Engel, Cernuto, and Bogdanov Claim Early Wynn Summer Classic Titles
Table Of Contents
- Ari Engel Takes Down $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B
- Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B $50K GTD Final Table Results
- “Miami” John Cernuto Back in the Winner’s Circle
- Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 $50K GTD Final Table Results
- Yulian Bogdanov Takes Down $3,000 NLH 6-Max for Over $200K
- Wynn Summer Classic $3,000 NLH 6-Max $200K GTD Final Table Results
- 2023 Wynn Summer Classic Winners Thus Far
The 2023 Wynn Summer Classic kicked off on May 25 and is slated to run through July 19. The series features 48 events offering a total of $28 million in guaranteed prize pools at Wynn Las Vegas.
The six-week festival kicked off with a selection of mixed game poker variants and will culminate in July with events such as the $10,500 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Everyone for One Drop featuring a $10 million guarantee and the $111,000 buy-in WPT Alpha 8 for One Drop.
Here’s a look at some of the early winners of the 2023 Wynn Summer Classic.
Get to Know Jeremy Becker, the Man Who Has Won Eight Wynn Tournaments in a Month
Ari Engel Takes Down $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B
In the $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B tournament, 130 entrants generated a prize pool of $126,100 which paid the top 13 players.
The trophy of the second event in the series went to Ari Engel. The two-time bracelet winner took down the tournament for $33,701 after defeating Joe Ford (2nd - $25,354) in heads-up play.
Nice to win this! Props to Joe F who got 2nd, played well and gave me props action the whole final table including… https://t.co/mYmGYh8E6C
— Ari Engel (@AriEngelPoker)
Others to cash in the event included Jonathan Breneman (5th - $7,440), Dylan Linde (8th - $4,256), and Maxx Coleman (11th - $3,165).
Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B $50K GTD Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ari Engel | Del Ray Beach, FL | $33,701 |
| 2 | Joe Ford | Eau Claire, WI | $25,354 |
| 3 | Dean Joe | Austin, TX | $16,754 |
| 4 | Darin Thomas | Las Vegas, NV | 12,088 |
| 5 | Jon Breneman | Burnsville, MN | $7,440 |
| 6 | Danielle Noja | United Kingdom | $5,977 |
| 7 | Dominick Sovle | Long Beach, NY | $5,019 |
| 8 | Dylan Linde | Las Vegas, NV | $4,256 |
| 9 | Logan Trindade | Las Vegas, NV | $3,657 |
“Miami” John Cernuto Back in the Winner’s Circle
On May 29, poker legend “Miami” John Cernuto found himself once again in the winner's circle with a victory in the $2,200 H.O.R.S.E. $100K GTD.
Cernuto was victorious in a $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B just a few months ago during the Wynn Millions series. In that event, he worked out a heads-up deal with the aforementioned Ari Engel to claim the trophy and $25,851.
This time around, Cernuto snagged himself another piece of hardware and $36,500 after an apparent four-way deal with Mark Roland (2nd - $29,568), Leonard August (3rd - $25,303), and Roland Israelashvili (4th - $24,269).
Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 $50K GTD Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Cernuto | Las Vegas, NV | $36,500 |
| 2 | Mark Roland | Las Vegas, NV | $29,568 |
| 3 | Leonard August | Las Vegas, NV | $25,303 |
| 4 | Roland Israelashvili | Las Vegas, NV | $24,269 |
| 5 | Hye Park | Las Vegas, NV | $9,870 |
| 6 | Jonathan Breneman | Las Vegas, NV | $7,910 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Taylor | Blaine, MN | $6,580 |
Check out the Wynn Poker Room review here on PokerNews!
Yulian Bogdanov Takes Down $3,000 NLH 6-Max for Over $200K
On June 8, the $3,000 NLH 6-Max featured a $200K guarantee. That amount was smashed by more than four times as 319 players battled it out on the felt to create a prize pool of $877,250 which paid out the top 36 finishers.
Bulgaria’s Yulian Bogdanov took home the first-place prize of $205,116 and the Wynn trophy after defeating 2022 bracelet winner Mohammad Abedi Arani (2nd - $130,710) in heads-up play.
Bogdanov navigated a final table which included Hui Chen “Kitty” Kuo (4th - $60,793), Jacob Daniels (7th - $27,765), and fellow Bulgarian Boris Kolev (8th - $23,019).
Wynn Summer Classic $3,000 NLH 6-Max $200K GTD Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | $205,116 |
| 2 | Mohammad Abedi Arani | Dallas, TX | $130,710 |
| 3 | Brendan Buckner | Salt Lake City, UT | $87,023 |
| 4 | Hui Chen Kuo | Las Vegas, NV | $60,793 |
| 5 | Michael Suggs | Carmel, IN | $44,433 |
| 6 | Johan Schultz-Pedersen | Denmark | $34,476 |
| 7 | Jacob Daniels | The Woodlands, TX | $27,765 |
| 8 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | $23,019 |
| 9 | Ran Koller | Israel | $19,519 |
2023 Wynn Summer Classic Winners Thus Far
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/25-5/26 | $1,100 H.O.R.S.E $50K GTD | 142 | $137,740 | Joseph Weinberger | Las Vegas, NV | $38,543 |
| 5/26-5/27 | $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 $50K GTD | 130 | $126,100 | Ari Engel | Del Ray Beach, FL | $33,701 |
| 5/27-5/28 | $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8 $50K GTD | 125 | $121,250 | David Levi | Las Vegas, NV | $26,259 |
| 5/28-5/29 | $2,200 H.O.R.S.E. $100K GTD | 70 | $140,000 | John Cernuto | Las Vegas, NV | $36,500 |
| 5/29 | $400 NLH $40K GTD | 531 | $180,540 | Chunyu Yang | Jersey City, NJ | $36,924 |
| 5/29-5/30 | $3,000 8 Game Mix $150K GTD | 46 | $150,000 | Leonard August | Las Vegas, NV | $63,000 |
| 5/30 | $600 2-7 Triple Draw $30K GTD | 142 | $73,130 | Thor Morstol | Norway | $16,117 |
| 5/30-6/1 | $600 NLH $200K GTD | 801 | $412,515 | Garen Zobian | Las Vegas, NV | $75,494 |
| 6/1 | $500 Seniors NLH $100K GTD | 487 | $233,760 | Edward Hansen | Santa Ana, CA | $24,287 |
| 6/2 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 630 | $302,400 | Riley Stahley | Woodbury, MN | $38,969 |
| 6/3 | $550 $5K Milestone Survivor $50K GTD | 334 | $160,320 | 32 Winners | N/A | $5,000 |
| 6/3 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 705 | $338,400 | Carlos Caldas | Staten Island, NY | $55,146 |
| 6/8 | $3,000 NLH 6-Max $200K GTD | 319 | $877,250 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | $205,116 |
