Daily Tournament Highlights | 2026 Wynn Summer Classic

Jun 13, 2026

What's On At The Wynn Summer Classic on June 13?

Jon Pill

Saturday, June 13 at the Wynn Summer Classic will see three events run. However, the main focus will be on the $3,500 No Limit Hold'em event with its $5m guarantee. Day 1C of the event starts at midday, local time today.

Previous Day 1 flights of this event have attracted some big names, including Shannon Shorr on Day 1B.

This event has four Day 1 flights total with a combined Day 2 on Monday, June 15.

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The other two events today are a $2,200 6-Card Pot Limit Omaha 6-Max event with a $10,000 guarantee and a $500 Milestone Satellite to $3,500 NLH event.

The 6-card PLO event starts at midday and the satellite at 6:00 p.m. Both events have late registration.

Date	Day	Time	Event	Guarantee	Buy-in
June 13	Saturday	12:00 p.m.	NO LIMIT HOLD'EM DAY 1C	$5,000,000	$3,500
June 13	Saturday	12:00 p.m.	6-CARD PLO 6-MAX	$100,000	$2,200
June 13	Saturday	6:00 p.m.	MILESTONE SATELLITE TO $3,500 NLH	10 SEATS	$500

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Jun 13, 2026

Shannon Shorr Survives Day 1B of $3,500 NLH Event

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Jon Pill

Day 1B of the $5 million guaranteed $3,500 No Limit Hold'em was a much bigger flight than the first. Day 1B brought in 295 new entries, bringing the event's total to 491 players and exceeding the Day 1A turnout of 196 entries.

In total, this puts the prize pool at $1,558,925 and counting. This number will increase over the next few days as there are still a Day 1C and Day 1D to come.

To the 30 Day 1A survivors, Day 1B added 48 more for a total Day 2 field of 78 players.

Michael Berk finished the day with the field's biggest stack, though his 771,000 in chips was only good for second place overall so far. The Day 1 chip leader, Guillermo Sanchez Otero remains at the top of the leaderboard with 1,041,000.

Ardit Kurshumi (547,000) finished with the second biggest stack of Day 1B, and Kevin Schulz (508,000) finished in third.

Today's survivors also included Shannon Shorr who ended the day with the 36th biggest stack overall with 192,000 and Daniel Smiljkovic (472,000), who won back-to-back tournaments earlier in this Wynn Summer Classic.

They will join Thomas Muehloecker and Brek Schutten from the Day 1A field.

Day 1C begins at midday on Saturday, June 13. With Day 1D playing out on June 14. All the Day 2 survivors will join a combined Day 2 on Monday, June 15.

Day 1B Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Chipstack
1	Michael Berk	771,000
2	Ardit Kurshumi	547,000
3	Kevin Schulz	508,000
4	Simas Karaliunas	476,000
5	Francisco Mir Sanchez	474,000
6	Daniel Smiljkovic	472,000
7	Stephen Ticsay	465,000
8	Antonio Mallol Heredia	458,000
9	Fabian Gumz	394,000
10	Mark Teltscher	351,000

Jun 13, 2026

$431,474 Win For Mihai Manole In $1,600 No Limit Hold'em

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Jon Pill

After six Day 1 flights and two days of combined field action at the Wynn Summer Classic, the $1,600 No Limit Hold'em event crowned a winner on Friday, June 12.

Mihai Manole took the $2 million guaranteed event down. Due to a high turnout, the prize pool far exceeded the guarantee, reaching $2,615,470. Manole got $431,474 of that pile of cash for his victory.

In the final hands of the tournament, Manole was up against Zheming Zhu. Zhu lost the heads-up confrontation, taking home $283,699 for second place.

Francis Cruz Pena came third for $217,735, rounding out the top three of a field that included Thomas Middleton (4th-$169,295), Olivier Busquet (14th-$15,246), Jeremy Becker (42nd-$6,193), and John Juanda (173rd-$3,562),

Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Prize
1	Mihai Manole	$431,474
2	Zheming Zhu	$283,699
3	Francis Cruz Pena	$217,735
4	Thomas Middleton	$169,295
5	Yuekai Liu	$131,148
6	Chao Duan	$101,122
7	Alexander Baek	$75,145
8	Iurii Senchylo	$55,210
9	Cenk Nigbolu	$39,504

Jun 13, 2026

Kevin Gomez wins $1,100 PLO Turbo Event

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Jon Pill

Kevin Gomez won the $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Turbo event on June 12 at the Wynn Summer Classic. He took home $41,750 for winning the $100,000 guaranteed event.

