$5,300 Championship Event | 2019 Wynn Winter Classic

12-21-2019 02:55 UTC-8

Dyer Shoves the Turn

LoriPersinger

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 150,000 ante

Michael Dyer raised to 700,000, Michael Rocco three-bet to 1,750,000 and Dyer made the call. After both players checked to the turn on a board of Rocco bet 1,000,000. Dyer re-counted his stack, paused for a moment and then moved all in. Rocco wasted no time in folding his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	10,400,000 -125,000	-125,000

Michael Dyer	9,500,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Michael Dyer Michael Rocco

12-21-2019 02:37 UTC-8

Family Pot

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Chad Holloway

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 150,000 ante

There haven't been many family pots among the final three, though one small pot just took place between the trio.

It happened when Michael Rocco limped the button and Ben Farrell did the same from the small blind. Michael Dyer checked his option from the big and the flop came down .

Two checks saw Rocco bet 450,000 and that did the trick as both Farrell and Dwyer ditched their hands.

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 150,000

12-21-2019 02:17 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts at the Break

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Chad Holloway

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 125,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	10,525,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Ben Farrell	10,150,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000
Michael Dyer	7,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

12-21-2019 02:16 UTC-8

And It's Break Time Again!

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LoriPersinger

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 125,000 ante

The three remaining players have been sent on a 10-minute break. They will be taking a look at the numbers when they return.

12-21-2019 02:05 UTC-8

Dyer Doubles and Doesn't Know It

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LoriPersinger

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 125,000 ante

Michael Dyer moved all in and was called by Michael Rocco. The two players tabled their hands and Dyer saw that he was behind and needed help.

Michael Dyer:
Michael Rocco:

The board ran out and Dyer got up to leave because he thought Rocco's ace-high was good. It has been a long day of play and he missed the fact that he had rivered a four card flush to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	8,425,000 -2,875,000	-2,875,000

Michael Dyer	6,000,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Michael Dyer Michael Rocco

12-21-2019 01:46 UTC-8

Louis Salter Eliminated in 4th Place ($168,312)

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LoriPersinger

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 125,000 ante

With action on Louis Salter in the small blind he shoved all in and was snap-called by Ben Farrell from his big blind. The players tabled their hands and Salter saw that he was on the wrong end of a blind versus blind cooler.

Louis Salter:
Ben Farrell:

The runout of was of no help to Salter and he was eliminated in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Farrell	11,500,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Louis Salter	Busted

Tags: Ben Farrell Louis Salter

12-21-2019 01:28 UTC-8

Rocco Takes Down A Big One

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LoriPersinger

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 125,000 ante

In a headsup pot on a board of and about 1,300,000 in the middle Michael Rocco bet 1,000,000 and was called by Louis Salter. The dealer fanned the on the river and Rocco used two hands to moved forward two stacks of T100,000 chips that totaled 3,400,000.

Salter went into the tank for a few moments, counted out the amount, thought about it some more and then made the call. Rocco tabled for a rivered set of queens and Salter flashed the as he mucked his cards, which sent the huge pot to Rocco.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	11,300,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Louis Salter	4,800,000 -5,200,000	-5,200,000

Tags: Louis Salter Michael Rocco

12-21-2019 01:15 UTC-8

Approximate Chip Counts

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Chad Holloway

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 125,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Salter	10,000,000 -400,000	-400,000
Michael Rocco	6,600,000 -150,000	-150,000

Ben Farrell	6,000,000 -700,000	-700,000
Michael Dyer	5,700,000 950,000	950,000

Level: 32

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 125,000