button in SafariAces vs. Kings vs. Queens at Final Table of $5m GTD Wynn Summer Classic Event
Week 4 of the Wynn Summer Classic delivered in style, with a host of new champions adding their names to the festival's honor roll, some familiar faces making deep runs, and one of the wildest hands you're ever likely to see at the final table of a $5 million guaranteed tournament.
The headline event of the week was the $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em Championship, which comfortably surpassed its guarantee to generate a prize pool of $5,467,350. After several days of action, Colombia's Sebastian Toro Henao defeated Georgios Tsouloftas heads-up to claim the title and a career-best $908,139 payday, but only after a remarkable three-way all-in clash at the final table that he was not involved in.
When the dust settled, it was Toro Henao lifting the trophy and banking the biggest score of his career, having navigated a field packed with talent. Among those making deep runs were Roberto Romanello (37th), Nicholas Seward (31st), Daniel Maor (29th), Harrison Gimbel (18th), Aram Zobian (14th), Shannon Shorr (13th), Jared Jaffee (9th), Scott Bohlman (5th), and Joseph Cheong (3rd).
Check out the hand that propelled Toro Henao to the title, along with the final table payouts, below:
$3,500 NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Toro Henao | Bogota | $908,139 |
| 2 | Georgios Tsouloftas | Ruse | $599,243 |
| 3 | Joseph Cheong | Las Vegas, NV | $458,213 |
| 4 | Joan Crespi Moragues | Santa Margalida | $354,519 |
| 5 | Scott Bohlman | Lemont, IL | $274,401 |
| 6 | Jack Corrigan | Rocky River, OH | $209,044 |
| 7 | Diego Ponce de Leon Silva | El Yaqui, DF | $157,082 |
| 8 | Nazar Buhaiov | Nikopol | $115,410 |
| 9 | Jared Jaffee | Las Vegas, NV | $82,579 |
Justin Lapka Takes Down $1,100 NLH Turbo
Congratulations to Justin Lapka, who became the latest winner of the summer of the regualr $1,100 NLH Turbo. The event drew 206 runners for a prize pool of $200,850, more than double the $100,000 guarantee.
The trophy and top prize of $47,036 went to Las Vegas local Lapka, who defeated Dimitrios Gkatzas Blagoevgrad during heads-up play.
The final table also included David O'Day (3rd - $21,208), Tyler Roch (4th - $15,864) and Sai Gummadi (5th - $11,721).
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Lapka | Las Vegas, NV | $47,036 |
| 2 | Dimitrios Gkatzas | Blagoevgrad | $29,078 |
| 3 | David O'Day | Santa Monica, CA | $21,208 |
| 4 | Tyler Roch | Biloxi, MS | $15,864 |
| 5 | Sai Gummadi | Seattle, WA | $11,721 |
| 6 | Joseph Liberta | Berlin, NJ | $8,926 |
| 7 | James Alexander Charles Fowler | — | $6,982 |
| 8 | Trenton Dill | Santee, CA | $5,610 |
| 9 | Serozh Arutyunyan | Burbank, CA | $4,644 |
Martin Schroeder Wins $1,100 NLH Turbo for $41,283
Martin Schroeder proved to be the master of the turbo format at the Wynn Summer Classic after the completion of $1,100 NLH Turbo, which drew 173 runners for a prize pool of $168,675, which far exceeded the guaranteed $100,000.
Schroeder took home the trophy and $41,283 as he defeated heads-up opponent David Stefanski, while the final table also included Adam Swan (3rd - $18,262), Nicholas Wang (4th - $13,816) and Vince Salvatore (5th - $10,264).
$1,100 NLH Turbo Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Schroeder | Chandler, AZ | $41,283 |
| 2 | David Stefanski | East Lyme, CT | $25,370 |
| 3 | Adam Swan | Irvine, CA | $18,262 |
| 4 | Nicholas Wang | Los Angeles, CA | $13,816 |
| 5 | Vince Salvatore | Corona del Mar, CA | $10,264 |
| 6 | Gert Zumkehr | Zurich | $7,627 |
| 7 | Stanislas Joseph Robert Prigent | — | $6,046 |
| 8 | Ruoxiao Shi | Halifax, NS | $4,924 |
| 9 | Alexander Savchenko | Novorossiysk | $4,092 |
Sameer Batra Wins $2,200 6-Card Pot Limit Omaha Event to Rise Above 92 Runner-Field
Although pot limit 6-card Omaha is an unusual game variant, it proved popular on June 13 at the Wynn Summer Classic.
The festival's $2,200 6-Card PLO event attracted 92 runners, for a prize pool of $182,620.
This turnout meant the $100,000 guarantee was more than exceeded and that the top prize, after a two-way deal was cut still a healthy $45,967. The top prize went to Sameer Batra who made the deal with James Jagger.
Jagger earned $42,000 for his second-place finish.
Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sameer Batra | $45,967 |
| 2 | James Jagger | $42,000 |
| 3 | David Yuan | $23,649 |
| 4 | Qibang Cheung | $17,349 |
| 5 | Tolga Demirel | $13,012 |
| 6 | Duncan McCallum | $10,145 |
| 7 | Daniel James | $8,127 |
$431,474 Win For Mihai Manole In $1,600 No Limit Hold'em
After six Day 1 flights and two days of combined field action at the Wynn Summer Classic, the $1,600 No Limit Hold'em event crowned a winner on Friday, June 12.
