Thomas Muehloecker Leads 233 Survivors On Day 2 of the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship
After three starting flights that attracted a total of 1,428 entries, 233 players will combine for Day 2 of the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Currently leading the field is Austrian poker pro Thomas Muehloecker, who sits well out in front of the rest of the competition with 1,127,000. His closest competitor is German gold bracelet winner Daniel Smiljkovic on 819,000 with Canadian Demosthenes Kiriopoulos the other big stack with 773,000.
Many notable players will be returning for Day 2, including Kristen Foxen (283,000), Brazilian pro Joao Simao (261,000) and 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan (170,000). They, along with the rest of the field, will surely have one eye on the massive $696,011 first place prize.
Action gets underway at 12 p.m. PDT, with play resuming at Level 16 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Play will continue through ten 60-minute levels. With only 152 players getting a slice of the $4,605,300 prizepool, not all those who return are guaranteed a return on their investment. Bubble play is likely to commence not long after the start of play so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide coverage of the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship.
and called when his opponent continued for 70,000. 
turn. The late position player was in no mood to slow down and pushed a stack of chips totaling 121,000 across the betting line. Wang likewise had no issues playing for stacks and made the call. 
river and Wang turned over 
for the turned set. Shaking his head in frustration, the late position player mucked while Wang, raking in his newly acquired chips, moved up the leaderboard as the field approaches the money bubble.
flop instantly vaulted him ahead.
and 
completed the board to secure Dothar's double, while the Greek three-time bracelet winner took a hit to his stack.
flop flipped the cooler around and left him needing an ace. The 
turn gave him a flush draw, but the 
river provided no help.
flop to the 
river Zobian moved all in and Kolev snapped it off with the covering stack. Kolev revealed he held 
for the boat, aces full of sevens. Zobian tossed his hand away as he stood to exit the tournament area. The big blind, who had not looked at his hand, would need to find the improbable 
. No miracle was forthcoming, confirming the double knockout for Kolev.
completed the board and Hutter secured the double. Dowdy was down to roughly 130,000 chips at the conclusion of the hand and was seen at the payout desk shortly after.
. Wang piled his new chips in front of himself before running off to use the restroom in an urgent manner.
completed the board and Bhalla checked. Hutter bet 410,000, and Bhalla check-raised all in to give Hutter a big decision. Hutter took off his sunglasses as he contemplated calling for his stack of approximately 880,000 behind. He chewed gum and stared at the board, and ultimately, he put in the chips.
