$2,200 Mystery Bounty | 2022 Wynn Summer Classic

06-17-2022 17:14 UTC-7

Lapka Finds Some River Value

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Justin Lapka raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and only Alfred Atamian made the call from the big blind.

The flop came and both players put in the check.

On the turn, Atamian led for 50,000. Lapka made the call.

Atamian checked the river. Lapka thought for a bit and decided to bet 100,000. Atamian made the call.

Lapka showed the for the straight that was good on the scary board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Lapka	2,700,000	1,600,000
Alfred Atamian	1,300,000	220,000
Jugal Daterao	Busted

Tags: Alfred Atamian Justin Lapka

06-17-2022 17:12 UTC-7

Texan Maziar Keshavarzi Comes to Town to Smash $1,100 NLH Wynn Summer Classic Tournament

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

What a day June 5, 2022 was for Maziar Keshavarzi, who hails from San Antonio, Texas. The Lone Star State poker player took on the $1,100 no-limit hold'em event at the Wynn Summer Classic and completely obliterated his competition to the tune of a $46,107 payday via a three-way chop with Tyler Cormney, who received $43,346, and Kobi Ribak (3rd place for $29,781).

Although the final two payouts were close, Keshavarzi received the shiny Wynn Resorts replica trophy for winning heads-up play. Anthony Denove, who is from the Los Angeles area, finished in 4th place for $16,560.

The $200,000 guaranteed NLH tournament had 238 entries for a final prize pool of $233,240. Some big name players finished in the money, including Poker Hall of Famer David Oppenheim (10th place for $4,606), Sam Panzica (22nd place for $2,603), and Scott Baumstein (24th place for $2,367).

2022 Wynn Summer Classic June 5 $1,100 NLH Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Maziar Keshavarzi	$46,107
2	Tyler Cormney	$43,346
3	Kobi Ribak	$29,781
4	Anthony Denove	$16,560
5	Kevin Petersen	$12,198
6	Charles Phillips	$9,400
7	Donavan Dean	$7,557
8	Emmanuel McKenzie	$6,274
9	Don Dizon	$5,341

Tags: Maziar Keshavarzi

06-17-2022 16:25 UTC-7

Anderson's Big Blind is Extra Special

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action picked up on the river in a heads-up pot between Ivan Zufic and Calvin Anderson. The board read .

Anderson led for 550,000 from the big blind into a pot of about 800,000. Zufic sat in early position and thought about his decision for a while. Eventually, he landed on a call.

Anderson showed for the turned straight that was good enough to take down the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	3,450,000	1,150,000
Ivan Zufic	675,000	-975,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Ivan Zufic

06-17-2022 15:53 UTC-7

Orlando's Lawrence Kiang a Big Winner at Wynn Summer Classic

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Lawrence Kiang showed up at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas on June 3, along with 937 others, to compete in a $600 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament. He left the casino the following day with a $69,000 payday following a heads-up chop arrangement with Helia Mahzoun-Alzakein, who received $65,636.

Kiang, from Orlando, didn't just earn a massive payday. He also took home the coveted shiny Wynn replica trophy. The impressive performance was enough for Kiang to secure the biggest win of his poker career, and he now has $238,000 in live tournament cashes, according to Hendon Mob.

2022 Wynn Summer Classic June 3 $600 NLH Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Lawrence Kiang	$69,000
2	Helia Mahzoun-Alzakein	$65,636
3	Tjan Tepeh	$37,654
4	Walter Atwood	$26,632
5	Colin Perry	$19,608
6	Kenny Nguyen	$15,267
7	Ichun Chiu	$12,292
8	Vid Zagar	$10,194
9	Michael Maghi	$8,609

Tags: Lawrence Kiang

06-17-2022 15:35 UTC-7

Kuo Skins Three at Once

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Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

An under the gun player moved all in for about 20 big blinds before two other late position players also moved all in for less.

Kitty Kuo saw all those bounties available and decided to go all in from the small blind having all players covered by plenty.

