$10,000 Main Event [$10,000,000 GTD] Day 2ab | 2022 Wynn Millions

03-06-2022 13:22 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	136,500
Rick Salomon	86,500

Kurshumi Doubles Through Smith

Brandon Bloom

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

Ardit Kurshumi got his 166,000 chips in against Dan Smith.

Ardit Kurshumi:
Dan Smith:

The board ran out and Kurshumi's cowboys held to confirm the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ardit Kurshumi	335,000	163,500
Dan Smith	25,000	-159,000

03-06-2022 13:15 UTC-7

Halverson Hits Full House to Eliminate Shegal

Connor Richards

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

Mitchell Halverson opened to 5,000 in early position and Vikenty Shegal three-bet jammed a stack of around 85,000 from the cutoff.

Day 1a chip leader Johan Guilbert then called the 5,000 from the big blind without realizing there had been a shove. Guilbert surrendered the 2,500 and folded, while Halverson called.

Vikenty Shegal:
Mitchell Halverson:

The flop came to have Shegal out of his seat as his opponent had flopped a set. The runout of improved Halverson to a full house and Shegal was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Guilbert	621,000	-3,000
Mitchell Halverson	140,000	62,000
Vikenty Shegal	Busted

Tags: Johan Guilbert Mitchell Halverson Vikenty Shegal

03-06-2022 13:05 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

Brandon Bloom

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

Cards are in the air and play is now underway for Day 2ab of the 2022 Wynn Millions Main Event.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

03-06-2022 11:47 UTC-7

Guilbert, Jaffe Lead Players Returning for Day 2ab

Connor Richards

Day 2ab of 2nd annual $10,000 buy-in, $10 million GTD Wynn Millions Main Event is almost underway and will kick off at noon local time as part of 2022 Wynn Millions at Wynn Las Vegas.

Johan Guilbert and Jonathan Jaffe lead the 143 players from the first two starting flights who will compete in Day 2ab with stacks of 624,000 and 382,000, respectively. Other big stacks who will be in the action include Joao Simao (375,500), Chad Eveslage (373,500), Philip Shing (350,000). Vanessa Kade (345,000) and Brian Altman (327,000).

This year's Main Event attracted many of poker's biggest and brightest stars to generate a total prize pool of $10,105,000 off of 1,075 entries. Other grinders who made it to Day 2ab include Ali Imsirovic, Daniel Negreanu, Dan Smith, Cary Katz, Jason Koon Sam Soverel, Ian O'Hara, Sofia Lovgren, Thomas Boivin and Daniel Lazrus.

Day 2ab will consist of five 90-minute levels with a 10-minute break after every level, beginning on Level 11 with blinds at 1,500/2,500/2,500. Days 2c, 3, 4 and 5 will also last for five 90-minute levels, while Day 6 will play down to a winner.

The lion's share of the prize pool, $1,655,952, will go to the eventual champion of the remaining 315 players, who will also take home the glamorous Main Event trophy.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is ready to bring you updates of the Day 2ab action.

Tags: Ali Imsirovic Brian Altman Cary Katz Chad Eveslage Dan Smith Daniel Lazrus Joao Simao Johan Guilbert

03-06-2022 09:49 UTC-7

Five Players to Watch on Day 2ab of 2022 Wynn Millions Main Event

Chad Holloway

Day 2ab of the 2022 Wynn Millions Main Event, a $10,000 buy-in tournament, kicks off Sunday at noon, and it's setting up to be an action-packed session.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be following all of the 143 players who will be in attendance at the start of the day. Among the high-profile participants in the field will be Kristen Bicknell, Alex Foxen, Erik Seidel, and Ali Imsirovic. But we'll be keeping an extra close eye on the progress of five players, all listed below, and one of them is the ex-spouse of Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson.

Who to Watch

Jonathan Jaffe

The chip leader is always worth monitoring closely, especially when it's a talented pro like Jonathan Jaffe, who bagged 382,000 chips on Day 1b (Friday). Jaffe already has over $5.5 million in live tournament cashes, but this would be his signature win. His previous largest score came in 2008 at the World Poker Finals, a $670,000 payday.

Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu is fresh off a big win in a Wynn $15,000 high roller on Thursday, his third tournament title since last summer after going eight years without winning one. "DNegs" bagged 219,500 chips, well above the average, on Day 1a (Thursday). Any time one of poker's most popular players of all time has a big stack, following closely is a must.

