2025 Wynn Summer Classic
There were three events that shuffled up and dealt on May 29 at the 2025 Wynn Summer Classic.
The first was the final table of the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($1.5m GTD) event and, as with the day before, the other two were a pair of one-day $600 NLH tournaments — one regular, one turbo.
Maxim Lykov Wins $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Results
After three days of play, Maxim Lykov was the only player left from the 1,579 entries to the $1,500,000 guaranteed $1,100 No Limit Hold'em even.
Lykov earned $230,842 for his first-place finish, a prize culled from the massive $1,523,735 prize pool.
Lykov took on an impressive top three, outlasting Bin Weng, who came third for $133,770 and Francisco Perez Moreno, who received $210,841 for second place.
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Final Table
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxim Lykov | Moscow, Russia | $230,842 |
| 2 | Francisco Perez Moreno | Miami, FL | $210,841 |
| 3 | Bin Weng | Las Vegas, NV | $133,770 |
| 4 | Matthew Lambrecht | Jupiter, FL | $99,422 |
| 5 | Qing Lu | Walnut, CA | $76,626 |
| 6 | Axel Bayout | Marseille, France | $58,374 |
| 7 | Chunyu Yang | Jersey City, NJ | $43,864 |
| 8 | Georgios Tsouloftas | -, Cyprus | $32,229 |
| 9 | Andrew Kang | Las Vegas, NV | $23,365 |
James Foster Wins $10,701 in $600 No Limit Hold'em
On May 29, James Foster won the first-place prize in the $600 No Limit Hold'em ($50k GTD), beating Matthew Strickland heads up and earning himself a Wynn Summer Classic trophy to go with his $10,701 payday.
Foster and Strickland were the top two finishers in an event that attracted 106 entries for total prize pool of $54,590.
Strickland earned $9,765 for second place.
$600 No Limit Hold'em ($50k GTD) Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Foster | Beecher City, IL | $10,701 |
| 2 | Matthew Strickland | Henderson, NV | $9,765 |
| 3 | Thomas Reynolds | Raleigh, NC | $8,317 |
| 4 | Ryan Passey | Tipenham, UK | $8,267 |
| 5 | Alexandre Reard | Croissy, France | $3,753 |
| 6 | Connor Gray | Haltom City, TX | $2,866 |
| 7 | Meikat Siu | New York, NY | $2,279 |
| 8 | Michael Leavey | Salem, MA | $1,856 |
| 9 | Benoit Fiasson | -, France | $1,556 |
$600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($50k GTD)
The third event of the day was the $600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo (also with a $50,000 guarantee). The event attracted a much bigger field than the non-turbo edition of the event, reaching 177 entries (to the non-turbos 106 entries) and a prize pool of $91,155 (to $54,590).
The top spot eventually went to Cristian Cabrera Cuenca from Austen, Texas. Cuenca won $22,310 for his first-place finish.
Cuenca's heads up sparring partner was Christopher Perkins who won $13,710 for second place.
$600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($50k GTD) Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristian Cabrera Cuenca | Austen, TX | $22,310 |
| 2 | Christopher Perkins | Nashua, NH | $13,710 |
| 3 | Matthew Land | Las Vegas | $9,869 |
| 4 | Fausto Valdez | Long Beach, CA | $7,466 |
| 5 | Larry Selzer | Bellaire, TX | $5,547 |
| 6 | Christian Roberts | Everett, MA | $4,122 |
| 7 | Seth Fischer | Atlanta, GA | $3,267 |
| 8 | Zehong Zong | Cambridge, MA | $2,661 |
| 9 | David Larson | Las Vegas, NV | $2,211 |
2025 Wynn Summer Classic Results
Check out the winners so far at the 2025 Wynn Summer Classic.
What's Coming Up Today?
Today (May 30) comes with a whole new slate of events starting with Day 1A of the $1,600 Seniors No Limit Hold'em event which will kick off at 11:00 a.m. This event is open to any players aged 50 or older.
This is the first of three Day 1 flights, with another tomorrow and the next day. The survivors of these three flights will then combine for Day 2 on June 2.
Then at 1:00 p.m., the $1,100 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha starts, followed at 6:00 p.m. by the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em event. These are both scheduled to be one-day events.
There are also two $300 buy-in satellites to the Seniors event, each of which has a guarantee of at least ten seats in the $1,600 event. These two satellite tournaments are scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
| TIME | EVENT | GUARANTEE | ENTRY | CHIPS | LEVELS | END OF REG. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 A.M. | Milestone Satellite to $1,600 Seniors* | 10 Seats | $300 | 20,000 | 20 | 2:00 P.M. | ||
| 11 A.M. | Seniors NLH 50+ Day 1A | $1,000,000 | $1,600 | 40,000 | 40 | 6:30 P.M. | ||
| 1 P.M. | 5-Card PLO | $50,000 | $1,100 | 30,000 | 30 | 5:30 P.M. | ||
| 5 P.M. | Milestone Satellite to $1,600 Seniors* | 10 Seats | $300 | 20,000 | 20 | 8:00 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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Two new events played from first deal to first place on May 28 at the 2025 Wynn Summer Classic.
