockout after the board ran out a clean ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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