$3,500 Championship
Day 3 Completed
2024 Wynn Millions
$3,500 Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
45
Players Left
14
Gabay and Frank Lead 14 Players into Day 4 of the Wynn Millions Championship
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Day 3 of the $3,500 Wynn Millions Championship has come to an end and Haim Gabay is the chip leader after four 90-minute levels of play. The 14 surviving players will return on Tuesday at 12 p.m. for Day 4 of this five-day event.
A total of 1,180 entries are on record for the championship and they all contributed to a prize pool that surpassed the $3 million guarantee with $3,746,500. Of the 45 players that made it to Day 3, only 14 will move on to Day 4 to play for the top prize of $596,067.
Gabay has the chip lead over Chris Frank, the only other player over six million. Frank held on to the chip lead for most of the day, thanks in part to the double knockout of Joe McKeehen and David Yue.
The rest of the pack caught up to Frank, including [Removed:456] and Jesse Kandola, occupiers of the fourth and fifth spot on the leaderboard, respectively. David Dowdy rounds out the top five and he’s followed by Day 2 chip leader Martin Zamani, who surged early in the day but lost a few pots near the end of the night to drift away from the top of the leaderboard.
Wynn Millions Championship Day 4 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 4 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 1 | Dominick Sarle | United States | 1,345,000 | 22 |
| 42 | 2 | Jeremy Felicetti | United States | 2,315,000 | 39 |
| 42 | 3 | Jesse Kandola | United States | 5,065,000 | 84 |
| 42 | 4 | Daniel Maor | United States | 2,400,000 | 40 |
| 42 | 5 | Haim Gabay | United States | 6,660,000 | 111 |
| 42 | 7 | Meerwais Hussaini | United States | 1,700,000 | 28 |
| 42 | 8 | Chris Frank | Germany | 6,495,000 | 108 |
| 43 | 1 | David Dowdy | United States | 4,900,000 | 82 |
| 43 | 2 | Paul Hizer | United Kingdom | 785,000 | 13 |
| 43 | 3 | Pedro Ingles | Spain | 2,960,000 | 49 |
| 43 | 5 | Steven Jones | United States | 740,000 | 12 |
| 43 | 6 | Neel Murthy | United States | 1,740,000 | 29 |
| 43 | 7 | Martin Zamani | United States | 4,180,000 | 70 |
| 43 | 8 | [Removed:456] | Spain | 5,265,000 | 88 |
Day 3 Highlights
Zamani started the day strong after declaring that he had miscounted his chip stack the night before. He quickly made up the difference and then some to extend an early chip lead. Steven Jones also made early noise with a rivered flush to eliminate Shawn Daniels. Jones, the 2023 WSOP Main Event runner-up, will return on Day 4 with the short stack.
Neel Murthy was another early mover with an early pot that sent him near the two-million mark. He knocked out Michael Walsh’s pocket queens when a nine fell on the river to match his pocket pair.
A big river also brought paydirt for Dowdy, who called Mitch Garshofsky’s shove in Level 22. Dowdy turned over pocket kings, but Garshofsky was way ahead with aces. The board ran out with a king on the river and Dowdy scored the knockout.
Zamani, Frank, and Anthony Spinella were at the top of the counts as Level 22 came to an end, but Spinella didn’t make Day 4 after a knockout just before the two-table redraw.
Jake Ripnick was the first to go with two tables left after his pocket sevens ran into Felicetti’s pocket kings. Ripnick was crestfallen with the blank runout, but he still pocketed $28,276 for 16th place. Timothy Pai was the other late-night elimination in 15th place for $32,918 when his suited ace-king ran into Dowdy’s flopped flush.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $596,067 | 12-13 | $38,472 |
| 2 | $406,789 | 14 | $32,918 |
| 3 | $301,369 | ||
| 4 | $223,372 | ||
| 5 | $165,379 | ||
| 6 | $122,721 | ||
| 7 | $91,730 | ||
| 8 | $69,947 | ||
| 9 | $54,467 | ||
| 10-11 | $45,174 |
In the end it was Gabay on top of the chip counts and the final 14 players went home with $32,918 guaranteed. They will return on Tuesday in Level 25 with blinds at 30,000/60,000/60,000 and the plan is to play down to a final table before Wednesday’s finale.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the Wynn Millions Championship in Las Vegas.
