Mehmet Siginc Takes Home $28,709 After Deal In Big O Event
Mehmet Siginc and Darin Utley cut a two-way deal once the $1,100 Big O event at the Wynn Summer Classic reached heads-up play.
The event attracted 147 entrants, so had a prize pool of $143,325. This far exceeded the $50,000 guaranteed by the Wynn and meant that Siginc earned $28,709 from his deal as well as winning the trophy for coming first.
Utley earned a little less than Siginc in the deal but not by much — he got $28,212 for second place.
Tsz Shing, who busted in 3rd place, took home $22,365.
Big O is an increasingly popular 5-card variant of pot limit Omaha Hi-Lo. The Wynn Summer Classic has two events of this poker variant this year. Based on the success of these events, it seems likely that Big O is here to stay.
$1,100 Big O Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehmet Siginc | $28,709 |
| 2 | Darin Utley | $28,212 |
| 3 | Tsz Shing | $22,365 |
| 4 | Jason Borgstede | $12,398 |
| 5 | Matthew Kaplan | $9,173 |
| 6 | Samuel del Castillo Guerra | $6,880 |
| 7 | Stanislav Maximov Ivanov | $5,375 |
| 8 | Anthony di Brito | $4,336 |
| 9 | Anthony Reategui | $3,605 |