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Wynn Summer Classic Daily Recap: Sturm Leads $25k 8-max FT; Wynn Summer Championship Completes Day 2
On June 30, the Wynn Summer Championship played down to 81 players at the Wynn Summer Classic.
While the festival's main event whittled down its field, two one-day $1,100 NLH tournaments crowned winners, and the $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max chewed through its Day 1 field, leaving just the final table.
Konstantin Held Holds Chip Lead In Wynn Summer Championship
With 1,537 entries and a prize pool of $15,062,600, the Wynn Summer Classic is a massive event.
Yesterday, this event took the 551 Day 1 survivors and ground them down to nine full-ring tables.
Graeme Newman came into Day 2 with the biggest stack, but finished the day in the middle of the pack with 690,000.
Replacing Newman as the chip leader is Konstantin Held with 3,950,000 in chips. Behind him is Gregor Sverko (3,425,000) and Yulian Bogdanov (3,015,000) all within reasonable reach of one another.
Among those who are still fighting for the championship are Julien Sitbon (2,020,000) who remains in the top ten, Faraz Jaka (1,175,000), Kevin Rabichow (1,040,000), Chino Rheem (765,000), Christoph Vogelsang (755,000), and Rainer Kempe (725,000).
High stakes crushers Chris Brewer (275,000) , David Peters (255,000), and Kristen Foxen (160,000) are also hanging in there with some of the smallest stacks of the day.
The 81 surviving players will return at midday today for Day 3, when they will play down to the final table.
$10,400 Wynn Summer Championship Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantin Held | 3,950,000 |
| 2 | Gregor Sverko | 3,425,000 |
| 3 | Yulian Bogdanov | 3,015,000 |
| 4 | Yifu He | 2,695,000 |
| 5 | Zdenek Zizka | 2,295,000 |
| 6 | Dong Chen | 2,200,000 |
| 7 | Julien Sitbon | 2,020,000 |
| 8 | Roeland Peeks | 1,945,000 |
| 9 | Ottomar Ladva | 1,870,000 |
| 10 | Jung Bae | 1,810,000 |
Sturm Blows Past Competition To Lead $25k 8-Max Final Table
The $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max kicked off yesterday.
After a leisurely start — with a chunk of the field making use of the late registration option — a total of 41 players eventually entered the event.
After a full day of playing no-limit hold'em, only seven of these players remained with German high roller regular, Leon Sturm leading the table.
Sturm has 2,235,000 in his stack, giving him a small lead over Mikita Badziakouski, who is in a close second with 2,010,000 in chips.
Aleksejs Ponakovs, another regular on the high roller circuit, is in third with 1,495,000 in chips.
As you might expect with an event like this, there are several other sharks in the mix. The final seven is rounded out by Brandon Wittmeyer (1,020,000), Sam Soverel (710,000), David Chen (430,000), and Santhosh Suvarna (300,000).
All seven will return at 1 p.m. today to complete the event.
$25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Sturm | 2,235,000 |
| 2 | Mikita Badziakouski | 2,010,000 |
| 3 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | 1,495,000 |
| 4 | Brandon Wittmeyer | 1,020,000 |
| 5 | Sam Soverel | 710,000 |
| 6 | David Chen | 430,000 |
| 7 | Santhosh Suvarna | 300,000 |
Namhyung Kim Wins $1,100 Turbo For $51,144
Namhyung Kim emerged victorious in yesterday's $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100K GTD).
Kim defeated Vladimir Heinich heads up to collect $51,144 and a Wynn Summer Classic trophy.
That $51,144 slice of pie was cut from the $218,400 prize pool generated by the 224 entries to the event.
Heinich earned $31,619 for his second-place finish, with Shai Zurr rounding out the podium positions by winning $23,061 for third place.
There will be another $1,100 NLH Turbo event held this evening.
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100K GTD) Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namhyung Kim | Korea | $51,144 |
| 2 | Vladimir Heinich | France | $31,619 |
| 3 | Shai Zurr | Israel | $23,061 |
| 4 | Seiki Horita | Japan | |
| 5 | Bracken Mckey | United States | $12,745 |
| 6 | Isaac Lowry | United States | $9,706 |
| 7 | Hua Lin | Taiwan | $7,592 |
| 8 | Adam Kharman | Australia | $6,100 |
| 9 | Yi Li | United States | $5,050 |
Pora Collects $87,402 For $1,100 NLH Victory
Dumitru Pora emerged victorious in the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250K GTD), held at the Wynn Summer Classic yesterday.
Pora won $87,402 for his first-place finish and Oshri Azran took home $57,325 for coming second.
Just below them in third was Olivio Gontijo from Brazil, who won $44,291. Gontijo was one of three Brazilians who dominated the final nine, along with Breno Drumond Avelino (5th - $34,929), and Amauri Grutka (7th - $15,344).
