Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2023 Wynn Millions
$3,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2023 Wynn Millions
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$4,171,950
Entries
1,314
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
342
Players Left
94
Players Left 1 / 1,314
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
There are currently 245 entries who joined Day 1A thus far and players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. The action will resume shortly.
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Jared Jaffee raised to 1,000 in the hijack and the button reraised to 4,000. The blinds folded and Jaffee called to see a flop of 
. Jaffee checked to his opponent who bet 4,600 and Jaffee called.
The 
rolled off on the turn and Jaffee checked again. His opponent fired out another bet of 11,500 and Jaffee gave it some thought before shoving all in for 43,300. His opponent asked for a count and went into the tank for three minutes before opting to lay his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,300
33,300
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33,300 |
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
In a three-way pot with 20,800 in the middle on a flop showing 
, Dan Shak in the big blind, Ren Lin under the gun, and Mitchell Halverson in the cutoff all checked their options.
The 
hit the turn and Shak checked over to Lin who tossed out a bet of 7,000 and only Halverson came along. On the 
river Lin took some time before putting in a bet of 15,000 and Halverson went in the tank. After close to 30 seconds of thought, Halverson called and the cards were shown.
Lin reluctantly tabled 
for a pair of sixes and Halverson scooped the pot when he revealed 
for a better pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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79,000 | |
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19,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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16,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Jake Daniels opened to 1,200 in early position and was called by Chino Rheem a couple of seats over and Shannon Shorr in the big blind. The flop came 
and Daniels continued with a bet of 2,000 which only Rheem called.
The turn brought the 
and Daniels fired out another bet of 2,200. Rheem still called and the 
on the river put four hearts on the board. Daniels checked this time and Rheem jammed all in for around 12,000. Daniels snapped him off and Rheem showed 
for air while Daniels held 
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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67,500
15,000
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15,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The action was picked up when an early position player opened to 1,100 and it folded to the hijack who made the call. Kathy Liebert elected on a three-bet to 4,000 on the button and only the initial raiser made the call.
The flop came 
, and after being checked to, Liebert continued for the same sizing of 4,000. Her opponent quickly called and the 
rolled off on the turn.
Once again the early position player checked to Liebert who put the pressure on with a bet of 11,000. Without much thought, her opponent let their cards go and the pot was sent to Liebert.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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78,000
38,000
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38,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Carla Gonzalez and Tyler Patterson were heads-up in a three-bet pot with around 33,000 in the middle. The board read 
and Gonzalez checked to Patterson who shoved all in. Gonzalez called off her last 26,000 chips and the cards were on their backs.
Carla Gonzalez: 
Tyler Patterson:
Patterson held the better of the two full houses, leaving Gonzalez drawing to just two outs on the river. It was the on the river and Gonzalez headed to the rail for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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109,500
62,500
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62,500 |
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Busted | |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
There was a raise to 1,100 from the hijack and the cutoff shoved all in for his short stack of 6,700. David Cabrera Polop re-shoved all in for 24,300 in the big blind and the hijack called to put both players at risk.
Cutoff: 
David Cabrera Polop: 
Hijack:
The flop came 
and Cabrera Polop spiked an ace to take the lead. The and runout secured the pot for Cabrera Polop who more than doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,500 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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136,400
42,400
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42,400 |
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116,000
76,000
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76,000 |
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104,000
41,500
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41,500 |
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101,500
61,500
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61,500 |
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94,800
54,800
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54,800 |
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93,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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88,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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80,500
40,500
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40,500 |
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77,500
22,000
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22,000 |
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55,600 | |
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51,000 | |
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48,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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28,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The 2023 Wynn Millions kicked off on February 20 and is slated to run through March 19. While the $3,500 buy-in, $3 million GTD Wynn Millions Main Event is capturing the big headlines, there have been a series of side events playing over the past couple of weeks.
From February 21-23, the $600 NLH $200K GTD saw 805 entrants generate a $414,575 prize pool, which was reserved for the top 88 finishers. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Tuan Mai (13th - $5,511), Chris McNulty (18th - $3,608), Cole Ferraro (20th - $3,608), Jeremy Pekarek (29th - $2,412), Ben Palmer (35th - $2,412), and Rachel Whetstone (39th - $2,118).
The final table contained several well-known poker players including Elvis Toomas (7th - $10,737), David Jackson (4th - $23,258), and James Van Alstyne (3rd - $32,876). In the end, it was Joseph Cheong defeating Vinny Pahuja in heads-up play to win the tournament for $74,670.
Wynn Millions $600 NLH $200K GTD Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Cheong | Las Vegas, NV | $74,670 |
| 2 | Vinny Pahuja | Jersey City, NJ | $48,339 |
| 3 | James Van Alstyne | Las Vegas, NV | $32,876 |
| 4 | David Jackson | Jacksonville, FL | $23,258 |
| 5 | Julio Pulido | Garland, TX | $17,122 |
| 6 | Russel McClean | Las Vegas, NV | $13,349 |
| 7 | Elvis Toomas | Las Vegas, NV | $10,737 |
| 8 | Dor Peleg | Scotsdale, AZ | $8,913 |
| 9 | Ryan Awwad | Sacramento, CA | $7,515 |