A total of 20 players made the money. These players were the last to bust from a from a field of 167 entries. This made for a solid turnout that set the final prize pool at $162,825.

Gomez's heads up opponent was Nino Junior Pansier who came second, losing the heads-up showdown with Gomez. Pansier earned $25,072 for his second-place finish.

Qiaonan Liu came third for $17,899, completing the podium positions.

Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Prize
1	Kevin Gomez	$41,750
2	Nino Junior Pansier	$25,072
3	Qiaonan Liu	$17,899
4	Xiaozhe Liu	$13,659
5	Katayon Khaterzai	$10,297
6	Antti Marttinen	$7,674
7	David Choe	$6,008
8	Gregory Pardo	$4,916
9	Matthew Levine	$4,097

Jun 12, 2026

Action Is Heating Up

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Jun 12, 2026

Big Field in First Session of $5M GTD NLH Tournament

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Jon Sofen

One of the biggest events of the summer kicked off at the Wynn Summer Classic on Thursday. The tournament we're speaking of is the $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em, which guarantees at least $5 million in the prize pool.

There are four Day 1 starting flights in the one, one per day. Day 1b is scheduled to begin at noon PT today. One completed flight in the books (1a) yesterday and it's clear this is going to end up with a large field.

Day 1a had 196 entrants, 30 of whom moved on to Day 2, which takes place June 15 at Wynn Las Vegas. No one left the casino last night feeling better about their performance than Guillermo Sanchez Otero, who bagged the chip lead at 1,041,000.

Not only did Otero finish the session with the most chips, he did so in convincing fashion. There's a wide gap between Otero and the second-largest stack, Daniel Maor, who ended play with a healthy stack of 616,000 chips. Talented pro Thomas Muehloecker is also off to a strong start to the tournament with 472,000 chips.

Top 10 Day 1a Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chip Count
1	Guillermo Sanchez Otero	1,041,000
2	Daniel Maor	616,000
3	Julian Blebea	540,000
4	Stephen McCulloch	537,000
5	Thomas Muehloecker	472,000
6	Frederick Salari	471,000
7	Joshua Mammen	359,000
8	Mitchell Garshofsky	344,000
9	Nazar Buhaiov	284,000
10	Alexandre Reard	205,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Daniel Maor Frederick Salari Guillermo Sanchez Otero Joshua Mammen Julian Blebea Mitchell Garshofsky Nazar Buhaiov Stephen McCulloch Thomas Muehloecker Wynn Summer Classic

Jun 12, 2026

Tight Race in $2M GTD Final Table

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Jon Sofen

Day 3 of the $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em ($2 million guaranteed) event will kick off at noon PT from Wynn Las Vegas on Friday.

It's going to be an intense battle with nine players remaining, and the top four stacks are all close. There's some dropoff from the big stacks and the small stacks, but even the shortest stack, Francis Cruz Pena, will start play at the final table with 13 big blinds (2,650,000).

Mihai Manole has the chip lead at 13,225,000, but it's a slim advantage over Yuekai Liu (12,650,000). Zheming Zhu (11,225,000) and Tom Middleton (11,125,000) are right behind the chip leader. And then Alexander Baek isn't too far back at 9,475,000.

There's a sizable gap between fifth and sixth place, but Cenk Nigbolu (4,775,000) and Chao Duan (4,425,000) can easily spin it up into a big stack quickly.

The tournament, which has over $2.6 miillion in the prize pool, will play down to a winner today. We'll have a recap of the action right here tomorrow.

Final Table Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chip Count
1	Mihai Manole	13,225,000
2	Yuekai Liu	12,650,000
3	Zheming Zhu	11,225,000
4	Tom Middleton	11,125,000
5	Alexander Baek	9,475,000
6	Cenk Nigbolu	4,775,000
7	Chao Duan	4,425,000
8	Jurii Senchylo	3,600,000
9	Francis Cruz Pena	2,650,000

Tags: Alexander Baek Cenk Nigbolu Chao Duan Francis Cruz Pena Mihai Manole Tom Middleton Zheming Zhu

Jun 12, 2026

Five-Way Chop in $1,100 NLH Turbo

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Will Shillibier

Last night's $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo, a $100,000 guaranteed event, saw 159 players register, creating a prize pool of $155,025.