These players were originally part of a 477-player field that generated a $465,075 prize pool. This is one of the bigger turnouts for the festival's one-day events and may be replicated later today when a similar $1,100 NLH event kicks off.
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250K GTD) Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumitru Pora | Bulgaria | $87,402 |
| 2 | Oshri Azran | United States | $57,325 |
| 3 | Olivio Correa Pinto Gontijo | Brazil | $44,291 |
| 4 | Breno Drumond Avelino | Brazil | $34,929 |
| 5 | Mordechai Goldner | United States | $27,006 |
| 6 | Joseph Cimino | United States | $20,533 |
| 7 | Amauri Grutka | Brazil | $15,344 |
| 8 | Habibollah Jahangard | United States | $11,319 |
| 9 | Tu Tran | Australia | $8,250 |
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What's Happening On July 1?
Today will be a busy one with Day 3 of the Wynn Summer Championship, the final table of the $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-max, two of the staple $1,100 NLH tourneys (one of which is Turbo, as usual), and a Milestone Satellite to a second $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-max.
The Wynn Summer Championship starts the day with 81 players returning to play down to the final table. Day 3 of the event begins at 12 p.m.
The final table of the $25,800 No Limit Hold'em begins at 1 p.m.
At the same time, play begins on a $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250k). Late registration is available until around 5:30 p.m.
With another $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-max event due to start tomorrow, today there will be a $3,000 Milestone Satellite to $25,800 NLH. This event begins at 5 p.m. and late registration is open until around 8:40 p.m., but there is a discount available for players who buy in early.
Then to round the day off, at 6 p.m., there is a $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD). This takes the same format as the previous editions of this event with 20-minute blind levels and late registration until 9 p.m.
| TIME | EVENT | GUARANTEE | ENTRY | CHIPS | LEVELS | END OF REG. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 p.m. | $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship (Day 3) | |||||||
| 1 p.m. | $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max (Day 2) | |||||||
| 1 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em | $250,000 | $1,100 | 30,000 | 30 | 5:30 p.m. | ||
| 5 p.m. | Milestone Satellite to $25,800 NLH* | $3,000** | 20,000 | 25 | 8:40 p.m. | |||
| 6 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em Turbo | $100,000 | $1,100 | 30,000 | 20 | 9:00 p.m. |
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July 1 at the Wynn Summer Classic was a flurry of activity.
On the schedule, players could find two one-day $1,100 NLH events, the $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max final table, a $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max satellite, and Day 3 of the $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship.
The last of these is the festival's main event, which played down to the final table, currently led by Jun Obara.
Wynn Summer Championship Final Nine Confirmed
The Wynn Summer Championship is down to the final nine players from a starting field of 1,537 entries. With its $10,400 buy in, the high turnout the event has put $15,062,600 in the prize pool.
Eighty-one players returned to the action yesterday hungry for their chunk of that pie. However, only nine now remain.
Leading the final table is Jun Obara with 16,275,000. He has a small lead over Michael Sklenicka (14,550,000) in second place and an only slightly longer lead over Mario Navarro Arrocha (12,650,000) in third.
Also at the table is Yulian Bogdanov (6,725,000) a Bulgarian pro who won the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-max during the 2023 Wynn Summer Classic and Daniel Rezaei (4,400,000) and Austrian pro with $4.9 million in live tournament cashes according to The Hendon Mob.
The final table will be back at midday today for Day 4 — the last day of the tourney.
$10,400 Wynn Summer Championship Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun Obara | 16,275,000 |
| 2 | Michael Sklenicka | 14,550,000 |
| 3 | Mario Navarro Arrocha | 12,650,000 |
| 4 | Julian Parmann | 9,900,000 |
| 5 | Roeland Peeks | 7,800,000 |
| 6 | Yulian Bogdanov | 6,725,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Rezaei | 4,400,000 |
| 8 | Jonah Labranche | 2,525,000 |
| 9 | Roberto Romanello | 2,000,000 |
Ponakovs Beats Sturm Heads Up To Win $25k 8-Max
Day 1 of the $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max ground the field down from 41 entries to seven over the course of just one day's action.
Yesterday was Day 2 of the event, and it finished the job off, playing down to a winner. When the grinder had stopped turning, Aleksejs Ponakovs was the only player left standing.
Leon Sturm came into the final table with a slight chip lead, but there was still everything to play for and the rogue's gallery of sharks and high roller regs that he was up against weren't going to make it easy.
However, he held on to the last minute, only falling out of contention during heads up play, coming in second and earning $295,225 after he cut a deal with Ponakovs.
Ponakovs's post-deal cut was $297,150, taken from a total prize pool of $1,025,000.
Only the top six cashed, so Santhosh Suvarna in seventh went away empty-handed, but the rest of the final table — including Sam Soverel (4th - $117,875) — earned at least $62,600 for their trouble.