The one-day $600 No Limit Hold'em and $600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo events both played down to their respective winners while the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em whittled away at its field till it reached the final nine.
Jeff Boski Comes Second In $600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo
A couple of poker notables cashed in the $600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo event.
Jessica Vierling took 16th place for $1,269 and Jeffrey Sluzinski, better known as Jeff Boski, came second.
Ryan Passey won this fast-paced, one-day tournament, eventually beating Boski heads up for the first-place prize of $20,471.
Boski won $12,292 for his second-place finish.
$600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Passey | Tipenham, UK | $20,471 |
| 2 | Jeffrey "Jeff Boski" Sluzinski | Henderson, NV | $12,292 |
| 3 | Nicholas Palma | Bronx, NY | $8,775 |
| 4 | Vincent Censabella | Winter Springs, FL | $6,697 |
| 5 | John Vos | -, The Netherlands | $5,048 |
| 6 | Dijamant Gashi | Destin, FL | $3,762 |
| 7 | Gabriel Wood | Danville, CA | $2,945 |
| 8 | Stephen Foutty | Las Vegas, NV | $2,410 |
| 9 | Stephen Strout | Saint Augustine, FL | $2,008 |
Kezheng Peng Wins $600 No Limit Hold'em
The $600 No Limit Hold'em event garnered 113 entries for a prize pool of $58,195.
Kezheng Peng won the event, earning $13,088.
When the event reached three-handed play, Peng cut a deal that gave Kyle Cameron $10,788 for second place and Joseph Locasto $9,278 for third.
$600 No Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kezheng Peng | Toronto, ON | $13,088 |
| 2 | Kyle Cameron | East Amherst, NY | $10,788 |
| 3 | Joseph Locasto | Chicago, IL | $9,278 |
| 4 | Nicholas Major | Ashland, OR | $5,121 |
| 5 | Herman Poorman | Rocky Mountain House, Canada | $3,791 |
| 6 | David Mead | Littleton, CO | $2,918 |
| 7 | George Caragiorgas | Laval, Canada | $2,284 |
| 8 | Keith Temm | Washington, DC | $1,862 |
| 9 | Nathan Baum | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,571 |
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Event Reaches Final Table
With two days of play done and dusted, the $1.5 million guaranteed $1,100 No Limit Hold'em event is at its final table. The remaining nine players will return tomorrow to finish the job, starting play with Maxim Lykov in the chip lead with 15,675,000.
Francisco Perez Moreno is close on Lykov's heels with 10,725,000 chips in second place. WSOP Circuit ring winner Bin Weng rounds out the top three with a stack of 9,300,000.
With 1,579 entries and $1,523,735 in the prize pool, this is the biggest event of the festival so far. So all nine players will be hoping to go home with the winner's check and accolades for taking it down.
1,100 No Limit Hold'em Final Table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxim Lykov | 15,675,000 |
| 2 | Francisco Perez Moreno | 10,725,000 |
| 3 | Bin Weng | 9,300,000 |
| 4 | Qing Lu | 6,900,000 |
| 5 | Andrew Kang | 6,250,000 |
| 6 | Georgios Tsouloftas | 4,350,000 |
| 7 | Matthew Lambrecht | 3,675,000 |
| 8 | Chunyu Yang | 3,250,000 |
| 9 | Axel Bayout | 3,025,000 |
2025 Wynn Summer Classic Results
Check out the winners so far at the 2025 Wynn Summer Classic.
What's Coming Up Next?
Today (May 29) will see the final table of the $1,100 event playing out to its final winner, who is set to win at least $230k. There will also be another pair of $600 buy-in, no limit hold'em, one-day events that are similar to yesterday's.
The $1,100 No Limit Hold'em final table starts at 12:00 p.m. at the same time as the $50,000 guaranteed $600 No Limit Hold'em event.
The second one-day event, the $600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo, kicks off at 6:00 p.m. with late registration running until 9:00 p.m.
Players can also enter a $300 buy-in satellite today, at 5:00 p.m. The satellite awards seats for tomorrow's Seniors event and has five of these seats guaranteed.
| TIME | EVENT | GUARANTEE | ENTRY | CHIPS | LEVELS | END OF REG. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em Final Table | ||||||
| 12 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em | $50,000 | $600 | 30,000 | 30 | 4:30 P.M. | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Milestone Satellite To $1,600 Seniors | 5 SEATS | $300 | 20,000 | 20 | 8:00 P.M. | |
| 6:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em Turbo | $50,000 $600 30,000 20 9:00 P.M |
2025 Wynn Summer Classic Remaining Schedule
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