Cheong, Shorr, and Lindsay Among 24 Players Returning to Final Day of $5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event
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
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niko Koop | 2,185,000 |
| 2 | Chris Frank | 2,130,000 |
| 3 | Shannon Shorr | 2,005,000 |
| 4 | Mark Ioli | 1,760,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Cheong | 1,715,000 |
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 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.