Joseph Cheong opened to 65,000 on the button and Boris Kolev three-bet to 255,000 in the big blind. Cheong then jammed in his stack of 1,410,000, and Kolev called.
Joseph Cheong:
Boris Kolev:
The two found themselves in a classic race for a lot of chips, and the flop vaulted Cheong ahead. The turn provided more of a sweat as Kolev picked up more outs, but the completed the board to keep Cheong alive and send him the huge pot.
Before the break, Z Stein got his remaining 200,000 chips in from the big blind against Katie Lindsay in middle position.
Z Stein:
Katie Lindsay:
The two were flipping, until Stein had Lindsay drawing to a chop on the flop. The turn gave him quads just for fun, and the meaningless completed the board.
"I think I wasted my quads," Stein joked, as he was sent the pot with his overpowered hand.
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Katie Lindsay raised to 80,000 from middle position and Boris Kolev called from the big blind.
The flop came and Kolev checked. Lindsay bet 75,000 and Kolev called.
The turn was and Kolev checked again. Lindsay continued for 75,000 and Kolev made another check-call.
The river was and Kolev bet 140,000. After a few moments in the tank, Lindsay tossed out one chip for a call. Kolev turned over and Lindsay mucked the losing hand.
With around 250,000 in the pot and on the board, Garrett Greer bet 150,000 from early position and Max Lehmanski called.
The river was and Greer bet 350,000, sending Lehmanski into the tank. Lehmanski emerged with a call and Greer turned over to take the pot with queens and sevens while the losing hand went into the muck.
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There was a slew of big side event winners throughout the series, which included Argentina’s Federico Castaine, who became the first six-figure winner of the 2021 Wynn Fall Classic after topping a 1,790-entry field to win the $1,600 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD NLH event for $361,180.
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Meanwhile, players like David Brookshire ($550 H.O.R.S.E. $50K GTD for $29,110), David Jackson ($550 NLH $100K GTD for $46,033), Eric Mizrahi ($500 NLH $100K GTD for $41,025), and Fabio Freitas ($400 NLH for $21,182) all claimed titles.
flop vaulted Cheong ahead. The 
turn provided more of a sweat as Kolev picked up more outs, but the 
completed the board to keep Cheong alive and send him the huge pot.
on the board, Adam Monaghan checked and Ardit Kurshumi bet 160,000. Monaghan called and the river was 
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for the straight.
flop. The 
and Kolev checked again. Lindsay continued for 75,000 and Kolev made another check-call. 
and Greer bet 350,000, sending Lehmanski into the tank. Lehmanski emerged with a call and Greer turned over 
to take the pot with queens and sevens while the losing hand went into the muck.
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