2025 Wynn Summer Classic

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Wynn Daily Recap: Smith Wins Ladies High Roller and Two More Winners Crowned

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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

RankPlayerCountryPayout
1Dusti SmithUnited States$61,335
2Xinyi HongSingapore$38,243
3Vivanne GentryUnited States$26,770
4Sinead DavenportEngland$19,638
5Mikiyo AokiUnited States$14,729
6Congya ZhangChina$11,483
7Xuan LiuCanada$9,199
8Victoria LivschitzUnited States$7,545
9Jia LiTaiwan$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

PlacePlayerCountryPayout (USD)
1Chantelle ZezeUnited States$14,095
2Sovann PenUnited States$14,094
3Patrick MahoneyUnited States$7,880
4Justin MoellerUnited States$5,684
5Armen AvanessUnited States$4,263
6Daniel MaczugaUnited States$3,230
7Kerry WelshUnited 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

PlacePlayerCountryPayout (USD)
1Juan HernandezSpain$30,177
2Daniel MaorUnited States$19,023
3Jeremy PauvretFrance$13,231
4Bryan LeskowitzUnited States$9,698
5Andrew WilmotUnited States$7,306
6Vlad DarieUnited Kingdom$5,579
7Nissar QuraishiUnited States$4,437
8Stephen SorabellaUnited States$3,613
9Venkat ChivukulaUnited 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

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Julian PinedaColombia1,001,200
2Yang LuChina700,000
3Nikolaos KonstasGreece519,000
4Ian BradleyUnited Kingdom515,000
5Behzad TeranieUnited States405,000
6Francisco VazquezArgentina393,000
7Matan MesikaSpain358,000
8Nathaniel ParentiUnited States343,000
9Gaurav SoodIndia318,000
10Junqiang LyuChina299,000

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.