2022 Wynn Summer Classic

$3,500 NLH Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info

2022 Wynn Summer Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$696,011
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$4,605,300
Entries
1,428
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
372
Players Left
59

Elias Outduels Cimbolas

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Darren Elias
Darren Elias

Matas Cimbolas opened to 1,200 from middle position and received a single call from Darren Elias out of the big blind.

Both players checked through the {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{7-Spades} flop to see the {9-Spades} turn. At this point Elias led into Cimbolas for 3,200. Cimbolas, as yet unconvinced, called.

Elias was in no mood to slow down on the {4-Diamonds} river, firing off a bet of 10,000. That was enough to get Cimbolas off his hand and keep Elias chipping up.

Player Chips Progress
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Darren Elias
69,000
28,000
28,000
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Matas Cimbolas
40,500
-25,500
-25,500
WPT 1X Winner

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Daniels In the Mix

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Jake Daniels opened to 1,200 from the cutoff and was called by both blinds.

Action checked to Daniels after the {8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop and he continued for 1,200. The small blind called while the big blind folded to send the two players heads-up to the turn.

Both the small blind and Daniels checked through the {6-Clubs} turn to the {j-Diamonds} river. The small blind then checked for a third time and Daniels threw out a bet of 3,100, enough to force his opponent out of the hand and scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jake Daniels
45,000
5,000
5,000

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Plesuv Picks Up Ladies

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Pavel Plesuv
Pavel Plesuv

A player in middle position was all-in for around 35,000 against Pavel Plesuv in the hijack.

Middle Position: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Pavel Plesuv: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The {7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs} board ran out all low cards, and after a count confirmed Plesuv held slightly more chips, his opponent made his exit from the table while Plesuv added the chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Pavel Plesuv
76,000
76,000
76,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Sfez Navigates Five-Way Pot

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Eric Sfez opened to 1,000 from early position and was three-bet to 3,000 by a late position player. The cutoff called as did Abraham Korotki out of the small blind. The big blind came along and Sfez too tossed in the extra 2,000 to send action five-handed to the flop.

All players checked through the {2-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{j-Spades} flop to the {5-Clubs} turn. Both blinds checked for a second time, prompting Sfez to fire off a bet of 6,500. The late position player called while the cutoff and blinds got out of the way.

On the {3-Clubs} river, Sfez, with one eye on the large number of chips already in the middle, bet out 15,000. His sole remaining opponent wasted little time in mucking their hand to send Sfez rising up the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Sfez
131,000
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Abraham Korotki
35,100
10,100
10,100

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Andrews Takes From Elias

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Cherish Andrews
Cherish Andrews

With roughly 25,000 in the pot on a {3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, Darren Elias check-called in the cutoff against a bet of 8,000 from Cherish Andrews on the button.

The {j-Hearts} landed on the turn, and Elias check-folded to a bet of 15,000 to concede the pot to Andrews.

Andrews recently scored $72,105 plus bounties for a sixth-place finish in the Wynn Summer Classic $2,200 Mystery Bounty, and she will be looking to make another final table run.

Player Chips Progress
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Darren Elias
105,000
36,000
36,000
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Cherish Andrews
83,000
83,000
83,000

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Shylko Put in Tough Spot

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Aliaksandr Shylko
Aliaksandr Shylko

On a board reading {j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades} Aliaksandr Shylko out of the small blind was involved in a pot with a player in the big blind. Shylko bet out 13,00 into a pot of 17,600 and his opponent, who had Shylko covered, responded by raising all in. Shylko, with roughly 18,000 behind, went into the tank. As he was thinking he apologised to the table for the length of time it was taking him to make a decision.

Eventually Shylko made the call for his tournament life and turned over {j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for rivered trips. His opponent attempted to muck his holding but owing to the fact that Shylko had all of his chips in the middle, the dealer turned it up to reveal {k-Spades}{10-Clubs} for the busted straight draw.

"Sorry to waste your time guys" Shylko said as he raked in his newly acquired chips. "It wasn't a waste of time, that's a real spot," the big blind player responded in a show of sportsmanship.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksandr Shylko
80,000
80,000
80,000

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Victor Ramdin Back on Winning Track in Wynn Summer Classic

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

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

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

Tags: Victor Ramdin

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800