$5,300 Championship Event Day 2 | 2019 Wynn Winter Classic

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Farrell	3,250,000 1,180,000	1,180,000
Peter Nigh	2,015,000
Ryan Tosoc	1,505,000 650,000	650,000

Louis Salter	1,345,000 525,000	525,000
Joe Kuether	1,340,000 480,000	480,000
Austin Yoo	1,220,000 -80,000	-80,000
Galen Hall	1,060,000 860,000	860,000

Ron West	1,025,000 -175,000	-175,000
Matt Glantz	885,000 -15,000	-15,000
Justin Bonomo	825,000 -470,000	-470,000

Daniel Strelitz	805,000 -20,000	-20,000

Kahle Burns	790,000 -310,000	-310,000

Matthew Yorra	755,000 285,000	285,000
Chris Ryan	745,000 745,000	745,000
Ryan Leng	715,000 155,000	155,000

Ankush Mandavia	700,000 250,000	250,000

Ryan Lenaghan	685,000 135,000	135,000
Robert Fallan	685,000 -275,000	-275,000
Barry Shulman	640,000 -460,000	-460,000

Adam Hendrix	630,000 483,000	483,000
Michael Dyer	615,000 15,000	15,000
Shannon Shorr	530,000 80,000	80,000

Alex Condon	495,000 495,000	495,000
[Removed:174]	490,000 457,000	457,000
Alex rocha	420,000 95,000	95,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Ben Farrell

3,250,000

1,180,000

Peter Nigh

2,015,000

Ryan Tosoc

1,505,000

650,000

Louis Salter

1,345,000

525,000

Joe Kuether

1,340,000

480,000

Austin Yoo

1,220,000

-80,000

Galen Hall

1,060,000

860,000

Ron West

1,025,000

-175,000

Matt Glantz

885,000

-15,000

Justin Bonomo

825,000

-470,000

Daniel Strelitz

805,000

-20,000

Kahle Burns

790,000

-310,000

Matthew Yorra

755,000

285,000

Chris Ryan

745,000

Ryan Leng

715,000

155,000

Ankush Mandavia

700,000

250,000

Ryan Lenaghan

685,000

135,000

Robert Fallan

685,000

-275,000

Barry Shulman

640,000

-460,000

Adam Hendrix

630,000

483,000

Michael Dyer

615,000

15,000

Shannon Shorr

530,000

80,000

Alex Condon

495,000

[Removed:174]

490,000

457,000

Alex rocha

420,000

95,000

The inaugural Wynn Winter Classic $5,300 buy-in Championship Event – the biggest buy-in tournament the venue has held in over five years – crushed its $1.5 million guarantee as 557 entrants created a $2,740,440 prize pool.

Waiting up top for the winner is a hefty $540,800 payday, and after Day 2 ended on Thursday night, just 31 players remaining in contention for it. The man best positioned to make a run at it is the UK’s Ben Farrell, who bagged up the chip lead with 3.25 million.

Farrell will be adding to a career year that has already seen him earn $663,363 in live tournament earnings. That included a pair of six-figure scores here in Vegas over the summer when he won the WPT500 ARIA for $155,000 and a couple weeks later took down the Planet Hollywood Goliath Phamous Series Main Event for $162,400.

Others to bag big stacks advancing to Day 3 were Peter Nigh (2,105,000), Ryan Tosoc (1,505,000), Louis Salter (1,345,000), and Joe Kuether (1,340,000), who round out the top five.

They will be joined by players likeMatt Glantz (885,000), Justin Bonomo (825,000), Daniel Strelitz (805,000), Kahle Burns (790,000), Ryan Leng (715,000), and Ankush Mandavia (700,000).

Among those to finish in the money on Day 2 were Ryan Laplante (36th - $15,101), Nadya Magnus (37th - $15,101), Maria Ho (39th - $15,101), Maria Konnikova (42nd - $15,101), Ryan Olisar (48th - $13,211), HPT Season XV Player of the Year Nick Pupillo (53rd - $13,211), Kou Vang (57th - $11,619), Andrew Ostapchenko (58th - $11,619), and Curt Kohlberg (61st - $11,619).

Not everyone was fortunate enough to cash as roughly a couple hundred players fell short of the money including Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton, Anthony Zinn, Scott Baumstein, David “The Dragon” Pham, Dan Shak, Anton Wigg, Chris Moorman, and bubble boy Uke Dauti, who lost a race with queens to the ace-king of Ron West thanks to an ace on the turn.

Day 2 of the tournament will kick off at noon local time on Friday and play down to a winner. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.

2019 Wynn Winter Classic

2019 Wynn Winter Classic

End-of-Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Ben Farrell Leads as 31 Bag on Day 2 of Wynn Winter Classic Championship