Taylor Black was named champion of the $1,100 NLH $500,000 GTD after a heads-up ICM chop with Seth Jordan.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Black | $98,623* |
| 2 | Seth Jordan | $93,676* |
| 3 | Nathan Carrillo | $59,489 |
| 4 | Norberto Lopez Rodriguez | $46,587 |
| 5 | Nicholas Pupillo | $36,551 |
| 6 | Lisa Xie | $27,818 |
| 7 | Chad Lipton | $20,590 |
| 8 | Qing Liu | $15,291 |
| 9 | Jason Olenak | $10,685 |
*Denotes ICM chop
Martin Reis took home the top prize of $3,852, beating out 54 entries to take home the title.
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Ries | $3,852 |
| 2 | Jason Kaufman | $3,277 |
| 3 | Gregory Kolo | $1,993 |
| 4 | Hyun Chae | $1,437 |
| 5 | Miguel Rellosa | $1,078 |
| 6 | Carlos Antonio Gomez Ruiz | $817 |
| 7 | Alfred Mottur | $614 |
After 107 entries, Andre Abreu Miranda was named the winner of the $500 NLH event, after an ICM chop with Shant Marashlian.
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Abreu Miranda | $12,000 |
| 2 | Shant Marashlian | $11,147 |
| 3 | David Patlan | $6,225 |
| 4 | Jonathan Dimatteo | $4,562 |
| 5 | Simon Kim | $3,438 |
| 6 | Brent Vaalburg | $2,625 |
| 7 | Christopher Hull | $2,088 |
| 8 | Raul Montero Islas | $1,700 |
| 9 | Bruno Decastro | $1,425 |
In the 945th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow shoot a show devoted to the latest updates following The Lodge in Texas being raided by authorities. A lot has happened since the raid last Tuesday at Doug Polk's famed card room, which recently issued a new statement.
While we have some answers, there are still plenty of unanswered questions, given that the club remains closed and no formal charges have been filed. It remains an open investigation, os right now, players and owners have no recourse but to sit around and wait, not to mention the hundreds of staff currently out of work and awaiting some sort of clarity.
Hear about the facts as we know them, a timeline of events, and some of the current speculation as to what might be the root cause of the raid. Is it illegal gambling? Money laundering? Who might be involved? The crew explores it all.
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
There's not just Day 2 $1,100 NLHE action at the Wynn Millions today, as the the $500 No Limit Hold’em with a $50,000 Guarantee also gets started on a busy Sunday.
Cards are in the air from 12 pm local time, with a 30,000 starting stack the exchange for your buy-in.
Additionally, there's more turbo action this evening, as 6pm sees the start of the $200 NLH Turbo.
Expect fast and frenetic action with a 25,000 chip starting stack and 20 levels on the slate. A $10,000 guarantee the sweetener to those who find a cash this Sunday night.
| Time | Event | Prize Pool | Buy-In | Starting Chips | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold'em Day 2 | $50,000 | $500 | 30,000 | 30 min |
| 6:00 p.m. | NLH Turbo | $10,000 | $200 | 25,000 | 20 min |
Congratulations are in order to Malaysia's Vijay Nagarajan who took down the $200 No Limit Hold’em Turbo at Wynn Las Vegas on Saturday.
The tournament drew 74 entries, building a prize pool of $17,748, well above the $10,000 guarantee. And the final table saw the man from Kuala Lumpur claim victory, taking home $4,931 for first place.
Robert Reinholz from Wilmington, North Carolina would also take out a big chunk of the prize pool with a $4,163 in 2nd, while Carlos Diaz Soria from Mexico would round out the podium places, banking $2,485.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Nagarajan | $4,931 |
| 2 | Robert Reinholz | $4,163 |
| 3 | Carlos Diaz Soria | $2,485 |
| 4 | Carol Harmon | $1,775 |
| 5 | Chad Ducharme | $1,322 |
| 6 | Michael John O'Brien | $1,021 |
| 7 | Hsin Yi Mazer | $808 |
| 8 | Ryan Ruf | $666 |
| 9 | Karen Sevoian | $577 |
Jessica Vierling leads a packed field of talent into Day 2 of the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em, $500k GTD today, after the German bagged big on Day 1a to be the clubhouse leader after three starting flights.
Vierling, who is the only player to enter Day 2 with over 1,000,000 chips, has found herself drawn alongside some of the other big stacks from the remaining 82-runner field, with 2nd in the chip counts, Peter Dailey, and 4th in chips, Evan Sandberg, also seated alongside the WSOP Circuit ring holder Vierling.
Elsewhere in the field, there are plenty of talented grinders hoping to spin up a stack. Those in the chasing pack include 3-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Jesse Yaginuma, Jeremy Becker (who made headlines at the 2026 PokerGO Cup this week), and Victoria Livschitz, among many others.
The tournament has smashed the $500k GTD, generating a pot of $639,795 which will be all to play for when cards go in the air at 12pm local time on Sunday.
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Vierling | 1,025,000 |
| 2 | Peter Dailey | 978,000 |
| 3 | Julien Duveau | 778,000 |
| 4 | Evan Sandberg | 772,000 |
| 5 | Anthony Danna | 665,000 |
| 6 | Chad Lipton | 654,000 |
| 7 | Sami Bechahed | 626,000 |
| 8 | Jason Olenak | 610,000 |
| 9 | Benjamin Palmer | 602,000 |
| 10 | Kfir Nahum | 573,000 |
Jessica Vierling bagged the biggest stack by a wide margin on Day 1a of the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em tournament. After the Day 1b session on Friday, she's still in a commanding lead, but not by as much.
Julien Duvea had a big session in the $500,000 guaranteed Wynn Millions tournament. Vierling ended her opening flight with 1,025,000 chips, nearly twice her nearest competitor that day. Duvea, on the other hand, concluded Day 1b with 778,000, most out of the 231 playerrs who entered the session, 31 of whom advanced to Day 2, which takes place on Sunday at Wynn Las Vegas.
Many of the top 10 stacks from Day 1a have dropped down after the second flight quite a few players bag even bigger stacks. That includes Kfir Nahum, who is third behind Vierling and Duveau with 573,000 chips. Sean Clancy also put up a strong performance on Friday, finishing with 531,000 chips, good for fourth place.
The tournament is up to 351 entrants with Day 1c, the final opening session, scheduled to begin at noon on Saturday. The pot has reached $338,715, only $161,285 away from the guarantee.
One additional tournament — $200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo ($10,000 guaranteed) — kicks off at 6 p.m. from inside the luxurious Las Vegas Strip resort.
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Vierling | 1,025,000 |
| 2 | Julien Duveau | 778,000 |
| 3 | Kfir Nahum | 573,000 |
| 4 | Sean Clancy | 531,000 |
| 5 | Lisa Xie | 522,000 |
| 6 | Mitchell Halverson | 522,000 |
| 7 | Casey Stewart | 519,000 |
| 8 | Yikun Zhang | 482,000 |
| 9 | David Jackson | 474,000 |
| 10 | Rodger Johnson | 463,000 |
