Joseph Cheong open-jammed for 1,650,000 from early position and Mark Ioli called from the big blind.
Joseph Cheong: 
Mark Ioli: 
The board ran out 
and big slick held to eliminate Cheong from the tournament in fourth place for $196,391.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,400,000 | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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||
Chris Frank open-shoved for around 3,000,000 from the small blind and Shannon Shorr called instantly.
Chris Frank: 
Shannon Shorr: 
The board ran out 
and the aces held to eliminate Frank from the tournament in fifth place for $145,144.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,400,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Eli Berg opened to 300,000 in the cutoff and Joseph Cheong defended the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop.
On the 
turn, Berg bet 450,000 and Cheong called.
The 
completed the board and Berg bet 1,550,000. Cheong put his cards in the muck to concede the hand without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,800,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
3,100,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
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On December 8, the 2021 Wynn Winter Classic hosted a $400 buy-in, $40K GTD No-Limit Hold'em event. The tournament surpassed its guarantee as 140 runners created a $48,300 prize pool.
That was reserved for the top 15 finishers, and among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Kevin El-Far (15th - $888), Jason Fitzpatrick (14th - $888), Jon Orlando (13th - $1,002), Kathleen Gale (12th - $1,002), David Peterson (11th - $1,145), and David Schaerf (10th - $1,145).
In the end, Spain's David Perez defeated Ukraine's Ruslan Rogozhyn in heads-up play to claim the title and $12,545 top prize.
| Place | Player | Hometown/Nationality | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Perez | Spain | $12,545 |
| 2 | Ruslan Rogozhyn | Ukraine | $10,666 |
| 3 | Mark Liedtke | Menifee, California | $5,506 |
| 4 | Brett Fisher Flores | New York, New York | $3,767 |
| 5 | David Gonzalez | Las Vegas, NV | $2,777 |
| 6 | Abdul Alkayali | Newport Beach, CA | $2,222 |
| 7 | Daegeon Shon | Korea | $1,835 |
| 8 | Michael Dreese | Newton, MA | $1,541 |
| 9 | Hung Tso | Hong Kong | $1,321 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,500,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
|
|
5,300,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,750,000
-3,450,000
|
-3,450,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,850,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 29
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
The remaining five players are now on a 10-minute break.
After winning a hand to grab the antes, Greer got it all in for just over 500,000 and Mark Ioli called from the next seat over.
Garrett Greer: 
Mark Ioli: 
The board ran out 
and Ioli made a better straight to eliminate Greer from the tournament in sixth place for $112,412.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Garrett Greer shoved from the cutoff for around 1,700,000 and Mark Ioli called from the next seat over with less. The rest of the table got out of the way and Ioli was at risk.
Mark Ioli: 
Garrett Greer: 
The board ran out 
and the nines held to double Ioli and leave Greer with just 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000
-2,585,000
|
-2,585,000 |
Eli Berg raised to 240,000 from under the gun and Max Lehmanski shoved from middle position for over 1,000,000. Action folded around and Berg called.
Max Lehmanski: 
Eli Berg: 
The board ran out 
and Berg eliminated Lehmanski in seventh place for $90,274 with a pair of kings. Ever the sportsman, Lehmanski stood up and gave each player a "gg" as he packed his things and made his way to the payout window.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,950,000
3,050,000
|
3,050,000 |
|
Busted |