Day 4 Chip Counts & Seat Draw
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 4 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 1 | Dominick Sarle | United States | 1,345,000 | 22 |
| 42 | 2 | Jeremy Felicetti | United States | 2,315,000 | 39 |
| 42 | 3 | Jesse Kandola | United States | 5,065,000 | 84 |
| 42 | 4 | Daniel Maor | United States | 2,400,000 | 40 |
| 42 | 5 | Haim Gabay | United States | 6,660,000 | 111 |
| 42 | 7 | Meerwais Hussaini | United States | 1,700,000 | 28 |
| 42 | 8 | Chris Frank | Germany | 6,495,000 | 108 |
| 43 | 1 | David Dowdy | United States | 4,900,000 | 82 |
| 43 | 2 | Paul Hizer | United Kingdom | 785,000 | 13 |
| 43 | 3 | Pedro Ingles | Spain | 2,960,000 | 49 |
| 43 | 5 | Steven Jones | United States | 740,000 | 12 |
| 43 | 6 | Neel Murthy | United States | 1,740,000 | 29 |
| 43 | 7 | Martin Zamani | United States | 4,180,000 | 70 |
| 43 | 8 | [Removed:456] | Spain | 5,265,000 | 88 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,660,000
1,710,000
|
1,710,000 |
|
||
|
6,495,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
![[Removed:456]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
5,265,000
2,715,000
|
2,715,000 |
|
5,065,000
1,705,000
|
1,705,000 |
|
4,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
4,180,000
-3,420,000
|
-3,420,000 |
|
||
|
2,960,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
2,400,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
2,315,000
-755,000
|
-755,000 |
|
1,740,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
1,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
1,345,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
||
|
785,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
|
|
||
|
740,000
-1,155,000
|
-1,155,000 |
End of Day 3
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The final 14 players are now bagging up to return on Day 4.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a full recap from the PokerNews team.
Timothy Pai Eliminated in 15th Place ($32,918)
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Timothy Pai got his last 925,000 into the middle against the growing stack of David Dowdy. The rest of the table was out of the way and the dealer was ready to go.
Timothy Pai: A♥K♥ 
David Dowdy: A♦Q♦
The board ran out 4♦5♦7♦J♦4♣ and Dowdy flopped a flush to send Pai home in 15th place for $32,918.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
|
Busted |
Schedule Change
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The venerable tournament director Ray Pulford has announced that Day 3 will end at the conclusion of this level. There are currently 27 minutes remaining in Level 24 and 15 runners remain.
"Nice Cooler"
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Pedro Ingles was all in for around 1,250,000 and Martin Zamani was the one to put him at risk.
Pedro Ingles: A♥A♦
Martin Zamani: A♠2♠
The board ran out 7♣5♥9♥5♦2♥ and Ingles held on with pocket aces to secure the double.
"Nice cooler," Ingles said with a laugh as he stacked up his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,600,000
-1,575,000
|
-1,575,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,660,000
1,410,000
|
1,410,000 |
Jake Ripnick Eliminated in 16th Place ($28,276)
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jake Ripnick raised to 100,000 from late position and Chris Frank called from the button before Dominick Sarle came along from the small blind. Jeremy Felicetti raised to 400,000 from the big blind and Ripnick went into the tank before shoving 950,000. The others folded and Felicetti called quickly.
Jake Ripnick: 7♦7♠
Jeremy Felicetti: K♠K♥
The board ran out A♥6♥5♦5♥6♣ and the kings held for Felicetti to send Ripnick to the rail in 16th place for $28,276.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,070,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
|
Busted |
Faces From the Final Two Tables
From the Stone Bubble to $34K
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante