Three players have busted out in rapid succession. The tournament now stands at 26 players remaining.
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Landon Tice's summer crossbook with Jeremy Becker may not yet be underway, but the "child of the sim" is already heating up. On Wednesday, Tice took down a 2024 Wynn Millions Poker Series $400 buy-in event for $32,025 and his first Wynn trophy.
The victory for Tice, who topped a 512-player field after coming into Day 2 with 20 big blinds, shows that he means business in his upcoming high-stakes bet with Becker, which was set up by Daniel Negreanu and stipulates that both players crossbook 25 mutually played events between May 28 and July 1.
Tice took a bit of a shot at Becker in his winner's photo, giving a yawn while holding up Becker's trademark three-five offsuit.
But Tice has some catching up to do. The victory marked his first live victory since November 2020, when he took down the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event for $201,529. Since then, Becker has won 38 live tournaments, according to The Hendon Mob.
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Action was heads up with Dominick Sarle at risk for around 400,000 and David Dowdy was the one to attempt the knockout. The cards were already turned up and the dealer was finishing up the board.
Dominick Sarle: A♣10♠ 
David Dowdy: K♠Q♦
The board ran out 4♣9♠5♣7♣4♠ and Sarle held on with ace-high to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,275,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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860,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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Chris Frank was seen adding a lot of chips to his stack while Joe McKeehen and David Yue were packing up their things.
According to the table, Yue was all in for around 750,000 and McKeehen was at risk for 1,600,000.
David Yue: AxQx
Joe McKeehen: 10x10x
Chris Frank: KxKx
The board ran out clean for Frank and he took the chip lead with a double knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,200,000
2,230,000
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2,230,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,650,000
2,750,000
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2,750,000 |
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4,970,000
2,555,000
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2,555,000 |
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4,500,000
2,780,000
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2,780,000 |
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2,290,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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2,075,000
-190,000
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-190,000 |
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1,600,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
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1,600,000
-430,000
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-430,000 |
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1,575,000
-70,000
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-70,000 |
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1,570,000
885,000
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885,000 |
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1,475,000
1,220,000
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1,220,000 |
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1,175,000
-205,000
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-205,000 |
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1,150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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1,100,000
-595,000
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-595,000 |
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1,000,000
-450,000
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-450,000 |
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1,000,000
-1,580,000
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-1,580,000 |
|
990,000
-960,000
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-960,000 |
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960,000
375,000
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375,000 |
|
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900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
890,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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880,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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830,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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800,000
-655,000
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-655,000 |
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790,000
335,000
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335,000 |
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680,000
215,000
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215,000 |
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620,000
-460,000
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-460,000 |
Mitch Garshofsky stopped by the PokerNews News Desk to report on his demise.
Garshofsky managed to get his last 875,000 against David Dowdy in what should have been a simple cooler.
Mitch Garshofsky: A♣A♠
David Dowdy: K♦K♥
The board ran out 8♦5♦5♥2♥K♣ and the river king brought a set for Dowdy to knock Garshofsky out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,200,000
905,000
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905,000 |
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Busted |
John Riordan is currently grinding in Day 1a of the Wynn Millions Championship, and earlier in the series he took down the $3,000 PLO 6 Max $200K GTD event for $76,695.
Riordan bested Brazil's Joao Simao during heads-up play at a stacked final table that included 2023 GPI Mid-Major Player of the Year Nick Pupillo (3rd - $33,476), Frank Brannan (7th - $11,503) and Jordan Spurlin (9th - $8,014).
| PLACE | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Riordan | Las Vegas, NV | $76,695 | |
| 2 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $47,823 | |
| 3 | Nick Pupillo | Gilbert, AZ | $33,476 | |
| 4 | Stanislav Halatenko | Ukraine | $24,558 | |
| 5 | Kyle Knecht | Las Vegas, NV | $18,418 | |
| 6 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | $14,360 | |
| 7 | Frank Brannan | Brooklyn, NY | $11,503 | |
| 8 | Nitesh Rawtani | Van Nuys, CA | $9,435 | |
| 9 | Jordan Spurlin | Las Vegas, NV | $8,014 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The final 33 players have stepped out for their first 15-minute break of the day.
