Big Days for Daniel Lowery and Scott Ball at Wynn Millions Series
Daniel Lowery and Scott Ball were the stars of the show on Thursday at the Wynn Millions series. The former won a title, and the latter found himself a big bag in a $2 million guaranteed tournament.
Yesterday's action saw one player win a trophy (Lowery), a new tournament begin, and a registration close in a third event. Friday's schedule at Wynn Las Vegas includes an 11 a.m. kickoff for Day 2 of the $400 No-Limit Hold'em ($150,000 guaranteed) and a noon start time for the $3,500 buy-in Wynn Millions Championship Day 1b flight.
Circuit Crusher Lowery is the Champ
Lowery, one of the top performers in World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) history, won another poker tournament on Thursday, this one the $1,100 Seniors (50+) No-Limit Hold'em event at the Wynn Millions series.
The Arkansas native with 18 WSOPC rings and $3.9 million in live tournament cashes came out victorious when he beat a field of 140 entrants for $35,078, the largest chunk of the $135,100 prize pool.
Lowery, a longtime respected mid-stakes tournament grinder, beat William Eissler, who received $21,721, heads-up for the title.
$1,100 Seniors NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Lowery | $35,078 |
| 2 | William Eissler | $21,721 |
| 3 | Stephen Bierman | $15,615 |
| 4 | Scott Groome | $11,686 |
| 5 | Richard Lowe | $8,646 |
| 6 | David Ouellette | $6,485 |
| 7 | Rodger Johnson | $5,066 |
| 8 | Donald Himpele | $4,087 |
| 9 | Mike Stella | $3,398 |
Hot Start for Ball
Ball, an accomplished high-stakes poker pro, bagged the biggest stack on Day 1a of the $3,500 buy-in Wynn Millions Championship.
The tournament is off to a strong start, with 187 players entering the first of three Day 1 starting flights. The prize pool is up to $593,725, nearly 30% of the $2 million guarantee already being hit with the expected two biggest sessions still to come, starting with Day 1b at noon on Friday from Wynn Las Vegas.
Ball wrapped his opening session with 553,500 chips, a decent amount more than Rex Jensen, who is in second place with 345,000. Tyler Patterson bagged the third-largest stack at 297,500.
Wynn Championship Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Ball | 553,500 |
| 2 | Rex Jensen | 345,000 |
| 3 | Tyler Patterson | 297,500 |
| 4 | Thao Tran | 295,500 |
| 5 | Ernest Bush | 288,000 |
| 6 | David Baker | 286,000 |
| 7 | Gregory Rankich | 274,000 |
| 8 | Clemen Deng | 269,500 |
| 9 | Shannon Shorr | 240,000 |
| 10 | Thomas Geschrey | 232,000 |