Wynn Spring Classic $1M GTD Championship | 2021 Wynn Spring Classic

03-15-2021 20:19 UTC-7

Auer Picks Off Moorman, Takes the Chip Lead

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chris Moorman bet from the hijack and got raised to 320,000 by Matthias Auer on the button. The board read and Moorman called. Both players checked the , bringing a river. Moorman slid in a massive bet of 1.7 million. Auer counted out calling chips to see what he'd have left then placed a single chip in the middle.

Moorman flipped over for a bluff, and Auer showed , much to the delight of his rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	5,700,000	2,500,000
Chris Moorman	2,100,000	-2,400,000

Tags: Matthias Auer Chris Moorman

03-15-2021 20:17 UTC-7

Ankush Mandavia Eliminated in 10th Place ($32,815)

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ankush Mandavia raised to 775,000 on the button. Matthew Wantman set him in for the last 100K in the small blind.

Mandavia:
Wantman:

The board ran , no good for Mandavia, sending him out in 10th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	5,500,000	500,000
Ankush Mandavia	Busted

Tags: Ankush Mandavia Matthew Wantman

03-15-2021 20:07 UTC-7

Moorman Five-Bets Afriat

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Eric Afriat opened to 125,000 under the gun, Chris Moorman made it 325,000 on the button and Afriat came back with 725,000. Moorman moved all in. It was 1,470,000 more to Afriat for his stack and he tanked about a minute and folded, showing an .

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	4,500,000	1,050,000
Eric Afriat	1,470,000	-730,000

Tags: Chris Moorman Eric Afriat

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

03-15-2021 19:01 UTC-7

Approximate Chip Counts on Dinner Break

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Players are on break for an hour.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	5,000,000	600,000
Chris Moorman	3,450,000	-150,000
Matthias Auer	3,200,000	75,000
Sung Hyun	3,180,000	-1,020,000
Eric Afriat	2,200,000	75,000
Adam Hendrix	2,100,000	-70,000
David Cabrera Polop	1,900,000	700,000
Mihai Manole	1,415,000	-50,000
Will Failla	1,400,000
Ankush Mandavia	920,000	155,000

03-15-2021 18:53 UTC-7

Qing Liu Eliminated in 11th Place ($32,815)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Qing Liu shoved in the cutoff and Mihai Manole called for less in the big blind.

Manole:
Liu:

The was safe enough for Manole but things got scary on the turn. The river harmlessly paired the board and he collected 695,000.

Liu was left under 250,000. He got that in the next hand with against the of Matthew Wantman and failed to improve.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Manole	1,465,000	665,000
Qing Liu	Busted

Tags: Mihai Manole Qing Liu

03-15-2021 18:47 UTC-7

Kevin Song Eliminated in 12th Place ($28,095)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

We didn't see when the money went in but Kevin Song had in front of him and was smashed by Chris Moorman's on an flop. The board ran , to leave aces and jacks the winner and Moorman collected Song's last 800,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	3,600,000	900,000
Kevin Song	Busted

Tags: Chris Moorman Kevin Song

03-15-2021 18:46 UTC-7

Ray Qartomy Eliminated in 13th Place ($28,095)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthew Wantman opened on the button, Ray Qartomy said "God bless America" then announced all in from the big blind. It looked to be about 1.2 million but Wantman called without needing a count.

Wantman:
Qartomy:

Qartomy asked for hearts but the flop brought only one. The turn left him needing river help but the didn't provide enough.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	4,400,000	1,400,000
Ray Qartomy	Busted

Tags: Matthew Wantman Ray Qartomy

03-15-2021 18:43 UTC-7

Moorman Bet-Folds to Auer

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Big blind Matthias Auer checked a flop and Chris Moorman bet 75,000 on the button. Auer peeled and the arrived. Auer checked, Moorman bet 225,000, and Auer made it 715,000. Moorman folded after about a minute.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	3,125,000	725,000
Chris Moorman	2,700,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Chris Moorman Matthias Auer

03-15-2021 18:34 UTC-7

Afriat Unhappy to Get Through

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In a three-way limped pot, Kevin Song bet 90,000 in the small blind on . Sung Hyun called, as did Eric Afriat on the button. Song piled in 350,000 on the but everyone stuck around for the river. Action checked to Afriat and he quickly jammed for about 600,000.

Song thought briefly and folded, and Hyun did the same.

"Thought I was doubling up," Afriat said with a shake of the head. "I had it all."