Ben Ector shoved for 485,000 from under the gun and action folded around to a player in middle position who said "100K".
The player was mistaken and not aware of Ector's all in, so he chose to fold and surrender the 100,000 bet. Action folded to Katrina Weaver for a call from the small blind. A player in the big blind shoved behind for around 650,000 and Weaver called.
Ben Ector:
Big Blind:
Katrina Weaver:
The board ran out and Weaver turned a jack to pick up a big pot and two mystery bounties.
The 2021 Wynn Fall Classic ran from late September through November 21. During that time, more than 21,000 entrants competed and in excess of $25 million in prize money was awarded.
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There was a slew of big side event winners throughout the series, which included Argentina’s Federico Castaine, who became the first six-figure winner of the 2021 Wynn Fall Classic after topping a 1,790-entry field to win the $1,600 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD NLH event for $361,180.
Another big winner was poker veteran Shawn Rice, who bested a 786-entry field to win the $1,100 NLH Seniors tournament, which nearly doubled its $400,000 guarantee by creating a $766,350 prize pool. Rice, who hails from Texas, took down $116,039 for his victory. It marked the second-largest score of his career, which dates back to 1994.
Meanwhile, players like David Brookshire ($550 H.O.R.S.E. $50K GTD for $29,110), David Jackson ($550 NLH $100K GTD for $46,033), Eric Mizrahi ($500 NLH $100K GTD for $41,025), and Fabio Freitas ($400 NLH for $21,182) all claimed titles.
Dave Alfa open-shoved for 425,000 from the small blind and Rambo Halpern called from the big blind.
Dave Alfa:
Rambo Halpern:
The board ran out and Halpern made kings and sevens on the flop to secure the knockout and send Alfa to the rail as the tournament nears its final stages.
Action was caught with Joey Weissman at risk for his tournament life but well ahead with against the of Anthony An. But the best hand didn't hold up as the flop came , giving An a set and then he finished his opponent off when the on the turn and on the river didn't change anything.
Weissman was eliminated in 34th place and takes home $9,519.
, Katrina Weaver was picking up more chips on her way up the leaderboard. 
and both players checked. The turn was 
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and Weaver turned a jack to pick up a big pot and two mystery bounties.
and Halpern made kings and sevens on the flop to secure the knockout and send Alfa to the rail as the tournament nears its final stages.
on the river didn't change anything.
