2026 Wynn Summer Classic

Daily Tournament Highlights
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40 More Players Make It Through to Day 2 of $2M GTD NLH

Mike Takayama
Mike Takayama

Another 40 players found a bag across Day 1c and Day 1d of the Wynn Summer Classic's $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em, bringing the number of Day 2 qualifiers to 83 with just two flights left to play.

A total of 324 entries were recorded on Tuesday, pushing the overall field size to 674 entries and the prize pool to $963,820. That leaves plenty of value still on the table, with the tournament needing another 725 entries across today's Day 1e and Day 1f Turbo flights to reach its $2 million guarantee.

David Richards topped the Day 1c and Day 1d survivors after bagging 625,000 chips, narrowly edging Zhiyang Jin and Mike Takayama, who both finished with 622,000. Alex Faynshteyn (604,000) and Thomas Heinrich (592,000) rounded out the top five from Tuesday's action.

Combined Day 1cd Chip Counts

RankPlayerChip Count
1David Richards625,000
2Zhiyang Jin622,000
3Mike Takayama622,000
4Alex Faynshteyn604,000
5Thomas Heinrich592,000
6Vijai Santhanam571,000
7Benjamin Palmer522,000
8Tyler Hirschfeld506,000
9Douglas Vreeland496,000
10Daniel Smiljkovic494,000
11Hamid Izadi483,000
12Anderson Huang426,000
13Jorge Pena403,000
14Santiago Cardona Gomez400,290
15Michelle Chin340,000
16Kenna James340,000
17Tyng Low319,000
18Eric Adelstein304,000
19David Santarelli290,000
20Mordechai Shevach283,000
21Adam Weingard280,000
22Murtaza Muzar263,000
23Mo Xu250,000
24Brian Green231,000
25Derek Normand229,000
26Rudolf Fourie218,000
27Rick Mechammil207,000
28Tommy Tran203,000
29David Stefanski195,000
30Travell Thomas190,000
31John Myung176,000
32Marc Delimal169,000
33Edgar Antezana168,000
34Vahid Jalali165,000
35Jason Brauda162,000
36Joseph Parrish160,000
37Laurent Wisniec124,000
38Luke Do106,000
39Alexis Kivu102,000
40Ariel Shevach81,000

While Richards' bag was enough to lead the latest flights, he still sits fifth overall heading into the final day of starting flights. Cynthia Vencebi remains the player to catch with 782,000 chips, followed by Nicholas Wang (699,000), Justin Young (689,000), and Mathieu His (662,000).

Today's Day 1e and Day 1f Turbo flights represent the final chance for players to secure a seat on Day 2

Top 10 Chip Counts So Far

RankPlayerChip Count
1Cynthia Vencebi782,000
2Nicholas Wang699,000
3Justin Young689,000
4Mathieu His662,000
5David Richards625,000
6Zhiyang Jin622,000
7Mike Takayama622,000
8Jeff Croucier621,000
9Alex Faynshteyn604,000
10Hertsel Levy Sakhai593,000

Tags: Adam WeingardAlex FaynshteynAlexis KivuAnderson HuangAriel ShevachBenjamin PalmerBrian GreenCynthia VencebiDaniel SmiljkovicDavid RichardsDavid SantarelliDavid StefanskiDerek NormandDouglas VreelandEdgar AntezanaEric AdelsteinHamid IzadiHertsel Levy SakhaiJason BraudaJeff CroucierJohn MyungJorge PenaJoseph ParrishJustin YoungKenna JamesLaurent WisniecLuke DoMarc DelimalMathieu HisMichelle ChinMike TakayamaMo XuMordechai ShevachMurtaza MuzarNicholas WangRick MechammilRudolf FourieSantiago Cardona GomezThomas HeinrichTommy TranTravell ThomasTyler HirschfeldTyng LowVahid JalaliZhiyang Jin