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

12-20-2021 00:42 UTC-7

TABLE	SEAT	PLAYER	CHIPS
33	1	Daniel Rezaei	1,100,000
33	2	Niko Koop	2,300,000
33	3	Femi Fashakin	390,000
33	4	Eli Berg	430,000
33	5	Shannon Shorr	1,350,000
33	6	Z Stein	500,000
33	7	Brek Schutten	1,170,000
33	8	Mitchell Halverson	1,230,000
33	9	Steve Karp	350,000

34	1	Martins Adeniya	205,000
34	2	Katie Lindsay	1,550,000
34	3	Zachary McDiarmid	910,000
34	4	Chris Frank	2,100,000
34	5	Joseph Cheong	1,465,000
34	6	Victoria Livschitz	790,000
34	7	Boris Kolev	1,150,000
34	8	Tim Reilly	250,000
34	9	Justin Zaki	575,000

38	1	Mark Ioli	1,550,000
38	2	Pavel Plesuv	1,145,000
38	3	Ardit Kurshumi	715,000
38	4	Romain Lewis	595,000
38	5	Maxi Lehmanski	1,550,000
38	6	Garrett Greer	540,000
38	7	Justin Landi	445,000
38	8	Adam Monaghan	1,160,000
38	9	Cherie Wallace	950,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Niko Koop	2,300,000

Chris Frank	2,100,000 250,000	250,000
Maxi Lehmanski	1,550,000 215,000	215,000
Mark Ioli	1,550,000 1,268,000	1,268,000

Katie Lindsay	1,550,000 710,000	710,000
Joseph Cheong	1,465,000 130,000	130,000

Shannon Shorr	1,350,000 355,000	355,000

Mitchell Halverson	1,230,000 931,500	931,500
Brek Schutten	1,170,000 -170,000	-170,000
Adam Monaghan	1,160,000 310,000	310,000
Boris Kolev	1,150,000 340,000	340,000

Pavel Plesuv	1,145,000 -395,000	-395,000

Daniel Rezaei	1,100,000 903,000	903,000
Cherie Wallace	950,000 870,000	870,000
Zachary McDiarmid	910,000 829,000	829,000
Victoria Livschitz	790,000 150,000	150,000
Ardit Kurshumi	715,000 579,000	579,000
Romain Lewis	595,000 -35,000	-35,000

Justin Zaki	575,000 260,000	260,000
Garrett Greer	540,000 370,000	370,000
Z Stein	500,000 160,000	160,000
Justin Landi	445,000 -77,000	-77,000
Eli Berg	430,000 187,000	187,000
Femi Fashakin	390,000 20,000	20,000

Steve Karp	350,000 239,500	239,500

Brek Schutten Eliminated in 27th Place ($23,136)

Brandon Bloom

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Brek Schutten jammed in his 210,000 remaining chips from early position and Shannon Shorr called in the small blind.

Brek Schutten:
Shannon Shorr:

The flop gave Schutten an open-ended straight draw, but the and failed to improve him and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	1,950,000 600,000	600,000

Brek Schutten	Busted

12-20-2021 01:03 UTC-7

Berg Doubles Through Rezaei

Matt Hansen

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Daniel Rezaei raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Eli Berg shoved for 545,000 from middle position. Action folded around and Rezaei called.

Eli Berg:
Daniel Rezaei:

The board ran out and Berg made a queen-high straight to double up on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Berg	1,100,000 670,000	670,000
Daniel Rezaei	985,000 -115,000	-115,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Eli Berg

12-20-2021 01:10 UTC-7

Justin Zaki Eliminated in 26th Place ($23,136)

Brandon Bloom

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Justin Zaki got his remaining 450,000 or so chips in preflop against Boris Kolev.

