Calvin Anderson Bags Chip Lead With 52 Remaining In Wynn Millions Main Event
On Wednesday, the $3,500 Wynn Millions Main Event continued with Day 3, which saw 157 players from a 1,314-entry field return to action. After five 90-minute levels of play, just 52 players remained with Calvin Anderson and his stack of 3,275,000 leading the way.
Others still in contention for the $654,637 first-place prize are Joseph Sabe (2,495,000), Cliff Ziff (2,485,000), Michael Dyer (2,205,000) and Zachary Donovan (2,070,000), who round out the top five counts.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 3,275,000 | 164 |
| 2 | Joseph Sabe | Lebanon | 2,495,000 | 125 |
| 3 | Cliff Ziff | United States | 2,485,000 | 124 |
| 4 | Michael Dyer | United States | 2,205,000 | 110 |
| 5 | Zach Donovan | United States | 2,070,000 | 104 |
| 6 | Orestis Kanakopoulos | Greece | 1,790,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Vuong Do | United States | 1,700,000 | 85 |
| 8 | Pierce McKellar | United States | 1,520,000 | 76 |
| 9 | Jake Schwartz | United States | 1,420,000 | 71 |
| 10 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,380,000 | 69 |
They were joined by players such as Jake Schwartz (1,420,000), Justin Liberto (1,380,000), Alex Goulder (1,365,000) and Day 2ab chip leader Michael Rossitto (915,000).
A $4,171,950 prize pool was up for grabs to the top 134 finishers, which meant 23 players left empty handed including David ��Bakes�� Baker, Ryan Riess, Jesse Lonis, Chance Kornuth and bubble boy James Calderaro, who busted after running pocket queens into the kings of Vuong Do.
Some of those to cash but fail to survive the night were Kathy Liebert (128th - $8,386), Vanessa Kade (113th - $9,056), Lily Kiletto (109th - $9,056), Evan Sandberg (104th - $9,808), Rick Biever (92nd - $10,642), Kevin Javier (86th - $11,600), Nick Palma (63rd - $14,036), and Marty Mathis (62nd - $15,509).
As for 2021 Wynn Millions Main Event Champion Andrew Moreno, he built a stack on Day 2c and was cruising for much of Day 3 until some unfortunate hands didn't go his way and he was left short to move in with king-jack. Paul Snead woke up with ace-jack and when the board ran out ace-high, Snead sent Moreno out in 100th place for $9,808.
Wynn Millions Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $654,637 |
| 2nd | $430,752 |
| 3rd | $294,540 |
| 4th | $208,598 |
| 5th | $154,279 |
| 6th | $120,361 |
| 7th | $96,706 |
| 8th | $80,310 |
| 9th | $67,765 |
While many dreams were dashed over the course of Day 3, there are still dozens of hopefuls each guaranteed a minimum $17,262 payday.
PokerNews will be back on Thursday at Noon local time to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then as the 2023 Wynn Millions rolls on.