Vanessa Kade

Vanessa Kade is among the chip leaders and will start Day 2 with 345,000. The Canadian poker pro has an opportunity to earn a seven-figure score for the second time in less than a year. She won the 69,876-player PokerStars Sunday Million last March for a whopping $1,514,920.

Landon Tice

Landon Tice is one of the top up-and-coming players in the game, and he could prove that with a deep run in the Wynn Millions Main Event. Even better, if he wins the tournament, the 22-year-old Floridian will pick up a career-defining win at such a young age. Tice already has an impressive tournament resume that includes winning a $1,100 MSPT at Venetian in 2020 for $201,529. He'll begin Day 2ab with 74,500 chips, and we'll see if he can move up the leaderboard.

Rick Salomon

Rick Salomon is one of the most exciting and wealthy players in the field. He plays in some of the biggest games in the world, but he isn't a traditional professional poker pro. Previously married to actresses Pamela Anderson and Shannon Doherty, Salomon is a loose-aggressive player who brings action to any table. If you've never watched Salomon in action (we're talking about on the felt, not in a sex tape with Paris Hilton), you've been missing out, and now is the time to do so.

03-06-2022 09:48 UTC-7

Day 2ab Seat Draw By Table

Chad Holloway

Table	Seat	Player	Count
33	1	Jason Somerville	79,500
33	2	Kenny Nguyen	101,000
33	3	Clayton Maguire	156,500
33	4	Arian Stolt	54,000
33	5	Joey Weissman	138,500
33	6	Dragana Mackelprang	136,000
33	7	Chad Eveslage	373,500
33	8	Joel Gola	108,000
33	9	Paul Balzano	50,000

34	1	Diogo Veiga	290,000
34	2	Dylan DeStefano	238,000
34	3	Bobby Sanoubane	46,000
34	4	Michael Rossitto	139,500
34	5	Joe Kuether	39,500
34	6	Dan Shak	77,000
34	7	Johan Schumacher	133,000
34	8	Kristen Bicknell	111,500
34	9	Brian Batt	120,000

35	1	Haim Gabay	75,000
35	2	Darren Elias	163,000
35	3	Armand Anicete	71,000
35	4	Faraz Jaka	30,500
35	5	Cary Katz	148,500
35	6	Daniel Rezaei	143,000
35	7	Saloman Sutton	119,000
35	8	Martin Raus	40,500
35	9	Almedin Imsirovic	258,000

36	1	James Romero	200,000
36	2	Jason Koon	143,000
36	3	David Miscikowski	307,500
36	4	Matthew Wantman	224,000
36	5	Shannon Shorr	103,000
36	6	Aaron Massey	139,000
36	7	Daniel Smiljkovic	188,000
36	8	Leo Worthington-Leese	202,000
36	9	Tony Tran	168,500

37	1	Jared Jaffee	29,500
37	2	Amir Mirrasouli	61,500
37	3	Landon Tice	74,500
37	4	Andy Park	57,500
37	5	Jake Schwartz	88,000
37	6	Joseph Cheong	70,000
37	7	George Rakitzis	94,000
37	8	Ian Matakis	139,000
37	9	Jordan Spurlin	124,500

38	1	Salim Admon	255,000
38	2	Gaurav Raina	55,500
38	3	Ronald Sullivan	263,500
38	4	Ben Yu	96,500
38	5	Terrence Revere	36,000
38	6	Ema Zajmovic	66,000
38	7	Daniel Negreanu	219,500
38	8	Florian Duta	125,000
38	9	Scott Mayfield	321,000

39	1	Endrit Geci	121,500
39	2	John Riordan	103,000
39	3	Steven Begleiter	113,500
39	4	Victoria Livschitz	166,500
39	5	Sergio Aido	46,000
39	6	Brian Altman	327,000
39	7	Nikita Kutukov	27,000
39	8	Dylan Smith	173,000
39	9	Glenn LaFaye	174,000

40	1	Vineet Pahuja	120,500
40	2	Dustin Dirksen	24,500
40	3	Nicholas Pupillo	162,000
40	4	Brandon Wilson	108,000
40	5	Jeff Dumas	154,500
40	6	Omar Saeed	92,500
40	7	David Jackson	106,000
40	8	Altynai Fung	82,500
40	9	Taylor Paur	132,500

41	1	Joseph Liberta	308,000
41	2	Uri Reichenstein	242,000
41	3	Shawn Daniels	282,500
41	4	Daniel Wilson	54,000
41	6	Amnon Filippi	245,000
41	7	Nicholas Manganaro	92,000
41	8	Ariel Mantel	242,500
41	9	Scott Matte	132,500