Mihai Manole took the $2 million guaranteed event down. Due to a high turnout, the prize pool far exceeded the guarantee, reaching $2,615,470. Manole got $431,474 of that pile of cash for his victory.
In the final hands of the tournament, Manole was up against Zheming Zhu. Zhu lost the heads-up confrontation, taking home $283,699 for second place.
Francis Cruz Pena came third for $217,735, rounding out the top three of a field that included Thomas Middleton (4th-$169,295), Olivier Busquet (14th-$15,246), Jeremy Becker (42nd-$6,193), and John Juanda (173rd-$3,562),
Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihai Manole | $431,474 |
| 2 | Zheming Zhu | $283,699 |
| 3 | Francis Cruz Pena | $217,735 |
| 4 | Thomas Middleton | $169,295 |
| 5 | Yuekai Liu | $131,148 |
| 6 | Chao Duan | $101,122 |
| 7 | Alexander Baek | $75,145 |
| 8 | Iurii Senchylo | $55,210 |
| 9 | Cenk Nigbolu | $39,504 |
Kevin Gomez wins $1,100 PLO Turbo Event
Kevin Gomez won the $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Turbo event on June 12 at the Wynn Summer Classic. He took home $41,750 for winning the $100,000 guaranteed event.
A total of 20 players made the money. These players were the last to bust from a from a field of 167 entries. This made for a solid turnout that set the final prize pool at $162,825.
Gomez's heads up opponent was Nino Junior Pansier who came second, losing the heads-up showdown with Gomez. Pansier earned $25,072 for his second-place finish.
Qiaonan Liu came third for $17,899, completing the podium positions.
Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Gomez | $41,750 |
| 2 | Nino Junior Pansier | $25,072 |
| 3 | Qiaonan Liu | $17,899 |
| 4 | Xiaozhe Liu | $13,659 |
| 5 | Katayon Khaterzai | $10,297 |
| 6 | Antti Marttinen | $7,674 |
| 7 | David Choe | $6,008 |
| 8 | Gregory Pardo | $4,916 |
| 9 | Matthew Levine | $4,097 |
Five-Way Chop in $1,100 NLH Turbo
Last week's $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo, a $100,000 guaranteed event, saw 159 players register, creating a prize pool of $155,025.
Five players would end up in an ICM chop after Michael Frost busted in sixth place ($7,306). Zachary Baron was crowned the winner for $23,960.
Baron, a Texas poker pro, now has over $600,000 in live tournament cashes recorded by The Hendon Mob database. Four others won over $19,000, including runner-up Maxwell Vandever ($20,182), Joe Harry McLoughlin (third place for $20,000), Kent Lacob (fourth place for $19,596), and Pedro Ingles Garcia (fifth place for $19,735).
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Baron | $23,960 |
| 2 | Maxwell Vandever | $20,182 |
| 3 | Joe Harry McLoughlin | $20,000 |
| 4 | Kent Lacob | $19,596 |
| 5 | Pedro Ingles Garcia | $19,735 |
| 6 | Michael Frost | $7,306 |
| 7 | Wangcheng Yuan | $5,720 |
| 8 | Dwayne Wagner | $4,680 |
| 9 | Logan Eisner | $3,900 |
Kenneth Fishman Wins Massive Seniors Event for $167,209
The $5,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em (50+) event, a tournament with $300,000 guaranteed, wrapped on Wednesday with two players chopping first-place money for $167,209 a piece.
Those two individuals are Michel Abecassis, the runner-up, and Kenneth Fishman, the champion of the biggest Seniors event at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic in Las Vegas.
Fishman's win puts the champion just over the $1 million mark in lifetime live tournament cashes recorded by The Hendon Mob. The final table had some star power, including the legendary Cliff Josephy, aka "Johnny Bax," who finished in fourth place for $69,320.
The Seniors event had 182 entries and $846,300 in the prize pool, nearly tripling the guarantee. None of those players could outlast Fishman, who earned a career-best score and a Wynn replica trophy.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Fishman | $167,209 |
| 2 | Michel Abecassis | $167,209 |
| 3 | Omar Saeed | $91,629 |
| 4 | Cliff Josephy | $69,320 |
| 5 | Thierry Van Den Berg | $51,497 |
| 6 | Rabah Ait Abdelmalek | $38,270 |
| 7 | Ron Fetsch | $30,331 |
| 8 | Daniel De Freitas Junior | $24,703 |
| 9 | Troy Sprungl | $20,531 |
Devon Sampson Wins Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 T.O.E.
Devon Sampson came out on top in the Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 T.O.E., beating a 127-entry field and banking $32,053 for the win.
The mixed-game event, which rotates between 2-7 Triple Draw, Omaha Hi-Lo, and Stud Hi-Lo, drew a strong field looking to put their all-around game to the test.
By the end of it, Sampson was the last player standing, getting the better of Kenneth Reisch heads-up after the pair outlasted the 16 players who made the money.
Joseph Weinberger finished third for $14,521, while Yuanting Wang and Raymundo Ortega Garcia rounded out the top five.
The event generated a $123,825 prize pool, more than doubling its $50,000 guarantee, and provided another mixed-game showcase as the Wynn Summer Classic rolls on alongside a packed summer schedule in Las Vegas.
$1,100 T.O.E. Final Results
