$3,500 Championship Day 1a | 2024 Wynn Millions

03-07-2024 18:02 UTC-7

WSOP Runners-Up Face Off Once More

Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Last summer, Steven Jones and Adam Walton respectively finished second and third in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, taking home $6,500,000 and $4,000,000.

Today, Jones and Walton are once again facing off as the two are seated side-by-side in the Wynn Millions Championship. Walton sits below starting stack, while Jones has more than five times that with a stack of around 205,0000.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Jones	205,000 120,000	120,000

Adam Walton	35,000 -5,000	-5,000

03-07-2024 17:55 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	80,000 45,000	45,000

Jared Jaffee	80,000

Ryan Laplante	70,000 10,000	10,000

Samuel Laskowitz	70,000

Jonathan Little	65,000

Maria Konnikova	60,000 25,000	25,000

David "ODB" Baker	45,000 -5,000	-5,000

Billy Baxter	40,000 -10,000	-10,000

Clemen Deng	40,000 -20,000	-20,000
Farah Galfond	35,000 5,000	5,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

03-07-2024 17:20 UTC-7

Break Time

Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players have been sent on a second 15-minute break with the clocks showing 159 entrants so far and 121 players remaining.

03-07-2024 17:07 UTC-7

Stephen Decker Wins Wynn Millions $1,100 NLH $500K GTD

Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Stephen Decker took down the $500,000 guaranteed $1,100 NLH event as he topped a field of 848 runners for $103,688.

Victoria Livschitz finished second for $100,000, while others at the final table included Patrick Truong (4th - $88,462), Michael Williams (5th - $45,118) and Myles Mullaly (6th - $33,970), who earlier in the series took down a $600 No Limit Hold'em event for $66,856.

Wynn Millions $1,100 NLH $500K GTD Final Table Results

PLACE	PLAYER	HOMETOWN	PRIZE (IN USD)
1	Stephen Decker	Englewood, CO	$103,688
2	Victoria Livschitz	Whitefish, MT	$100,000
3	David Baba	Canada	$91,403
4	Patrick Truong	Pflugerville, TX	$88,462
5	Michael Williams	Mound, MN	$45,118
6	Myles Mullaly	Rye, NY	$33,970
7	Hyon Kim	Hillsborough, NJ	$25,543
8	Braxton Dunaway	Midland, TX	$19,000
9	Frank Brannan	Brooklyn, NY	$13,597

Tags: Braxton Dunaway David Baba Frank Brannan Hyon Kim Michael Williams Myles Mullaly Patrick Truong Stephen Decker Victoria Livschitz

03-07-2024 16:48 UTC-7

Quraishi Cracks Kings with Jack-Five

Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The under-the-gun player opened to 1,000 and and Nissar Quraishi three-bet from the next seat before the button four-bet to 8,000. The initial raiser folded and Quraishi quickly called.

Quraishi checked on the flop of 2♣7♣4♠ and the button continued for 4,500. Quraishi check-jammed a stack of 15,100 and his opponent quickly called.

Nissar Quraishi: J♣5♣ All in
Button: K♠K♦

Quraishi was in decent shape to crack kings with jack-five, just a pip away from the "Robbi," as he flopped a flush draw. The 5♠ turn improved his outs before the 3♣ river gave him the flush to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nissar Quraishi	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Nissar Quraishi

03-07-2024 16:32 UTC-7

Rossitto Put In Check

Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Defending champion Michael Rossitto opened to 2,500 in middle position on top of two early position limps and the big blind looked up from his mobile chess game before three-betting to 9,000. The two limpers quickly folded and Rossitto followed suit.

"He's in the middle of a chess match. You think he has a bluff? He's on the clock right now!" the 2023 Wynn Millions champion laughed as he mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rossitto	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Michael Rossitto

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

03-07-2024 16:09 UTC-7

Eric Baldwin Wins Wynn Millions $600 NLH

Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

One of the biggest scores of the 2024 Wynn Millions series so far went to a familiar face in Eric Baldwin, who topped a field of 1,085 runners in a $600 No Limit Hold'em event for $96,909 as the Vegas-based grinder added to his $8.4 million in live earnings.

The final table included fellow Vegas-based players Jay Fredricksen (8th - $12,772) and Aaron Massey (3rd - $48,713), as well as North Carolina's Paul Taylor, who finished runner-up for $63,335.

Wynn Millions $600 NLH Final Table Results

PLACE	PLAYER	HOMETOWN	PRIZE (IN USD)
1	Eric Baldwin	Las Vegas, NV	$96,909
2	Paul Taylor	Concord, NC	$63,335
3	Aaron Massey	Las Vegas, NV	$48,713
4	Tyler Montoya	Las Vegas, NV	$36,620
5	Maurice Paola	Henderson, NV	$28,510
6	Sergio Soto Cruz	Jurupa Valley, CA	$22,083
7	Kevin Theodore	Las Vegas, NV	$16,933
8	Jay Fredricksen	Las Vegas, NV	$12,772
9	David Larson	Las Vegas, NV	$9,237

Baldwin, a two-time bracelet winner best known for a runner-up finish in the 2010 World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Star World Poker Classic for $1 million, received love on social media from a few notable players, including 2021 Wynn Millions champion Andrew Moreno and the Wynn daily assassin Jeremy Becker himself.

Tags: Aaron Massey Andrew Moreno Jay Fredricksen Kevin Theodore Eric Baldwin Sergio Soto Cruz Paul Taylor