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$3,500 NLH Championship
Day 2 Completed
2021 Wynn Fall Classic
$3,500 NLH Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2021 Wynn Fall Classic
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$5,724,375
Total Entries
1,775
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
314
Players Left
33
Players Left 1 / 1,775
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Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
On Monday, Day 2 of the Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 Championship played out as 314 players from a 1,775-entry field returned to action. Throughout the course of 10 levels of play, the money bubble was burst and the field played down to the final 33 players.
Leading the pack with an even 5 million is Taus Lilius followed Thomas Eychenne (4.655 million) and Tommy Tran (4.425 million).
Others to survive the night were Brian Hastings (4.355 million), Chris Moorman (3.15 million), Alex Foxen (2.42 million), Chris Smith (2.065 million), Stanley Lee (1.63 million), Femi Fashakin (1.53 million), and Stephen Song (1.27 million).
Those players will return for the third and final day on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at noon local time.
Top 10 Stacks After Day 2
| Position | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taus Lilius | 5,000,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Eychenne | 4,655,000 |
| 3 | Tommy Tran | 4,425,000 |
| 4 | Brian Hastings | 4,355,000 |
| 5 | Jorge Consiglieri | 3,818,000 |
| 6 | Scott Drobes | 3,265,000 |
| 7 | Albert Nguyen | 3,250,000 |
| 8 | Chris Moorman | 3,150,000 |
| 9 | Joel Wadsworth Jr | 2,935,000 |
| 10 | Florin Pandilica | 2,930,000 |
Day 2 saw 314 players return to action, each looking to make the money at the top 188 and claim a portion of the $5,724,375 prize pool. Among those to fail to cash were Ismael Bojang, Pat Lyons, Adrian Mateos, Jessica Dawley, and reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Damian Salas.
Some familiar names to earn a cash on Day 2 were Day 1c chip leader Daniel Rezaei (37th - $24,655), Joao Simao (40th - $24,655), Patrick Eskandar (57th - $19,725), La Sengphet (64th - $17,786), Bryan Piccioli (71st - $17,786), Loni Harwood (74th - $16,111), Ali Imsirovic (115th - $11,115), Kristen Bicknell (125th - $10,178), Maria Lampropulos (129th - $10,178), and Katie Lindsay (149th - $9,338).
The remaining 33 players are guaranteed $27,860 in prize money but everyone has their eyes firmly fixed on the $812,270 top prize.
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.
Who will ultimately claim the top prize? Stay tuned here as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all of the action as the final day unfolds.
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
A series of preflop raises saw Barry Hutter get his 1,490,000 stack in the middle and Albert Nguyen called holding slightly more.
Barry Hutter: 
Albert Nguyen: 
Hutter found himself in a cooler situation and the 
runout ended his tournament.
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The tournament director has just announced the final four hands of the evening.
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ryan Chua was all in preflop from under the gun for a little over 1,000,000 and Brian Hastings called from middle position.
Ryan Chua: 
Brian Hastings:
Chua woke-up with ladies at the wrong time as the 
runout ended his tournament in 39th place for $24,655.
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Alex Foxen raised to 100,000 from the hijack and then called the 555,000 three-bet jam Joao Simao made from the button.
Joao Simao: 
Alex Foxen: 
Simao was dominated by Foxen and the 
runout wasn't any help as it ended his tournament in 40th place for $24,655.
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 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 |
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
