The poker tournament series awarded over $3 million before its conclusion
Over $3 million in prizes were paid out at the Wynn Fall Classic in Las Vegas, which concluded on October 29 after 28 days of exciting tournament poker action. Some notable poker pros to hoist the Wynn Las Vegas replica trophy and earn big payouts included David “The Dragon” Pham, David “ODB” Baker, and this year’s top tournament player, Bin Weng.
The festival began October 2 with the $150,000 guaranteed $600 No-Limit Hold ’em tournament, attracting 434 entrants for a prize pool of $222,510. Pham would defeat Paul Lui heads-up to earn $42,884 to take him over the $11.3 million mark in career live cashes, according to the Hendon Mob.
Jeremy Becker already has 12 daily tournament wins at the Wynn in 2023 and finally took his first replica trophy, winning a $400 No-Limit Hold ’em event over 491 players to win $32,158 after taking down Lee Rzentkowski heads-up. Pham would finish third for $15,899.
Weng and three-time WSOP bracelet Baker would each win a trophy at this year’s Wynn Fall Classic. Baker would win the second $600 No-Limit Hold ’em event for $42,581 to take his career earnings to over $7.2 million in live tournament cashes after outlasting 438 players.
Weng, who won $2,227,054 at the $10,500 buy-in WPT EveryOne for One Drop at this year’s Wynn Summer Classic, took another victory at Wynn in October in a $1,600 Mystery Bounty event for $159,078. He beat out 860 players to take his career live earnings to almost $7.5 million.
Other noteworthy pros winning titles at the Wynn Fall Classic include Jeff “Boski” Sluzinski, Nicholas Pupillo, and David Jackson, who won the $1 million guaranteed $1,600 Championship No-Limit Hold ’em event for $189,298.
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