$5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event | 2021 Wynn Winter Classic

12-20-2021 23:49 UTC-7

Joseph Cheong Eliminated in 4th Place ($196,391)

Matt Hansen

Level 29 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Joseph Cheong open-jammed for 1,650,000 from early position and Mark Ioli called from the big blind.

Joseph Cheong:
Mark Ioli:

The board ran out and big slick held to eliminate Cheong from the tournament in fourth place for $196,391.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Ioli	7,400,000
Joseph Cheong	Busted

Tags: Joseph Cheong Mark Ioli

12-20-2021 23:40 UTC-7

Chris Frank Eliminated in 5th Place ($145,144)

Matt Hansen

Level 29 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Chris Frank open-shoved for around 3,000,000 from the small blind and Shannon Shorr called instantly.

Chris Frank:
Shannon Shorr:

The board ran out and the aces held to eliminate Frank from the tournament in fifth place for $145,144.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	7,400,000	3,900,000
Chris Frank	Busted

Tags: Chris Frank Shannon Shorr

12-20-2021 23:34 UTC-7

Berg Takes From Cheong

Brandon Bloom

Level 29 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Eli Berg opened to 300,000 in the cutoff and Joseph Cheong defended the big blind.

Both players checked the flop.

On the turn, Berg bet 450,000 and Cheong called.

The completed the board and Berg bet 1,550,000. Cheong put his cards in the muck to concede the hand without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Berg	11,800,000	900,000
Joseph Cheong	3,100,000	-800,000

12-20-2021 23:17 UTC-7

Spain's David Perez Victorious in $400 NLH $40K GTD

Matt Hansen

Level 29 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

On December 8, the 2021 Wynn Winter Classic hosted a $400 buy-in, $40K GTD No-Limit Hold'em event. The tournament surpassed its guarantee as 140 runners created a $48,300 prize pool.

That was reserved for the top 15 finishers, and among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Kevin El-Far (15th - $888), Jason Fitzpatrick (14th - $888), Jon Orlando (13th - $1,002), Kathleen Gale (12th - $1,002), David Peterson (11th - $1,145), and David Schaerf (10th - $1,145).

In the end, Spain's David Perez defeated Ukraine's Ruslan Rogozhyn in heads-up play to claim the title and $12,545 top prize.

Event #2 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown/Nationality	Prize
1	David Perez	Spain	$12,545
2	Ruslan Rogozhyn	Ukraine	$10,666
3	Mark Liedtke	Menifee, California	$5,506
4	Brett Fisher Flores	New York, New York	$3,767
5	David Gonzalez	Las Vegas, NV	$2,777
6	Abdul Alkayali	Newport Beach, CA	$2,222
7	Daegeon Shon	Korea	$1,835
8	Michael Dreese	Newton, MA	$1,541
9	Hung Tso	Hong Kong	$1,321

Tags: David Perez

12-20-2021 23:01 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Brandon Bloom

Level 29 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Berg	11,500,000	2,550,000
Mark Ioli	5,300,000	-200,000
Chris Frank	3,750,000	-3,450,000
Shannon Shorr	3,500,000	-165,000
Joseph Cheong	2,850,000	800,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

12-20-2021 22:56 UTC-7

Player Break

Matt Hansen

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The remaining five players are now on a 10-minute break.

12-20-2021 22:55 UTC-7

Garrett Greer Eliminated in 6th Place ($112,412)

Matt Hansen

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

After winning a hand to grab the antes, Greer got it all in for just over 500,000 and Mark Ioli called from the next seat over.

Garrett Greer:
Mark Ioli:

The board ran out and Ioli made a better straight to eliminate Greer from the tournament in sixth place for $112,412.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Ioli	5,500,000	800,000
Garrett Greer	Busted

Tags: Garrett Greer Mark Ioli

12-20-2021 22:50 UTC-7

Ioli Leaves Greer with Crumbs

Matt Hansen

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Garrett Greer shoved from the cutoff for around 1,700,000 and Mark Ioli called from the next seat over with less. The rest of the table got out of the way and Ioli was at risk.

Mark Ioli:
Garrett Greer:

The board ran out and the nines held to double Ioli and leave Greer with just 30,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Ioli	4,700,000	1,900,000
Garrett Greer	30,000	-2,585,000

Tags: Garrett Greer Mark Ioli

12-20-2021 22:46 UTC-7

Max Lehmanski Eliminated in 7th Place ($90,274)

Matt Hansen

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Eli Berg raised to 240,000 from under the gun and Max Lehmanski shoved from middle position for over 1,000,000. Action folded around and Berg called.

Max Lehmanski:
Eli Berg:

The board ran out and Berg eliminated Lehmanski in seventh place for $90,274 with a pair of kings. Ever the sportsman, Lehmanski stood up and gave each player a "gg" as he packed his things and made his way to the payout window.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Berg	8,950,000	3,050,000
Maxi Lehmanski	Busted

Tags: Eli Berg Max Lehmanski