2021 Wynn Spring Classic

Wynn Spring Classic $1M GTD Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info

2021 Wynn Spring Classic

Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$1,985,676
Entries
614
Players Left
2
Average Chip Stack
12,280,000
Total Chips
24,560,000
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
269
Players Left
82

Kornuth Gets Huge River Value

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

Chance Kornuth bet 1,000 from early position on {q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and the cutoff made it 3,000. The next player cold-called and Kornuth tanked awhile before calling. Everyone checked the {6-Diamonds}, bringing a {7-Clubs} river. Kornuth bet huge with 15,000. The cutoff called without much delay, and the other player quickly folded.

Kornuth showed {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
66,000 26,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth

Trivett's Jacks Hold

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Ray Qartomy opened for 800, in the hijack, a player on the button made it 2,500, and Michael Trivett cold-called in the small blind. Action checked to the button on {4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and the player there bet 2,000. Only Trivett continued. The {10-Clubs} and {k-Hearts} were checked through and Trivett revealed {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Trivett us
Michael Trivett
32,000 -8,000

Tags: Michael Trivett

Cristos Bets Big and Folds

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

On an {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop, Jordan Cristos made a pot-sized wager of 4,500 in middle position only to see the small blind put in a sizable check-raise to 15,000. Cristos grabbed some chips as if to call but then thought better of it and mucked.

Cristos is looking to keep his hot run going after he chopped an event last month here in Vegas for $119K.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
WPT 1X Winner
38,400

Tags: Jordan Cristos

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Updated Chip Counts Before Break

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Players are on break for 12 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
70,000 30,000
Terry Fleischer us
Terry Fleischer
70,000 30,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
65,000 25,000
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
40,000 40,000
Kane Kalas us
Kane Kalas
40,000 40,000
Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000 40,000
Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
WPT 1X Winner
38,000 38,000
Viet Vo us
Viet Vo
36,000 36,000
Brian Green us
Brian Green
WSOP 1X Winner
33,000 33,000
Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
WPT 1X Winner
30,000 -10,000
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
WPT 3X Winner
7,600 -32,400
Mitch Garshofsky us
Mitch Garshofsky
7,000 -33,000

"I Thought I Played it Pretty Good"

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

On a completed board of {7-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, Mike Dentale bet 5,000 from the button into a pot of about 15,000. His opponent in the small blind slid in a call and Dentale tabled {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for top pair.

His opponent gestured in irritation and mucked {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} face up. She said something we didn't hear to Dentale.

"They were running out of two-outers so they had to give me one," he said. "I thought I played it pretty good."

Player Chips Progress
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
46,000 6,000

Tags: Mike Dentale

Boland Gets River Bet Through

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

The blinds checked to the button on a {9-Clubs}{k-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop and the player there bet 500. The small blind called but Sean Boland made it 2,500 on a check-raise out of the big. Only the initial bettor called, and the turn brought the {9-Diamonds}. Boland bet 6,500 and received another call, so they went to the {j-Clubs} river. Boland barreled a final time for 8,500 and his opponent stared him down briefly before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Boland us
Sean Boland
61,000

Tags: Sean Boland

Riess Loses Out on River Value

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

Ryan Riess was in the big blind and checked a {3-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop. An opponent in early position bet an unknown amount with a T1,000 chip and Riess check-raised to 2,000. His opponent quickly called, bringing the {8-Diamonds} turn. Riess bet big with 6,000, and his opponent tanked a long time before calling.

On the {7-Clubs} river, both players checked. Riess flicked in {3-Spades}{3-Clubs} for a set and his opponent grumbled and mucked {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
48,000 8,000

Tags: Ryan Riess

Phan Running Hot

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Several notable players have joined the action here, including the likes of former WSOP champ Ryan Riess and high roller extraordinaire Ali Imsirovic.

They'll be hard-pressed to keep up with the pace set by Tuan Phan early, though, as he has about three starting stacks already. Phan is coming off a second-place run in the long-delayed WPT Gardens Poker Championship, finishing second for $359K more than a year after the tournament was initially played.

Player Chips Progress
Tuan Phan us
Tuan Phan
118,000 78,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
40,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
40,000
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
40,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
40,000
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
WPT 3X Winner
40,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
40,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
40,000
Terry Fleischer us
Terry Fleischer
40,000