Wynn Summer Classic Daily Recap: Jun Obara Leads Final Nine Of Wynn Summer Championship
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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