Justin Zaki:
Boris Kolev:

The board ran out to eliminate Zaki.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	1,120,000 -30,000	-30,000

Justin Zaki	Busted

12-20-2021 01:20 UTC-7

Femi Fashakin Eliminated in 25th Place ($23,136)

Brandon Bloom

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

According to the table, Femi Fashakin jammed in his remaining stack of about 300,000 on the button and Eli Berg called in the small blind.

Femi Fashakin:
Eli Berg:

The board ran out blanks to keep Berg ahead with his aces and Fashakin was sent home near the end of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Berg	1,625,000 525,000	525,000
Femi Fashakin	Busted

12-20-2021 01:26 UTC-7

Bag and Tag

Brandon Bloom

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The remaining 24 players are bagging and tagging and will come back tomorrow for the final day.

Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day.

12-20-2021 01:39 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Niko Koop	2,185,000 -115,000	-115,000

Chris Frank	2,130,000 30,000	30,000
Shannon Shorr	2,005,000 55,000	55,000

Mark Ioli	1,760,000 210,000	210,000

Joseph Cheong	1,715,000 250,000	250,000

Maxi Lehmanski	1,700,000 150,000	150,000
Eli Berg	1,625,000
Katie Lindsay	1,615,000 65,000	65,000
Zachary McDiarmid	1,445,000 535,000	535,000
Mitchell Halverson	1,290,000 60,000	60,000
Justin Landi	1,210,000 765,000	765,000
Daniel Rezaei	1,170,000 185,000	185,000
Boris Kolev	1,160,000 40,000	40,000

Adam Monaghan	985,000 -175,000	-175,000
Pavel Plesuv	835,000 -310,000	-310,000

Ardit Kurshumi	700,000 -15,000	-15,000
Romain Lewis	505,000 -90,000	-90,000

Garrett Greer	470,000 -70,000	-70,000
Tim Reilly	465,000 215,000	215,000
Z Stein	430,000 -70,000	-70,000
Cherie Wallace	425,000 -525,000	-525,000
Victoria Livschitz	420,000 -370,000	-370,000
Martins Adeniya	385,000 180,000	180,000
Steve Karp	205,000 -145,000	-145,000

Niko Koop Leads 24 Contenders Into Day 3 of the $5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event

Brandon Bloom

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Only 24 players remain out of 672 entries in the $5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event. The biggest stack was bagged by Niko Koop, who finished with a solid stack of 2,185,000 chips. Chris Frank (2,130,000) and Shannon Shorr (2,005,000) round out the top few biggest bagged stacks.

The prize pool of $3,306,240 smashed through the guarantee and while all of the remaining players have locked up $23,136, they will all be looking to finish on top at tomorrow’s final table, where one player will be taking the $626,499 first-place prize, which comes with the Wynn trophy.

Other notables who bagged a stack for the final day include Joseph Cheong (1,715,000), Katie Lindsay (1,615,000), Pavel Plesuv (835,000), Romain Lewis (505,000), and Tim Reilly (465,000).

Top 5 Stacks

Place	Player	Chips
1	Niko Koop	2,185,000
2	Chris Frank	2,130,000
3	Shannon Shorr	2,005,000
4	Mark Ioli	1,760,000
5	Joseph Cheong	1,715,000

Joseph Cheong and Shannon Shorr Both Bagged for Day 3

Some of the notables who weren’t able to make it to Day 3 include Ali Imsirovic, Kitty Kuo, Felipe Ramos, Kristen Bicknell, Anthony Zinno, Ryan Riess, Alex Foxen, Vanessa Kade, Jason Somerville, and Stephen Song.

Day 3 action for the $5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event picks up on December 20 at noon local time. Stay tuned as PokerNews will be there to follow it to the end as they play down to a winner.

Tags: Niko Koop Shannon Shorr Joseph Cheong Alex Foxen Ali Imsirovic Anthony Zinno Felipe Ramos Jason Somerville Katie Lindsay Kitty Kuo Kristen Bicknell Mark Ioli Pavel Plesuv Romain Lewis Ryan Riess Stephen Song Tim Reilly Vanessa Kade