The Wynn Millions series officially kicked off on February 16 and will run through March 22, launching over a month of high-stakes tournament action in Las Vegas. The first two winners of the festival have already been crowned.
The opening event, a $500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament featuring a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool drew 165 entries, generating a total prize pool of $69,795.
A total of 20 players cashed, and once the field was whittled down to three, the remaining competitors agreed to a chop. The trophy and largest payout went to Khanthaly Vixaythong, who walked away with $15,225.
Second-place money of $11,150 went to Kristen Imsirovic, who is married to Ali Imsirovic, a well-known controversial professional player. Mohammadreza Soltany Sadrabadi rounded out the deal with $9,942.
$500 NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Khanthaly Vixaythong | *$15,225 |
| 2 | Kristen Imsirovic | *$11,150 |
| 3 | Mohammadreza Soltany Sadrabadi | *$9,942 |
| 4 | Aleksei Efremov | $5,855 |
| 5 | James Pliska | $4,414 |
| 6 | Robert Ferraro | $3,289 |
| 7 | James Heyman | $2,575 |
| 8 | Michael Wexler | $2,107 |
| 9 | Eric Piderit | $1,756 |
*denotes three-way deal
Gerald Riley Wins $200 Turbo
The second event to take place during the Wynn Millions series, was the $200 NLH Turbo.
The event saw a total of 72 entries, which created a prize pool of $23,940, with Gerald Riley topping the field to take home the trophy, and $7,480.
Also on the podium was Guillermo Abdel Musik Asali winning $4,788, and Jeffrey Yarchever finished in third for $3,352.
$200 NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Gerald Riley | $7,480 |
| 2 | Guillermo Abdel Musik Asali | $4,788 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Yarchever | $3,352 |
| 4 | Yit Khang Lai | $2,394 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Sluzinski | $1,784 |
| 6 | Steven Smith | $1,377 |
| 7 | Anders Soegaard Braaten | $1,089 |
| 8 | Leonardo Castro | $898 |
| 9 | Mitchel Voloshin | $778 |
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