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

11-01-2021 00:23 UTC-7

Ben Farrell Bags Big, Daniel Razaei Bags Chip Lead On Day 1c As Final Starting Flight Concludes At Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 NLH Championship

NicholasBaltz

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The Wynn poker room was packed with some of the top talent in the poker world for the final of three starting days of the Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 NLH Championship.

Tournament tables spilled into the cash game room as nearly 900 players showed up for Day 1c. A combined 895 entrants registered for days 1a and 1b, and 1c nearly hit that mark on its own with 880 entries, bringing the total amount of Day 1 entries to 1,775.

The $3,000,000 guarantee was smashed by the field, generating a prize pool of $5,724,375, with the winner taking home $812,270.

Daniel Rezaei (611,000) bagged the chip lead on Day 1c, followed closely by Ben Farrell (600,000) and Max Corcoran (586,000).

There were 157 players who advanced through Day 1c as the numbers have not been finalized. A few others to bag include Nadya Magnus (423,000), Ryan Riess (319,000), Rogen Chhabra (437,000), and Nick Pupillo (186,000).

Some of those who came out for Day 1c but did not advance included Hossein Ensan, Maria Ho, Cliff Josephy, Eric Baldwin, Matt Berkey, Jared Jaffee, and Kitty Kuo.

Some of the biggest stacks from the Day 1a and 1b starting flights include Naor Slobodskoy (679,000), Katie Lindsay (644,000), Kenneth McKeown (634,000), Kristen Bicknell (549,000), Leonardo Patacconi (500,000).

A few others returning for Day 2 include Ali Imsirovic (403,000), Stephen Song (255,000), Chris Moorman (110,000), Loni Harwood (243,000), Jun Obara (227,000), Jeff Madsen (177,000), and Qing Liu (271,000).

Flight	Entries	Advancing to Day 2
Day 1a	341	56
Day 1b	554	101
Day 1c	880	157
Totals	1775	314

All players that advanced to Day 2 will return Monday, Nov 1 at noon, with the blinds at 3,000/6,000/6,000.

Keep up with all the action on PokerNews tomorrow and through the conclusion of this tournament to see who will take home the top prize.

Tags: Ali Imsirovic Ben Farrell Chris Moorman Cliff Josephy Eric Baldwin Hossein Ensan Jared Jaffee Jeff Madsen Joseph Cheong Jun Obara Kitty Kuo Kristen Bicknell Loni Harwood Maria Ho Matt Berkey Nadya Magnus Naor Slobodskoy Nick Pupillo Qing Liu Ryan Riess Stephen Song

10-31-2021 23:57 UTC-7

Greenblatt Dusted by Min Late

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Alexander Greenblatt raised to 11,000 from the hijack and then called the 35,000 three-bet Jason Min made from the big blind.

The flop saw Min continue for 24,000 and Greenblatt called bringing the turn.

Min fired out a healthy 65,000 and Greenblatt called to see the complete the board on the river. Min led out once again, this time for his whole stack and Greenblatt snapped-off his 50,000 stack.

Greenblatt rolled over for top pair but it was no good as Min held to eliminate Greenblatt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Min	485,000	235,000
Alexander Greenblatt	Busted

Tags: Alexander Greenblatt Jason Min

10-31-2021 23:37 UTC-7

Borick Rivers Straight to Stay Alive

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The player under the gun raised to 10,000 and then called the 44,000 three-bet jam Robert Borick made from the small blind.

Robert Borick:
Opponent:

Borick was behind holding live cards and the flop gave him an open-ended straight draw.

The board paired with the on the turn, leaving Borick needing any ace, jack, ten, or nine to survive.

Luckily for him, the fell on the river, completing his straight and secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Borick	90,000	-13,000

Tags: Robert Borick

10-31-2021 23:08 UTC-7

2019 WSOP Main Event Champ Ensan Flushed by Kottler

Anthony Thompson

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

There was heads-up action after a flop between Hossein Ensan from the small blind and Jeremy Kottler from the cutoff.

