A final table and two events will all take place today in the Wynn Summer Classic.
The final table we're referring to is the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em event that has a $1.5 million guarantee. Action will start at noon PT.
At the same time, we'll see the start of another $1,100 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament, this one with $200,000 in guarantees. And then at 6 p.m., the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo — $100,000 guaranteed — kicks off.
All this over on the Encore side at the luxurious Wynn Las Vegas on the Strip. Plenty of poker action on Friday heading into the weekend. Check back right here tomorrow morning to find out how the above events played out.
Congratulations to Joshua Rhodes, who walked away with the $1,600 TORSE title at the Wynn Summer Classic.
He defeated Jeffrey Lo heads-up to top a 103-player field, taking home $41,823 — his largest cash in two years.
Rhodes had previously won a $1,100 Omaha Hi-Lo title in May 2024 at Wynn Las Vegas, also cashing in the $2,000 HORSE Championship at the WPT World Championship later that same year.
From a starting field of 1,910 players, the field in the Wynn Summer Classic $1,500 NLHE has been whittled down to 236 players ahead of the start of Day 2.
They are led by Alvin Norman (1,460,000) who, along with Yuzu Wang (1,438,000) are the only players over 1.4 million in chips.
They will return with blinds of 6,000/12,000 today at 1 p.m.
Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Chip Count
1
Alvin Norman
1,460,000
2
Yuzu Wang
1,438,000
3
Borja Iglesias Jato
1,280,000
4
Anze Smajd
1,206,000
5
Liran Betito
934,000
6
Giovanni Di Mento
931,000
7
Roberto Pagano
927,000
8
Atanas Pavlov
926,000
9
Julian Milliard
916,000
10
Isaac White
802,000
Also through to Day 2 are Jeremy Becker, Joseph Cheong, Erwann Pecheux, former Premier League footballer Jimmy Kebe, and Maria Lampropulos.
In the 970th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway welcomes a special guest to Level 9 Studio in 91-year-old Vince Burgio, a legend of poker in the 1990s.
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Tuesday's action at the Wynn Summer Classic saw two tournaments move closer to their conclusions, with Alvin Norman and Miguel Rodriguez Bermudez finishing atop their respective chip counts.
The $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em $1.5 Million Guaranteed continued its opening flights, and after Day 1E action concluded, Norman bagged a tournament-leading 1,460,000 chips. Giovanni Di Mento (931,000), Isaac White (802,000), Steve Wilkie (786,000), and Gil De St Jeor (785,000) also built sizeable stacks heading into the final starting flight.
Several familiar names remain well-positioned, including Avery Williams (525,000), Santiago Nadal Sordo (516,000), Dylan Flashner (216,000), Olga Iermolcheva (198,000), and Scott Bohlman (134,000).
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em $1.5 Million Guaranteed Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Chips
1
Alvin Norman
1,460,000
2
Giovanni Di Mento
931,000
3
Isaac White
802,000
4
Steve Wilkie
786,000
5
Gil De St Jeor
785,000
6
Suketu Vaidya
782,000
7
Daniel Efeturk
720,000
8
Earl Goodman
707,000
9
Ryutaro Sugita
663,000
10
Ujjwal Narwal
554,000
David Bach
Meanwhile, the $1,600 T.O.R.S.E. is down to its final 20 players, with Miguel Rodriguez Bermudez taking a healthy lead into the concluding day. Rodriguez Bermudez returns with 495,500 chips, ahead of Gary Bolden (430,000) and Sean Yu (355,000), with $147,290 awaiting the winner.
Former bracelet winner David Bach remains in contention, although his stack of 97,500 leaves him among the shorter stacks as the title chase resumes.
Spain's Joan Crespi Moragues came out on top in the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em $1 Million Guaranteed event at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic, topping a field of 1,439 entries to capture the title and a $243,739 payday.
The tournament generated a prize pool of $1,439,780, comfortably exceeding its advertised guarantee. Crespi Moragues defeated John Lee heads-up, with Lee earning $159,868 for his runner-up finish.
Las Vegas local Yutaka Morishima completed the podium in third place for $122,435, while Han Feng and Ben Ramon rounded out the top five.
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em $1 Million Guaranteed Final Table Results
Place
Player
Prize
1
Joan Crespi Moragues
$243,739
2
John Lee
$159,868
3
Yutaka Morishima
$122,435
4
Han Feng
$94,753
5
Ben Ramon
$72,894
6
Borja Iglesias Jato
$56,380
7
Christopher Selami
$41,614
8
Huy Nguyen
$31,575
9
Domenico Gala
$22,896
With that event now complete, the Wynn Summer Classic schedule rolls on with the ongoing $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em tournament featuring a $1.5 million guarantee.
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