On one of the first hands of the day, two of the bigger stacks are already getting into it. With roughly 1,000,000 in the pot on a completed board, Mohammad Siddiqui bet 450,000 in the big blind.
Daniel Smiljkovic then moved all in from middle position to put Siddiqui to the test, and Siddiqui sent his cards into the muck.
Cards are in the air on the third and final day of the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship. Just 24 players remain with play slated to continue until a winner is crowned.
The 2022 Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship will culminate at Wynn Las Vegas as the final day begins at 12 noon local time.
There were 1,428 total entries across three flights to create a $4,605,300 prize pool in the prestigious tournament. Now, only 24 players remain with one ultimate goal, yet only one player will win the $696,011 first-place prize and glamorous Wynn trophy.
Ankush Mandavia will be heading into the day as the chip leader with 93 big blinds. Andrew Moreno, winner of the inaugural Wynn Millions Main Event, has a top-ten stack and an opportunity to claim another premier Wynn trophy. James Romero, Mohammad Siddiqui, and Jacky Wang are a few other players with top-ten stacks when play resumes.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Ankush Mandavia
United States
5,580,000
93
2
Eshaan Bhalla
United States
4,400,000
73
3
Diego Sanchez
Mexico
4,225,000
70
4
Daniel Smiljkovic
Germany
4,195,000
70
5
Nicolas Noguera
France
4,155,000
69
6
Jacky Wang
United States
3,965,000
66
7
Jinho Hong
South Korea
3,695,000
62
8
Andrew Moreno
United States
3,590,000
60
9
Mohammad Siddiqui
United States
3,120,000
52
10
James Romero
United States
3,100,000
52
Ankush Mandavia
German player Daniel Smiljkovic bagged the Day 1b chip lead, and continues to hold a healthy stack with just over 69 big blinds. Mexico’s Diego Sanchez bagged the second-biggest stack of Day 1b, while United Kingdom’s Mike Allen bagged the third-biggest stack of Day 1b, and both players are also returning to the felt for the third and final day.
Canada’s Albert Nguyen will be looking to possibly improve upon his career-high cash from November 2021, a runner-up finish in a similar championship event during the Wynn Fall Classic.
Albert Nguyen
Four French players are also still in the mix, with Ivan Deyra, Yannick Cardot, Lorenzo Lavis, and Nicolas Noguera all having a shot at the trophy.
When action resumes, players will begin Level 26 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes each, and play is scheduled to continue until one player holds all of the chips.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team provides coverage of the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship until a champion is crowned.
completed board, Mohammad Siddiqui bet 450,000 in the big blind.
