Lonis Adds to Hot Streak With Wynn Summer Classic High Roller Victory

Eliot Thomas
Editor, Poker & Casino
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Week 4 of the Wynn Summer Classic delivered in style once again, with Jesse Lonis the headline act after winning the first summer classic in the $25K High Roller, besting a field littered with talent.

Elsewhere, there were big scores for familiar names like WSOP Europe bracelet winner Max Neugebauer, some fairytale giant-killing stories, and plenty of big bounty drama to keep the excitement rolling.

Catch up on all the week's action below...

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Legend Lonis Wins First Summer Classic, Takes $25k 8-Max High Roller

Jesse Lonis
Jesse Lonis

2024 GPI Player of the Year Jesse Lonis added another major honor to his name by taking down the first $25K 8-Max High Roller of the Wynn Summer Classic, following a heads-up deal with WSOP bracelet winner Alexandros Theologis.

Lonis defeated a 57-entry field to bank $410,242, conquering a final table stacked with some of the world’s elite high rollers.

Still riding high after a career-best score of $3.4 million at the Triton Montenegro Main Event just last month, Lonis continues to pile up results at a pace few can match.

The final table was loaded, with Alex Kulev, Samuel Laskowitz, and Andrew Lichtenberger all in the mix, alongside Clemen Deng, Aram Oganyan, and Ioannis Angelou Konstas. Combined, the eight finalists have racked up more than $70 million in live earnings.

With this win, Lonis extends his lead in the 2025 GPI Player of the Year race and moves one step closer to going back-to-back.

$25k 8-Max High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Jesse Lonis*United States$410,242
2Alexandros Theologis*Greece$353,458
3Alex KulevBulgaria$213,500
4Samuel LaskowitzUnited States$154,000
5Clemen DengUnited States$115,500
6Andrew LichtenbergerUnited States$87,500
7Aram OganyanUnited States$65,800
8Ioannis Angelou KonstasGreece–

* Denotes a heads-up deal.

Bracelet Winner Neugebauer Dominates $3k PLO Field

Max Neugebauer
Max Neugebauer

2023 WSOP Europe Main Event winner Max Neugebauer notched a Wynn Summer Classic victory this week, as the Austrian won the $3,000 PLO to win $169,598. The Vienna-based Neugebauer defeated runner-up Quirin Zech heads-up, at a final table that also included 2014 November Niner Jorryt van Hoof.

Neugebauer produced a dominant display to take the title with relative ease, navigating a tough lineup that included Paul Haus (8th for $19,894) and Ioannis Angelou Konstas (9th for $15,491), who made his second final table appearance at the Wynn this week.

$3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Max NeugebauerAustria$169,598
2Quirin ZechGermany$115,712
3Isaac Malca CohenPanama$85,730
4Jorryt van HoofNetherlands$63,540
5Philip ShingUnited States$47,042
6Karim LehoussineFrance$34,909
7Jyri MerivirtaFinland$26,094
8Paul HausUnited Kingdom$19,894
9Ioannis Angelou KonstasGreece$15,491

Bounty King McCully Takes $3K PLO $1K Bounty Crown

Josh McCully
Josh McCully

Josh McCully closed out Thursday in style by taking down the $3K PLO PKO, an event that drew 325 entries and crushed its $300K guarantee with a total prize pool of $877,250. Along the way, McCully collected more than $83,000 in bounties, helping push his total winnings to over $180,000.

The Australian pro earned $99,936 for first place and navigated a tough final table that included 2024 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo bracelet winner James Chen. McCully has over $2.2 million in live earnings and sits 23rd on Australia’s all-time money list.

$3K PLO PKO $300K GTD Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Joshua McCullyAustralia$99,936
2Lawrence ChangUnited States$99,936
3James ChenUnited States$60,055
4Lorenz SchoellhornSwitzerland$44,513
5Martin DamDenmark$32,953
6Drake Yearout KemperUnited States$24,452
7Qibang CheungUnited Kingdom$18,279
8Charles GarneroFrance$13,938
9Jeremy DruckmanUnited States$10,851

Bonnant, Sim, Park, Mamut & Nazarenko Also Book Wins

There was a host of other winners taking a Golden Wynn trophy home this week, too, as Sang Sim claimed the $1,100 NLH Turbo for $45,103, while Clement Bonnant took the $1,100 NLH title and $53,030 after a final table chop.

Ruslan Nazarenko scored his biggest live cash to date in the $3K PLO Bounty, earning $116,617 plus $13,000 in bounties. The event attracted 319 entries and featured tough competitors, including WSOP bracelet winners Jarred Graham and Lukas Zaskodny.

The week also saw some serious giant-killing action.

Jonathan Park toppled a strong $1,100 NLH Turbo field of 263, beating triple-crown winner Davidi Kitai heads-up after outlasting pros like Scott Margereson and six-time WSOP Circuit ring winner John Gallaher earlier in the field.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Nikolai Mamut captured his first Wynn Summer Classic title in the $1,100 NLH $250K GTD, surviving 509 entrants and defeating 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen heads-up.

