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DAY 2 - LIVE BLOG - EO Special Edition Wynn Fall Classic


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Good morning from Las Vegas! 

It's time for Day 2 of the Wynn Fall Classic EO Special Edition with 119 players returning to play at Noon local time for their share of the $665,866 prize pool and a $113,059 first place prize! 

The EO will be paying 98 spots with a min-cash good for $1,984.

Unibet ambassadors Rauno Tahvonen (79k), Ian Simpson (85k), David Lappin (184) and Scott 'Sco' McMillan (29.5k) will all be returning with Belguim's Egi Adriaans leading the pack on a massive 410,500. His nearest challengers are Joseph Wertz (305,500) and Hong Zhang (289,000) with former Dutch international footballer, Reggie Blinker, bagging a respectable 177,500. 

Levels will increase to 60 minutes for Day 2, with blinds starting at 1.5k/3k/500 ante and an average chip stack of 113k.  

I will be following the action from the tournament floor and keeping you up-to-date with how our ambassadors and qualifiers are progressing throughout the day.   

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Here are the top 10 chip stacks at the start of Day 2: 

Egi Adriaans  BE 410,500 
Joseph Wertz  US 305,500 
Hong Zhang  CN 289,000
Casey Stewart  US 280,000 
Rex Clinkscales  US 249,500 
Matthew Levine  US 246,000 
Karel Kratochvil  CZ 223,000 
Jo Anders Haukland  NO 218,500 -  Unibet Poker
Lawrence Ma  US 216,500 
Mark Rink  NL 212,000 

Top 10 payouts places:

1 $113,059
2 $72,814
3 $48,941
4 $34,625
5 $25,769
6 $20,076
7 $16,114
8 $13,384
9 $11,320
10 $9,727

Full chip counts and payout information can be found at pokernews.com

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eSports ambassador Scott 'Sco' McMillan started the day as one the shortest stacks in the room with 9bbs. 

But he has had the perfect start after doubling up in the first 10 minutes. 

Sco was all-in with AQo against AJ and held to move up over 60k. 

Elsewhere, Rauno is on table 10 which features two Unibet qualifiers in the form of Mark Hagendijk and Eero Lehtinen. 

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Unfortunately, I have bad news to bring you as popular ambassador and Unibet Twitch streamer Ian Simpson has not been able to survive the first level here on Day 2. 

Iany, as he is best known to his followers, started the day with just short of 30bbs and opened the action in EP and got two callers.

Ian check-raised all-in on a 8 6 4 flop and got looked up by the Button who held JJ. 

It was 99 for the Unibet man and he was unable to spike an out. 

Well done to Ian for making Day 2 and I'm sure everyone will be looking forward to his hilarious Twitch streams once he returns home from the EO Special Edition. 

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Rauno dodges a bullet! 

With all players know thinking about the imminent money bubble it will become a tense time on the Wynn poker floor. 

Rauno has just done his chances of cashing no harm after doubling up. 

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Rauno min-raised to 6k from MP with the Cutoff and BB calling. 
The flop came  Q ♠️ 7 ♠️ 4 ♠️ and the BB lead for 12k and Rauno moved his 65k stack into the middle. 

It was a snap call from the BB who held A ♠️♣️ for the nut flush draw. 

The turn was a safe J ♦️ for Estonian Jesus and as the dealer prepared to turn the river, Rauno closed his eyes and prayed for a brick. 

He got his wish as the 3 ♥️ fell to secure him the pot. 

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Our friends at PokerNews have just witnessed a hand that involved Unibet qualifiers Jussi Perlinen and Jo Anders Haukland.

Perlinen opened under the gun to 8k and Hyeongjin Kim called in the cutoff before Jo Anders Haukland 3bet to 28k from the small blind.

Both Perlinen and Kim called as the flop landed 5 ♥️♦️♥️ and Haukland led out for 42k.

Both Perlinen and Kim called as the turn fell the J ♦️ and Haukland moved all-in for roughly 136k in chips.

Perlinen and Kim mucked, and Haukland showed the J ♠️ and scooped the pot to move to roughly 340k in chips.

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The bubble has burst at the EO Special Edition at the Wynn Fall Classic with America's Michael Macey the unlucky man. 

The action was caught courtesy of PokerNews. 

It folded round to Italy's Federico Butteroni in the small blind, and he pushed out a stack of chips to effective put Michael Macey all-in. Macey obliged for what appeared to be his last 28,000, and the cards were tabled once all the remaining tables had finished their action.

Macey: a ♦️♦️
Butteroni: a ♠️♦️

The flop landed A ♣️♣️♠️ to keep Macey at the same disadvantage, but when the K ♠️ landed on the turn, he would be left drawing dead.

The river landed the 3 ♦️ and Macey was eliminated as the European Open Special Edition bubble boy while simultaneously leaving the remaining 98 players in the money with a guaranteed $1,984 payday.

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Since the bubble burst, the exits have come quick! 

There have been 25 players heading to the payout booth including eSports ambassador Scott 'Sco' McMillian, Peter Hegedus, Thomas Svendgaard, Niklas Adalberth and Sweden's Jari Hurri. 

As level 18 begins at 2.5k/5k/500 ante there are 73 players remaining with an average chip count of 184k.

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Overnight chip leader and Unibet qualifier, Egi Adriaans, has eliminated the UK's David McConachie.

Adriaans made it 11k to go and Ryan Laplante called in the SB. McConachie moved all-in from the BB and got the call from Egi. 

David held A ♦️♦️ and was behind to A ♥️ 10 ♥️

The board ran clean for Egi and he builds on his start of day chip lead to 400k. 

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Andrew MacKenzie has added an American flag to his Hendon Mob account after cashing for $2,297.

