$10,000 Main Event [$10,000,000 GTD] Day 1c | 2022 Wynn Millions

03-05-2022 19:17 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Josephy	132,000

Nick Schulman	98,000 23,000	23,000

Engel Holds to Eliminate Opponent

Connor Richards

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:
Ari Engel:

The board of gave the opponent additional outs with a straight draw, but it finished out to send the opponent to the rail and ship the pot to Engel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	65,000 25,000	25,000

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03-05-2022 19:30 UTC-7

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

Players on Dinner Break

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Players are on a one-hour dinner break and action will pick back up at 7:35 p.m. local time.

03-05-2022 19:46 UTC-7

Assorted Dinner Break Chip Counts

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Brandon Bloom

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	175,000 49,000	49,000
Katie Lindsay	116,000 -12,000	-12,000
Chance Kornuth	116,000 51,000	51,000

Matt Berkey	105,000 10,000	10,000
Christina Gollins	105,000 13,000	13,000
Noah Schwartz	100,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Wang	90,000 21,000	21,000

Chris Moorman	83,000 -1,000	-1,000

Jeremy Ausmus	68,000 30,000	30,000

Tim Reilly	68,000 68,000	68,000
Huy Nguyen	67,000 25,000	25,000
Bill Klein	59,000 19,000	19,000
Tony Dunst	59,000 -12,000	-12,000

Paulina Loeliger	55,000 15,000	15,000
Justin Saliba	50,000 2,000	2,000

Brock Wilson	50,000 7,000	7,000
Shaun Deeb	48,000 9,000	9,000

Chino Rheem	45,000 -25,000	-25,000

Marle Spragg	45,000
Fabian Gumz	44,000 2,000	2,000
Eli Elezra	37,000 22,000	22,000

Ryan Laplante	36,000 -22,000	-22,000

Patrik Antonius	35,000 35,000	35,000

Jake Daniels	31,000 -60,000	-60,000

Joe McKeehen	8,000 -47,000	-47,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-05-2022 20:50 UTC-7

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

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Brandon Bloom

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

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.

Potentially hot take: Wynn Millions is >>> WSOP Main event
— Dan Smith (@DanSmithHolla)

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!

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03-05-2022 21:00 UTC-7

Ho Flops Top Set and Doubles

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Brandon Bloom

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

With roughly 8,000 in the pot on a 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:
Small Blind:

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

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

03-05-2022 21:01 UTC-7

Deeb Nearly Triples As Klein Left Short

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Connor Richards

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

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:
Shaun Deeb:
Bill Klein:

The flop of kept Deeb in the lead with jacks but gave both of his opponents straight draws. The board finished out for Deeb to nearly triple his stack, while the small blind was eliminated and Klein was left with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	140,000 92,000	92,000

Bill Klein	9,500 -49,500	-49,500

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03-05-2022 21:20 UTC-7

Liebert Chips Up

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Brandon Bloom

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

With roughly 14,000 in the pot on a 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.