Five players would end up in an ICM chop after Michael Frost busted in sixth place ($7,306). Zachary Baron was crowned the winner for $23,960.

Baron, a Texas poker pro, now has over $600,000 in live tournament cashes recorded by The Hendon Mob database. Four others won over $19,000, including runner-up Maxwell Vandever ($20,182), Joe Harry McLoughlin (third place for $20,000), Kent Lacob (fourth place for $19,596), and Pedro Ingles Garcia (fifth place for $19,735).

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Zachary Baron	$23,960
2	Maxwell Vandever	$20,182
3	Joe Harry McLoughlin	$20,000
4	Kent Lacob	$19,596
5	Pedro Ingles Garcia	$19,735
6	Michael Frost	$7,306
7	Wangcheng Yuan	$5,720
8	Dwayne Wagner	$4,680
9	Logan Eisner	$3,900

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Jun 12, 2026

Wynn Summer Classic Schedule for June 12

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Jon Sofen

There's a little something for everyone on the schedule today in the Wynn Summer Classic.

A final table, a Day 1 starting flight, and two one-day events all on the schedule for Friday at Wynn Las Vegas. The action starts at noon PT with Day 1b of the $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em, a tournament that will have at least $5,000,000 in the prize pool.

Also at noon is the final table — Day 3 — of the $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em, a $2,000,000 guaranteed event that cracked $2.6 million in the pot.

That isn't all that will kick off at noon. A $1,100 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha event will run at the time same time, this one guaranteeing at least $100,000.

Those hoping to get into the $3,500 NLH event on the cheap can enter the $500 Milestone Satellite at 6 p.m. There will be 10 seats awarded in that satellite.

At the same time, the second new and one-day event of the day — $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Turbo ($100,000 guaranteed) — will run and play down to a winner late in the night.

It's going to be a big day for poker at Wynn Las Vegas, with three champions to be crowned, a mega satellite, and a Day 1 flight in one of the biggest tournaments of the summer. We'll have a recap of Friday's action bright and early tomorrow.

Today's Full Schedule at the Wynn Summer Classic

Time	Event	Guarantee	Buy-in
12 P.M.	No Limit Hold'em Final Table	$2,000,000	$1,600
12 P.M.	No-Limit Hold'em Day 1b	$5,000,000	$3,500
12 P.M.	5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha	$100,000	$1,100
6 P.M.	$3,500 NLH Milestone Satellite	10 Seats	$500
6 P.M.	Pot-Limit Omaha Turbo	$100,000	$1,100

Jun 11, 2026

$2 Million Guaranteed NLH Event Down to 226 Players

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Jon Sofen

James Carroll, a top tournament crusher, is among 226 players who will be returning for Day 2 on Thursday at 1 p.m. PT to battle for the trophy in the $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em event.

This $2,000,000 guaranteed tournament had 1,829 entries and $2,615,470 in the pot when registration closed. There is only one player with over 1,000,000 chips, and that is Zheming Zhu, who bagged 1,074,000 on Day 1.

Zhu's lead, however, is minimal, with Valentyn Shabelnyk right behind him with 970,000 chips. Liran Betito is in third place at 906,000. There are a number of big stacks heading to Day 2, and Carroll, with 550,000 isn't far off the pace. Jeremy Becker, the Wynn daily legend, is holding steady with 394,000, and Kenna James will return to action with 340,000 chips.

Stop back right here to PokerNews tomorrow to see who won the trophy.

Top 10 Chip Counts Heading into Day 2

Place	Player	Chip Count
1	Zheming Zhu	1,074,000
2	Valentyn Shabelnyk	970,000
3	Liran Betito	906,000
4	Emiliano Bastida Esti	816,000
5	Jurii Senchylo	801,000
6	Francis Cruz Pena	800,000
7	Cynthia Vencebi	782,000
8	Jeffrey Chen	780,000
9	Corentin Soulier	768,000
10	Fabian Niederreiter	731,000

Tags: Corentin Soulier Cynthia Vencebi Emiliano Bastida Esti Fabian Niederreiter Francis Cruz Pena Jeffrey Chen Liran Betito Valentyn Shabelnyk Zheming Zhu