The Glasgow leg UK Tour champion had 93 results on Hendon Mob and up until today, they have all been in Scotland!

A great result for Andrew after booking his seat in the EO for free. 

Also, taking home $2,297 is Finnish qualifier Jari Hurri. A big well done to both.

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The two remaining Unibet ambassadors David Lappin and Rauno Tahvonen have both experienced mixed fortunes this morning. 

David's highest point was 250k with Rauno sitting at 145 shortly after the bubble. 

But both have lost a bit of momentum since then. 

David found himself with two pair on the turn whilst holding QQ only to see his opponent river a straight with KT and push him back down to 120k. 

Rauno also finds himself sitting on an identical 120k stack after a failed river bluff. 

The board read Q T T 9 9 when Rauno bet 25k into 58k on the river with pocket deuces. Unfortunately for him, his opponent had a perfect calling hand in A9o for a full house. 

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Estonian Jesus eliminated with Kings

Rauno has just experienced a horrible hand to exit in 68th place for $2,504 after getting it in good. 

America's Kenny Ho opened to 17k from the HJ with blinds at 3k/6k/1k ante and Rauno moved all-in for his 20bb 120k stack. 

He was pleased with what he saw at showdown with his K ♦️ K ♥️  a massive favourite against 10 ♥️ 10 ♠️

The flop was dangerous as Ho picked up a gutshot straight draw on 6 ♥️ 8 ♦️♥️ 

Ho hit on the 7 ♥️ turn which gave Rauno outs for the flush. 

But the 5 ♣️ river was no help. 

A disappointing end to an otherwise fantastic run for Rauno who picks up his 8th live tournament cash of the year and his first in America. 

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Five Unibet qualifiers currently sit in the top 10 chip counts with 61 players remaining. Belguim's Egi Adriaans leads the pack. 

Top 10 chip stacks: 

Egi Adriaans BE Unibet Poker 445,000 
Hyeongjin Kim KR 440,000 
Mark Hagendijk NL Unibet Poker  415,000 
Hong Zhang CN 370,000 
Lawrence Ma US 370,000  
Matthew Levine US 365,000 
Jordan Cristos US 360,000 
Jo Anders Haukland NO Unibet Poker  340,000 
Kim Larsen NO Unibet Poker  330,000 
Florin Haiduc RO Unibet Poker  325,000 

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The 53 remaining players have gone on the break but not before a very dramatic hand featuring Unibet ambassador David Lappin and Swedish qualifier Henrik Tellving. 

Tellving raised to 16k from UTG+1 with blinds at 3k/6k. 

David 3bet to 39k from the CO and got a quick call. 

The 7 ♠️♠️♣️ flop went check, check and Tellving bet 25k on the 10 ♥️ turn and David called. 

Things got very intense on the 9 ♣️ river as Tellving announced all-in. After David asked for a count and got a confirmation of 72k, it was clear to see he had a big decision to make. 

After minutes of thinking, David made the call. Tellving showed 7 ♦️♦️ for the flopped trips and David was made to show his JJ and is now left with a massive task to spin up his remaining chips. 

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The following players have exited the tournament and take home $2,767: 

David Sklansky, Norbert Laszlo, Katie Lindsay, Kirk Morrison, Stephen Lichtenberger, Brett Murray, Justin Kotula, Tommy Skarbo and Unibet qualifier Jo Anders Haukland.

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Despite finding a hand after the break, David Lappin has been eliminated in 53rd place for $3,099.

David put his last 13k into the pot on the first hand back with A10o but ran into Aces. 

It has been a successful month for David on the felt after achieving 4th place in Nottingham during the UK Tour, a 10th place finish during the Unibet Belguim championships and a win in the DSO Vienna High Roller event. 

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We have just lost Finland's Olli Roos in 44th place here at the Wynn Resort and Casino. 

Olli qualified for the EO Special Edition event by winning the Unibet Half Billion $50k GTD Celebration tournament in June. 

He takes home $3,099, not bad for a free package! :)

Also collecting the same amount of prize money is Lithuanian qualifier Simonas Eigminas who departed in 48th place. 

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Former professional football Regi Blinker has just found a double-up through the start of day chip leader Egi Adriaans.

Adriaans raised to 25k UTG with blinds at 5k/10k/1k and Regi in the next seat pushed his remaining 69k into the middle. 

The table folded and Adriaans made the call showing A ♠️♣️ with Reggie's A ♥️♦️ ahead. 

The flop came K high and by the river, Regi was pulling over 150k back towards him. 

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Norway's Roy Hellesnes is the latest qualifier to depart the EO field and collects $3,486 for his efforts. 

We are halfway through level 21 with 34 players remaining. 

The big blind is at 10k with average chip count now 395k. 

 

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The play has resumed on level 22 with blinds at 6k/12k/2k ante. 

Yngve Steen has just doubled his stack against Paul Nguyen. 

Paul raised in EP and Steen 3bet in the next seat. Paul called and they saw a A ♠️♠️♥️ flop. 

It went check, check and on the 7 ♥️ turn Paul asked how much Steen was playing before betting 100k. 

Steen moved all-in for 261k without much hesitation and Paul called. 

Steen, who is ranked 21st on the Hendon Mob all-time most list for Norway, showed Aces for top set and Paul could only reveal A8 of clubs for top pair. 

Over on the feature table, Norway's Kim Larsen has departed in 33rd place for $3,940. 

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Just 27 players remain here at the Wynn Fall Classic EO and we are down to our final three tables. A redraw is currently taking place. 

American Jordan Cristos leads the way with 1,281,000 followed by Egi Adriaans (1,069,000), Florin Haiduc (961,000) and Martin Soukup (850,000) (below.) 

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