Early position:
Late position:
Button:
Kuo:

The board gave the queens a set when came out, but it also gave Kuo a flush draw. The was a blank, but the gave Kuo the flush to send three players to the rail.

"It's a bounty tournament, what do you want me to do?" said Kuo as a crowd formed to witness the triple knockout hand.

Kuo immediately went to the bounty bin and pulled $500, $2,500, and $1,000 envelopes with her three bounties.

Some details of the hand were reported after the fact by the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitty Kuo	1,025,000	775,000
Paul Berger	Busted
Ekrem Bozkurt	Busted
Paulo Villena	Busted
Ryuta Ogawa	Busted

Tags: Kitty Kuo

06-17-2022 15:09 UTC-7

Foxen Finds a Friendly River

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Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action picked up on the turn in a heads-up put between Kristen Foxen in the hijack and Santiago Soriano in the big blind.

The board read and Foxen bet 85,000. After some thought, Soriano made the call.

The river fell the and Soriano checked again. Foxen went for a bet of 200,000. Soriano thought for about two minutes before making the call.

Foxen showed the for a rivered top pair that was good to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Foxen	800,000	355,000
Santiago Soriano	380,000	-420,000

Tags: Kristen Foxen Santiago Soriano

06-17-2022 14:59 UTC-7

Wigg Drags A Big One Off Munroe

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Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With roughly 600,000 in the pot already, the board read and Gavin Munroe checked to Anton Wigg. Carefully, Wigg cut out a bet of 325,000 and slid it forward. Munroe instantly flicked in a calling chip.

Wigg rolled over for the nut flush and Munroe mucked with a disgusted look on his face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	1,520,000	1,072,000
Gavin Munroe	1,000,000	-800,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Gavin Munroe

06-17-2022 14:54 UTC-7

Lapka Has the Goods on the Button

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Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Justin Lapka raised to 30,000 from the button. Nathan Pitts moved all in from the small blind for about 205,000 and Lapka quickly made the call.

Nathan Pitts:
Justin Lapka:

The cards ran out and Lapka's better ace held up for the win and the bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Lapka	1,100,000	200,000
Nathan Pitts	Busted

Tags: Justin Lapka Nathan Pitts

06-17-2022 14:51 UTC-7

Victor Ramdin Back on Winning Track in Wynn Summer Classic

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Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Long-time talented poker pro Victor Ramdin, returned to the winner's circle for the first time since 2019. He shipped the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em event, a $100,000 guaranteed tournament, at the Wynn Summer Classic on June 11.

Ramdin, who resides in Las Vegas, took home $44,013 as part of a heads-up chop arrangement with runner-up Brian Nadell, who received $39,725 for his efforts. Natascha Stamm, a German poker player finished in third place for $20,258, while talented pro Ari Engel was the fourth place finisher, good for $13,884. The tournament attracted 194 entries, creating a prize pool of $189,150 at the luxurious Las Vegas Strip casino.

For Ramdin, it's been a long time coming for a player who was once among the top earning tournament players in the world. He now has over $5 million in live tournament cashes, according to Hendon Mob. His biggest score was $1,331,889 in 2006 when he took down the $10,000 buy-in WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic. He has 57 World Series of Poker cashes among his impressive resume.

2022 Wynn Summer Classic June 10-11 $1,100 NLH Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Victor Ramdin	$44,013
2	Brian Nadell	$39,725
3	Natascha Stamm	$20,258
4	Ari Engel	$13,884
5	Maury Barrett	$10,224
6	Karl Tretter	$8,086
7	Shirley Rosario	$6,624
8	Frederic Moss	$5,618
9	Timothy Wong	$4,823

Tags: Victor Ramdin

06-17-2022 13:24 UTC-7

Gupta Goes for it All

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Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action picked up on the river with over one 500,000 chips in the pot and two big stacks battling. Ashish Gupta looked at a board reading and decided to go all in.