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Wynn Fall Classic Set to Award More Than $13 Million in Guarantees

Patrick Mandelle September 19, 2021 3 min read

September 18, 2021 Geoff Fisk

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The 2021 World Series of Poker isn’t the only live tournament series offering big money guarantees this fall. The Las Vegas poker tournament schedule hits the prime part of the calendar this October and November, with festivals running at several venues throughout the city.

The Wynn Fall Classic takes place Sept. 30 through Nov. 21, and offers up some of the juiciest guarantees available outside of the WSOP this autumn. Some of the notable events on the schedule at Wynn/Encore include:

Oct. 5-8: $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000,000 guaranteed)
Oct. 11-14: $2,200 Mystery Bounty ($2,000,000 guaranteed)
Oct. 19-22: $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500,000 guaranteed)
Oct. 24-26: $1,100 Seniors NLH ($400,000 guaranteed)
Oct. 29-Nov. 2 $3,500 NLH Championship ($3,000,000 guaranteed)
Nov. 15-18: $1,600 Mystery Bounty ($1,500,000 guaranteed)

Five different tournaments offer seven-figure guarantees during the Wynn Fall Classic. The pinnacle event, the $3,500 NLH Championship, guarantees $3 million and runs Oct. 29 through Nov. 2.

Wynn Fall Classic Full Schedule

Date	Time (PT)	Tournament	Guarantee
Sept. 30	Noon	$400 No-Limit Hold’em	$40,000
Oct. 1	Noon	$400 No-Limit Hold’em	$40,000
Oct. 2	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$200,000
Oct. 3	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$200,000
Oct. 4	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$200,000
Oct. 4	6 p.m.	$400 Satellite to $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	10 Seats
Oct. 5-8	Noon	$1,600 No-Limit Hold’em	$1,000,000
Oct. 10	Noon	$400 Satellite to $2,200 Mystery Bounty	20 Seats
Oct. 10	6 p.m.	$400 Satellite to $2,200 Mystery Bounty	10 Seats
Oct. 11-14	Noon	$2,200 Mystery Bounty	$2,000,000
Oct. 15	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$200,000
Oct. 16	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$200,000
Oct. 17	11 a.m.	$400 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em	$40,000
Oct. 17	Noon	$1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha $500 Bounty	$200,000
Oct. 18	Noon	$1,600 No-Limit Hold’em $500 Bounty	$200,000
Oct. 19	11 a.m.	$550 H.O.R.S.E	$50,000
Oct. 19-22	Noon	$1,600 No-Limit Hold’em	$1,500,000
Oct. 22	1 p.m.	$1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha	$100,000
Oct. 23	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$200,000
Oct. 24-26	Noon	$1,100 Seniors NLH	$400,000
Oct. 26	1 p.m.	$550 Omaha 8/B	$50,000
Oct. 27	Noon	$550 NLH $5K Survivor	$100,000
Oct. 28	Noon	$500 Satellite to $3,500 NLH Championship	10 Seats
Oct. 28	6 p.m.	$500 Satellite to $3,500 NLH Championship	10 Seats
Oct. 29	6 p.m.	$500 Satellite to $3,500 NLH Championship	10 Seats
Oct. 29-Nov. 2	Noon	$3,500 NLH Championship	$3,000,000
Nov. 2	Noon	$550 No-Limit Hold’em	$100,000
Nov. 3	Noon	$550 No-Limit Hold’em	$100,000
Nov. 4-6	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$400,000
Nov. 6	1 p.m.	$550 Pot-Limit Omaha	$50,000
Nov. 7	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$200,000
Nov. 8	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$200,000
Nov. 9	Noon	$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em	$200,000
Nov. 10	Noon	$550 No-Limit Hold’em	$100,000
Nov. 11	Noon	$550 No-Limit Hold’em	$100,000
Nov. 12	Noon	$550 No-Limit Hold’em	$100,000
Nov. 13	Noon	$550 No-Limit Hold’em	$100,000
Nov. 14	Noon	$550 No-Limit Hold’em	$100,000
Nov. 14	6 p.m.	$400 Satellite to $1,600 Mystery Bounty	10 Seats
Nov. 15-18	Noon	$1,600 Mystery Bounty	$1,500,000
Nov. 19	Noon	$400 No-Limit Hold’em	$40,000
Nov. 20	Noon	$550 No-Limit Hold’em	$40,000
Nov. 21	Noon	$550 No-Limit Hold’em	$40,000

Wynn Fall Classic Winners

The Wynn Fall Classic debuted back in 2012, and since then some of the biggest names in poker have claimed the prestigious title including 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen, who won it that same year for $90,125. Two years later, Matt Affleck took it down for $139,348 and the following year it was Steve Sung coming out on top to the tune of $170,550.

More recently, Bob Shao claimed the title in 2019 for $222,820 while the 2020 edition was canceled due to the pandemic.

Year	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
2012	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,590 Championship	268	$389,940	James Hoeppner	$77,760
2013	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	249	$362,295	Josh Pollock	$84,050
2014	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	290	$421,950	Terry Fleischer	$76,334
2015	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	267	$388,485	Joe McKeehen	$90,125
2016	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	361	$525,165	Tom Middleton	$99,000
2017	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	447	$650,385	Matt Affleck	$139,348
2018	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	594	$864,270	Steve Sung	$170,550
2019	The Wynn Fall Classic $1,600 Championship	1,024	$1,489,920	Bob Shao	$222,820