$3,500 NLH Championship | 2021 Wynn Fall Classic

11-02-2021 12:40 UTC-7

WSOP Big 50 Champ Runs Into Lilius Buzzsaw

Chad Holloway

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

After Valentino Konakchiev opened with a raise from the cutoff, WSOP Big 50 bracelet winner Femi Fashakin three-bet to 430,000 from the button.

Taus Lilius then jammed his big stack in from the small blind, Konakchiev folded, and Fashakin quickly called off for approximately 2.2 million total.

Femi Fashakin:
Taus Lilius:

Just one hand after eliminating Michael Gathy, Lilius woke up with a monster to put Fashakin on the verge of elimination.

"Wow, what a set-up," Fashakin said as he stood up.

He then watched helplessly as the board ran out to send him to the rail in 30th place for $27,860.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taus Lilius	8,000,000 -300,000	-300,000
Femi Fashakin	Busted

Tags: Femi Fashakin Taus Lilius

11-02-2021 12:52 UTC-7

Song & Cohn Jam Into Slobodskoy's Cowboys

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Naor Slobodskoy raised to 125,000 from under the gun, Matthew Cohn three-bet jammed for 1,005,000 from late position and Stephen Song came over the top for 1,080,000 from the button.

Action folded back to Slobodskoy who snap-called having both players covered and all three hands were tabled.

Matthew Cohn:
Stephen Song:
Naor Slobodskoy:

Slobodskoy was licking his chops after seeing both his opponent's held an ace and the runout eliminated both Cohn and Song from the tournament with each earning $27,860 respectively.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naor Slobodskoy	4,800,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Stephen Song	Busted

Matthew Cohn	Busted

Tags: Matthew Cohn Naor Slobodskoy Stephen Song

11-02-2021 12:57 UTC-7

John O'Neal Eliminated in 27th Place ($31,704)

Chad Holloway

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Matt Waxman moved all in for 895,000 under the gun and John O'Neal called off for 785,000 next to act. The rest of the players folded and the hands were tabled.

John O'Neal:
Matt Waxman:

O'Neal held the superior pocket pair and held through both the flop and turn. However, disaster struck when the spiked on the river to give Waxman the two-outer for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Waxman	1,700,000 690,000	690,000

John O'Neal	Busted

Tags: Matt Waxman John O'Neal

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

11-02-2021 13:09 UTC-7

2021 Wynn Fall Classic Winners Thus Far...

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Date	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Hometown	Prize
09/30/21	$400 NLH $40K GTD	193	$66,585.00	Mike Youngman	Deerfield, IL	$16,476.00
10/01/21	$400 NLH $40K GTD	204	$70,380.00	Johnny Oshana	Los Gatos, CA	$14,871.00
10/02/21	$1100 NLH $200K GTD	300	$294,000.00	Maziar Kesharvarzi	San Antonio, TX	$71,281.00
10/03/21	$1100 NLH $200K GTD	263	$257,740.00	Bin Weng	Philadelphia, PA	$65,136.00
10/04/21	$1100 NLH $200K GTD	325	$318,500.00	Mr. Zhu	China	$62,466.00
10/05/21	$1600 NLH $1M GTD	1790	$2,595,500.00	Federico Castaine	Argentina	$361,180.00
10/09/21	$1100 NLH $200K GTD	339	$332,220.00	Michael Leanes	Bakersfield, CA	$77,679.00
10/11/21	$2200 NLH Mystery Bounty $2M GTD	2333	$3,032,900.00	Pete Chen	Taiwan	$289,193.00
10/15/21	$1100 NLH $200K GTD	408	$399,840.00	Roland Rokita	Austria	$87,341.00
10/16/21	$1100 NLH $200K GTD	393	$385,140.00	Tan Nguyen	Evans, GA	$71,932.00
10/17/21	$400 NLH Ladies $40K GTD	171	$58,995.00	Chien Weng	Taiwan	$16,318.00
10/17/21	$1600 PLO $500 Bounty $200K GTD	274	$398,670.00	Jiaqi Zu	Columbia, MD	$63,442.00
10/18/21	$1600 NLH $500 Bounty $200K GTD	368	$351,440.00	Paulo Porto Cillena	Spain	$67,535.00
10/19/21	$550 H.O.R.S.E. $50K GTD	240	$115,200.00	David Brookshire	Baltimore, MD	$29,110.00
10/22/21	$1100 PLO $100k GTD	336	$329,280.00	Roee Shalom	Israel	$57,643.00
10/23/21	$1100 NLH $200K GTD	342	$335,160.00	Anthony Denove	Hollywood, CA	$78,336.00
10/24/21	$1100 NLH Seniors $400K GTD	786	$766,350.00	Shawn Rice	Lubbock, TX	$116,039.00
10/26/21	$550 Omaha 8/B $50K GTD	178	$85,440.00	John Hensen	Greenfield, MA	$23,629.00

11-02-2021 13:27 UTC-7

Scott Drobes Eliminated in 26th Place ($31,704)

Anthony Thompson

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With a completed board of showing, Scott Drobes moved his remaining chips on from the middle from the big blind and was called by Pim Gieles from late position.

Drobes showed for a pair of eights but he was way behind Gieles who flopped a set of tens and Drobes took his exit in 26th place for $31,704.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pim Gieles	2,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Scott Drobes	Busted

Tags: Pim Gieles Scott Drobes

11-02-2021 13:41 UTC-7

Denys Shafikov Eliminated in 25th Place ($31,704)

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Kevin McKenzie moved all in for around 1.4 million under the gun and Denys Shafikov called off for 820,000 from the small blind.

Denys Shafikov:
Kevin McKenzie:

It was a classic flip and the proverbial coin came down in McKenzie's favor after the board ran out to give him a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin McKenzie	2,250,000 1,260,000	1,260,000
Denys Shafikov	Busted

Tags: Denys Shafikov Kevin McKenzie

11-02-2021 13:51 UTC-7

Day 3 Photos Courtesy Jamie Thomson

Anthony Thompson

11-02-2021 13:57 UTC-7

Valentino Konakchiev Eliminated in 24th Place ($31,704)

Anthony Thompson

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Valentino Konakchiev was all in for 1,190,000 after a flop and Chris O'Neil called holding 1,235,000 from the hijack.

Valentino Konakchiev:
Chris O'Neil:

O'Neil was ahead with his made hand of queens and neither the turn nor the river changed a thing as Konakchiev was eliminated in 24th place for $31,704.