There was roughly 45,000 already in the middle when Ensan jammed his 110,000 stack in the middle and Kottler called holding 139,000.

Hossein Ensan:
Jeremy Kottler:

Kottler flopped the flush while Ensan needed another club to fall to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Ensan, the board completed with running hearts on the turn and river ending his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Kottler	275,000	116,000
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Tags: Hossein Ensan Jeremy Kottler

10-31-2021 21:26 UTC-7

Prize Pool Information Posted

Anthony Thompson

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

The late registration/re-buy period has ended for the Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 Championship and Day 1c dragged in 880 entries, bringing the three-day total to 1,775.

The $3,000,000 guarantee was completely smashed as the 1,775 total entries generated a total prize pool of $5,724,375.

The top 188 players will make it into the money earning at least $7,860 with each payouts increasing until the eventual champion earns themselves $812,270.

Final Table Payouts

Position	Prize
1	$812,270
2	$541,524
3	$372,542
4	$265,296
5	$196,466
6	$153,127
7	$123,360
8	$102,352
9	$86,381

A full list of the payouts can be found in the payouts tab.

10-31-2021 17:49 UTC-7

Guay Flops Case King to Double Through Vo While Soderstrom Rebuys

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Viet Vo raised to 2,100 from late position, Tomas Soderstrom three-bet all in for 17,000 from the hijack and David Guay four-bet jammed for roughly 50,000 from the big blind.

Action was back on Vo who called after some careful thought and the three players tabled their hands.

Tomas Soderstrom:
David Guay:
Viet Vo:

Guay was ahead with his cowboys and even though a ten appeared in the window on the flop, there was a king underneath keeping Guay out in front.

The turn left Soderstrom needing the case ten but the completed the board on the river and he reentered the tournament while Guay collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Guay	125,000	125,000
Viet Vo	105,500	65,500
Tomas Soderstrom	40,000

Tags: David Guay Viet Vo Tomas Soderstrom

10-31-2021 17:10 UTC-7

Norton's Set is Better

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was heads-up action between Chad Norton from middle position and his opponent seated directly to his left with a board showing.

With over 9,000 already in the middle, Norton check-jammed for roughly 45,000 after his opponent fired out a 6,500 bet and his opponent called off the rest of their 15,900 stack.

Opponent:
Chad Norton:

Both players flopped a set but Norton's was better and the river eliminated his opponent from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Norton	73,500

Tags: Chad Norton

10-31-2021 17:03 UTC-7

Sengphet Doubles After Race

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

A series of preflop raises saw La Sengphet three-bet jam for 11,500 from the small blind and she was called by the hijack player.

La Sengphet:
Opponent:

Sengphet was behind holding two overs until the flop fell pairing her jack.

The turn was safe for Sengphet, as was the that followed on the river and she collected her double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
La Sengphet	29,800	-3,600

Tags: La Sengphet

10-31-2021 16:43 UTC-7

The Dragon Falls

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was heads-up action between David Pham and Pavlo Veksler with a completed board of board showing.

With over 10,000 already in the middle, Veksler jammed and Pham called off his 8,200 stack.

David Pham:
Pavlo Veksler:

Pham paired his nine on the river but was way behind as it also gave Veksler two-pair, ending Pham's tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlo Veksler	21,500	-6,100
David Pham	Busted

Tags: David Pham Pavlo Veksler

10-31-2021 14:20 UTC-7

Phenh Dropped by Lee

Anthony Thompson

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

A series of preflop raises saw Lychhean Phenh call off his 30,000 stack from the hijack after Sonny Lee four-bet jammed from the hijack.

Lychhean Phenh:
Sonny Lee:

Lee was ahead and paired his ace on the flop, but it also gave Phenh a diamond flush draw.

The turn gave Phenh more outs as it paired his seven but the completed the board on the river and exited the tournament field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonny Lee	165,700
Lychhean Phenh	Busted

Tags: Sonny Lee Lychhean Phenh