Side Event Winners Thus Far in 2021 Wynn Spring Classic
While the Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Championship may be the crown jewel of the series, it's far from the only event to crown a winner or payout a chunky first-place prize.
There have been a slew of side events on the schedule, and here's a look at each of the victors thus far.
$10,500 High Roller
The biggest of the bunch was the $10,500 High Roller, which attracted 83 entries and was won by none other than former WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen, who also took second place in a recent WPT event here in Las Vegas. McKeehen won $224,100, one of many six-figure victories in his career.
$400 NLHE
Jessica Vierling took top honors in the 184-entry $20K guaranteed event, which had a buy-in of $400. Vierling earned $16,152, her second-biggest cash after a $22K WSOP Circuit score a few years back. She beat Bobby Sanoubane heads up.
$600 NLHE
The big $600 reentry event had a $250K guarantee, which it easily met with 1,015 entries. Marko Pantelic, who hails from Serbia originally, topped the field for an impressive score of $89,114. That pushed him to almost $200K in tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob.
$400 PLO
The $400 pot-limit Omaha event drew 91 entries, and Chris Chamberlain of Minnesota took it down for $10,416. It's the biggest career cash for Chamberlain, who had all of his previous cashes come in no-limit hold'em events.
$300 Omaha Hi-Lo
A slightly larger field took shots in the $300 Omaha Hi-Lo as 112 entries turned up, with Sarkis Basmajian ending up as champ. The $8,016 he won was more than his previous $3,562 in combined lifetime cashes.