Some Shots from the Day 1 Field
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
Luber the First to Fall
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
It took about an hour for the first elimination to occur. It happened over at Table 39 and occurred shortly after Ben Luber lost all but 3,500 of his chips running kings into aces.
At that point, Chad Layne raised to 300 and received a call from Walter Atwood next to act. When action reached Luber, he moved all in and both his opponents called.
On a 
flop, Layne bet 4,500 and Atwood called to see a {6xc} turn. Layne checked and then folded when Atwood bet 12,000.
Walter Atwood: 
Ben Luber: 
Atwood had Luber pipped and the river bricked to bring about the first bust out of the 2019 Wynn Winter Classic Championship Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
A Look at the Remaining 2019 Wynn Winter Classic Schedule
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Date | Time | Event | Guarantee | Chips | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 18 | 12 p.m. | $5,300 NLH Championship Day 1 | $1.5 million | 50,000 | 60 min |
| Dec. 19 | 12 p.m. | $5,300 NLH Championship Day 2 | |||
| Dec. 20 | 12 p.m. | $5,300 NLH Championship Day 3 | |||
| Dec. 20 | 12 p.m. | $400 NLH | $40,000 | 20,000 | 30 min |
| Dec. 21 | 12 p.m. | $550 NLH | $50,000 | 20,000 | 30 min |
| Dec. 21 | 4 p.m. | $400 PLO/NLH | $25,000 | 20,000 | 30 min |
| Dec. 22 | 12 p.m. | $400 NLH | $40,000 | 20,000 | 30 min |
"They Didn't Follow Through"
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Stan Jablonski opened with a raise of 400 from the hijack and picked up callers in both blinds.
"It's going to be a big one," Jablonski said to us before the flop came down 
.
Two checks saw Jablonski continue for 400 and both his opponents folded.
"They didn't follow through," Jablonski said with a smile as he pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
Jazayeri Flushed By Pantelic
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
We missed the elimination of WPT champ Sean Jazayeri but Garry Gates, who was at the table when it happened, was kind enough to fill us in on some details.
As he told it, there was some action on a 
flop before Jazayeri got the rest of his chips in on the turn, which was a third diamond, against Marko Pantelic.
Sean Jazayeri: 
Marko Pantelic: 
Jazayeri had an overpair with a king-high flush draw, which he needed to hit as Patenlic already had the diamond flush with the .
The 
on the river gave Jazayeri a set but it wasn't good enough and he headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Smile for the Camera
First Break of the Day
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
95,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
67,000 | |
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
56,000 | |
|
|
||
|
54,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
50,000 | |
|
46,500 | |
|
|
||
|
45,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
30,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
25,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Gates Takes It on the Turn
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
After a player raised to 600 from early position, 2019 WSOP Main Event fourth-place finisher Garry Gates three-bet to 1,800 two spots over in the hijack. Marko Pantelic came along from the small blind, the initial raiser did the same, and the trio took a flop of 
.
The early-position player checked, Gates continued for 2,100, and Pantelic folded. The original raiser called and then checked for the second time on the 
turn.
Gates, who recently won a gold ring down at the WSOP Circuit International Aruba stop, upped his bet to 4,200 and this time it did the trick as his opponent wasted little time in folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,500
4,500
|
4,500 |