An early position player opened to 3,500 and Altynai Fung defended from the big blind.
Fung checked on the flop of 
and called a bet of 4,000 from her opponent. Fung checked again on the 
turn and her opponent checked back.
Fung led out with a hefty bet of 18,000 on the 
river and the opponent folded 
face-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Chad Eveslage opened to 3,500 in early position, Ali Imsirovic called in middle position, the button called, and Dan Shak jammed the small blind for approximately 60,000. Eveslage rejammed for 119,000, and Imsirovic called.
Dan Shak: 
Chad Eveslage: 
Ali Imsirovic: 
It was aces versus kings versus queens, and Eveslage looked to be on the right side of the massive cooler.
The board ran out 
to change nothing, and Eveslage took the pot with his rockets. Meanwhile, Imsirovic took a hit but still holds one of the top stacks, and Shak was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
343,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
280,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Brian Altman opened to 3,000 in middle position and the cutoff three-bet to 10,000.
The action folded back to Altman, who thought for about a minute before announcing a four-bet all-in for around 80,000. His opponent snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
A middle position player opened to 4,500, Dan Smith shoved the hijack for approximately 27,000, and action folded back to the opener, who called.
Dan Smith: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to improve Smith to a boat as he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
Johan Guilbert was in a heads-up pot against Jake Daniels on a board reading 
.
Guilbert put out a massive river bet of 41,500 with less than that in the middle. Daniels thought it over and eventually called the overbet.
"Ace jack," Guilbert said before flipping over 
.
Daniels stared at Guilbert's hand and softly dropped his cards in defeat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
38,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
||
The 2021 Wynn Fall Classic ran from late September through November 21. During that time, more than 21,000 entrants competed and in excess of $25 million in prize money was awarded.
PokerNews was on-site to provide live updates from some of the marquee events including:
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.
Another big winner was poker veteran Shawn Rice, who bested a 786-entry field to win the $1,100 NLH Seniors tournament, which nearly doubled its $400,000 guarantee by creating a $766,350 prize pool. Rice, who hails from Texas, took down $116,039 for his victory. It marked the second-largest score of his career, which dates back to 1994.
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.
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/30/21 | $400 NLH $40K GTD | 193 | $66,585.00 | Mike Youngman | Deerfield, IL | $16,476.00 |
| 10/01/21 | $400 NLH $40K GTD | 204 | $70,380.00 | Johnny Oshana | Los Gatos, CA | $14,871.00 |
| 10/02/21 | $1100 NLH $200K GTD | 300 | $294,000.00 | Maziar Kesharvarzi | San Antonio, TX | $71,281.00 |
| 10/03/21 | $1100 NLH $200K GTD | 263 | $257,740.00 | Bin Weng | Philadelphia, PA | $65,136.00 |
| 10/04/21 | $1100 NLH $200K GTD | 325 | $318,500.00 | Mr. Zhu | China | $62,466.00 |
| 10/05/21 | $1600 NLH $1M GTD | 1790 | $2,595,500.00 | Federico Castaine | Argentina | $361,180.00 |
| 10/09/21 | $1100 NLH $200K GTD | 339 | $332,220.00 | Michael Leanes | Bakersfield, CA | $77,679.00 |
| 10/11/21 | $2200 NLH Mystery Bounty $2M GTD | 2333 | $3,032,900.00 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | $289,193.00 |
| 10/15/21 | $1100 NLH $200K GTD | 408 | $399,840.00 | Roland Rokita | Austria | $87,341.00 |
| 10/16/21 | $1100 NLH $200K GTD | 393 | $385,140.00 | Tan Nguyen | Evans, GA | $71,932.00 |
| 10/17/21 | $400 NLH Ladies $40K GTD | 171 | $58,995.00 | Chien Weng | Taiwan | $16,318.00 |
| 10/17/21 | $1600 PLO $500 Bounty $200K GTD | 274 | $398,670.00 | Jiaqi Zu | Columbia, MD | $63,442.00 |
| 10/18/21 | $1600 NLH $500 Bounty $200K GTD | 368 | $351,440.00 | Paulo Porto Cillena | Spain | $67,535.00 |
| 10/19/21 | $550 H.O.R.S.E. $50K GTD | 240 | $115,200.00 | David Brookshire | Baltimore, MD | $29,110.00 |
