Brian Yoon Leads 23 Players into Day 3 of Wynn Spring Classic $1 Million Guarantee
Welcome back to the Wynn Las Vegas for Day 3 of the Wynn Spring Classic $1 million guarantee where the 687-entrant field has been reduced to just 23 players heading into the final day of play.
Brian Yoon enters the day as chip leader with 1,890,000 in chips and even though he has cashed for over $5.15 million in lifetime tournament earnings from 97 cashes - this is his first cash at the Wynn Las Vegas. Trailing Yoon is Jerry Xiong who finished with 1,855,000 after scoring a late double with a turned full house.
The top five chip leaders round out with James Hundt (1,470,000), Charles Davis (1,285,000), and Kevin Buck (1,270,000), while Nikolaos Platis, Mike Hack, Peter Vitantonio, Jim Pennella, and Spencer Champlin are the only other players in the seven-figure club.
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The final 23 players are currently all guaranteed $8,012 in prize money while reaching the final table of nine will earn them at least $19,062 in prize money. For the player that can ascend the mountain and be crowned the champion, he will collect the $189,485 first-place prize and the Wynn Spring Classic championship trophy.
Day 3 action is set to get underway at 12 p.m. (PT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing exclusive live updates throughout the entire day. Stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com as write the path of the Wynn Spring Classic champion.
and Beck was eliminated in 23rd place.
and Johnson was eliminated in 22nd place.
and Kim checked. Yoon bet 100,000 and Kim check-raised to 300,000. Yoon moved all in for roughly 1.6 million and Kim called all in for 915,000.
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and Yoon was eliminated in 20th place.
and Hundt was eliminated in 19th place.
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and Quinn was eliminated in 18th place.
and Davis was eliminated in 17th place.