42	1	Rick Salomon	106,000
42	2	Lou Barlow	90,500
42	3	David Toscano	53,500
42	4	Gianluca Speranza	326,000
42	5	Fikret Kovac	180,500
42	6	Alex Foxen	115,500
42	7	Filipp Khavin	49,500
42	8	Martin Mathis	74,500
42	9	Corey Lieblein	141,500

43	1	Thomas Boivin	265,000
43	2	Dan Smith	184,000
43	3	Jake Schindler	78,500
43	4	Ralph Wong	121,500
43	5	Daniel Lazrus	264,000
43	6	Mike Lang	345,500
43	7	Martin Stausholm	278,000
43	8	Johan Martinet	60,000
43	9	Ardit Kurshumi	171,500

44	1	Jim Collopy	170,000
44	2	Adam Hendrix	51,000
44	3	Barry Hutter	84,000
44	4	Ben Palmer	111,000
44	5	Ludovic Periaux	160,500
44	6	Sean Winter	81,000
44	7	Sylvain Loosli	322,500
44	8	Joao Simao	375,500
44	9	Cole Ferrraro	61,500

45	1	David Coleman	72,000
45	2	Jonathan Jaffe	382,000
45	3	Vikenty Shegal	85,000
45	4	Scott Baumstein	38,000
45	5	Johan Guilbert	624,000
45	6	Anthony Marquez	73,500
45	7	Balakrishna Patur	118,000
45	8	Andrew Lichtenberger	137,000
45	9	Mitchell Halverson	78,000

46	1	Dylan Linde	78,500
46	2	Brett Apter	161,000
46	3	Mohammad Arani	145,500
46	4	Kitty Kuo	135,000
46	5	Ian O'Hara	295,500
46	6	Shankar Pillai	203,000
46	7	Joel Baker	53,500
46	8	David Leese	86,000
46	9	Scott Ball	94,000

47	1	Shan Jing	98,000
47	2	Jonathan Martinelli	24,000
47	3	Erik Seidel	34,000
47	4	Jack Hardcastle	270,500
47	5	Tsz Shing	350,000
47	6	Robert Cowen	69,500
47	7	Robert Michener	279,500
47	8	Brekstyn Schutten	185,500
47	9	Sam Soverel	325,500

48	1	Markus Gonsalves	62,500
48	2	Sergi Reixach	144,000
48	3	Lanny Vaysman	89,500
48	4	Vanessa Kade	345,000
48	5	Craig Mason	85,500
48	6	Pierce McKellar	112,000
48	7	Sofia Lovgren	280,000
48	8	Kim Ng	98,000
48	9	Elvis Toomas	132,000

