Wynn Spring Classic $1M GTD Championship
Day 1b Completed
2021 Wynn Spring Classic
Wynn Spring Classic $1M GTD Championship
Days: 1b
Upeshka De Silva Among Big Stacks to End Day 1b
Level 10
: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
Day 1b of Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Main Event looked much like Day 1a. Around 270 entries were logged — this time 279 — and around 85 of those made it through to Sunday's Day 2.
That means the prize pool will clock in close to $1.8 million, well past the $1 million guarantee, with a couple of hours of Day 2 registration will remaining.
As for how things shook out during Day 1b, one player emerged as a clear-cut chip leader: Allen Pock. Pock had north of 300,000 when the rest of the field was averaging around 100,000. He managed to push that even further and bagged 465,000, well clear of anyone in the Day 1a field and the likes of Erik Cajelais (347,000), who was among the deepest-stacked players on Day 1b.
One of the stars of the game who bagged a big stack was Upeshka De Silva. De Silva cut a controversial figure recently in the WSOP Main Event when he reportedly failed a COVID-19 test that cost him the chance to add a fourth bracelet to his collection in the high-profile WSOP Main Event. He was forced to accept a ninth-place payout, per the rules.
That frustrating turn of events aside, De Silva has been on a tear on the tournament circuit the past few years, so it was little surprise to see him run up a huge stack of 287,000.
Others making it included Matt Stout, Sean Winter, Chino Rheem, Matt Berkey, James Carroll and Sergi Reixach.
All of the players who have failed to punch tickets to Day 2 can still take shots, at the start of the day and beyond as a couple of levels of registration remain and should see some wild action to start the day. PokerNews will be on hand starting at noon local time to bring all of the updates throughout the day.
Some End of Day 1b Counts
Level 10
: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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465,000 | 100,000 |
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347,000 | 77,000 |
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287,000 | -68,000 |
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268,500 | 30,500 |
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236,500 | 178,500 |
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231,500 | 61,500 |
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190,000 | 33,000 |
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169,000 | 16,000 |
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156,000 | 6,000 |
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142,500 | -37,500 |
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128,500 | 23,500 |
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99,000 | -7,000 |
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95,000 | |
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57,000 | -13,000 |
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55,000 | 21,000 |
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Ambassador
Imsirovic Gets Buzzer Bluff Through
Level 10
: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
There was about 50,000 in the middle between Ali Imsirovic in middle position and Dave Alfa on the button. The board read 
. Imsirovic had moved in for 34,000 and Alfa was deep in the tank.
He eventually folded and Imsirovic flipped over 
with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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84,000 | 15,000 |
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Four More
Level 10
: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
Each table will play four more hands before bagging up.
Pupillo Doubles Late
Level 10
: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
A player in early position bet 12,000 into about 25,000 on 
and Nick Pupillo made it 25,000 a couple of seats over. His opponent called and checked the 
. Pupillo quickly shoved for a little under 40,000.
His opponent didn't seem pleased but flicked in a chip. Pupillo showed 
for a full house, having cracked what turned out to be 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000 | 100,000 |
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Trivett Unlucky and Busted by Cajelais
Level 10
: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
An early player opened to 3,500, Erik Cajelais made it 9,000 on his left, and Michael Trivett cold four-bet to 24,000 in the small blind. Cajelais peeled after the opener mucked and the flop came 
. Trivett jammed about 33,000 and Cajelais quickly called.
Cajelais: 
Trivett:
Trivett had been outflopped but still had some outs. The turn gave him a chance to chop, too, but the river only improved Cajelais.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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270,000 | 120,000 |
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Busted | |
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Slowrolled and Busted
Level 10
: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
Ali Imsirovic min-raised in middle position and faced an all-in shove worth about 13K from big blind Ryan Depaulo. Imsirovic shook his head then slapped in a call in less than excited fashion.
Depaulo flicked in 
but Imsirovic had the 
, getting several laughs.
"You shoulda taken longer," Depaulo said, joining the chuckles.
The board ran 
and Depaulo's stack belonged to Imsirovic.
"OK, back to roulette," Depaulo said cheerfully.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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69,000 | 16,000 |
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Busted | |
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Wilson Out Another Shell
Level 10
: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
It's been a rough go so far for Brock Wilson, who has fired a few times over the course of two days but has yet to build any sort of promising stack.
The latest sting came here in the final level of the day when he was all in for his last 11,000 or so on the river with the board having come 
. Ankush Mandavia had his money in as well from the cutoff and his was face up.
Wilson muttered something we didn't catch and mucked his 
before heading to the window for a reentry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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70,000 | 8,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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Updated Chip Counts
Level 10
: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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355,000 | 105,000 |
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300,000 | 80,000 |
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238,000 | 3,000 |
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170,000 | 59,000 |
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153,000 | 153,000 |
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150,000 | 117,000 |
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140,000 | -5,000 |
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122,000 | 80,000 |
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112,000 | 31,000 |
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106,000 | -40,000 |
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95,000 | 67,300 |
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60,000 | 4,000 |
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60,000 | -20,000 |
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58,000 | -33,000 |
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55,000 | 23,500 |
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53,000 | 53,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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46,000 | -81,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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