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: 
Schindler: 
The board ran out 
, 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 
, and action checked through to the river.
On the river, Schindler bet 300,000, and Cheong called.
Schindler tabled 
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 
, and action checked through.
The turn 
hit the felt, and Cheong bet 50,000. Schindler raised to 225,000, and Cheong called.
The river completed the board, and Cheong checked. Schindler moved all-in, and Cheong mucked.
Schindler tabled 
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: 
Schindler: 
The board ran out 
, 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 
, and Schindler checked. Cheong bet 50,000, and Schindler called.
The dealer burned and turned the , and Schindler checked. Cheong bet 150,000, and Schindler called.
The river 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: 
Schindler: 
The board ran out 
, 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 
, and Kaverman moved all-in, Cheong snap-called.
Kaverman: 
Cheong:
Cheong flopped a set of sevens, and Kaverman needed runner runner to stay alive. The turn gave Kaverman outs to a straight draw, but when the river 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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