Joseph Spanne captured the biggest win of his poker career after topping the field in the $3,500 Wynn Millions Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, earning $397,319 and his first major poker title.
The event drew 694 entries across three starting flights and generated a prize pool of more than $2.2 million. Originally scheduled to run an extra day, tournament staff shortened the schedule and the final nine players returned earlier than planned to battle it out for the title.
Spanne entered the final day as one of the shorter stacks but quickly found momentum. After surging into the chip lead, he briefly slipped back before catching fire late in the tournament, winning several key pots to put himself in position to close things out.
In heads-up play against Chahn Jung, Spanne had one hand on the trophy after a rivered straight left Jung with just a handful of big blinds. Moments later, Spanne limped the button with pocket jacks and Jung flopped an inferior pair. All the chips went in on the flop and Jung failed to improve, giving Spanne the title.
The victory pushes the California native’s career tournament earnings past the seven-figure mark, with many of his recent results coming in Las Vegas.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Spanne | United States | $397,319 |
| 2 | Chahn Jung | United States | $271,245 |
| 3 | Quang Vu | United States | $200,955 |
| 4 | Alexander Farahi | United States | $148,953 |
| 5 | Adam Walton | United States | $110,283 |
| 6 | Ernest Bush | United States | $81,836 |
| 7 | Jeff Madsen | United States | $61,168 |
| 8 | Gregory Rankich | United States | $46,647 |
| 9 | Ryan Tosoc | United States | $36,313 |
