2026 Wynn Summer Classic

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

Mihai Manole
Mihai Manole

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

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