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

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Pantelic	357,000 270,000	270,000

Uke Dauti	334,000 84,000	84,000
Alex rocha	330,000 -45,000	-45,000
Lars Kamphues	290,500
Kent Buckingham	289,500
Edward Hislop	284,000 9,000	9,000
Patrick Serda	279,000 -101,000	-101,000

Kazuhiko Yotsushika	279,000
Chris Ryan	261,500
Michael Dyer	254,000 254,000	254,000
David Doherty	237,500
David Pham	233,000 67,000	67,000

Brent Roberts	229,000
Ian Matakis	225,000 125,000	125,000

Barry Hutter	223,500 -1,500	-1,500

Ryan Leng	221,500 33,500	33,500

Noam Muallem	219,000
Larry Greenberg	211,000
Galen Hall	210,500 60,500	60,500

Josh Bergman	209,000
Chad Wassmuth	208,500
Nick Pupillo	206,500 -18,500	-18,500

Joseph Cheong	202,500 82,500	82,500

Andrew Ostapchenko	198,000 48,000	48,000
Ryan Laplante	192,500 47,500	47,500

Player

Chips

Progress

Marko Pantelic

357,000

270,000

Uke Dauti

334,000

84,000

Alex rocha

330,000

-45,000

Lars Kamphues

290,500

Kent Buckingham

289,500

Edward Hislop

284,000

9,000

Patrick Serda

279,000

-101,000

279,000

261,500

254,000

237,500

233,000

67,000

Brent Roberts

229,000

Ian Matakis

225,000

125,000

Barry Hutter

223,500

-1,500

Ryan Leng

221,500

33,500

Noam Muallem

219,000

Larry Greenberg

211,000

Galen Hall

210,500

60,500

Josh Bergman

209,000

Chad Wassmuth

208,500

Nick Pupillo

206,500

-18,500

Joseph Cheong

202,500

82,500

Andrew Ostapchenko

198,000

48,000

Ryan Laplante

192,500

47,500

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.

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2019 Wynn Winter Classic

2019 Wynn Winter Classic

End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

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