$5,300 Championship Event Day 1 | 2019 Wynn Winter Classic

12-18-2019 23:17 UTC-7

Big Blind Special Wins for Matakis

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With 3,500 in the pot and a board reading , 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
Ian Matakis	100,000 10,000	10,000

Toby Lewis	38,000 -42,000	-42,000

Tags: Ian Matakis Toby Lewis

12-18-2019 23:46 UTC-7

Two Black Aces for ODB

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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 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 .

"I wish I had ten-nine," the UTG player quipped.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Baker	130,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: David Baker

12-18-2019 23:55 UTC-7

Some Late Night Shots

Chad Holloway

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

12-19-2019 00:13 UTC-7

Quick Break for a Race

Chad Holloway

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

The tournament staff has paused the clock in order to quickly race off the T100 chips. Once it's done, the remaining players will plan one more 60-minute levels before bagging and tagging.

12-19-2019 00:34 UTC-7

Chip Counts Part 1

Chad Holloway

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Hislop	275,000
Barry Hutter	225,000

Galen Hall	150,000 50,000	50,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	150,000
Maria Konnikova	125,000

Joseph Cheong	120,000 82,000	82,000

Nick Pupillo	95,000 53,000	53,000

Ryan Leng	85,000 -10,000	-10,000

Mark Radoja	73,000

Mike Shin	64,000 -6,000	-6,000
Jon Turner	60,000 20,000	20,000
Dan Shak	50,000 -70,000	-70,000
Jack Salter	45,000
Darren Rabinowitz	45,000 -15,000	-15,000
Elio Fox	42,000 -23,000	-23,000

Harrison Gimbel	42,000 6,000	6,000

Dylan Wilkerson	35,000 -10,000	-10,000

12-19-2019 00:36 UTC-7

Chip Counts Part 2

Chad Holloway

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

Player	Chips	Progress
David Pham	166,000

Matt Glantz	160,000 60,000	60,000
Daria Feshchenko	140,000
Austin Yoo	127,000
Justin Young	110,000 81,000	81,000

Richard Bai	110,000
Brian Green	100,000 30,000	30,000

Mike Sexton	90,000 -10,000	-10,000

Sean Jazayeri	60,000 33,500	33,500

Justin Bonomo	58,000 10,000	10,000

Garry Gates	55,000 -40,000	-40,000
Justin Zaki	47,000 13,000	13,000

12-19-2019 00:38 UTC-7

Chip Counts Part 3

Chad Holloway

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Serda	380,000 340,000	340,000

Alex rocha	375,000 230,000	230,000
Uke Dauti	250,000
Ryan Leng	188,000 103,000	103,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	180,000 30,000	30,000

Curt Kohlberg	90,000 -10,000	-10,000
Brian Altman	90,000 58,000	58,000

Craig Varnell	85,000 -30,000	-30,000

Nadya Magnus	85,000 35,000	35,000
Stan Jablonski	80,000 -15,000	-15,000
Ricky Guan	70,000
Denise Pratt	65,000 -5,000	-5,000
Louis Salter	60,000 50,000	50,000
Tony Dunst	60,000 -13,000	-13,000

Byron Kaverman	50,000 -40,000	-40,000

Kou Vang	50,000 12,000	12,000
Joe Kuether	45,000 9,000	9,000
Alan Goehring	35,000 20,000	20,000

Dylan Linde	31,500 5,000	5,000

James Calderaro	22,000 -71,000	-71,000

12-19-2019 00:57 UTC-7

HPT POY Pupillo Doubles Through Jaka

Chad Holloway

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

There was already 100K in the pot and a board reading 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:
Faraz Jaka:

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	225,000 130,000	130,000

Faraz Jaka	10,000 -85,000	-85,000

Tags: Nick Pupillo Faraz Jaka

12-19-2019 01:02 UTC-7

Six More Hands

Chad Holloway

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

The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play six more hands before bagging and tagging on Day 1 of the Wynn Winter Classic Championship Event. Stay tuned for various end-of-day chip counts as well as a short recap of the action.