2021 Wynn Fall Classic

$3,500 NLH Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info

2021 Wynn Fall Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$643,267
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$5,724,375
Entries
1,775
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
341
Players Left
56

Day 1a of the Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 Championship Kicks Off Shortly

Wynn
Wynn

Welcome to Day 1a of the Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 Championship. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. for the first of three opening flights in the flagship event of the Wynn Fall Classic.

Sung Joo "Arte" Hyun won the Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Championship in March 2021, beating a field of 614 players to claim the $313,409 prize. A large field is expected this weekend to compete for the $3,000,000 guarantee.

Players will start with 40,000 in chips and play 15 40-minute levels on Day 1 or until approximately 11% of the field remains. Day 2 continues on Monday, October 31 with ten 60-minute levels and Day 3 will play on Tuesday, November 1 until there is a winner.

Late registration for each flight is available until the end of the dinner break, which concludes at the start of Level 10. Unlimited re-entry is available for both flights. Players that survive Day 1a may play Day 1b or Day 1c and their largest chip stack will advance to Day 2.

Be sure to keep it here all weekend long for updates on the action from the PokerNews live reporting team at the Wynn Fall Classic.

Alex Foxen Joins

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen was seen joining the field.

Back in December of 2020, Foxen had an incredible run at the Wynn High Rollers. Over a span of five consecutive tournaments, he finished first once, second place three times, and a fourth-place finish. Those cashes accounted for more than $350,000.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
40,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alex Foxen

Hastings Finds a Fold

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Brian Hastings
Brian Hastings

With 13,000 in the pot and {3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades}{a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} on the board, a player in the big blind bet 11,000.

Brian Hastings went into the tank for a couple of minutes before he finally got away from it.

"Did you bluff me?" Hastings asked.

"Uh...I don't think so," his opponent said as he dragged the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
34,300
34,300
34,300
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Brian Hastings

Koppel Doubles Through Toscano

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jared Koppel
Jared Koppel

David Toscano raised to 4,500 under the gun and Jared Koppel three-bet to 26,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Toscano went into the tank before shoving with Koppel covered.

Koppel snap-called and was at-risk for around 70,000.

Jared Koppel: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
David Toscano: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Spades} and the aces held to give Koppel a big double.

Player Chips Progress
David Toscano us
David Toscano
145,000
-24,000
-24,000
Jared Koppel us
Jared Koppel
116,000
116,000
116,000

Tags: Jared KoppelDavid Toscano

Bicknell Calls Slobodskoy's Bluff

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

Naor Slobodskoy raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Kristen Bicknell three-bet to 5,000 in late position. The blinds folded and Slobodskoy called.

The flop was {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Slobodskoy checked. Bicknell bet 5,000 and the Slobodskoy check-called.

The turn was {7-Clubs} and Slobodskoy bet 4,000 to a quick call from Bicknell. The river was {6-Clubs}.

Slobodskoy fired 11,500 on the river and Bicknell called.

"The nuts!" Slobodskoy said while turning over {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

Slobodskoy did not have the nuts.

Bicknell turned over {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Naor Slobodskoy il
Naor Slobodskoy
173,000
173,000
173,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
109,000
-7,500
-7,500
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Kristen BicknellNaor Slobodskoy