Jake Schindler Wins Wynn High Roller #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $166,600
Jake Schindler came into the final table of Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit with the chip lead, but despite briefly losing the chip lead to Darren Elias, he would battle back and take home the $166,600 first-place prize and the trophy.
Elias wrestled the chip lead away from Schindler when he eliminated Thomas Boivin to burst the Event #1 Money Bubble and eliminated Chris Brewer in seventh place for $19,600 in consecutive hands, only to see it slip away minutes later.
Joseph Cheong was the short stack six-handed and found himself all-in for his last 365,000 holding pocket sixes against the ace-king of Elias and the pocket aces of Ali Imsirovic. A six on the river gave Cheong the triple to over a million in chips and left Imsirovic with just 150,000.
The next hand, Imsirovic would get it all in holding king-five against the pocket tens of Schindler. A ten on the flop sealed Imsirovic’s fate, and he was out the door in sixth place for $29,400.
Cheong would then eliminate Sean Winter in fifth place for $39,200 when his king-queen out kicked Winter’s queen-ten. A few hands later, Cheong would send Byron Kaverman out the door in fourth place for $53,900 when he flopped a set of sevens against Kaverman’s flopped pair of tens to send us to three-handed play.
After about a 20 minute stretch in which few flops were seen, but chips were flying around the table with shove after shove, Elias found himself all-in for his last 700,000 holding king-queen against Schindler’s pocket kings. Elias flopped a gutshot straight draw but couldn’t find one of the four jacks in the deck and was out the door in third place for $73,500.
With the knockout, Schindler came into heads-up play with over a four to one chip lead, and Cheong would never get closer than three to one in chips before finding himself all-in for his last 500,000 and at-risk holding king-seven against Schindler’s nine-eight. Cheong flopped a pair of sevens, and it looked like he found another life but an eight on the river closed the door giving Schindler the trophy and the first-place prize. Cheong walked away with $107,800 for a day’s work.
Wynn Millions 2022 High Roller Event #1 Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Jake Schindler | United States | $166,600 |
| 2 | Joseph Cheong | United States | $107,800 |
| 3 | Darren Elias | United States | $73,500 |
| 4 | Byron Kaverman | United States | $53,900 |
| 5 | Sean Winter | United States | $39,200 |
| 6 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $29,400 |
| 7 | Chris Brewer | United States | $19,600 |
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Joseph Cheong Eliminated in 2nd Place ($107,800)
Joseph Cheong was all-in for his last 500,000, and Jake Schindler called.
Cheong: [Ks7d]
Schindler: [9c8h]
The board ran out [AsAh7s2c8c], and Schindler rivered a pair of eights to eliminate Cheong in second place for $107,800.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 4,900,000 |
500,000  |
| Joseph Cheong | Busted |
-500,000  |
Joseph Cheong Down to Ten Big Blinds
Joseph Cheong limped, and Jake Schindler checked his option.
The board ran out [Jd8d3cAdTc], and action checked through to the river.
On the river, Schindler bet 300,000, and Cheong called.
Schindler tabled [9d5d] for a flush, and Cheong mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 4,400,000 |
300,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 500,000 |
-300,000 |
Jake Schindler Shoves the River
Jake Schindler limped, and Joseph Cheong checked his option.
The flop fell [5c2c4h], and action checked through.
The turn [2h] hit the felt, and Cheong bet 50,000. Schindler raised to 225,000, and Cheong called.
The river [7s] completed the board, and Cheong checked. Schindler moved all-in, and Cheong mucked.
Schindler tabled [Ac3h] as he collected the pot to drop Cheong back under a million.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 4,100,000 |
440,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 800,000 |
-440,000 |
Joseph Cheong Doubles
Joseph Cheong was all-in for his last 620,000, and Jake Schindler called.
Cheong: [Ad7c]
Schindler: [Qh7d]
The board ran out [Tc4s2sKs4h], and Cheong’s ace-high held to double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 3,660,000 |
-1,220,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 1,240,000 |
320,000 |
Joseph Cheong Hanging Around
Joseph Cheong limped, and Jake Schindler checked his option.
The flop fell [8h8d3d], and Schindler checked. Cheong bet 50,000, and Schindler called.
The dealer burned and turned the [9d], and Schindler checked. Cheong bet 150,000, and Schindler called.
The river [Ah] completed the board, and Shindler checked. Cheong moved all-in for 370,000, and Schindler mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 4,880,000 |
880,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 920,000 |
20,000 |
Darren Elias Eliminated in 3rd Place ($73,500)
Darren Elias opened to 80,000 on the button, and Jake Schindler three-bet the small blind to 280,000. Elias moved all-in, and Schindler snap-called.
Elias: [KhQh]
Schindler: [KcKs]
The board ran out [AcTs4s3h2d], and Schindler’s kings held to eliminate Elias in third place for $73,500.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 4,000,000 |
1,035,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 900,000 |
-335,000 |
| Darren Elias | Busted |
-700,000 |
Lots of Shoves, Few Flops
With three-handed play, underway chips are being passed around the table with lots of all-ins but no calls.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 2,965,000 |
710,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 1,235,000 |
-365,000 |
| Darren Elias | 700,000 |
-300,000 |
Byron Kaverman Eliminated in 4th Place ($53,900)
Byron Kaverman opened to 275,000 with approximately 200,000 behind. Joseph Cheong called next to act on the button.
The flop fell [Qs7sTh], and Kaverman moved all-in, Cheong snap-called.
Kaverman: [AhTd]
Cheong: [7d7c]
Cheong flopped a set of sevens, and Kaverman needed runner runner to stay alive. The turn [Kc] gave Kaverman outs to a straight draw, but when the river [2s] completed the board, Cheong’s set held to eliminate Kaverman in fourth place for $53,900.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cheong | 1,600,000 |
460,000 |
| Byron Kaverman | Busted |
-620,000 |
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