$3,500 Main Event Day 2c | 2023 Wynn Millions

03-07-2023 13:37 UTC-7

Rezaei Finds Early Day 2 Double

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ronald Sullivan raised to 6,500 from the button before Daniel Rezaei shoved for around 66,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Sullivan called to put Rezaei at risk.

Daniel Rezaei:
Ronald Sullivan:

The board ran out and Rezaei held on with ace-queen to secure the early Day 2 double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Sullivan	314,000 -25,000	-25,000
Daniel Rezaei	140,000 64,500	64,500

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Ronald Sullivan

03-07-2023 13:42 UTC-7

Jacobson Says Goodbye to Winter

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Martin Jacobson raised to 7,500 on the button and Lenard Adams called from the small blind. Sean Winter three-bet to 20,000 in the big blind, leaving just a few chips behind. Jacobson responded with a four-bet to 47,500 which got Adams out of the way and Winter called it off.

Sean Winter:
Martin Jacobson:

The flop came and Jacobson was still in a dominating position. The on the turn and the on the river were no help to Winter as he bowed out early on Day 2c.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	240,000 36,000	36,000

Sean Winter	Busted

Tags: Sean Winter Martin Jacobson Lenard Adams

03-07-2023 13:54 UTC-7

Del Vecchio Gets There on the River

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading , Nicholas Bond and Michael Del Vecchio were heads-up in a pot of around 50,000. Bond checked to Del Vecchio who counted out a bet of 46,000 and Bond called.

The river was the and Bond checked again. Del Vecchio gave it some thought but decided to check it back. Bond flashed the but Del Vecchio tabled for a rivered pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Del Vecchio	270,000 164,500	164,500

Nicholas Bond	119,500 40,500	40,500

Tags: Michael Del Vecchio Nicholas Bond

03-07-2023 13:55 UTC-7

Poker Legend “Miami” John Cernuto Claims Wynn Millions $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B Title

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

On March 1, the 2023 Wynn Millions hosted its $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B $50K GTD, which nearly doubled the guarantee as 98 runners generated a $95,060 prize pool. The top 11 players made the money, and the two to fall short of the final table were Duke Viveros and Clyde Gaskins, who each received $2,567 for finishing in 10th and 11th place respectively.

At the final table, two poker legends worked a deal in Ari Engel and “Miami” John Cernuto. The former wound up taking second place for $23,903, while the latter won the trophy and took $25,851 in prize money. It was just the latest victory on Cernuto’s impressive poker résumé, which dates back to 1987 according to the Hendon Mob.

Wynn Millions $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	John Cernuto	Las Vegas, NV	$25,851*
2	Ari Engel	Canada	$23,903*
3	Vincent Cealicchia	Las Vegas, NV	$11,559
4	Lawrence Berg	Las Vegas, NV	$7,966
5	Kao Saechao	Renton, WA	$5,941
6	Christopher Hundley	Kirkland, WA	$4,715
7	Mark Gregorich	Las Vegas, NV	$3,869
8	Robert Goulding	Sandia Park, NM	$3,270
9	Joseph Gargiulo	Port Charlotte, FL	$2,852

_{*Denotes heads-up deal.}

Tags: John Cernuto

03-07-2023 13:57 UTC-7

O'Donnell Runs Top Pair Into an Overpair

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Phong Nguyen opened to 6,000 in middle position and picked up three callers along the way including Ken O'Donnell in the big blind. The flop fell and Nguyen continued with a bet of 17,500. The action folded back to O'Donnell who shipped all in for around 60,000 and Nguyen snap-called.

Ken O'Donnell:
Phong Nguyen:

O'Donnell flopped top pair but it was no match for the overpair of Nguyen. The and runout changed nothing and O'Donnell headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phong Nguyen	210,000 144,000	144,000
Ken O'Donnell	Busted

Tags: Phong Nguyen Ken O'Donnell

03-07-2023 14:05 UTC-7

Rolli Gets a Shove Through; Other Assorted Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Cherish Andrews raised to 5,000 and Toan Nguyen made it 10,5000 from two seats over before Fabian Rolli shoved 64,500 from the blinds. Andrews folded quickly and Nguyen went into the tank for a few moments before he followed her into the muck.

Elsewhere in the room, Cory Nordstrand is making moves on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kathy Liebert	241,500 -15,500	-15,500
Toan Nguyen	165,000 17,000	17,000
Cory Nordstrand	157,000 107,500	107,500
Matt Affleck	147,500 48,000	48,000
Dylan Linde	135,000 -23,000	-23,000

Cherish Andrews	103,000 -42,000	-42,000
Vanessa Kade	102,000 22,000	22,000
Fabian Rolli	80,000 27,500	27,500
Nick Schulman	65,000 -58,500	-58,500

Tags: Cory Nordstrand Fabian Rolli Toan Nguyen Cherish Andrews

03-07-2023 14:18 UTC-7

Truong Keeps the Pressure on Apter

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Patrick Truong opened to 5,500 on the button and Brett Apter three-bet to 19,000 in the small blind. Truong responded with a four-bet to 45,500 and Apter just called.

The flop came and Apter check-called a bet of 20,000 from Truong. The peeled off on the turn and Apter checked again. Truong counted out another bet of 45,000 which sent Apter into the tank. After a couple of minutes, Apter finally decided to release his cards and Truong collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Truong	246,000 83,000	83,000
Brett Apter	115,000 -76,000	-76,000

Tags: Patrick Truong Brett Apter

03-07-2023 14:21 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lenard Adams	520,000 137,500	137,500
Jacob Powers	405,000 61,500	61,500
Nathan Russler	400,000 164,000	164,000
Bob Buckenmayer	391,000 76,000	76,000
Harrison Ashdown	357,000 130,000	130,000
Kathy Liebert	324,000 82,500	82,500
Rick Biever	307,000 -176,000	-176,000
Max Kingstone	300,000 70,000	70,000
Irene Carey	236,000 78,000	78,000
Dustin Dirksen	203,000 37,000	37,000

$Gal Yifrach$ Gal Yifrach	189,000 128,500	128,500

Lily Kiletto	185,000 -140,000	-140,000
Joshua Faris	145,000 50,500	50,500
Thomas Gabriel	134,000 45,500	45,500
Cherish Andrews	79,000 -24,000	-24,000

03-07-2023 14:36 UTC-7

Frankenberger Shoves on Tran Before the Break

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

On the last hand before the break, there was a multi-way pot on Table 31 where the flop came . JC Tran led out with a bet of 6,000 and was called by the player on his left. Andy Frankenberg raised to 25,000 and only Tran called.