Shannon Shorr raised to 25,000 from middle position and Dong Jun Ji shoved his last 140,000 from the small blind. Shorr went into the tank for several moments before he called.
Dong Jun Ji: 
Shannon Shorr: 
The board ran out 
and Ji secured a double with queens and fives with an ace kicker.
With about 75,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Joseph Cheong check-called a 22,000 bet in the big blind against Shannon Shorr in early position.
On the 
turn, Cheong led for 40,000 and Shorr called. The 
river saw Cheong check-call a 125,000 bet.
Shorr briefly flashed his cards but turned them back over when Cheong showed 
which was good for the pot.
On the very next hand, action folded to Cheong in the small blind who raised to 40,000. Shorr defended the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop. On the 
turn, Cheong led for 65,000 and Shorr called. After the completed the board, Cheong bet 165,000 and Shorr called.
Similar to the previous hand, Shorr briefly flashed his cards but turned them back over when Cheong showed 
which was good for the nut straight as he raked in more chips.
On December 14, the Wynn Winter Classic $400 NLH $40K GTD event took place. The tournament drew 179 runners and offered up a $61,755 prize pool to the top 20 finishers.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table was Darryll Shock (19th - $858), Randy Purdy (15th - $1,061), and final table bubble girl Carol Harmon (10th - $1,366).
The tournament came to an end when Ryan Hughes defeated Zachary Vuong in heads-up play to claim the title, trophy, and top prize of $17,080.
| Place | Player | Hometown/Nationality | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Hughes | Payson, Arizona | $17,080 |
| 2 | Zachary Vuong | Houston, Texas | $10,258 |
| 3 | Haribhai Gopaul | Corpus Christi, Texas | $6,614 |
| 4 | Jeff Scuzinski | Las Vegas, Nevada | $4,533 |
| 5 | Alan Goulder | Cliafrin Falls, Ohio | $3,38 |
| 6 | Sara Cholhagian | Las Vegas, Nevada | $2,640 |
| 7 | John Han | Nogales, Arizona | $2,163 |
| 8 | Randy Dang | La Grande Park, Illinois | $1,834 |
| 9 | Anh Nguyen | Canada | $1,575 |
Adam Monaghan raised from the cutoff and Tim Reilly shoved for 291,000 from the small blind. Action folded around and Monaghan called.
Tim Reilly: 
Adam Monaghan: 
The board ran out 
and Reilly secured the double with kings and twos.
Justin Landi shoved his last 251,000 and action folded around to James Romero for the lone call.
Justin Landi:
James Romero: 
The board ran out 
and the queens held to give Landi a sizable double late in Day 2.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
With about 500,000 in the pot and a completed board of 
, Romain Lewis bet 280,000 in the small blind. David Jackson folded in early position and Scott Drobes tanked in the cutoff.
Eventually, Drobes laid down his hand to send the sizable pot to Lewis. Drobes tried his best to get Lewis to reveal his hand, but Lewis just put his cards into the muck and took in the chips.
A player in middle position jammed in their 120,000 stack and Michael Gathy called in the hijack. Action folded to Pavel Plesuv who jammed, and Gathy called off his remaining 400,000 or so.
Middle Position:
Michael Gathy: 
Pavel Plesuv: 
Gathy ran his big slick into rockets and needed help. The flop didn't change much, but the turn gave a sliver of hope. With Gathy needing only the case king to survive, the 
completed the board to keep Plesuv in front and knock out two players.
Sean Winter got it in for around 140,000 and Dom Mosley called.
Sean Winter:
Dom Mosley:
The board ran out 
and Mosley's pocket kings held to eliminate Winter from the tournament.
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