$5,300 Championship Event | 2019 Wynn Winter Classic

12-20-2019 15:02 UTC-8

Bergman Bests Burns

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

After an initial raise from Michael Rocco and a call from Kahle Burns, Josh Bergman three-bet from his big blind. Rocco folded, but Burns checked to see how much Bergman had behind, four-bet shoved and was snap-called by Bergman. Bergman had the lesser chip stack but had the better hand.

Josh Bergman:
Kahle Burns:

The board ran out and sent the pot to Bergman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Bergman	2,290,000 1,290,000	1,290,000
Kahle Burns	675,000 -1,625,000	-1,625,000

Tags: Josh Bergman Kahle Burns

12-20-2019 14:57 UTC-8

Beller Doubles Through Kuether

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LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Joe Kuether raised from middle position and Gary Beller defended his big blind. Beller shoved the flop and was called by Kuether.

Gary Beller:
Joe Kuether:

The runout was a clean one for Beller who scooped a much-needed pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Kuether	2,300,000 -500,000	-500,000
Gary Beller	1,075,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Gary Beller Joe Kuether

12-20-2019 14:43 UTC-8

Alex Rocha Eliminated in 18th Place ($25,955)

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LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alex Rocha shoved from middle position, Joe Kuether made the call from the button and both blinds got out of the way.

Alex Rocha:
Joe Kuether:

Rocha was in a race for his tournament life, but that race came to a crashing halt on the flop and left Rocha drawing very thin. The runout changed nothing and Rocha was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Kuether	2,800,000 500,000	500,000
Alex rocha	Busted

Tags: Alex Rocha Joe Kuether

12-20-2019 14:37 UTC-8

Two-Table Redraw

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Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player
24	1	Adam Hendrix
24	2	Joe Kuether
24	3	Ankush Mandavia
24	4	Michael Rocco
24	5	Kahle Burns
24	6	Shannon Shorr
24	7	Gary Beller
24	8	Josh Bergman
24	9	Alex Rocha

25	1	Ben Farrell
25	2	Galen Hall
25	3	Matt Yorra
25	4	Chris Ryan
25	5	Barry Shulman
25	6	Louis Salter
25	7	Michael Dyer
25	8	Tomas Soderstrom
25	9	[Removed:174]

12-20-2019 14:31 UTC-8

Ryan Tosoc Eliminated in 19th Place ($25,955)

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LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Michael Dyer raised to 60,000 from early position and was called by Galen Hall. With action action on him in the big blind Ryan Tosoc shoved his remaining stack, which got a fold from Dyer, but Hall asked for a count. The dealer confirmed the amount and Hall made the call.

Ryan Tosoc:
Galen Hall:

The runout was and Tosoc was eliminated from the tournament. The remaining 18 players will not do a complete seat redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	1,755,000 755,000	755,000

Ryan Tosoc	Busted

Tags: Galen Hall Ryan Tosoc

12-20-2019 14:22 UTC-8

Austin Yoo Eliminated in 20th Place ($25,955)

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LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The first hand back from the first break was not kind to Austin Yoo.

With action on him he shoved his remaining stack, and when it folded around to Matthew Yorra in the small blind he confirmed the total count of 460,000 and moved all in behind, which got a fold from Tomas Soderstrom in the big blind.

Austin Yoo:
Matthew Yorra:

The turn was a good one for Yoo, but the turn changed his fortunes and the river ended his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Yorra	1,440,000 540,000	540,000
Austin Yoo	Busted

Tags: Austin Yoo Matthew Yorra

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

12-20-2019 14:09 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts at the Break (full)

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Chad Holloway

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Salter	4,300,000 -200,000	-200,000
Michael Rocco	3,700,000 485,000	485,000

Ben Farrell	2,600,000 250,000	250,000
Tomas Soderstrom	2,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Joe Kuether	2,300,000
Kahle Burns	2,300,000 525,000	525,000

Adam Hendrix	1,300,000 -200,000	-200,000
Barry Shulman	1,240,000 -210,000	-210,000

Galen Hall	1,000,000 -60,000	-60,000

Josh Bergman	1,000,000 665,000	665,000
Matthew Yorra	900,000 300,000	300,000
Ryan Tosoc	850,000 150,000	150,000

Chris Ryan	715,000 -30,000	-30,000
Michael Dyer	525,000 -90,000	-90,000
Alex rocha	500,000 80,000	80,000
Ankush Mandavia	500,000 -155,000	-155,000

Shannon Shorr	450,000 -150,000	-150,000

Austin Yoo	350,000 -450,000	-450,000
Gary Beller	325,000 -275,000	-275,000
[Removed:174]	300,000 -400,000	-400,000

12-20-2019 14:05 UTC-8

Break Time!

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LoriPersinger

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The remaining 20 players have been sent on their first 10-minute break of the day.

12-20-2019 13:59 UTC-8

Robert Fallan Eliminated in 21st Place ($22,668)

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Chad Holloway

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

There's no doubt Robert Fallan was the victim of some bad luck here on Day 3, and that was evidenced by his final hand.

He got his last 450,000 all in preflop and found himself once again racing with Tomas Soderstrom.

Robert Fallan:
Tomas Soderstrom:

This time it looked as if lady luck was on Fallan's sign when the flop gave him a big lead. However, disaster struck when the spiked on the turn to leave Fallan drawing dead. The was run out on the river and the pot was pushed to Soderstrom while Fallan headed for the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Soderstrom	2,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Robert Fallan	Busted

Tags: Robert Fallan Tomas Soderstrom