There are currently 163 entries in the field and players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. The action will pick up shortly.
There are currently 163 entries in the field and players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. The action will pick up shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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86,000
46,000
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46,000 |
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67,500
6,500
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6,500 |
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63,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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62,500
37,100
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37,100 |
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47,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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39,800
4,200
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4,200 |
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24,700
15,300
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15,300 |
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15,200
24,800
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24,800 |
Three players were still in the hand on the turn with the board reading ![]()
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. Aram Zobian had the lead in the pot and made a bet of 6,700 on the turn. Chino Rheem called in the cutoff and Mike Dentale made a "big fold" from the small blind.
The river was the
and Zobian eyed up his opponent's stack before moving all in. Rheem went into the tank for a couple of minutes before ditching his cards to the muck. Zobian flashed the
which convinced Dentale that he had aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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39,000 | |
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15,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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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 23-26, the $1,600 buy-in, $1.5 million GTD Mystery Bounty took place. With 1,270 entrants competing over three starting days, a $2,463,800 prize pool was created. Among those to make relatively deep runs and earn a piece of the regular prize pool were Nipun Java (14th - $12,303), Eric Baldwin (15th - $12,303), Qing Liu (18th - $9,300), Ben Palmer (21st - $8,125), and Adam Hendrix (22nd - $8,125).
A deal was worked at the final table that ultimately saw Ryan Wolfson of Westbury, New York take $130,080 in prize money plus nine bounties for a total of $163,580 in prizes.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Wolfson | Westbury, NY | $130,080 |
| 2 | Mike Allis | Post Falls, ID | $93,132 |
| 3 | Tyler Willse | Lake Tapps, WA | $76,317 |
| 4 | Brady Osterman | Henderson, NV | $74,265 |
| 5 | Ken Einiger | Las Vegas, NV | $67,232 |
| 6 | Ike Nlemchi | Houston, TX | $63,232 |
| 7 | Pervez Ahmed | Newbury, Park, CA | $47,304 |
| 8 | Vuong Do | Anaheim, CA | $22,981 |
| 9 | Danith Ham | San Diego, CA | $19,391 |
As for those who captured big bounties, check out this PokerNews Twitter thread for videos of some of the biggest moments:
Follow this thread throughout the day for the biggest envelope draws from the #WynnMillions $1,600 Mystery Bounty E… https://t.co/YpG7DO2AvO
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)
In a pot of roughly 3,000 on a board showing ![]()
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, Tongguang Sun checked from the big blind to Justin Liberto in the hijack who continued for 2,000. Sun took a moment before putting in a check-raise to 6,000 and Liberto came along.
On the
river Sun slid out a bet of 8,000, and after little deliberation, Liberto moved all in for 18,000. Sun went deep in the tank, but after close to a minute, let his hand go and the pot was sent to Liberto.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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44,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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34,000
34,000
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34,000 |
Jake Daniels raised to 800 in middle position and Paul Snead called on the button. The flop fell ![]()
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and Daniels continued with a bet of 800 which Snead called.
The
hit the turn and both players checked to the
on the river. Daniels went for a large overbet of 6,000 on the river and Snead quickly called. Daniels flipped over ![]()
for top pair and Snead was unable to beat it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,500
12,500
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12,500 |
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43,200 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
Todd Turoci opened to 1,100 from under the gun and Brian Yoon three-bet to 3,700 on the button. Turoci called and they went heads-up to a flop of ![]()
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. Turoci checked to Yoon who continued with a bet of 5,000 and Turoci folded.
On the next hand, Yoon raised it up in the cutoff and Turoci defended from the big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and Turoci check-called a bet from Yoon.
The
landed on the turn and Turoci checked again. Yoon flicked in a bet of 3,000 and Turoci called to see the
on the river. Turoci instantly bet 5,000 and Yoon raised to 11,500. Turoci called and Yoon showed ![]()
for a set of threes while Turoci could only muster ![]()
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,500
15,500
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15,500 |
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19,100 | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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96,000
96,000
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96,000 |
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94,000 | |
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76,000
5,200
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5,200 |
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74,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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68,000
22,700
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22,700 |
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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55,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
|
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Darren Elias and Larry Ormson went heads-up to a flop of ![]()
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and Ormson checked from the small blind. Elias threw in a bet of 300 on the button and Ormson check-raised to 1,300 which Elias called.
The turn was the
and Ormson checked again. Elias put together a bet of 3,000 and Ormson deliberated before tossing his cards to the muck, announcing that he folded pocket queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,200
7,500
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7,500 |
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37,800
700
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700 |
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