Brek Schutten in middle position was all in and at risk against Thomas Muehloecker in the small blind.
Brek Schutten:
Thomas Muehloecker:
Muehloecker was in a good position to knock Schutten out of the tournament, that is until the flop came . The turn left Muehloecker hoping for the last remaining king in the deck to appear on the river. It did not. Instead, the board pairing left Muehloecker with crumbs as he watched a huge pile of chips pushed towards Schutten.
With the cards on their backs, Anton Wigg was all-in for approximately 320,000 in early position, Andrew Moreno was all-in for 1,055,000 on the button, and both players were at risk against Mike Allen in middle position.
Anton Wigg:
Andrew Moreno:
Mike Allen:
Allen was in great shape to score a double knockout, although the flop gave Moreno a flush draw. The hit the felt on the turn to complete that draw, and the meaningless completed the board, securing the pot for the 2021 Wynn Millions Main Event winner, and eliminating Wigg.
Daniel Smiljkovic opened to 80,000 from middle position and was called by Jacky Wang in late position. Nicolas Noguera shoved all in from the big blind and Smiljkovic asked for a count before making the call to put Noguera at risk while Wang folded.
Nicolas Noguera:
Daniel Smiljkovic:
Noguera was in bad shape and seemed to be heading for the exits. He smashed the flop, however, to leap into the lead and sealed the deal on the turn before the meaningless river hit the felt. Just a few minutes earlier, Noguera had told the table that the French "hate ace-king". If this hand is anything to go by, that sentiment is quite understandable.
Ankush Mandavia opened in the cutoff and faced a three-bet by Brek Schutten on the button. Mandavia called to send the two players heads-up to the flop.
Mandavia checked on the flop and called after Schutten continued for 140,000.
Schutten continued his aggression on the turn, firing off 325,000 after Mandavia checked. Mandavia was not going anywhere and made the call.
The river saw Mandavia check for a third time and, after Schutten pushed 400,000 into the middle, raise all in. Schutten seemed to be in a world of hurt but ended up calling. He was shown by Mandavia for the stone cold nuts and, after both stacks had been counted, was left with just 20,000. Mandavia, meanwhile, has shot to the top of the leaderboard.
Schutten was seen headed towards the payout desk shortly after the hand.
After an early position open, Daniel Smiljkovic moved all in from the small blind, Bin Weng called for his 1,150,000 chips, and the original raiser folded.
Bin Weng:
Daniel Smiljkovic:
The flop put Weng well ahead with a set, although the turn provided Smiljkovic with outs if a spade were to appear. The spiked the river to complete the flush draw, and Weng was sent to the payout desk.
Andrew Moreno opened to 110,000 from under the gun and Rabah Ait Abdelmalek shoved all in from middle position. Jacky Wang called from the cutoff and Moreno folded.
Rabah Ait Abdelmalek:
Jacky Wang:
Abdelmalek was flipping for his tournament life but fell desperately behind on the flop. The turn and river did not improve him and he was forced out of the tournament late on Day 2.
The penultimate day of the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship has concluded at Wynn Las Vegas, and after the 233 returning players played ten 60-minute levels, only 24 players remain.
Ankush Mandavia bagged the chip lead with a solid stack of 5,580,000. Eshaan Bhalla (4,400,000) and Diego Sanchez (4,225,000) are the next closest in the counts, while Daniel Smiljkovic (4,195,000), Andrew Moreno (3,590,000), and James Romero (3,100,000) also bagged top-ten stacks.
The premier event of the Wynn Summer Classic generated a massive $4,605,300 prize pool, and although the remaining players are guaranteed $26,716, all eyes are on the $696,011 first-place prize which comes with the coveted Wynn replica trophy.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Ankush Mandavia
United States
5,580,000
2
Eshaan Bhalla
United States
4,400,000
3
Diego Sanchez
Mexico
4,225,000
4
Daniel Smiljkovic
Germany
4,195,000
5
Nicolas Noguera
France
4,155,000
6
Jacky Wang
United States
3,965,000
7
Jinho Hong
South Korea
3,695,000
8
Andrew Moreno
United States
3,590,000
9
Mohammad Siddiqui
United States
3,120,000
10
James Romero
United States
3,100,000
The day began with 233 players returning to the felt hoping to make it into the money, and a little over two hours after the day began, it was Greek three-time bracelet winner Georgios Sotiropoulos to burst the bubble after running queens into kings. From there, the 152 remaining players were guaranteed a min-cash of $8,013.
After the bubble burst, eliminations followed fairly quickly. Some of the players who busted before the dinner break include Darren Elias (151st - $8,013), Jen Shahade (143rd - $8,013), Hossein Ensan (116th - $9,521), Kristen Foxen (100th - $10,387), Sylvain Loosli (92nd - $11,353), Thomas Boivin (85th - $12,431), David Peters (77th - $13,675), Barry Hutter (72nd - $13,675), Aaron Massey (62nd - $16,636), and Rafael Moraes (56th - $16,636).
There were 55 players returning from dinner, and after four more 60-minute levels, the field was whittled down to the 24 players who bagged for the night. Some of those who ran deep but couldn’t survive post-dinner were Jun Obara (50th - $18,516), Nadya Magnus (48th - $18,516), Thomas Muehloecker (40th - $20,775), Brek Schutten (33rd - $23,476), Adedapo Ajayi (31st - $23,476), and Bin Weng (26th - $26,716).
The 24 remaining players will return for the final day on Tuesday, June 28 at noon and will play until a winner is declared.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide coverage of the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship until the very end.