There are currently 163 entries in the field and players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. The action will pick up shortly.
There are currently 163 entries in the field and players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. The action will pick up shortly.
Three players were still in the hand on the turn with the board reading ![]()
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. Aram Zobian had the lead in the pot and made a bet of 6,700 on the turn. Chino Rheem called in the cutoff and Mike Dentale made a "big fold" from the small blind.
The river was the
and Zobian eyed up his opponent's stack before moving all in. Rheem went into the tank for a couple of minutes before ditching his cards to the muck. Zobian flashed the
which convinced Dentale that he had aces.
The 2023 Wynn Millions kicked off on February 20 and is slated to run through March 19. While the $3,500 buy-in, $3 million GTD Wynn Millions Main Event is capturing the big headlines, there have been a series of side events playing over the past couple of weeks.
From February 23-26, the $1,600 buy-in, $1.5 million GTD Mystery Bounty took place. With 1,270 entrants competing over three starting days, a $2,463,800 prize pool was created. Among those to make relatively deep runs and earn a piece of the regular prize pool were Nipun Java (14th - $12,303), Eric Baldwin (15th - $12,303), Qing Liu (18th - $9,300), Ben Palmer (21st - $8,125), and Adam Hendrix (22nd - $8,125).
A deal was worked at the final table that ultimately saw Ryan Wolfson of Westbury, New York take $130,080 in prize money plus nine bounties for a total of $163,580 in prizes.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Wolfson | Westbury, NY | $130,080 |
| 2 | Mike Allis | Post Falls, ID | $93,132 |
| 3 | Tyler Willse | Lake Tapps, WA | $76,317 |
| 4 | Brady Osterman | Henderson, NV | $74,265 |
| 5 | Ken Einiger | Las Vegas, NV | $67,232 |
| 6 | Ike Nlemchi | Houston, TX | $63,232 |
| 7 | Pervez Ahmed | Newbury, Park, CA | $47,304 |
| 8 | Vuong Do | Anaheim, CA | $22,981 |
| 9 | Danith Ham | San Diego, CA | $19,391 |
As for those who captured big bounties, check out this PokerNews Twitter thread for videos of some of the biggest moments:
Follow this thread throughout the day for the biggest envelope draws from the #WynnMillions $1,600 Mystery Bounty E… https://t.co/YpG7DO2AvO
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)
In a pot of roughly 3,000 on a board showing ![]()
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, Tongguang Sun checked from the big blind to Justin Liberto in the hijack who continued for 2,000. Sun took a moment before putting in a check-raise to 6,000 and Liberto came along.
On the
river Sun slid out a bet of 8,000, and after little deliberation, Liberto moved all in for 18,000. Sun went deep in the tank, but after close to a minute, let his hand go and the pot was sent to Liberto.
Jake Daniels raised to 800 in middle position and Paul Snead called on the button. The flop fell ![]()
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and Daniels continued with a bet of 800 which Snead called.
The
hit the turn and both players checked to the
on the river. Daniels went for a large overbet of 6,000 on the river and Snead quickly called. Daniels flipped over ![]()
for top pair and Snead was unable to beat it.
Todd Turoci opened to 1,100 from under the gun and Brian Yoon three-bet to 3,700 on the button. Turoci called and they went heads-up to a flop of ![]()
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. Turoci checked to Yoon who continued with a bet of 5,000 and Turoci folded.
On the next hand, Yoon raised it up in the cutoff and Turoci defended from the big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and Turoci check-called a bet from Yoon.
The
landed on the turn and Turoci checked again. Yoon flicked in a bet of 3,000 and Turoci called to see the
on the river. Turoci instantly bet 5,000 and Yoon raised to 11,500. Turoci called and Yoon showed ![]()
for a set of threes while Turoci could only muster ![]()
for two pair.
Darren Elias and Larry Ormson went heads-up to a flop of ![]()
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and Ormson checked from the small blind. Elias threw in a bet of 300 on the button and Ormson check-raised to 1,300 which Elias called.
The turn was the
and Ormson checked again. Elias put together a bet of 3,000 and Ormson deliberated before tossing his cards to the muck, announcing that he folded pocket queens.