Action was caught on the river on a board of and just over 50,000 in the pot. Andrew Moreno cut out a bet of 55,500 and Brock Wilson, who was on the button, pondered his move for a minute before deciding on a fold. The defending Wynn Millions champ is continuing his climb towards a repeat.
Roland Shen was all in preflop for 72,000 and in dire straits against Selahaddin Bedir.
Roland Shen:
Selahaddin Bedir:
Shen had the inferior pocket pair but got lucky when the flop came down to give him a full house. Neither the turn nor river changed anything and Shen shipped the double.
A player in early position opened to 7,000 and Freddy Deeb flat-called in middle position. Lorenzo Lavis then three-bet shoved a stack of around 45,000 from the small blind.
The initial raiser folded and Deeb thought for a minute before tossing in a call with Lavis covered.
Lorenzo Lavis:
Freddy Deeb:
Lavis had the bigger pocket pair and still held the lead as the flop came . The on the turn counterfeited both player's pairs and created some chop possibilities, but the on the river secured a double-up for Lavis with just ten-high against the deuce-high of Deeb.
Aaron Ogus moved all in for 57,500 from the hijack and action folded to Ken Einiger, who asked for a count from the small blind.
"61,000," responded Freddy Deeb, who was sat between the players. The dealer broke down the stack and confirmed it was actually 57,500, at which point Einiger called. The player in the big blind folded and the hands were turned up.
Aaron Ogus:
Ken Einiger:
Ogus was looking to get lucky but that didn't happen as the board ran out a dry .
"Nice playing with you guys," Ogus offered before taking his leave from the 2022 Wynn Millions.
Shaun Deeb was in the small blind in a heads-up pot against Diego Sanchez Serrano in the big blind.
Deeb checked on the flop of and called a bet of 5,000 from Serrano. Deeb checked again on the turn and called when Serrano threw out a bet of 13,500.
Deeb checked a third time on the river and Serrano bet 33,000. Deeb called and Serrano showed for a turned full house and Deeb shook his head in frustration as he mucked.
With just over 30,000 in the pot and a flop reading , David Lambard checked from early position and Eli Elezra, who last year was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2021, bet 33,000.
Lombard paused for a few beats before check-raising all in for 101,000 and Elezra snap-called.
David Lambard:
Eli Elezra:
Elezra was ahead with top pair but Lombard had a Royal Flush draw. The turn gave Lombard the flush and he shipped the double after the meaningless was run out on the river.
Daniel Sepiol was out of position in a heads-up pot against Dennis Martin.
Sepiol checked on the flop of and called a bet of 8,000 from Martin. Sepiol again check-called on the turn when his opponent threw out a bet of 22,500.
Sepiol checked a third time on the and Martin fired again with a bet of 38,000. Sepiol folded, revealed the in his hand as he did so.
Last weekend, the Mystery Bounty format continued its run as a breakout hit among poker players, and last Sunday the knockout drum drew most of the attention all afternoon.
Player breaks were especially busy, with runners lined up to take their draw while tournament directors stepped up their efforts to get as many bounties in as the break time would allow. Wynn Poker staff worked overtime to ensure a smooth bounty process, and they delivered once again with an exciting day full of big moments.
Some of the mystery bounties contained a bonus draw, with $500 and the opportunity to reach back in for more. The highlight of the day came when Hung Tran spiked his redraw for the $100,000 top prize. The big numbers drew loud reactions from the slow-peeling players, followed by an announcement of the prize from Tournament Director Ray Pulford, and then a mixture of cheers and groans from the rest of the field.
The other big bounties included five $50,000 prizes and eight $25,000 prizes, once of which was claimed by winner Eddy Konarske, who drew a total of nine envelopes from the drum during his dominating run on his way to a total payday of $260,072.
The $1.5 million guaranteed Wynn Millions Mystery Bounty, a $1,600 buy-in tournament that ran from February 24-27, attracted 2,103 entrants over a trio of starting flights, creating a $1,997,850 prize pool in the process. On Sunday's Day 2, 228 players returned to the Las Vegas Strip casino to finish things off, and Konarske was the last person standing following a heads-up chop with Rambo Halpern, taking home $222,000 for his efforts.