While it's early, one player has already rocketed into six figures: Dave Alfa.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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112,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Events with multiple flights will play Day 2 at 12 p.m. on the day subsequent to the final flight. All events start at 12 p.m. and are re-entry events unless otherwise noted. All events with 30-minute levels are single-day events. All events with 40-minute levels are two tournament days. All events with 60-minute levels are three tournament days.
All events will withhold 4% of the prize pool as a service charge for poker staff, with the exception of all $1,600 events, $3,500 event and the $10,500, which will withhold 3%, 2%, and $60 from each tournament entry respectively. See structure sheets for details.
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Here's a look at the remaining schedule:
| *Date | Time (PST) | Tournament | Guarantee | Buy-in | Starting Stack | Level Length (minutes) |
| Saturday, March 13 | Noon | Event #10: NLH Championship Day 1b | $1,000,000 | $3,300+$200 | 40,000 | 60 |
| Sunday, March 14 | 2 p.m. | Event #11: NLH $500 Bounty | $50,000 | $1,510+$90 | 25,000 | 30 |
| Monday, March 15 | Noon | Event #12: No-Limit Hold’em | $15,000 | $270+$30 | 20,000 | 30 |
| Tuesday, March 16 | Noon | Event #13: No-Limit Hold’em | $15,000 | $270+$30 | 20,000 | 30 |
| Wednesday, March 17 | Noon | Event #14: NLH $4K Survivor | $20,000 | $360+$40 | 20,000 | 30 |
| Thursday, March 18 | Noon | Event #15: No-Limit Hold’em Day 1a | $1,000,000 | $1,500+$100 | 30,000 | 60 |
| Thursday, March 18 | 6 p.m. | 5 seat GTD Super Satellite to $1,600 | - | $270+$30 | 15,000 | 30 |
| Friday, March 19 | Noon | Event #15: No-Limit Hold’em Day 1b | $1,000,000 | $1,500+$100 | 30,000 | 60 |
| Friday, March 19 | 6 p.m. | 5 seat GTD Super Satellite to $1,600 | - | $270+$30 | 15,000 | 30 |
| Saturday, March 20 | Noon | Event #15: No-Limit Hold’em Day 1c | $1,000,000 | $1,500+$100 | 30,000 | 60 |
| Sunday, March 21 | 1 p.m. | Event #16: No-Limit Hold’em | $50,000 | $500+$50 | 20,000 | 30 |
While the Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Championship may be the crown jewel of the series, it's far from the only event to crown a winner or payout a chunky first-place prize.
There have been a slew of side events on the schedule, and here's a look at each of the victors thus far.
The biggest of the bunch was the $10,500 High Roller, which attracted 83 entries and was won by none other than former WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen, who also took second place in a recent WPT event here in Las Vegas. McKeehen won $224,100, one of many six-figure victories in his career.
Jessica Vierling took top honors in the 184-entry $20K guaranteed event, which had a buy-in of $400. Vierling earned $16,152, her second-biggest cash after a $22K WSOP Circuit score a few years back. She beat Bobby Sanoubane heads up.
The big $600 reentry event had a $250K guarantee, which it easily met with 1,015 entries. Marko Pantelic, who hails from Serbia originally, topped the field for an impressive score of $89,114. That pushed him to almost $200K in tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob.
The $400 pot-limit Omaha event drew 91 entries, and Chris Chamberlain of Minnesota took it down for $10,416. It's the biggest career cash for Chamberlain, who had all of his previous cashes come in no-limit hold'em events.
A slightly larger field took shots in the $300 Omaha Hi-Lo as 112 entries turned up, with Sarkis Basmajian ending up as champ. The $8,016 he won was more than his previous $3,562 in combined lifetime cashes.
Several familiar faces from Day 1a have opted to get in there early for Day 1b, as well as some newcomers like Aaron Massey whom we didn't note in the Day 1a field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The first flight is in the books, so it's time for Day 1b of the 2021 Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Championship.
Day 1a saw around 270 runners turn up, so the prize pool is already approaching the $1 million guarantee. That number will surely be blown by here in the early stages, with action set to kick off at noon local time for Day 1b.
The plan will once again call for 10 levels of unlimited reentry eight-handed action, each level lasting an hour apiece. Everyone who pays up the $3,500 will get 40,000 in their starting stack, and they'll have incredibly deep stacks at 100/100/100 if they show up for the first hour. Things will eventually progress to 1,000/1,500/1,500 before bagging time.
Just over 80 players made it through on Day 1a, so stay tuned to PokerNews to see who joins them for Sunday's Day 2.
Wynn Spring Classic $1M GTD Championship
Day 1b Started