Wynn Daily Recap: Smith Wins Ladies High Roller and Two More Winners Crowned
Three winners were crowned on Saturday at the Wynn Summer Classic, including a historic win for Dusti Smith in the $3,000 Ladies High Roller.
There were also Limit Hold'em and Turbo No-Limit Hold'em crowns to be won, so let's get started and have a look at all the action over at the Wynn.
Smith Wins $61,335 in Ladies High Roller
The $3,000 Ladies High Roller drew 76 entries, generating a prize pool of $206,720. Fourteen players returned for Day 2 on Saturday, June 7, to compete for the top prize of $61,335.
The title went to Dusti Smith, who entered the final day as chip leader and continued her strong run by defeating Xinyi Hong heads-up for the win. Smith, wasted no time hopping into this event, after recently finishing runner up in Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem at the World Series of Poker.
Other notable players advancing to Day 2 included Victoria Livschitz, Maria Lampropulos, Sinead Davenport, and Xuan Liu—who recently made history as the first woman to win a Triton Poker Series title in Montenegro.
$3,000 Ladies High Roller Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dusti Smith | United States | $61,335 |
| 2 | Xinyi Hong | Singapore | $38,243 |
| 3 | Vivanne Gentry | United States | $26,770 |
| 4 | Sinead Davenport | England | $19,638 |
| 5 | Mikiyo Aoki | United States | $14,729 |
| 6 | Congya Zhang | China | $11,483 |
| 7 | Xuan Liu | Canada | $9,199 |
| 8 | Victoria Livschitz | United States | $7,545 |
| 9 | Jia Li | Taiwan | $6,408 |
Zeze Wins $1,100 Limit Hold'em
There was more female poker success in the $1,100 Limit Hold'em as Chantelle Zeze came out on top of a 53-player field to win after a heads-up deal with eventual runner-up Sovann Pen.
According to The Hendon Mob, this is only Zeze's third career cash, but she takes home $14,095 for her efforts.
$1,100 Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chantelle Zeze | United States | $14,095 |
| 2 | Sovann Pen | United States | $14,094 |
| 3 | Patrick Mahoney | United States | $7,880 |
| 4 | Justin Moeller | United States | $5,684 |
| 5 | Armen Avaness | United States | $4,263 |
| 6 | Daniel Maczuga | United States | $3,230 |
| 7 | Kerry Welsh | United States | $2,429 |
Hernandez Makes Quick Work of $1,100 Turbo
There was victory for Spaniard Juan Hernandez over a 109-player field in the $1,100 NLH Turbo. Hernandez already had two cashes at this year's Wynn Summer Classic for just over $4,000 combined, but now takes home $30,177 for his efforts.
He defeated Daniel Maor heads-up, who would have to settle for $19,023. Maor, a former bracelet-winner, took down the BetMGM Poker Championship in 2024.
Meanwhile, David Stefanski finished 13th for $2,434, just days after taking down the $1.5m GTD $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (USD) |
| 1 | Juan Hernandez | Spain | $30,177 |
| 2 | Daniel Maor | United States | $19,023 |
| 3 | Jeremy Pauvret | France | $13,231 |
| 4 | Bryan Leskowitz | United States | $9,698 |
| 5 | Andrew Wilmot | United States | $7,306 |
| 6 | Vlad Darie | United Kingdom | $5,579 |
| 7 | Nissar Quraishi | United States | $4,437 |
| 8 | Stephen Sorabella | United States | $3,613 |
| 9 | Venkat Chivukula | United States | $3,029 |
Twenty Advance from $1,600 NLH PKO Day 1a
Day 1a of the $1,600 NLH PKO was an international affair, with eight different nationalities represented inside the top 10, including only two Americans.
Leading the 20 survivors from a field of 162 is Julian Pineda, who is the only player over a million chips. This year, Pineda became only the seventh Colombian to cash for over $1,000,000, and there is clear water between him and Yang Lu (700,000).
$1,600 NLH PKO Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Pineda | Colombia | 1,001,200 |
| 2 | Yang Lu | China | 700,000 |
| 3 | Nikolaos Konstas | Greece | 519,000 |
| 4 | Ian Bradley | United Kingdom | 515,000 |
| 5 | Behzad Teranie | United States | 405,000 |
| 6 | Francisco Vazquez | Argentina | 393,000 |
| 7 | Matan Mesika | Spain | 358,000 |
| 8 | Nathaniel Parenti | United States | 343,000 |
| 9 | Gaurav Sood | India | 318,000 |
| 10 | Junqiang Lyu | China | 299,000 |
What's Up on Sunday?
Today sees the second starting flight in the $1,600 NLH PKO event which gets underway at 12 p.m., with a $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo starting at 6 p.m.