$5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event Day 2 | 2021 Wynn Winter Classic

12-19-2021 13:50 UTC-7

Stein Nearly Triples Through Tran and Lu

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Henry Lu was all in for just over 50,000 and Z Stein shoved from the next seat over for around 85,000. Tommy Tran called both players.

Henry Lu:
Z Stein:
Tommy Tran:

The board ran out and Lu hit the rail while Stein chipped up with aces and twos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Tran	615,000 -90,000	-90,000
Z Stein	222,000 133,000	133,000
Henry Lu	Busted

12-19-2021 13:56 UTC-7

Brewer Gets River Fold

Brandon Bloom

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

With about 40,000 in the pot and a board of , Chris Brewer bet 35,000 from middle position and his opponent called in the cutoff.

The completed the board and Brewer jammed in his 95,000 stack. His opponent tanked for several minutes before tossing his cards into the muck to concede the hand to Brewer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	200,000 79,000	79,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

12-19-2021 14:10 UTC-7

Lindsay Ousts Opponent With Broadway

Brandon Bloom

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Just before the blinds went up, a completed board of was showing and the small blind player bet 43,000 before Katie Lindsay jammed in her stack in the big blind. The small blind player thought about it and ultimately called off his stack for not much more.

Lindsay showed for the nuts while her opponent could only show the two remaining tens with the for a flopped set that ended up being no good, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Lindsay	425,000 212,000	212,000

12-19-2021 14:11 UTC-7

Rios Pavon Hits Runner Runner for Quads

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dorian Rios Pavon shoved his last 53,000 and Anthony Marquez was the lone caller.

Dorian Rios Pavon:
Anthony Marquez:

The flop came and Marquez had what seemed like an insurmountable lead, but the turn and river brought quad kings for Rios Pavon to hit the miracle double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorian Rios Pavon	110,000 70,000	70,000
Anthony Marquez	48,000 2,500	2,500

Tags: Anthony Marquez Dorian Rios Pavon

12-19-2021 14:25 UTC-7

Brewer Eliminated by Charette

Brandon Bloom

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Chris Brewer got his remaining stack in preflop of about 50,000 in the small blind. Vanessa Kade was in early position and Duff Charette was in the hijack and both players had chips committed to the pot to see a flop.

Kade and Charette both checked the flop and Kade check-folded to a bet on the turn.

Chris Brewer:
Duff Charette:

Charette was ahead with a pair of queens and stayed ahead on the blank river to knock out Brewer from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duff Charette	290,000 142,000	142,000
Vanessa Kade	190,000 30,000	30,000
Chris Brewer	Busted

12-19-2021 14:34 UTC-7

Frank Busts Imsirovic; Schutten Building Big Stack

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ali Imsirovic was seen gathering his things to exit the poker room while Chris Frank was pulling in a large pot.

The board read , and Frank had tabled to take the pot with a pair of sixes. Imsirovic flashed the losing hand before tossing it in the muck.

Elsewhere in the room, Brek Schutten has crossed the 1 million chip mark in Level 12.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brek Schutten	1,250,000 937,000	937,000
Chris Frank	950,000 583,000	583,000
Ali Imsirovic	Busted

Tags: Ali Imsirovic Brek Schutten Chris Frank

12-19-2021 14:40 UTC-7

Assorted Counts

Brandon Bloom

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	350,000 180,000	180,000

Pavel Plesuv	340,000 135,000	135,000

Daniel Smiljkovic	290,000 -51,000	-51,000

Anthony Zinno	275,000 219,500	219,500

Tim Reilly	130,000 12,000	12,000
Alex Foxen	120,000 -103,500	-103,500

Felipe Ramos	65,000 -22,500	-22,500

Kristen Bicknell	60,000 -45,000	-45,000
Kitty Kuo	50,000 -10,000	-10,000

12-19-2021 14:47 UTC-7

Linda Lesterson Wins Wynn Winter Classic $400 NLH $40K GTD

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On December 15, the Wynn Winter Classic held another $400 NLH $40K GTD tournament, which drew 172 entrants and awarded a $59,340 prize pool to the top 20 finishers.

Among those to play their way to a payday was Troy Parkins (18th - $824), Solange Lucas (16th - $911), Marty Gorenc (13th - $1,151), Barrett Nunley (9th - $1,513), Satish Surapaneni (6th - $2,537), and Jonathan Russell (4th - $4,356).

After Timothy Anders bowed out in third place for $6,355, the title came down to Alaska's Bradley Bylsma and Arizona's Linda Lesterson. The latter ultimately prevailed to claim the title and $16,416 first-place prize.

$400 NLH Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown/Nationality	Prize
1	Linda Lesterson	Scottsdale, Arizona	$16,416
2	Bradley Bylsma	Anchorage, Alaska	$9,856
3	Timothy Anders	Las Vegas, Nevada	$6,355
4	Jonathan Russell	Los Angeles, California	$4,356
5	Randy Jones	Gilbert, Arizona	$3,207
6	Satish Surapaneni	Clifton, New Jersey	$2,537
7	Alfred Atamian	Mission, Texas	$2,078
8	Randy Dang	La Grange Park, Illinois	$1,762
9	Barrett Nunley	Tulare, California	$1,513