The 2025 Wynn Summer Classic kicked off three events on Saturday starting with the $1,100 buy-in, $250K GTD No Limit Hold'em at Noon followed by a $400 buy-in Milestone Satellite to the $2,200 Mystery Bounty. At 6 p.m., there will also be an $1,100 buy-in, $100K GTD No-Limit Hold'em Turbo with late registration open until approximately 9 p.m.
Here's a look at some recent winners from the 2025 Wynn Summer Classic
Big One for Santhosh Suvarna
On Friday night, a $10,100 buy-in NLH PKO tournament took place and saw 79 entrants create a $790,000 prize pool. The top 11 finishers made the money including Brandon Wilson (10th - $13,035), Michael Berk (7th - $21,090), Fahredin Mustafov (4th - $45,030), and Ludovic Uzan (3rd - $61,380).
The final two players worked a deal that saw them each lock up $114,165 in prize money, but ultimately it was India's Santhosh Suvarna, a WSOP gold bracelet winner and regular on the high-stakes scene, being crowned the winner.
$10,500 NLH PKO Final Results
Place
Player
Prize
1
Santhosh Suvarna
$114,165*
2
Ignacio Moron
$114,165*
3
Ludovic Uzan
$61,380
4
Fahredin Mustafov
$45,030
5
Barak Wisbrod
$33,775
6
Boris Kolev
$26,330
7
Michael Berk
$21,090
8
Manuel Fritz
$17,301
9
Mathew Frankland
$14,694
10
Brandon Wilson
$13,035
11
Yulian Bogdanov
$13,035
*Denotes heads-up deal.
Romain Locquet Nabs a Title
Romain Locquet
On Friday, June 13, the $1,100 buy-in, $100K GTD NLH event drew 195 runners and offered up a $190,125 prize pool to the top 23 finishers. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Matt Ploof (10th - $3,963), Robert Natividad (15th - $3,084), Victor Paredes (18th - $2,585), and Tyler Hirschfeld (22nd - $2,436).
In the end, Romain Locquet bested Derek Normand in heads-up play to win the title and a $46,536 first-place prize.
$1,100 NLH Turbo Final Table Results
Place
Player
Prize
1
Romain Locquet
$46,536
2
Derek Normand
$28,596
3
Thomas Waters
$20,584
4
Cagdas Ersoy
$15,573
5
Gregrory Pardo
$11,569
6
Clement Michaud
$8,597
7
Rodrigo Zouvi
$6,815
8
Vlad-Victor Darie
$5,550
9
Thomas Eychenne
$4,612
A Title for Alban Juen
Alban Juen
Another tournament to play out on Friday was the $1,100 buy-in, $250K GTD NLH, which cruised by its guarantee attracting 378 entries and offering up a $368,550 prize pool to the top 47 finishers.
Some familiar names to cash were Hugues Girard (10th - $5,372), Donovan Dean (14th - $3,927), Jeremy Mintz (26th - $2,769), Daniel Lazrus (34th - $2,529), and Tyler Green (46th - $2,238)
When the dust settled on the tournament, France's Alban Juen was the last player standing to claim the title and $72,526 in prize money. Interestingly, it marked the second year in a row that Juen won a Wynn Summer Classic as last year he topped a 2,532-entry field in an $1,100 NLH tournament for a career-high $380,767.
$1,100 NLH Turbo Final Table Results
Place
Player
Prize
1
Alban Juen
$72,526
2
I-Chun Chiu
$48,362
3
Mathieu His
$37,197
4
Brad Kibel
$29,151
5
Sameer Chaturvedi
$22,616
6
Yan Jiang
$17,214
7
Thuy Nguyen
$12,845
8
Antonio Vargas Alvarado
$9,369
2025 Wynn Summer Classic Remaining Schedule
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