2026 Wynn Millions
There a total of 140 entries in the $1,100 seniors NLH tournament, with Rodger Johnson holding the chip lead when the final 18 players return for Day 2.
$1,100 Seniors Final Day Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rodger Johnson | 623,000 |
| 2nd | Scott Groome | 525,000 |
| 3rd | Jason Puentes | 487,000 |
| 4th | Nathan Geer | 454,000 |
| 5th | Peyman Luth | 396,000 |
| 6th | Daniel Lowery | 386,000 |
| 7th | Mike Stella | 361,000 |
| 8th | William Eissler | 352,000 |
| 9th | Chad Lipton | 334,000 |
| 10th | Richard Lowe | 255,000 |
| 11th | Stephen Bierman | 250,000 |
| 12th | Stuart Taylor | 227,000 |
| 13th | David Ouellette | 213,000 |
| 14th | Andrew Rose | 189,000 |
| 15th | Brett Lim | 166,000 |
| 16th | Glenn Gillam | 161,000 |
| 17th | Donald Himpele | 114,000 |
| 18th | Scott Fitzhugh | 112,000 |
After the second Day 1 flight of the $400 NLH $150,00 GTD Event, there were a total of 459 players and 56 making the money and Day 2. With one Day 1 flight still to play, Dominic Chan currently sits atop the leaderboard.
$400 NLH Chip Counts
Nicolas Splawn took home the $1,600 PLO $500 Bounty title after topping a field of 95 entries, to take home the top prize of $19,579, plus bounties.
$1,600 PLO Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicolas Splawn | $19,579 |
| 2nd | Pierre De Almeida | $18,500 |
| 3rd | Stephen Foutty | $16,500 |
| 4th | Zachary Schwartz | $8,484 |
| 5th | Joseph Cheong | $6,363 |
| 6th | Mack Lee | $4,961 |
| 7th | Jiyang Gan | $3,974 |
| 8th | Allen Feldman | $3,259 |
| 9th | Sean Winter | $2,768 |
The 2015 World Champion Joe McKeehen outlasted a field of 321 players across two days of tournament action to win the $2,200 NLH 6-Max, to take home the top prize of $126,957 after defeating Timothy Chang in heads-up play.
$2,200 NLH 6-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph McKeehen | $126,957 |
| 2nd | Timothy Chang | $83,785 |
| 3rd | Brian Battistone | $65,578 |
| 4th | Mitchell Halverson | $51,828 |
| 5th | James Carroll | $40,209 |
| 6th | Homan Mohammadi | $30,605 |
| 7th | Brendan Buckner | $22,837 |
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