$3,500 NLH Championship Day 1b | 2021 Wynn Fall Classic

10-30-2021 21:01 UTC-8

Updated Stacks

Nicholas Baltz

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	235,000 60,000	60,000

Qing Liu	205,000 25,000	25,000

Alex Foxen	150,000 14,500	14,500

Andrew Moreno	55,000 37,000	37,000
Patrick Tardif	43,000 13,700	13,700

10-30-2021 21:13 UTC-8

History and Winners of the Wynn Fall Classic Winners

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Anthony Thompson

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

The Wynn Fall Classic debuted back in 2012, and since then some of the biggest names in poker have claimed the prestigious title including 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen, who won it that same year for $90,125. Two years later, Matt Affleck took it down for $139,348 and the following year it was Steve Sung coming out on top to the tune of $170,550.

More recently, Bob Shao claimed the title in 2019 for $222,820 while the 2020 edition was canceled due to the pandemic.

Year	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
2012	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,590 Championship	268	$389,940	James Hoeppner	$77,760
2013	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	249	$362,295	Josh Pollock	$84,050
2014	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	290	$421,950	Terry Fleischer	$76,334
2015	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	267	$388,485	Joe McKeehen	$90,125
2016	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	361	$525,165	Tom Middleton	$99,000
2017	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	447	$650,385	Matt Affleck	$139,348
2018	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	594	$864,270	Steve Sung	$170,550
2019	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	1,024	$1,489,920	Bob Shao	$222,820

Tags: Joe McKeehen Matt Affleck Steve Sung

10-30-2021 21:23 UTC-8

A Round of Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Galinec	440,000 25,000	25,000
Jon Vallinas	310,000 75,000	75,000
Qing Liu	240,000 35,000	35,000

Michael Rossitto	210,000 6,500	6,500
Ian O'Hara	180,000 44,500	44,500

David Coleman	162,000 18,000	18,000

Tony Tran	130,000 7,700	7,700
Ryan Remington	130,000 20,500	20,500
Jesse Yaginuma	115,000 62,500	62,500

Josh Bobrosky	100,000 30,000	30,000
Ali Imsirovic	100,000 10,000	10,000
Francisco Benitez	86,000 54,000	54,000
Ian Matakis	80,000 5,500	5,500

Joe Kuether	47,000 16,500	16,500
Manig Loeser	46,000 6,500	6,500

Philip Shing	38,000 500	500

10-30-2021 21:29 UTC-8

Mateos Takes a Small Hit, Salas Wins One

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Nicholas Baltz

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

On the flop and 21,000 in the pot, Adrian Mateos bet 5,000 and was met with a raise to 12,000 from the small blind.

Mateos called and they saw the turn . The action went check-check to the river and Mateos folded to a bet of 19,000.

On a neighboring table, Damian Salas opened the hijack to 6,000 and the cutoff called, as did in the big blind.

Salas check-called a bet of 11,000 from the cutoff on the flop and the big blind got out of the way.

Both players checked the turn and river and Salas showed for the wheel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	202,000 33,000	33,000

Damian Salas	125,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Damian Salas

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

10-30-2021 21:35 UTC-8

No Longer in the Tournament...

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Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Elio Fox	Busted

Shannon Shorr	Busted

Ryan Riess	Busted

Faraz Jaka	Busted

Uri Reichenstein	Busted
Seung Mook Jung	Busted
Mark Liedtke	Busted
Dominique Mosley	Busted
Joey Weissman	Busted

10-30-2021 21:43 UTC-8

Shing Eliminated by Liu

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Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There was three-way action after a flop between Philip Shing from under the gun, Qing Liu from the button and the big blind player.

The big blind led out for 17,000 into and 40,000 pot and Shing raised all in for 47,000. Action was on Liu who three-bet over the top sending the player in the big blind deep into the tank.

After roughly six-minutes, a clock was called and the big blind quickly folded after the countdown began.

Philip Shing:
Qing Liu:

"No matter what happens good luck," Shing said to Liu just as the dealer dropped the on the turn.

Shing fell behind needing a jack but the completed the board on the river and ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qing Liu	300,000 60,000	60,000

Philip Shing	Busted

Tags: Philip Shing Qing Liu

10-30-2021 21:44 UTC-8

Kramer Holding Tough

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Nicholas Baltz

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Bruce Kramer made it 8,000 to go from under-the-gun and found two callers.

Kramer continued for 10,000 on the flop and won the pot with the bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruce Kramer	150,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Bruce Kramer

10-30-2021 21:55 UTC-8

Foxen Lays the Trap, Gets Paid

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Nicholas Baltz

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 9,000 from early position and the player in the big blind three-bet to 26,000.

Foxen made the call and they saw the flop . The player in the small blind continued for 22,000 and Foxen called.

On the turn , Foxen called again, this time 20,000 from his opponent.

The river was the and the player in the small blind shoved for about 78,000 and Foxen snap-called.

Foxen tabled for a set of aces and his opponent could only muck his as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	380,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Alex Foxen

10-30-2021 22:07 UTC-8

Marquez Out Kicked by Mateos

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Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Anthony Marquez open-jammed for 46,000 from middle position and Adrian Mateos called from the cutoff.

Anthony Marquez:
Adrian Mateos:

Marquez was behind needing help but things turned ugly after a jack appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn did keep Marquez alive with a Wheel draw but the completed the board on the river and ended his night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	300,000 98,000	98,000

Anthony Marquez	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Anthony Marquez