| 10/22/21 | $1100 PLO $100k GTD | 336 | $329,280.00 | Roee Shalom | Israel | $57,643.00 |
| 10/23/21 | $1100 NLH $200K GTD | 342 | $335,160.00 | Anthony Denove | Hollywood, CA | $78,336.00 |
| 10/24/21 | $1100 NLH Seniors $400K GTD | 786 | $766,350.00 | Shawn Rice | Lubbock, TX | $116,039.00 |
| 10/26/21 | $550 Omaha 8/B $50K GTD | 178 | $85,440.00 | John Hensen | Greenfield, MA | $23,629.00 |
| 10/27/21 | $550 NLH $5K Survivor $100K GTD | 459 | $220,320.00 | 44 Winners | N/A | $5,000.00 |
| 10/29/21 | $3500 NLH Championship $3M GTD | 1,775 | $5,724,375.00 | Jeremy Kottler | Ojai, CA | $643,267.00 |
| 11/02/21 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 666 | $319,680.00 | Ying Wang | Menlo Park, CA | $57,283.00 |
| 11/03/21 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 439 | $210,720.00 | David Jackson | Jacksonville, FL | $46,033.00 |
| 11/04/21 | $1100 NLH $400K GTD | 1,438 | $1,402,050.00 | Milos Ivanovic | Lanham, MD | $201,898.00 |
| 11/08/21 | $1100 NLH $200K GTD | 544 | $533,120.00 | Jacob Naumann | Largo, FL | $100,000.00 |
| 11/09/21 | $1100 NLH $200K GTD | 444 | $435,120.00 | Andrew Bony | Austin, TX | $76,859.00 |
| 11/10/21 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 675 | $324,000.00 | Yuliyari Kolav | Bulgaria | $61,394.00 |
| 11/11/21 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 705 | $338,400.00 | Ophir Atar | Oak Park, CA | $52,732.00 |
| 11/12/21 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 544 | $261,120.00 | Constantinos Psallidas | Canada | $53,396.00 |
| 11/13/21 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 494 | $237,120.00 | Eric Mizrahi | Las Vegas, NV | $41,025.00 |
| 11/14/21 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 308 | $147,840.00 | John Buncht | Las Vegas, NV | $25,411.00 |
| 11/18/21 | $1,600 Mystery Bounty | 2,573 | $3,730,850 | Evan Sandberg | United States | $293,322 |
| 11/19/21 | $400 NLH | 277 | $95,565 | Asi Elias | United States | $21,645 |
| 11/20/21 | $400 NLH | 259 | $89,335 | Michael Killory | United States | $18,261 |
| 11/21/21 | $400 NLH | 243 | $83,835 | Fabio Freitas | Brazil | $21,182 |
Erik Seidel was in the cutoff and saw a flop against three opponents, including Faraz Jaka on the button.
Seidel bet 4,000 on the flop of 
and only Jaka called. Seidel sized up to 9,000 on the 
turn and Jaka again called.
The river brought the 
and Seidel fired a third barrel of 25,000 to put Jaka all-in. Jaka made the call.
Seidel tabled 
for a pair of jacks, which was no good against the pair of queens of Jaka with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
With roughly 50,000 in the pot on a 
completed board, Sam Soverel bet approximately 55,000, Kitty Kuo folded, and another player went into the tank and called for the rest of their 45,000 or so chips.
Soverel tabled for quad fives and scooped the pot as his opponent hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
282,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Nadya Magnus won the 2021 GPI Female Player of the Year award and seeks a repeat performance in 2022.
She's also active in promoting the game and helping other talented women achieve success in poker. Last week, she offered up an interesting contest for women with under $100,000 in total live Hendon Mob earnings. She will buy the poker player who won it into the $10,000 Wynn Millions $10 million guaranteed Main Event March 3-11.
(2/2) I will post the puzzle sometime tomorrow when I have a free hour to be constantly watching my feed to catch t… https://t.co/iSlAVKCbf8
— Nadya Magnus (@NadyaKGB)
Magnus posted a puzzle and the first eligible person to correctly answer it won. That individual is Alecia Ackred who has $2,175 in recorded live tournament cashes, per Hendon Mob. Ackred now has an opportunity to earn her first massive score if she can run deep in the Wynn Millions Main Event later this week.
As for Magnus, she's quickly becoming one of the top women in the game and ended Kristen Bicknell's streak of three straight GPI Female Player of the Year awards. Magnus, who has nearly $1.3 million in live tournament cashes lifetime, accepted her award at the Global Poker Awards earlier this month.
