After jamming for 60,000 in the previous hand, Sofia Lovgren moved all-in from early position for 90,000 and was called by the big blind, and she was well ahead.
Sofia Lovgren: 
Big Blind: 
The board ran out 
and the pocket aces held up. Lovgren has tripled her stack in the past two hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
186,000 | 96,000 |
Sofia Lovgren, who only had 60,000 chips remaining, moved all-in for 60,000 from early position. Nobody called and she took down the blinds to get back to 90,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | -165,000 |
On a board of 
, Joao Simao bet 130,000 in the cutoff and Andrew Moreno called in early position.
The 
completed the board and Moreno led for 88,000. Simao thought about it and called.
Moreno tabled 
for the nut flush and the defending champ took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000 | 410,000 |
|
300,000 | -370,000 |
Action was caught on a board of 
and about 180,000 in the pot. Brock Wilson checked it over to Thomas Boivin, who sized up a bet of 300,000.
Wilson tanked for a few minutes before making the call. Boivin showed 
for the nuts and took down a huge pot to extend his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,350,000 | 500,000 |
|
345,000 | -355,000 |
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 |
With roughly 200,000 in the pot on a 
board, a button player bet 68,000, Jake Daniels called the big blind, and Hyo Joo raised to 250,000 in early position. Both opponents called.
The 
completed the board and after Daniels checked, Joo moved all-in for approximately 265,000. Both his opponents folded and Joo raked in the sizable pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,220,000 | 635,000 |
|
1,050,000 | -350,000 |
Shannon Shorr raised from late position to 25,000. Jonathan Jaffe, in the small blind, called, as did the big blind. The flop came out 
and the blinds both checked. Shorr fired out a continuation bet of 34,000. Only Jaffe called.
The turn was the . Jaffe checked again and Shorr made another wager, this time for 115,000, which didn't convince his opponent to fold.
When the 
appeared on the river, action checked to bigger stack who announced "all in." Jaffe decided on a fold, saving his final 95,000 chips, while Shorr took down a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000 | 205,000 |
|
95,000 | -505,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
