Welcome to Day 1a of Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Championship
After a slew of preliminary events, it's time for the Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Championship here in Las Vegas.
The Wynn Spring Classic Championship is not the biggest buy-in of the series — that honor goes to last night's $10,000 High Roller — but it is tied for the largest guarantee with an even $1 million promised. Given the state of live poker's return in the U.S., it's a safe bet that a solid turnout will be recorded.
As for the tournament details, every $3,500 will buy a 40,000 starting stack. Blind levels last an hour apiece and start at a minuscule 100/100/100, so there will be plenty of play throughout the day even for those registering late. A one-hour dinner break will take place after six levels. Unlimited reentry is available for those wishing to fire more than once, and registration is open throughout Day 1a and Day 1b, as well as a few levels into Day 2.
Las year here at the Wynn, in one of the last big tournies before the pandemic shut everything down, Kevin Buck and Matt Bond chopped for $166K and $144K, respectively.
Action is scheduled to kick off at noon local time here in Las Vegas for the first of two starting days, and all of the updates can be found right here on PokerNews.