Players have been sent on their second 15-minute break with the clocks showing 276 runners so far.
Players have been sent on their second 15-minute break with the clocks showing 276 runners so far.
Stephen Decker took down the $500,000 guaranteed $1,100 NLH event as he topped a field of 848 runners for $103,688.
Victoria Livschitz finished second for $100,000, while others at the final table included Patrick Truong (4th - $88,462), Michael Williams (5th - $45,118) and Myles Mullaly (6th - $33,970), who earlier in the series took down a $600 No Limit Hold'em event for $66,856.
| PLACE | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Decker | Englewood, CO | $103,688 | |
| 2 | Victoria Livschitz | Whitefish, MT | $100,000 | |
| 3 | David Baba | Canada | $91,403 | |
| 4 | Patrick Truong | Pflugerville, TX | $88,462 | |
| 5 | Michael Williams | Mound, MN | $45,118 | |
| 6 | Myles Mullaly | Rye, NY | $33,970 | |
| 7 | Hyon Kim | Hillsborough, NJ | $25,543 | |
| 8 | Braxton Dunaway | Midland, TX | $19,000 | |
| 9 | Frank Brannan | Brooklyn, NY | $13,597 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
International Women's Day is the perfect time to honor successful women in any industry, and there are no shortage of successful women in the poker world.
In honor of International Women's Day, here is a look at some of the women competing in the Wynn Millions Championship Day 1b field.
Cherish Andrews may have been up past 2 a.m. taking down the $2,200 NLH 6-Max Event for $182,927 and her third Wynn trophy, but the 2022 GPI Female Player of the Year wasted no time hopping into the championship event with hopes of another deep run.
Andrews is currently seated across from Esther Kim, a Las Vegas-based grinder whose first live tournament cash dates back to 2012.
At another table, poker coach and recently published author Lexy Gavin-Mather is seated in the nine-seat just a dealer's chair away from poker socialite Hayley Hanna, the fiance of high-stakes pro David Peters who is currently pregnant with the couple's first child but couldn't resist the Wynn Millions Championship action.
Speaking of poker power couples, Farah Galfond is also in the Day 1b field, while Yi "KitKat" Klassen is chipping up nicely a few tables away from Blake Bohn. Meanwhile, four-time GPI Female POY Kristen Foxen has the day off after bagging the Day 1a flight.
A few hours into the day, Women in Poker Hall of Famer Maria Ho took her seat in pursuit of another big score after winning Game of Gold Season 1 for $456,000.
Other women spotted in the Day 1b field include Gloria Jackson, Cindy Li, and Isabel Kou.
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One of the biggest scores of the 2024 Wynn Millions series so far went to a familiar face in Eric Baldwin, who topped a field of 1,085 runners in a $600 No Limit Hold'em event for $96,909 as the Vegas-based grinder added to his $8.4 million in live earnings.
The final table included fellow Vegas-based players Jay Fredricksen (8th - $12,772) and Aaron Massey (3rd - $48,713), as well as North Carolina's Paul Taylor, who finished runner-up for $63,335.
| PLACE | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Baldwin | Las Vegas, NV | $96,909 | |
| 2 | Paul Taylor | Concord, NC | $63,335 | |
| 3 | Aaron Massey | Las Vegas, NV | $48,713 | |
| 4 | Tyler Montoya | Las Vegas, NV | $36,620 | |
| 5 | Maurice Paola | Henderson, NV | $28,510 | |
| 6 | Sergio Soto Cruz | Jurupa Valley, CA | $22,083 | |
| 7 | Kevin Theodore | Las Vegas, NV | $16,933 | |
| 8 | Jay Fredricksen | Las Vegas, NV | $12,772 | |
| 9 | David Larson | Las Vegas, NV | $9,237 |
Baldwin, a two-time bracelet winner best known for a runner-up finish in the 2010 World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Star World Poker Classic for $1 million, received love on social media from a few notable players, including 2021 Wynn Millions champion Andrew Moreno and the Wynn daily assassin Jeremy Becker himself.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Players have been sent on their first break of Day 1b with the clocks showing 190 runners so far.
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Inaugural Wynn Millions champion Andrew Moreno failed to bag on Day 1a and hasn't had any better luck so far on Day 1b.
In a four-way pot, Moreno moved all in from the big blind on a flop of 3♣J♦3♦ and got two callers, who both checked on the 9♦ turn. One player then bet 4,000 on the 6♠ river and turned over 5♦4♦ for a flush as the other player folded, while Moreno showed a no-good A♦5♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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