Sheils, Shing, Cohen, & El Harrak Among Champs

Also on the agenda this week was Philip Shing's return to the winner’s circle by taking down the $1,600 PLO Bounty for $67,930, his first live title since 2020. Meanwhile, Brandon Sheils kept up his busy summer schedule with another win, claiming the $500 NLH Turbo for $41,764.

Kai Cohen also grabbed the fifteenth $1,100 NLH Turbo of the series, earning $51,270 after coming out on top of a 257-entry field.

Finally, former pro boxer Said El Harrak landed a knockout blow, winning the $1,100 NLH Turbo $100K GTD for $47,073 and outlasting a final table full of seasoned crushers.

2025 Wynn Summer Classic Results

You can view a full list of Wynn Summer Classic winners here:

EventEntriesPrizepoolWinnerPrize
$1,100 HORSE ($50k GTD)82$79,130Zachary Stern$19,060
$600 Seniors No Limit Hold'em ($50k GTD)212$109,180Daniel Yu$20,688
$600 Mix Triple Draw ($30k GTD)98$49,980Maksim Pisarenko$14,190
$1,100 T.O.R.S.E. ($50k GTD)86$82,990Casey Schams$21,977
$1,100 Triple Draw ($50k GTD)59$57,525Daniel Blum$19,155
$1,100 Big O ($50k GTD)124$120,900David Tarbet$33,248
$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 ($50k GTD)125$120,625Ryan Hoenig$33,170
$600 No Limit Hold'em ($50k GTD)113$58,195Kezheng Peng$13,088
$600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($50k GTD)155$79,825Ryan Passey$20,471
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($1.5m GTD)1,579$1,523,735Maxim Lykov$230,842
$600 No Limit Hold'em ($50k GTD)106$54,590James Foster$10,701
$600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($50k GTD)177$91,155Cristian Cabrera Cuenca$22,310
$1,100 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha ($50k GTD)189$184,275Millard Hale$36,701
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD)263$256,425Timothy Miles$52,463
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($200k GTD)212$206,750Mark Lacoste$48,410
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD)217$211,575Nikolai Tulin$49,547
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD)198$193,050Max Kingstone$47,254
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD)177$172,575Matthew Dodd$42,241
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD)144$140,400Juan Fonseca Chaves$37,907
$1,600 Seniors NLH 50+ ($1m GTD)961$1,374,230Terry Fleischer$188,520
$2,200 PLO ($200k GTD)379$758,000Caleb Furth$154,538
$1,100 PLO Turbo ($100k GTD)231$225,225Vincas Tamasauskas$52,740
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em ($1.5m GTD)2,466$2,379,690David Stefanski$376,595
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em ($250k GTD)234$250,000Vladas Tamasauskas$51,145
$1,100 Big O ($50k GTD)251$244,725Edward Spivack$50,067
$1,100 5-Card PLO ($100k GTD)184$179,400Jose Severino$35,449
$3,000 Ladies High Roller76$206,720Dusti Smith$61,335
$1,100 Limit Hold'em ($50k GTD)53$51,675Chantelle Zeze$14,095
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD)109$106,275Juan Hernandez$30,177
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD)117$114,075John Depersio$27,242
$1,600 NLH Progressive Bounty (PKO) ($500k GTD)317$500,000Andres Loiv$58,020
$10,000 No Limit Hold’em Seniors ($500k GTD)100$950,000Phong Nguyen$186,026
$3,000 NLH 8-Max ($500k GTD)256$698,880Boris Angelov$142,978
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD)179$174,525Adekunle Olonoh$32,384
$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max256$142,978Boris Angelov 
$1,600 No Limit Hold'em ($2.5m GTD)2,405$555,528Michael Wang 
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Progressive Knockout79$114,165Santhosh Suvarna 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD)195$46,536Romain Locquet 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo378$72,526Alban Juen 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250k GTD)367$70,413Tzur Levy 
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo183$38,011Stuart Taylor 
$1,100 Seniors NLHE 50+ ($250k GTD)549$98,711Fredrick Arni 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo198$47,254Vladimir Belekhov 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo257$51,270Kai Cohen 
$1,600 PLO Bounty342$73,930Phillip Shing 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo175$41,764Brandon Sheils 
$3,000 PLO Progressive Bounty325$182,936Joshua McCully 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo236$47,073Said El Harrak 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250k GTD)509$93,260Nikolai Mamut 
$3,000 PLO Bounty319$129,617Ruslan Nazarenko 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250k GTD)456$53,030Clement Bonnant 
$3,000 PLO286$169,598Max Neugebauer 
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo189$45,103Sang Sim 
$25,000 8-Max High Roller56$410,242Jesse Lonis 

2025 Wynn Summer Classic Remaining Schedule

Check out the remaining Wynn Summer Classic Schedule below:

6/24Tue12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Day 1C $4,000,000$3,50050,00040/607:30 p.m.
6/25Wed12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Day 2      
6/25Wed1 p.m. Milestone to $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship* 20 Seats$1,10020,000254:40 p.m.
6/25Wed6 p.m. Milestone to $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship* 10 Seats$1,10020,000259:40 p.m.
6/26Thu12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Day 3      
6/26Thu12 p.m. Wynn Summer Championship Day 1A $10,000,000$10,40050,000609:45 p.m.
6/26Thu12 p.m. Milestone to $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship* 10 Seats$1,10020,000253:40 p.m.
6/26Thu6 p.m. Milestone to $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship* 10 Seats$1,10020,000259:40 p.m.
6/27Fri12 p.m. Wynn Summer Championship Day 1B $10,000,000$10,40050,000609:45 p.m.
6/27Fri12 p.m. Milestone to $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship* 10 Seats$1,10020,000253:40 p.m.
6/27Fri6 p.m. Milestone to $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship* 10 Seats$1,10020,000259:40 p.m.
6/28Sat12 p.m. Wynn Summer Championship Day 1C $10,000,000$10,40050,000609:45 p.m.
6/28Sat12 p.m. Milestone to $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship* 10 Seats$1,10020,000253:40 p.m.
6/28Sat6 p.m. Milestone to $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship* 10 Seats$1,10020,000259:40 p.m.
6/29Sun10 a.m. Milestone to $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship* 5 Seats$1,10020,0001512:10 p.m.
6/29Sun12 p.m. Wynn Summer Championship Day 1D $10,000,000$10,40050,000609:45 p.m.
6/30Mon12 p.m. Wynn Summer Championship Day 2      
6/30Mon1 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $250,000$1,10030,000305:30 p.m.
6/30Mon2 p.m. NLH 8-Max (2 Day)  $25,800**200,00040/609:30 p.m.
6/30Mon6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/1Tue12 p.m. Wynn Summer Championship Day 3      
7/1Tue1 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $250,000$1,10030,000305:30 p.m.
7/1Tue5 p.m. Milestone Satellite to $25,800 NLH*  $3,000**20,000258:40 p.m.
7/1Tue6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/2Wed12 p.m. Wynn Summer Championship Final Table      
7/2Wed12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $500,000$1,60030,000304:30 p.m.
7/2Wed1 p.m. PLO Mystery Bounty Day 1A $1,000,000$3,00040,000408:30 p.m.
7/2Wed2 p.m. NLH 8-Max (2 Day)  $25,800**200,00040/609:30 p.m.
7/2Wed6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/3Thu12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $250,000$1,10030,000304:30 p.m.
7/3Thu1 p.m. PLO Mystery Bounty Day 1B $1,000,000$3,00040,000408:30 p.m.
7/3Thu6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/4Fri12 p.m. Mystery Bounty Day 1A $2,000,000$1,60040,000407:30 p.m.
7/4Fri1 p.m. PLO Mystery Bounty Day 2      
7/4Fri6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/4Fri7 p.m. Milestone Satellite to $1,600 Mystery Bounty* 10 Seats$30020,0002010:00 p.m.
7/5Sat12 p.m. Mystery Bounty Day 1B $2,000,000$1,60040,000407:30 p.m.
7/5Sat6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/6Sun12 p.m. Mystery Bounty Day 1C $2,000,000$1,60040,000407:30 p.m.
7/7Mon12 p.m. Mystery Bounty Day 2      
7/7Mon12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Day 1A $2,000,000$2,20040,000407:30 p.m.
7/7Mon7 p.m. Milestone Satellite to $2,200 NLH* 10 Seats$40020,0002010:00 p.m.
7/8Tue10 a.m. Milestone Satellite to $2,200 NLH* 5 Seats$40020,0001512:10 p.m.
7/8Tue12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Day 1B $2,000,000$2,20040,000407:30 p.m.
7/9Wed12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Day 2      
7/9Wed1 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $250,000$1,10030,000305:30 p.m.
7/9Wed6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/10Thu11 a.m.   $50,000$1,10030,000303:30 p.m.
7/10Thu12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Final Table      
7/10Thu12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $250,000$1,10030,000304:30 p.m.
7/10Thu6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/11Fri12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $250,000$1,10030,000304:30 p.m.
7/11Fri1 p.m. NLH 6-Max  $10,500**100,00030/405:30 p.m.
7/11Fri6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/12Sat12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $100,000$1,10030,000304:30 p.m.
7/12Sat1 p.m. PLO 6-Max $50,000$1,10030,000305:30 p.m.
7/12Sat6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $100,000$1,10030,000209:00 p.m.
7/13Sun12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $50,000$60030,000304:30 p.m.
7/13Sun6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $50,000$60030,000209:00 p.m.
7/14Mon12 p.m. No Limit Hold'em $50,000$60030,000304:30 p.m.
7/14Mon6 p.m. No Limit Hold'em Turbo $50,000$60030,000209:00 p.m.

*Images courtesy of Wynn Poker.

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Eliot Thomas
Editor, Poker & Casino

Eliot Thomas is an Editor at PokerNews, specializing in casino and poker coverage. He has reported on major events around the world, including the World Series of Poker, European Poker Tour, and Triton Super High Roller Series.

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