2026 Wynn Millions
After a couple of preflop raises, David Jackson and Khanthaly Vixaythong got all of their chips in the middle with Jackson being at risk for 271,000. Vixaythong was the last to stick in his chips but turned over the best hand.
David Jackson: A♦K♦
Khanthaly Vixaythong: A♥A♣
The flop came A♠4♠2♣ and Vixaythong celebrated after flopping a set of aces. The 4♥ on the turn locked things up and Jackson was eliminated on the 9♦ river.
"Joke's on you, David Jackson!" Vixaythong shouted.
"The joke is definitely on David Jackson this hand," Ryan Wolfson confirmed.
Jesse Lonis started things off with a raise to 22,000 in middle position and Christopher Lastiwka ripped all in for 177,000 on his left. Jeremy Eyer also ripped all in for 179,000 on the button and Lonis asked for a count before laying his hand down.
Christopher Lastiwka: A♦K♣
Jeremy Eyer: A♣Q♥
Lastiwka was in a dominating position and the board of 8♦4♠3♠3♥2♠ changed nothing, leaving Eyer with just 2,000 chips after the hand. It didn't take long as Eyer was seen leaving his seat after the next hand.
Ryan Tosoc opened to 23,000 in the cutoff and Arie Kliper reraised to 79,000 out of the small blind. Tosoc just called and the dealer fanned the flop of K♣10♦2♦. Kliper continued with a bet of 54,000 and Tosoc called.
The turn brought the 8♦ and Kliper announced all in as the big stack. Tosoc was put to the test for his remaining 249,000 chips and made the call.
Ryan Tosoc: A♦Q♥
Arie Kliper: K♠4♠
Kliper flopped top pair but Tosoc had a combo draw with an overcard. It came in the form of the A♠ on the river to give Tosoc the best pair and a double up.
The 2025 Wynn Summer Classic kicked off at the Wynn Las Vegas on May 21 with the $600 Seniors No Limit Hold'em ($50k GTD). Eight weeks later, on July 14, the festival wrapped up with a pair of $600 buy-in, no limit hold'em tournaments.
Between those two days, the Wynn hosted 87 Wynn Summer Classic events, not including an array of satellites on the side.
TheWynn Las Vegas guaranteed those tournaments for $40,000,000 collectively. The prize pools totalled $69,175,810, of which $11,276,752 was paid out as first-place prizes.
The festival had big stories like Jesse Lonis's impressive hot streak and Michael Sklenicka winning the $2,339,200 first prize in the $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship with quads.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The remaining 84 players are going on their last 15-minute break of the night. There will be two more levels tonight before the players bag up their chips for Day 3.
Adam Durbin raised it up from early position and was called by Adam Walton on the button. The flop fell 8♠8♦2♣ and Durbin checked to Walton who threw in a bet. Durbin check-raised to 40,000 and Walton just called.
The turn brought the 2♠ and Durbin led out with a bet of 30,000. Walton jammed all in and Durbin used one of his time banks before calling off the additional 60,000 chips in front of him.
Adam Durbin: Q♠Q♣
Adam Walton: 9♣8♣
Durbin had an overpair but Walton flopped trips that turned into a full house. The river was the 2♦ and Durbin was the only player eliminated on the money bubble.
The tournament clock has been paused with just 88 players remaining and 87 places getting paid. The action will now resume hand-for-hand until the next elimination.