Vanessa Kade was on the button in a three-way pot against an all-in opponent and one other player.
The opponent checked on the flop and called a bet of 10,000 from Kade. The opponent checked again on the turn and Kade checked back.
The opponent checked a third time on the river and Kade fired a bet of 20,000. The opponent quickly called. Kade turned over for trips, which was good to win both the side and main pots as the all-in opponent held . The other opponent showed a king and slammed it down angrily.
With roughly 15,000 in the pot on a completed board, Amnon Filippi bet out some pink T-5,000 chips and his opponent ended up putting the rest of their chips into the middle.
Filippi showed for a flopped set of deuces, and his opponent's hand was revealed to be as he was sent to the rail.
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.
Alex Aras opened to 3,500, the button called, and Jake Schindler three-bet to 16,500 in the big blind. Aras moved all in for his 38,000 chips, the button folded, and Schindler called.
Alex Aras:
Jake Schindler:
The board ran out and Aras' rockets held to pick up the pot through Schindler.