$1,600 Mystery Bounty | 2021 Wynn Fall Classic

2021-11-18 11:29 UTC-7

Welcome to Day 2 of The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Mystery Bounty

BrandonBloom

After three starting flights, the stage is set for Day 2 of the Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Mystery Bounty with Stefan Fabian leading the pack with 1,082,000 in chips.

In total, 2,573 players entered across all starting flights generating a $3,730,850 total prize pool. Today, just 281 will return to win those bounty prizes and contend for the title.

Each returning player on Day 2 has been assigned a "mystery bounty," which will be awarded to the player who scores the knockout and ranges anywhere from $500 to $100,000. All returning players are already in the money, and the restart will begin at noon local time.

The returning players will resume play on Level 17, featuring 4,000/8,000/8,000 blinds and a big blind ante. Levels will last 40 minutes, and players will get a 10-minute break after every three levels.

Some notables still in the hunt include Kitty Kuo (447,000), Andrew Lichtenberger (382,000), Jeff Madsen (289,000), Tim Reilly (265,000), and Tony Miles (241,000).

Stay tuned with PokerNews as we bring you the action here at the Wynn Fall Classic leading to an eventual $1,600 Mystery Bounty champion!

2021-11-18 13:29 UTC-7

Bennett Collects Two Bounties

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A trio of players got their stacks all in preflop with Ethan Bennett having both Fabio Freitas and Eric Eelkema covered, the former being at risk for around 60,000 and the latter 300,000.

Fabio Freitas:
Eric Eelkema:
Ethan Bennett:

Bennett had the best hand and it held as the board ran out .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ethan Bennett	1,000,000 366,000	366,000
Fabio Freitas	Eliminé
Eric Eelkema	Eliminé

Tags: Eric Eelkema Fabio Freitas

2021-11-18 13:52 UTC-7

Carodenuto Flops Set to Crack Garza's Cowboys

BrandonBloom

Niveau 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Carl Carodenuto got the rest of his 170,000 or so in preflop and was at risk against Ap Louis Garza.

Carl Carodenuto:
Ap Louis Garza:

Both players had solid pocket pairs but it was Garza ahead with the kings. However, that all changed on the flop as Carodenuto found a jack. The turn and river confirmed Carodenuto's double at the expense of Garza.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Carl Carodenuto	350,000 176,000	176,000
Ap Louis Garza	240,000 -15,000	-15,000

2021-11-18 14:11 UTC-7

Piccioli Flips with Garza

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Bryan Piccioli got his stack of 217,000 all in preflop and was racing for his tournament life against Ap Louis Garza.

Bryan Piccioli:
Ap Louis Garza:

Piccioli was looking to hold to stay alive, and that's just what he did as the board ran out .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Bryan Piccioli	440,000 199,000	199,000

Ap Louis Garza	80,000 -160,000	-160,000

Tags: Ap Louis Garza Bryan Piccioli

2021-11-18 16:19 UTC-7

Goldstein Doubles Twice in a Row

BrandonBloom

Niveau 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

A player in early position opened to 40,000, the cutoff called, and Rob Goldstein jammed in the small blind for 130,000 or so. Only the cutoff called.

Rob Goldstein:
Cutoff:

"No jack, no jack," Goldstein called out.

The flop kept Goldstein ahead, although the turn left him needing to fade more outs. He was now calling for a red card, and his wish was granted as the completed the board.

"Yeah, baby!" he said as his double was confirmed.

On the very next hand, the cutoff opened to 45,000 and Rob Goldstein jammed his 280,000 stack in on the button. The cutoff called.

Rob Goldstein:
Cutoff:

Goldstein had his opponent drawing dead on the turn as the board ran out and after a couple hands, he now has a healthy stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Rob Goldstein	610,000 204,000	204,000

2021-11-18 16:43 UTC-7

Gorenc Tries to Collect Tran's Bounty

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded around to JC Tran in the small blind and he moved all in for 200,000 even. Marty Gorenc was in the big blind and thought for a bit before making the call.

JC Tran:
Marty Gorenc:

The flop made things interesting by giving Gorenc a straight draw but Tran a flush draw to go with his overs.

The turn gave Tran the lead with a pair of queens, and he held through the river.

"There you go," Gorenc said with a smile while giving Tran a fist bump.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Marty Gorenc	750,000 -200,000	-200,000
JC Tran	420,000 220,000	220,000

2021-11-18 17:01 UTC-7

Ragone Wins Huge Pot With Aces Versus Queens

BrandonBloom

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

Filippo Ragone got his 800,000 chips in preflop against an opponent.

Filippo Ragone:
Opponent:

Ragone found a great time to pick up rockets and he held without much of a sweat as the board came .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Filippo Ragone	1,665,000 1,425,000	1,425,000

2021-11-18 19:29 UTC-7

Fernandez Finds the Hundred Grand

BrandonBloom

Niveau 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sergio Fernandez was one of three lucky players to pick out the big $100,000 mystery bounty.

2021-11-18 21:02 UTC-7

Lee Doubles With Cowboys

BrandonBloom

Niveau 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

An early position player opened to 120,000 and Stanley Lee three-bet to 355,000 from the cutoff. The early position player put in a big stack of yellow T-100,000 chips to cover Lee, and Lee called off his 1,590,000 stack.

Stanley Lee:
Opponent:

The flop kept Lee ahead but gave his opponent a gutshot draw. The turn took away the gutshot draw as Lee would make a boat, and the completed the board to confirm Lee's double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Stanley Lee	3,200,000 1,590,000	1,590,000

2021-11-18 21:24 UTC-7

Tran is a Big Bounty Winner

BrandonBloom

Niveau 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

JC Tran may have been eliminated from the tournament, but before he was, he picked out one of the three $100,000 top prizes as one of his mystery bounties.