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

03-13-2021 00:23 UTC-7

Afriat Lucky to Bust Auer

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Matthias Auer checked in middle position on and Eric Afriat bet 8,500 in the cutoff. Auer moved all in for 32,000 more and Afriat called with .

He was in rough shape against for a set, and he asked for the . Close, but it was the that was just as good, sending Auer to the rail on a bad beat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	130,500 3,500	3,500

Matthias Auer	Busted

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03-13-2021 00:36 UTC-7

Imsirovic Felted

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Ali Imsirovic got his last 19,000 in from middle position and was called by Dylan Wilkerson on the button, who held . Imsirovic showed the and the dealer revealed the behind it. The flop brought a sweat but nothing further materialized to improve Imsirovic's hand and he headed for the exit, doubtless set to take a shot on Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Wilkerson	80,000 9,000	9,000

Ali Imsirovic	Busted

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03-13-2021 00:46 UTC-7

Kornuth Drops a Flip

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Chance Kornuth had a tower of T5,000 chips in front of him and showed down against a player who held . The queens held as the board ran and Kornuth sent over 81,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	110,000 -8,000	-8,000

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03-13-2021 00:50 UTC-7

Five More Hands

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Each table will deal five more hands, signaling the end of Day 1a.

03-13-2021 00:58 UTC-7

Depaulo Dead

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Ryan Depaulo bet 7,000 from under the gun on and was called by the next player before Aaron Van Blarcum made it 22,000 in the next seat. Depaulo jammed for 46,500 and Van Blarcum called.

Van Blarcum:
Depaulo:

Depaulo was stone dead against the flush and headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Van Blarcum	180,000 136,000	136,000

Ryan Depaulo	Busted

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03-13-2021 00:59 UTC-7

Tice Wins a Flip, Folds Out Winner

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Landon Tice was all in from an early position, and it looked like he'd opened and gotten two callers before the cutoff crammed it in for about 60,000. Tice isolated and one of the callers flashed as he folded.

Tice:
Cutoff:

The gave Tice the winning hand with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Landon Tice	160,000 25,000	25,000

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03-13-2021 01:12 UTC-7

End of Day 1a Counts (full)

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Balzano	397,000 397,000	397,000
Ben Underwood	390,500 390,500	390,500
James Anderson	325,000 35,000	35,000

Brian Green	311,500 121,500	121,500

Matt Bond	269,500 269,500	269,500
Adam Hendrix	259,500 29,500	29,500
Michael Rossitto	257,000 25,000	25,000
Mike Dentale	250,000 145,000	145,000
Thong Tran	238,000 238,000	238,000
Alex Keating	236,000 66,000	66,000

Scott Stewart	221,000 -39,000	-39,000
Antony Grappo	213,000 213,000	213,000
Kent Washington	211,500 211,500	211,500
Joe McKeehen	209,500 55,500	55,500

Florian Gaugusch	207,000 207,000	207,000
Jeff Trudeau	201,000 134,000	134,000
Seungmook Jung	198,000 198,000	198,000
Steve Chanthabouasy	197,000 197,000	197,000
Mitch Garshofsky	193,500 62,500	62,500
Mike Sowers	193,000 193,000	193,000
Antonio Mallol	183,000 183,000	183,000
Mitchell Halverson	178,000 178,000	178,000
Stefan Nemetz	177,500 177,500	177,500
Aaron Van Blarcum	175,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tuan Phan	172,500 -47,500	-47,500

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03-13-2021 01:55 UTC-7

McKeehen Bags Day 1a, Looks to Add to Recent Winnings

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A slew of well-known pros turned out and the field nearly met the guarantee on the first day, making for a successful Day 1a of the Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Championship.

When the first 10 levels were a wrap, about 90 of the 268 entries had punched tickets to Sunday's Day 2.

Among the players advancing was former WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen. McKeehen didn't exactly have a banner day as he busted a couple of bullets before turning things around, but he did bag a solid stack with 209,500. Most importantly, McKeehen is on a roll coming into this event, as he had a near miss with a second-place finish at WPT Venetian worth $491K and followed that up with a victory in the $10K High Roller just yesterday here at the Wynn for $224,100.

Combined, that's north of $700K in cashes, and McKeehen has put himself in good position to add to that total if he can author another deep run.

The biggest stacks of the bunch belonged to Paul Balzano (397,000), James Anderson (325,000) and Brian Green (311,500). Balzano has made his presence felt at the Wynn before, chopping the Wynn Summer Classic $1,600 Championship for $180,583 back in 2014.

Some of those running dry on chips at least once included Ali Imsirovic, Nick Pupillo, Darren Elias and Sergi Reixach. All will have plenty more chances on Saturday's Day 1b, which will surely see the prize pool race past the $1 million guarantee early on.

Action resumes with Day 1b at noon local time, so be sure to come back to PokerNews to monitor the final starting day.

Wynn Spring Classic $1M GTD Championship

Day 1a Completed