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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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On June 29, the Wynn Summer Classic had just one goal — to knock out the fourth and final starting flight of the $10 million guaranteed, $10,400 buy in, $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship.
The tables for the event dominated the tournament space all day as the total number of entries nearly doubled in one flight.
Julian Manolio Bags Chip Lead For Day 1D
At the start of Day 1D, the $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship was already shaping up to be a massive event. Despite the $10k price point, more players bought into the event than some events with 1/10th the cost to enter.
As the day began, there were 788 entries and $7,722,400 in the prize pool. By the end of the day, the tournament's vital statistics had swelled by another 749 buy ins to 1,537 entries and $15,062,600 in the prize pool.
A total of 272 players survived from the the Day 1D field. They join a now 551-player strong Day 2 field that will return later today to continue the action.
After Day 1D, Graeme Newman still leads the field overall with 506,500 in chips, but Day 1D chip leader, Julian Manolio has slipped into second.
The Day 1D second- and third-bags — Vijay Ramani (433,000) and Chin Lim (418,000) — have also taken the third and fourth spots overall.
$10,400 Wynn Summer Championship Day 1A, B, C & D Combined Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Newman | 506,500 |
| 2 | Julian Manolio | 481,000 |
| 3 | Vijay Ramani | 433,000 |
| 4 | Chin Lim | 418,000 |
| 5 | Romain Lewis | 416,000 |
| 6 | Oleg Vasylchenko | 405,000 |
| 7 | Fausto Valdez | 395,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Marques Aziz | 385,500 |
| 9 | Franco Spitale | 382,500 |
| 10 | Benjamin Keiley | 382,000 |
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What's Happening On June 30?
After several days dominated by the Wynn Summer Championship, the schedule opens up again today.
The Wynn Summer Championship does return at midday for Day 2 action, but it will be joined throughout the day by three new events.
The first of these events is a classic one-day $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250k GTD) event kicks off at 1 p.m. This comes with the usual 30,000 starting stack, 30-minute blind levels, and late registration that runs until 5:30 p.m.
At 2 p.m., the $25,800 NLH 8-Max (2 Day) begins. Players can get a discount on their buy in if they enter ahead of time but there is also late registration available until 9:30 p.m.
Then at 6 p.m., there is a $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo ($100k GTD). Late registration remains open until 9 p.m.
| TIME | EVENT | GUARANTEE | ENTRY | CHIPS | LEVELS | END OF REG. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 p.m. | Wynn Summer Championship Day 2 | |||||||
| 1:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em | $250,000 | $1,100 | 30,000 | 30 | 5:30 p.m. | ||
| 2:00 p.m. | NLH 8-Max (2 Day) | $25,800** | 200,000 | 40/60 | 9:30 p.m. | |||
| 6:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em Turbo | $100,000 | $1,100 | 30,000 | 20 | 9:00 p.m. |
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Last year, Graeme Newman finished 97th in the WPT World Championships at the Wynn, and this year looks like having another deep run at the same venue.
He came through Day 1c of the Wynn Summer Championship and leads the 128 survivors from a 366-player field. Not only that, but he is the first player from the first three starting flights over 500,000 chips.
There are currently 279 players through to Day 2, with the final flight taking place today at 12 p.m.
Wynn Summer Championship Day 1abc Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Newman | 506,500 |
| 2 | Fausto Valdez | 395,000 |
| 3 | Franco Spitale | 382,500 |
| 4 | Benjamin Keiley | 382,000 |
| 5 | Mario Navarro | 373,000 |
| 6 | Kestutis Jungevicius | 367,000 |
| 7 | Lewis Spencer | 366,500 |
| 8 | Simon Wilson | 348,000 |
| 9 | Aaron Massey | 341,000 |
| 10 | Jimmy Guerrero | 339,000 |
Also advancing from Day 2 are Yulian Bogdanov (293,000), Billy Baxter (222,000), Isai Scheinberg (198,000), Rainer Kempe (187,500), Aleksejs Ponakovs (56,000), Landon Tice (50,000) and Kenny Hallaert (50,000).
Today at the Wynn Summer Classic
The final starting flight in the Wynn Summer Championship gets underway at 12 p.m. with one milestone satellite also taking place today. That kicked off at 10 a.m. and guarantees five seats. Late registration is open until 12:10 p.m.
Late registration in Day 1d is open until the start of level 9 (approx. 9:45pm)
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