03-06-2022 09:48 UTC-7

Day 2ab Seat Draw By Chip Count

Chad Holloway

Table	Seat	Player	Count
45	5	Johan Guilbert	624,000
45	2	Jonathan Jaffe	382,000
44	8	Joao Simao	375,500
33	7	Chad Eveslage	373,500
47	5	Tsz Shing	350,000
43	6	Mike Lang	345,500
48	4	Vanessa Kade	345,000
39	6	Brian Altman	327,000
42	4	Gianluca Speranza	326,000
47	9	Sam Soverel	325,500
44	7	Sylvain Loosli	322,500
38	9	Scott Mayfield	321,000
41	1	Joseph Liberta	308,000
36	3	David Miscikowski	307,500
46	5	Ian O'Hara	295,500
34	1	Diogo Veiga	290,000
41	3	Shawn Daniels	282,500
48	7	Sofia Lovgren	280,000
47	7	Robert Michener	279,500
43	7	Martin Stausholm	278,000
47	4	Jack Hardcastle	270,500
43	1	Thomas Boivin	265,000
43	5	Daniel Lazrus	264,000
38	3	Ronald Sullivan	263,500
35	9	Almedin Imsirovic	258,000
38	1	Salim Admon	255,000
41	6	Amnon Filippi	245,000
41	8	Ariel Mantel	242,500
41	2	Uri Reichenstein	242,000
34	2	Dylan DeStefano	238,000
36	4	Matthew Wantman	224,000
38	7	Daniel Negreanu	219,500
46	6	Shankar Pillai	203,000
36	8	Leo Worthington-Leese	202,000
36	1	James Romero	200,000
36	7	Daniel Smiljkovic	188,000
47	8	Brekstyn Schutten	185,500
43	2	Dan Smith	184,000
42	5	Fikret Kovac	180,500
39	9	Glenn LaFaye	174,000
39	8	Dylan Smith	173,000
43	9	Ardit Kurshumi	171,500
44	1	Jim Collopy	170,000
36	9	Tony Tran	168,500
39	4	Victoria Livschitz	166,500
35	2	Darren Elias	163,000
40	3	Nicholas Pupillo	162,000
46	2	Brett Apter	161,000
44	5	Ludovic Periaux	160,500
33	3	Clayton Maguire	156,500
40	5	Jeff Dumas	154,500
35	5	Cary Katz	148,500
46	3	Mohammad Arani	145,500
48	2	Sergi Reixach	144,000
35	6	Daniel Rezaei	143,000
36	2	Jason Koon	143,000
42	9	Corey Lieblein	141,500
34	4	Michael Rossitto	139,500
36	6	Aaron Massey	139,000
37	8	Ian Matakis	139,000
33	5	Joey Weissman	138,500
45	8	Andrew Lichtenberger	137,000
33	6	Dragana Mackelprang	136,000
46	4	Kitty Kuo	135,000
34	7	Johan Schumacher	133,000
40	9	Taylor Paur	132,500
41	9	Scott Matte	132,500
48	9	Elvis Toomas	132,000
38	8	Florian Duta	125,000
37	9	Jordan Spurlin	124,500
39	1	Endrit Geci	121,500
43	4	Ralph Wong	121,500
40	1	Vineet Pahuja	120,500
34	9	Brian Batt	120,000
35	7	Saloman Sutton	119,000
45	7	Balakrishna Patur	118,000
42	6	Alex Foxen	115,500
39	3	Steven Begleiter	113,500
48	6	Pierce McKellar	112,000
34	8	Kristen Bicknell	111,500
44	4	Ben Palmer	111,000
33	8	Joel Gola	108,000
40	4	Brandon Wilson	108,000
40	7	David Jackson	106,000
42	1	Rick Salomon	106,000
36	5	Shannon Shorr	103,000
39	2	John Riordan	103,000
33	2	Kenny Nguyen	101,000
47	1	Shan Jing	98,000
48	8	Kim Ng	98,000
38	4	Ben Yu	96,500
37	7	George Rakitzis	94,000
46	9	Scott Ball	94,000
40	6	Omar Saeed	92,500
41	7	Nicholas Manganaro	92,000
42	2	Lou Barlow	90,500
48	3	Lanny Vaysman	89,500
37	5	Jake Schwartz	88,000
46	8	David Leese	86,000
48	5	Craig Mason	85,500
45	3	Vikenty Shegal	85,000
44	3	Barry Hutter	84,000
40	8	Altynai Fung	82,500
44	6	Sean Winter	81,000
33	1	Jason Somerville	79,500
43	3	Jake Schindler	78,500
46	1	Dylan Linde	78,500
45	9	Mitchell Halverson	78,000
34	6	Dan Shak	77,000
35	1	Haim Gabay	75,000
37	3	Landon Tice	74,500
42	8	Martin Mathis	74,500
45	6	Anthony Marquez	73,500
45	1	David Coleman	72,000
35	3	Armand Anicete	71,000
37	6	Joseph Cheong	70,000
47	6	Robert Cowen	69,500
38	6	Ema Zajmovic	66,000
48	1	Markus Gonsalves	62,500
37	2	Amir Mirrasouli	61,500
44	9	Cole Ferrraro	61,500
43	8	Johan Martinet	60,000
37	4	Andy Park	57,500
38	2	Gaurav Raina	55,500
33	4	Arian Stolt	54,000
41	4	Daniel Wilson	54,000
42	3	David Toscano	53,500
46	7	Joel Baker	53,500
44	2	Adam Hendrix	51,000
33	9	Paul Balzano	50,000
42	7	Filipp Khavin	49,500
34	3	Bobby Sanoubane	46,000
39	5	Sergio Aido	46,000
35	8	Martin Raus	40,500
34	5	Joe Kuether	39,500
45	4	Scott Baumstein	38,000
38	5	Terrence Revere	36,000
47	3	Erik Seidel	34,000
35	4	Faraz Jaka	30,500
37	1	Jared Jaffee	29,500
39	7	Nikita Kutukov	27,000
40	2	Dustin Dirksen	24,500
47	2	Jonathan Martinelli	24,000

$10,000 Main Event [$10,000,000 GTD]

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