$5,300 Championship Event
Day 1 Started
2019 Wynn Winter Classic
$5,300 Championship Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2019 Wynn Winter Classic
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$2,740,440
Entries
557
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Entries
435
Players Left
190
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2019 Wynn Winter Classic Championship.
One of the premier tournaments taking place this weekend in Las Vegas is the $5,300 buy-in, $1,500,000 guaranteed Wynn Winter Championship, which gets underway today at noon local time. It marks the first time Wynn has offered a Winter Classic to compliment their spring, summer and fall series.
The Winter Classic began back on December 2 with $2.8 million in guaranteed prize pools on top. The series culminates this week with this Championship Event, which will be live reported in full here on PokerNews. Fun Fact: this is the biggest buy-in held at Wynn in over five years!
“This is a great time of year to return to the larger buy-in tournament scene,” Ryan Beauregard, Executive Director of Poker Operations, said previously. “There are a handful of fantastic events in Las Vegas bookmarking this $5,300 Championship, and I would really love to see this December timeframe become an annual ‘must play’ on everyone’s tournament calendar.”
Tournament Director Ray Pulford added: “I am confident that this tournament will generate a multimillion-dollar prize-pool. We are consistently fielding player requests to run bigger buy-in events, and I’m excited to have the opportunity to grow our Wynn Classic offerings.”
Players will start with 50,000 in tournament chips and levels will last 60 minutes each with a 10-minute break every two levels. Registrations and re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 (approx. 2:10 p.m. on Day 2).
There will be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6 (approximately 6:30-7:45 p.m.). All players remaining in the event at that time can enjoy complimentary entry to the Wynn Buffet. A designated entry lane and reserved seating has already been arranged, meaning players can get in and out with ease.
Here's a look at the structure for Day 1, which will play through Level 10 (approx. 11:45 p.m.):
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | BBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 5 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 6 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 7 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 8 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 9 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 10 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Familiar Faces in their Seats Early
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2019 Wynn Winter Classic Side Event Winners Thus Far...
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The 2019 Wynn Winter Classic kicked off back on December 2 and every day since then preliminary events have been taking place. Here's a look at those who've managed to capture titles headed into the Championship Event.
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $400 NLH $100K GTD | 456 | $157,593 | Rory Liffey | $32,109 |
| Event #2: $400 NLH Seniors | 185 | $63,936 | Mike Lang | $17,688 |
| Event #3: $400 PLO | 100 | $34,560 | Tyler Kohlness | $9,045 |
| Event #4: $300 Limit Omaha 8/B | 79 | $20,477 | Rafael Concepcion | $4,899 |
| Event #5: $600 NLH $250K GTD | 727 | $380,366 | Kevin Gerhart | $69,561 |
| Event #6: $400 NLH | 175 | $60,480 | Albert Ng | $16,731 |
| Event #7: $400 NLH | 220 | $76,032 | Amilia Ramadanovic | $20,162 |
| Event #8: $400 NLH | 200 | $69,120 | Ben Moon | $12,165 |
| Event #9: $400 NLH $3K Survivor $100 Bounty | 210 | $51,576 | 17 winners | $3,000 each |
| Event #10: $1,100 NLH $500K GTD | 1,230 | $1,204,416 | Timo Kamphues | $202,787 |
| Event #11: $1,100 Eight Game Mix | 44 | $43,296 | Ryan Leng | $18,185 |
| Event #12: $400 NLH | 163 | $56,333 | Nima Mahani | $9,500 |
| Event #13: $400 NLH | 271 | $93,657 | Michael Kiselman | $19,200 |
A Wynn-ing Test from Ryan Laplante
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Welcome to the Party
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The tournament area continues to fill up and quite a few new tables have opened in the past 30 minutes. Here's a look at some of the players who've taken their seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Early One for Palmer
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Michael Palmer limped the hijack only to have Wen Chang raise to 400 from the cutoff. Minnesota's Rob Wazwaz called from the button, Ian O'Hara came along from the big, and Palmer put in the additional 300 to see a 
flop.
All four players checked and the 
paired the board on the turn. O'Hara checked and Palmer bet 1,000. That did the trick as one by one his three opponents folded.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200