There will be another $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max event tomorrow.
$25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | $297,150 |
| 2 | Leon Sturm | Austria | $295,225 |
| 3 | Brandon Wittmeyer | United States | $164,000 |
| 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | $117,875 |
| 5 | David Chen | Austria | $88,150 |
| 6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Slovenia | $62,600 |
| 7 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | - |
Timothy Kenyon Wins $50,688 In $1,100 Turbo
Yesterday's one-day $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100K GTD) event went to Timothy Kenyon.
With its 222 entries, the event had a prize pool of $216,450.
After outlasting that field of 222 entries, Kenyon fought it out heads up with David Alvarez Alejandre. Kenyon emerged victorious to win a Wynn Summer Classic trophy and $50,688 in cash.
Alejandre earned $31,337 for his second-place finish.
WSOP Paradise bracelet-winner Martin Raus also made the final table, coming in sixth for $6,045.
For anyone hoping to get in on the action, there will be another $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100K GTD) this evening, starting at 6 p.m.
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100K GTD) Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Kenyon | United Kingdom | $50,688 |
| 2 | David Alvarez Alejandre | Portugal | $31,337 |
| 3 | Jacob Foley | United States | $22,855 |
| 4 | Robert Haigh | United Kingdom | $17,097 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Halcomb | United States | |
| 6 | Diego Vaz Sorgatto | Brazil | $9,620 |
| 7 | Joshua Bergman-Turnbull | United States | $7,524 |
| 8 | Martin Raus | Canada | $6,045 |
| 9 | Jonathan McCann | United Kingdom | $5,005 |
Ran Ilani Wins Biggest $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250K GTD) Event Of the Festival
The $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250K GTD) trophy went to Ran Ilani yesterday. He had to defeat Ariel Mazabow heads up for the title, earning himself a check for $98,000 in the process.
The pair were the last two finishers from a field of 604 entries and their prizes were culled from a pool of $588,900. Both numbers are the highest of the festival for a $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250K GTD) tournament of which there have been many.
2021 Wynn Millions $10,000 Main Event winner, Andrew Moreno, came fourth for $43,997 and 2013 WPT Barcelona champion, Thomas Middleton, took ninth place, earning $10,166.
Mazabow won $83,016 for second place.
There will not be another $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250K GTD) today. However, fans of the format don't have long to wait as the next one is scheduled for tomorrow.
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250K GTD) Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ran Ilani | Israel | $98,000 |
| 2 | Ariel Mazabow | South Africa | $83,016 |
| 3 | Edward Mroczkowski | United States | $55,705 |
| 4 | Andrew Moreno | United States | $43,997 |
| 5 | Akihiro Konishi | Japan | $34,096 |
| 6 | Stevan Chew | Australia | $25,893 |
| 7 | Tomas Teran-Paredes | United States | $19,350 |
| 8 | David Sorgente | Canada | $14,262 |
| 9 | Thomas Middleton | United Kingdom | $10,166 |
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What's Happening On July 2?
Tomorrow is another five-course meal of mostly no limit hold'em events with a PLO mystery bounty thrown in for spice.
Up first is the Wynn Summer Championship final table. This is the last day of the Wynn Summer Classic's flagship event. With over $15 million in the pot, it will be an exciting showdown. The final table kicks off at 12 p.m.
At the same time, the cry of "shuffle up and deal" goes out for the $1,600 No Limit Hold'em event. Late registration is open until around 4:30 p.m., once players have completed eight 30-minute blind levels plus a couple of breaks.
The $3,000 PLO Mystery Bounty starts at 1 p.m. This will be Day 1A of two starting flights. The second will be held tomorrow. Players have until around 8:30 p.m. to register.
At 2 p.m., the stakes go way up with the $25,800 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max. This is a duplicate of the event that finished earlier today, and like that event, this one is expected to run for two days. The final call for registration isn't until 9:30 p.m., but players who buy in before the event starts can benefit from a small discount.
Last but not least is the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo, the backbone of this festival. This event is structured like the previous versions — 20-minute blind levels, 30,000 in the starting stacks, late registration until around 9 p.m.
| TIME | EVENT | GUARANTEE | ENTRY | CHIPS | LEVELS | END OF REG. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 p.m. | Wynn Summer Championship Final Table | |||||||
| 12 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em | $500,000 | $1,600 | 30,000 | 30 | 4:30 p.m. | ||
| 1 p.m. | PLO Mystery Bounty Day 1A | $1,000,000 | $3,000 | 40,000 | 40 | 8:30 p.m. | ||
| 2 p.m. | NLH 8-Max (2 Day) | $25,800** | 200,000 | 40/60 | 9:30 p.m. | |||
| 6 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em Turbo | $100,000 | $1,100 | 30,000 | 20 | 9:00 p.m. |
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