$3,500 NLH Championship | 2022 Wynn Summer Classic

06-29-2022 00:16 UTC-7

Hong Shoves On Moreno

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 35 : 250,000/500,000, 250,000 ante

Jinho Hong opened to 1,850,000 from the small blind only to see Andrew Moreno three-bet to 5,900,000. After taking around a minute, Hong announced all in and Moreno immediately folded. As a result, Hong has opened up a gap between himself and his two opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jinho Hong	26,900,000 5,800,000	5,800,000

Andrew Moreno	17,400,000 -6,750,000	-6,750,000
Diego Sanchez	12,900,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno Jinho Hong

06-29-2022 00:27 UTC-7

Sanchez Takes a Pot

Brandon Bloom

Level 35 : 250,000/500,000, 250,000 ante

Jinho Hong opened to 1,000,000 on the button and Diego Sanchez defended the big blind.

The dealer spread the flop and Sanchez check-called for 750,000, and both players checked the turn and river.

Sanchez tabled to collect the chips as Hong mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jinho Hong	24,700,000 -2,200,000	-2,200,000

Andrew Moreno	19,100,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Diego Sanchez	13,400,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Diego Sanchez Jinho Hong

06-29-2022 00:34 UTC-7

Break Time

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 35 : 250,000/500,000, 250,000 ante

The remaining three players have been sent on a 10-minute break. They will return to blinds of 300,000/600,000 with a 300,000 big blind ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jinho Hong	25,500,000 800,000	800,000

Andrew Moreno	19,700,000 600,000	600,000
Diego Sanchez	12,000,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

Level: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 300,000

06-29-2022 01:05 UTC-7

Sanchez Chipping Up

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 300,000 ante

Diego Sanchez limped out of the small blind and Jinho Hong checked his option.

Sanchez check-called a bet of 700,000 from Hong on the flop.

Both players checked through the turn to the river where Sanchez fired off 2,400,000. Hong went into the tank but eventually folded to concede a small pot to Sanchez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jinho Hong	25,700,000 200,000	200,000

Andrew Moreno	17,500,000 -2,200,000	-2,200,000
Diego Sanchez	14,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Diego Sanchez Jinho Hong

06-29-2022 01:22 UTC-7

Moreno in the Lead

Brandon Bloom

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 300,000 ante

Andrew Moreno has won a few hands to move into the chip lead.

On one hand, Moreno raised to 1,900,000 in the small blind and Diego Sanchez defended the big blind. The duo checked it to the river on the board and Moreno bet 1,200,000, causing Sanchez to fold.

On the next hand, Moreno opened to 1,200,000 on the button and Jinho Hong defended the big blind, but check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 by Moreno on a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	25,300,000 7,800,000	7,800,000
Jinho Hong	21,000,000 -4,700,000	-4,700,000

Diego Sanchez	10,900,000 -3,100,000	-3,100,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno Diego Sanchez Jinho Hong

06-29-2022 01:33 UTC-7

Diego Sanchez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($316,407)

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 300,000 ante

Diego Sanchez moved all in for 12,100,000 from the button and, after asking for a count, Andrew Moreno made the call out of the big blind with the covering stack.

Diego Sanchez:
Andrew Moreno:

It was a coinflip for hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity. The flop pushed Moreno into an almost unassailable lead, though the turn did give Sanchez a gutshot. He could not find the required jack, however, on the river, ending his impressive run in third place that comes with a career-high score of $316,407.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	37,700,000 12,400,000	12,400,000
Jinho Hong	19,500,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Diego Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Andrew Moreno Diego Sanchez

06-29-2022 01:51 UTC-7

Hong Narrows Gap

Brandon Bloom

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 300,000 ante

Jinho Hong raised to 1,500,000 and Andrew Moreno called.

The dealer fanned the flop, Moreno check-called for 1,200,000, and both players checked the turn.

The completed the board, Moreno checked, and Hong bet 2,900,000. Moreno called.

Hong tabled and collected the pot with top pair as Moreno sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	33,400,000 -4,300,000	-4,300,000
Jinho Hong	23,800,000 4,300,000	4,300,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno Jinho Hong

Level: 37

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 400,000

06-29-2022 02:09 UTC-7

Battle of Attrition

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 400,000 ante

So far, both players have been taking a somewhat cautious approach, exchanging a number of small pots.

Andrew Moreno opened to 2,500,000 from the button and Jinho Hong called to send the two players to the flop.

Hong checked on a flop of and folded after Moreno continued for 1,500,00 to keep the two players fairly even in stack size.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	30,200,000 -3,200,000	-3,200,000
Jinho Hong	27,000,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno Jinho Hong