2021 Wynn Winter Classic

$5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 Wynn Winter Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$626,499
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$3,306,240
Entries
672
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
24
Players Left
1

Steve Karp Eliminated in 23rd Place ($26,491)

Level 21 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Steve Karp
Steve Karp

Steve Karp raised to 200,000 from middle position, leaving just one T-5,000 chip behind. Action folded around to Shannon Shorr, who shoved his big stack from late position. The rest of the table got out of the way and Karp tossed his last chip in.

Steve Karp: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Shannon Shorr: {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{a-Clubs} and Shorr eliminated Karp with aces and deuces.

Player Chips Progress
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Shannon Shorr
2,580,000
195,000
195,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Steve Karp
Busted

Rezaei Looks Up Shorr

Level 21 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With around 150,000 in the pot and {4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} on the board, Daniel Rezaei checked from early position. Shannon Shorr bet 60,000 and Rezaei called.

The river was {8-Clubs} and Rezaei checked again. Shorr fired 175,000 and Rezaei called after thinking it over. Shorr turned over {a-Spades}{9-Spades} for a pair of aces and Rezaei tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Shannon Shorr
2,385,000
380,000
380,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Daniel Rezaei
870,000
-300,000
-300,000

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Victoria Livschitz Eliminated in 24th Place ($23,136)

Level 21 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Victoria Livschitz
Victoria Livschitz

Victoria Livschitz got the rest of her stack in preflop from the cutoff and was at risk against Martins Adeniya in the big blind.

Victoria Livschitz: {a-}{j-}
Martins Adeniya: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Adeniya made the better two pair to take the pot and send Livschitz to the rail early in the day,

Player Chips Progress
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Martins Adeniya
700,000
315,000
315,000
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Victoria Livschitz
Busted

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Cheong, Shorr, and Lindsay Among 24 Players Returning to Final Day of $5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event

Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

The Wynn Winter Classic continues at Wynn Las Vegas, and Day 3 of the $5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event will begin shortly at noon local time.

Day 2 saw 182 players return from the 672 entries which created a total prize pool of $3,306,240. 71 players made it into the money yesterday, and the 24 remaining contenders will be battling it out soon for the $626,499 top prize, and the Wynn trophy.

Niko Koop (2,185,000) leads the pack with a comfortable 87 big blinds. Chris Frank (2,130,000) and Shannon Shorr (2,005,000) round out the top three stacks with 85 big blinds and 80 big blinds, respectively.

Some other notables coming into Day 3 are Joseph Cheong (1,715,000), Katie Lindsay (1,615,000), Pavel Plesuv (835,000), Romain Lewis (505,000), and Tim Reilly (465,000).

Top 5 Stacks

PlacePlayerChips
1Niko Koop2,185,000
2Chris Frank2,130,000
3Shannon Shorr2,005,000
4Mark Ioli1,760,000
5Joseph Cheong1,715,000

Remaining Payouts

PlacePrize
1$626,499
2$410,599
3$278,749
4$196,391
5$145,144
6$112,412
7$90,274
8$74,853
9$63,024
10-11$53,472
12-13$46,131
14-15$40,114
16-17$34,881
18-20$30,332
21-23$26,491
24-27$23,136

All blind levels will be 60-minutes in length and play will resume in Level 21 with blinds at 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. The average stack heading into the day is 1,120,000 chips, good for 45 big blinds.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing live updates until a winner is crowned, so stay tuned for all the action coming up soon.

Day 3 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerCount
231Daniel Rezaei1,170,000
232Niko Koop2,185,000
234Eli Berg1,625,000
235Shannon Shorr2,005,000
236Z Stein430,000
238Mitchell Halverson1,290,000
239Steve Karp205,000
    
241Martins Adeniya385,000
242Katie Lindsay1,615,000
243Zachary McDiarmid1,445,000
244Chris Frank2,130,000
245Joseph Cheong1,715,000
246Victoria Livschitz420,000
247Boris Kolev1,160,000
248Tim Reilly465,000
    
271Mark Ioli1,760,000
272Pavel Plesov835,000
273Ardit Kurshumi700,000
274Romain Lewis505,000
275Maxi Lehmanski1,700,000
276Garrett Greer470,000
277Justin Landi1,210,000
278Adam Monaghan985,000
279Cherie Wallace425,000

Day 3 Seat Draw By Chip Count

PlayerTableSeatCount
Niko Koop2322,185,000
Chris Frank2442,130,000
Shannon Shorr2352,005,000
Mark Ioli2711,760,000
Joseph Cheong2451,715,000
Maxi Lehmanski2751,700,000
Eli Berg2341,625,000
Katie Lindsay2421,615,000
Zachary McDiarmid2431,445,000
Mitchell Halverson2381,290,000
Justin Landi2771,210,000
Daniel Rezaei2311,170,000
Boris Kolev2471,160,000
Adam Monaghan278985,000
Pavel Plesov272835,000
Ardit Kurshumi273700,000
Romain Lewis274505,000
Garrett Greer276470,000
Tim Reilly248465,000
Z Stein236430,000
Cherie Wallace279425,000
Victoria Livschitz246420,000
Martins Adeniya241385,000
Steve Karp239205,000

$5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event

Day 3 Started

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