2022 Wynn Millions

$10,000 Main Event [$10,000,000 GTD]
Day: 1c
Event Info

2022 Wynn Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$1,655,952
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$10,105,000
Entries
1,075
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
544
Players Left
172

Liebert Chips Up

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With roughly 14,000 in the pot on a {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} board, a middle position player bet 6,500 and Kathy Liebert raised to 18,000 on the button. Her opponent folded fairly quickly and Liebert added the chips to her stack.

Player Chips Progress
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
WSOP 1X Winner
85,000 17,000

Deeb Nearly Triples As Klein Left Short

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

Shaun Deeb was seen raising all-in from the cutoff for 48,900. The player in the small blind moved in with less and Bill Klein called from the hijack with both players covered.

Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Shaun Deeb: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Bill Klein: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The flop of {5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} kept Deeb in the lead with jacks but gave both of his opponents straight draws. The board finished out {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for Deeb to nearly triple his stack, while the small blind was eliminated and Klein was left with crumbs.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
140,000 92,000
Bill Klein
Bill Klein
9,500 -49,500

Tags: Bill KleinShaun Deeb

Ho Flops Top Set and Doubles

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Maria Ho
Maria Ho

With roughly 8,000 in the pot on a {9-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop, the small blind and big blind checked, and Maria Ho bet 2,800 in early position. The small blind called, the big blind raised to 8,000, and Ho jammed for 37,800. The small blind called and the big blind folded.

Maria Ho: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Small Blind: {7-Spades}{6-Spades}

Ho flopped top set, but she had to fade an array of cards. Perhaps it was a case of "too many outs", as the {k-Hearts} and {k-Diamonds} completed the board to improve Ho to a boat and secure her double.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
92,000 92,000

Dan Smith's Hot Take: Wynn Millions Better than the WSOP Main Event

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Dan Smith playing at Wynn.
Dan Smith playing at Wynn.

Dan Smith gave what he dubs a "hot take" on Twitter when he proclaimed the $10,000 buy-in Wynn Millions Main Event, which is currently underway in Las Vegas, superior to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. He briefly explained his reasoning and it isn't as crazy of an opinion as it might seem on the surface.

The 2nd Annual Wynn Millions event — PokerNews is live reporting the entire tournament — features a $10 million guaranteed prize pool. In some years, the WSOP Main Event pays $10 million or more .... to the winner. But there's more to judging the quality of a poker event than just the total prize pool, as Smith explained in a tweet.

There are a number of similarities between the Wynn Millions Main Event and the WSOP Main Event, starting with the comparable $10,000 buy-in. Many of the same players that compete in poker's world championship event also have entered the first two major Wynn events, with pros such as Daniel Negreanu and Dan Smith battling it out for big bucks against recreational players chasing life-changing money.

For more on Smith's Take Click Here!

Tags: Dan Smith

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Assorted Dinner Break Chip Counts

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andrew Moreno us
Andrew Moreno
175,000 49,000
Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
116,000 -12,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
116,000 51,000
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
105,000 10,000
Christina Gollins us
Christina Gollins
105,000 13,000
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
100,000 60,000
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
WSOP 2X Winner
90,000 21,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
83,000 -1,000
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
WSOP 6X Winner
68,000 30,000
Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
68,000 68,000
Huy Nguyen us
Huy Nguyen
67,000 25,000
Bill Klein
Bill Klein
59,000 19,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
59,000 -12,000
Paulina Loeliger at
Paulina Loeliger
55,000 15,000
Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba
WSOP 2X Winner
50,000 2,000
Brock Wilson us
Brock Wilson
50,000 7,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
48,000 9,000
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
WPT 3X Winner
45,000 -25,000
Marle Spragg
Marle Spragg
45,000
Fabian Gumz de
Fabian Gumz
44,000 2,000
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
37,000 22,000
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
36,000 -22,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
35,000 35,000
Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
Day 2C Chip Leader
31,000 -60,000
Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen
8,000 -47,000

Lindsay Shoves on Opponent

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

With roughly 12,000 in the pot on a {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} board, a player in early position had two pink T-5,000 chips committed to the pot, and Katie Lindsay shoved in the big blind.

Her opponent had approximately 15,000 behind and eventually folded to concede the pot without a showdown, as Lindsay added the chips to her stack.

Player Chips Progress
Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
128,000 88,000

Engel Holds to Eliminate Opponent

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Ari Engel opened to 2,000 in early position and two players called behind him. The small blind then moved all-in with around 20,000 and only Engel called.

Opponent: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Ari Engel: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board of {10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades} gave the opponent additional outs with a straight draw, but it finished out {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} to send the opponent to the rail and ship the pot to Engel.

Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
WSOP 2X Winner
65,000 25,000

Tags: Ari Engel

Josephy Bets Out Schulman

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The hijack opened to 1,600, Nick Schulman called the cutoff, and Cliff Josephy defended the big blind.

The trio checked the {10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} flop to the {k-Diamonds} turn. Action checked to Schulman who bet 4,000, and only Josephy continued.

The {2-Spades} completed the board and Josephy led for 12,000, causing Schulman to muck his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
132,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
98,000 23,000