Moving day has arrived at the midpoint of the $3,500 Wynn Millions Championship as players look to maneuver themselves into position to make a run at the final table and possibly the title. A total of 694 entries were recorded for this marquee event, creating a prizepool of over $2.2 million, much of which is waiting to be handed out over the coming days.
Plenty of big stacks rose to the top of the leaderboard in the latter stages of Day 2, which also left a lot of players on the outside looking in. Only 44 players have advanced to Day 3 and are set to battle it out over another scheduled eight levels. Leading the way is a familiar face to many, making her debut in the poker scene on 'The Big Game' back in 2018. Nadya Magnus made a name for herself back then and is still amongst the top poker players today.
Magnus had a dream end to Day 2 when her pocket aces eliminated two other big stacks in the same hand, vaulting her to the chip lead. She will be returning with a stack of 2,590,000 chips as she looks to add to her career results of nearly $2.4 million.
There will be plenty of other big stacks nipping at her heels as six players bagged over 10 big blinds with many others not far off. Sitting in second place is Ernest Bush with a stack of 2,330,000 and Chahnhoon Jung with 2,105,000 chips.
Top Ten Chip Counts on Day 3 of Wynn Millions Championship
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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| 1 | Nadya Magnus | United States | 2,590,000 | 173 |
| 2 | Ernest Bush | United States | 2,330,000 | 155 |
| 3 | Chahnhoon Jung | United States | 2,105,000 | 140 |
| 4 | Austin Apicella | United States | 1,960,000 | 131 |
| 5 | Quang Vu | United States | 1,815,000 | 121 |
| 6 | Gregory Rankich | United States | 1,805,000 | 120 |
| 7 | Peter Cross | Japan | 1,475,000 | 98 |
| 8 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 1,470,000 | 98 |
| 9 | Ignacio Sole Aparicio | Spain | 1,320,000 | 88 |
| 10 | Qing Liu | United States | 1,185,000 | 79 |
The cards are scheduled to go in the air at 12 p.m. local time with another eight 60-minute levels on tap for the day. That could change based on the pace of play with another two days of this event still to be played.
The action will turn to eight-handed today and remain until the end of the event. There will be no dinner break today, and just a 15-minute break after every two levels.
The shot clocks will remain in play throughout the event and players will receive an additional three time banks to start the day, another three time banks with 24 players remaining, and another three time banks when the final table of nine is reached.
Each of the remaining 44 players have locked up at least $9,365 thus far but there is still plenty of money to play for. The pay jumps will start to become more significant with at least $36,313 awating for the final table. The winner will be taking home a whopping $397,319 when all is said and done.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the updates from the tournament floor as the action unfolds, so keep it locked here to find out who will be making a push to the final table.
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Austin ApicellaChahnhoon JungErnest BushGregory RankichIgnacio Sole AparicioJesse LonisNadya MagnusPeter CrossQing LiuQuang Vu
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