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

12-19-2019 14:36 UTC-7

Cheong Outfoxes Wolff

LoriPersinger

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

We caught the action on a flop of and George Wolff was all in and had gotten called by Joseph Cheong.

George Wolff:
Joseph Cheong:

Wolff had flopped top pair, but unfortunately for him Cheong had flopped bottom set, which improved to a full house on the runout and sent Wolff to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	285,000 158,000	158,000

George Wolff	Busted

Tags: Joseph Cheong George Wolff

12-19-2019 14:41 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Pantelic	400,000 43,000	43,000

Ryan Yu	265,000 191,000	191,000
Maria Konnikova	220,000 60,000	60,000

David Baker	175,000 95,000	95,000

Joe Kuether	175,000 79,000	79,000
Alan Goehring	170,000 94,000	94,000

Dan Shak	140,000 90,000	90,000
Manig Loeser	140,000 -24,500	-24,500

Shannon Shorr	125,000

Tony Dunst	125,000 57,000	57,000

Upeshka DeSilva	120,000 120,000	120,000
Ian O'Hara	120,000 31,000	31,000
Rob Wazwaz	100,000 7,500	7,500

Anton Wigg	90,000 51,000	51,000

Kou Vang	60,000 27,000	27,000
Dylan Wilkerson	60,000 28,500	28,500

Omar Zazay	51,500 -11,500	-11,500
Anthony Zinno	50,000 50,000	50,000

Simon Deadman	40,000 -30,500	-30,500
Jessica Dawley	35,000 -25,500	-25,500

Louis Salter	30,000 -33,500	-33,500

MSPT's All-Time Money Lead on the Rise

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Minnesota's Rich Alsup, the all-time money leader on the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT), opened for 6,500 from the hijack and Zeng Wang called from the cutoff. Mario Mosboeck came along from the button, both blinds folded, and it was three-way action to the flop, which fell .

The trio all checked and did the same on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, both Alsup and Wang checked before Mosboeck bet 7,000.

Alsup thought for a few moments before calling and Wang quickly folded. Mosboeck tabled the but he was unable to buy it with his small pocket pair as Alsup had looked him up with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Alsup	190,000 95,000	95,000

Zeng Wang	95,000 -5,000	-5,000
Mario Mosboeck	80,000 -47,500	-47,500

Tags: Mario Mosboeck Rich Alsup

12-19-2019 14:58 UTC-7

BK Takes From CK

LoriPersinger

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Chris Klodnicki raised to 5,500 from middle position, Byron Kaverman three-bet big to 24,000 and Klodnicki made the call.

After Kaverman continued for 15,000 on the flop and Klodnicki made the call both players checked the turn. The dealer fanned the on the river, and after about a minute Kaverman slid out a bet of 11,000, which was called by Klodnicki who then folded when Kaverman tabled [A5d].

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	174,000 119,500	119,500

Chris Klodnicki	105,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Chris Klodnicki

12-19-2019 15:02 UTC-7

Fields Fells Rabinowitz

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The preflop action escaped us but we do know Darren Rabinowitz got the last of his chips all in preflop and was at risk against Eric Fields.

Eric Fields:
Darren Rabinowitz:

It was a flip but Rabinowitz needed to improve to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, that proved easier said than done as the board ran out a lowly to send the pot to Fields.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Fields	350,000
Darren Rabinowitz	Busted

Tags: Eric Fields Darren Rabinowitz

12-19-2019 15:06 UTC-7

First Break of the Day

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day. When they return, late registration and re-entry will come to an end. That means final numbers and prize pool information will be available shortly.

12-19-2019 15:14 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts at the 1st Break

LoriPersinger

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	497,000 286,500	286,500

Ron West	260,000 184,000	184,000
Barry Shulman	256,000 256,000	256,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	223,000 62,000	62,000

James Romero	175,000 11,000	11,000

Anthony Zinno	145,000 95,000	95,000

Ray Qartomy	90,000 90,000	90,000
Ben Yu	67,000 67,000	67,000

Chance Kornuth	46,000 46,000	46,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

12-19-2019 15:24 UTC-7

A Look at the Remaining 2019 Wynn Winter Classic Schedule

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Date	Time	Event	Guarantee	Chips	Levels
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

12-19-2019 15:36 UTC-7

Last Bullet for MacDonnell

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

With registration closed, Marc MacDonnell is on his last bullet of the tournament. A fortunate river just now may mean it's the lucky one.

MacDonnell got his stack of 62,000 all in preflop against an opponent who had him in a tough spot.

Marc MacDonnell:
Opponent:

The flop didn't do MacDonnell any favors, while the turn gave him a gutshot Broadway draw. However, it was the river that would give him a winning two pair for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc MacDonnell	125,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Marc MacDonnell