$3,500 Championship
Day 1c Started
2024 Wynn Millions
$3,500 Championship
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2024 Wynn Millions
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$3,746,500
Entries
1,180
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
541
Players Left
147
Final Flight of the Wynn Millions Championship Kicks Off at Noon
The third and final starting flight of the $3,500 buy-in Wynn Millions Championship kicks off today at noon local time as part of the 2024 Wynn Millions Poker Series in Las Vegas.
Day 1c will see players start with a stack of 40,000 chips and blinds of 100/200/200. All Day 1 flights will play ten 60-minute levels with an hourlong dinner break scheduled after Level 6 (around 6:30 p.m.).
Several players have already advanced to Day 2, including 2021 and 2023 Wynn Millions champions Andrew Moreno and Michael Rossitto, last's year's runner-up Andrew Esposito, and other big names like Alex Foxen, Kristen Foxen, Adam Hendrix, Landon Tice, Shannon Shorr, Maria Ho and Farah Galfond.
The event is scheduled to play for five days, with the final table taking place on Wednesday, March 13 at noon. On Day 3, the level length will increase to 90 minutes.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will be on-site at Wynn Las Vegas today to provide live coverage of Day 1c of the Wynn Millions Championship.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up & Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 1c of the Wynn Millions Championship in Las Vegas.
Some Early Entrants
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 | |
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40,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000 | |
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40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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||
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
"I Wouldn't Fold That Hand in a Million-Dollar Tournament!"
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
In a multiway pot on a flop of 5♣Q♦J♥, the button bet 1,200 when checked to and Bill Klein and Steven "Cuz" Buckner called, while two others folded.
The Q♥ turn checked through and Klein then bet 6,200 on the J♠ river. Buckner folded and the button showed the J♦ before folding.
"I wouldn't fold that hand in a million-dollar tournament!" declared Buckner. "I'm calling."
Read More About Steven Buckner
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
|
39,000 |
Eric Baldwin Wins Wynn Millions $600 NLH
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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.
Wynn Millions $600 NLH Final Table Results
| 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: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Hawkins, Liebert Lead Latest Counts
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
60,000 | |
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|
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60,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
|
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45,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
|
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37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
37,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
35,000
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
|
35,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Set of Aces Cracked on Day 1a
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante