This summer, the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic ran alongside the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
This year’s Wynn Summer Classic consisted of dozens of events with buy-ins ranging from $500 to $5,500, including poker variants like Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit Omaha 8 or Better, HORSE and 8-Game Mix. The series offered over $15.8 million in guaranteed prize money, including seven events with seven-figure guarantees.
PokerNews offered live updates from several events:
Here’s a look at some other winners from the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic.
Victor Ramdin Back on Winning Track in Wynn Summer Classic
Long time talented poker pro Victor Ramdinreturned to the winner’s circle for the first time since 2019. He shipped the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em eventa $100,000 guaranteed tournament, at the Wynn Summer Classic on June 11.
Ramdin, who resides in Las Vegas, took home $44,013 as part of a heads-up chop arrangement with runner-up Brian Nadellwho received $39,725 for his efforts. Natasha Stamma German poker player finished in third place for $20,258, while talented pro Ari angel was the fourth-place finisher, good for $13,884. The tournament attracted 194 entries, creating a prize pool of $189,150 at the luxurious Las Vegas Strip casino.
For Ramdin, it’s been a long time coming for a player who was once among the top-earning tournament players in the world. He now has over $5 million in live tournament cashes, according to Hendon Mob. His biggest score was $1,331,889 in 2006 when he took down the $10,000 buy-in WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic. He has 57 World Series of Poker cashes among his impressive resume.
$1,100 NLH Final Table Results
| Place | players | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Ramdin | $44,013 |
| 2 | Brian Nadell | $39,725 |
| 3 | Natasha Stamm | $20,258 |
| 4 | Ari angel | $13,884 |
| 5 | Maury Barrett | $10,224 |
| 6 | Karl Tretter | $8,086 |
| 7 | Shirley Rosario | $6,624 |
| 8th | Frederic Moss | $5,618 |
| 9 | Timothy Wong | $4,823 |
Frank Lagodich Defeats Jeremy Kottler
On July 12, at $1,100 buy-in, $200K GTD No Limit Hold’em Tournament was held at the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic. The event attracted 529 runners and offered up a $518,420 prize pool to the top 53 finishers including Chad Stewart (10th – $9,811), Eric Seal (13th – $7,750), Hayato Kitajima (24th – $3,856), Kami Hudson (32nd – $3,368), Bob Shao (45th – $2,569), and Anthony Bogard (53rd – $2,569).
In heads-up play, it came down to a pair of accomplished pros in Frank Lagodich other Jeremy Kottler. The former ultimately prevailed to win the tournament for $107,165, while Kottler, who last November won the 2021 Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 Championship for $643K, had to settle for second place and $69,987 in prize money.
It marked the third six-figure score of Lagodich’s career and helped bring his lifetime earnings up over $630,000 according to the Hendon Mob.
$1,100 NLH Final Table Results
| Place | players | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Lagodich | $107,165 |
| 2 | Jeremy Kottler | $69,987 |
| 3 | Carlton Peake | $47,241 |
| 4 | Josip Simunic | $33,334 |
| 5 | Pierre Bounahra | $24,521 |
| 6 | Wissam Zalzali | $18,870 |
| 7 | Francisco Neto | $15,138 |
| 8th | Adam Kisicoff | $12,546 |
| 9 | David Chace | $9,812 |
Jeff Petronack Wins One of Last Events
One of the last tournaments on the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic schedule was a $550 buy-in, $100K GTD No Limit Hold’em event, which attracted 435 entrants and more than doubled the guarantee by creating a $208,800 prize pool.
The top 44 finishers got a piece of it including Yiannia Liperis (10th – $3,775), Gladys Landegger (18th – $2,143), Scott Sisler (25th – $1,634), Gavin Munroe (35th – $1,427), and Eric Seal (44th – $1,247).
At the final table, Minnesota’s Jeff Petronack bested Pennsylvania’s Danny Vo in heads-up play to claim the title and $45,607 top prize. According to the Hendon Mob, it was the second-largest score of Petronack’s career after he earned $48,799 for finishing runner-up in the 2012 MSPT Meskwaki Casino.
$1,100 NLH Final Table Results
| Place | players | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Petronack | $45,607 |
| 2 | Danny Vo | $29,441 |
| 3 | Nicholas Plantin | $19,836 |
| 4 | Daniel Snow | $13,885 |
| 5 | David Froyalde | $10,252 |
| 6 | Wayne Harmon | $7,893 |
| 7 | Neil Cullen | $6,348 |
| 8th | Erwan Pecheux | $5,272 |
| 9 | Kengo Tahara | $4,453 |
2022 Wynn Summer Classic Winners
| *Date | tournament | entries | prize pool | winners | Hometown/Country | Prize* | ||||||
| 6/3/22 | $600 NLH $200K GTD | 938 | $487,760 | Lawrence King | Orlando,FL | $69,000 | ||||||
| 6/3/22 | $550 Seniors $50K GTD | 266 | $127,680 | Robert Williamson | Henderson, NV | $25,552 | ||||||
| 6/4/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 238 | $233,240 | John Howard | United Kingdom | $58,942 | ||||||
| 6/5/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 238 | $233,240 | Maziar Keshavarzi | San Antonio, TX | $46,107 | ||||||
| 6/6/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 242 | $237,160 | Edvin Setaghian | Glendale, CA | $59,930 | ||||||
| 6/7-6/10/22 | $1,100 NLH $1M GTD | 1,827 | $1,781,325 | Daniel Yu | Las Vegas, NV | $183,147 | ||||||
| 6/10-6/11/22 | $1,100 HORSE Championship $100K GTD | 194 | $189,150 | Victor Ramdin | Las Vegas, NV | $44,013 | ||||||
| 6/22/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 314 | $307,720 | Jan Bednar | Czech Republic | $71,954 | ||||||
| 6/12-6/13/22 | $2,200 Limit Omaha 8/B Championship $100K GTD | 160 | $156,000 | Caleb Shumard | Pueblo, CO | $39,893 | ||||||
| 6/13-6/17/22 | $2,200 Mystery Bounty $2.5M GTD | 2,854 | $5,708,000 | Manuel Machado | Portugal | $410,485 | ||||||
| 6/18/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 246 | $241,080 | Soony Franco | France | $50,728 | ||||||
| 6/19/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 420 | $411,600 | Daniel Smiljikovic | N / A | $79,012 | ||||||
| 6/19-6/20/22 | $3,000 PLO $250K GTD | 170 | $467,500 | Michael Leiborin | France | $135,831 | ||||||
| 6/20-6/21/22 | $1,100 Seniors NLH $250K GTD | 618 | $602,550 | Tolga Dimerel | Istanbul | $109,572 | ||||||
| 6/23/22 | $550 PLO $100K GTD | 588 | $282,240 | Lovell Wilkerson | Columbia, SC | $40,000 | ||||||
| 6/21-6/23/22 | $1,600 NLH $1M GTD | 1,446 | $2,096,700 | Adam Hendrix | Alaska | $257,885 | ||||||
| 6/24/22 | $3,500 NLH Championship $3.5M GTD | 1,428 | $4,605,300 | Jin Ho Hong | Korea | $696,011 | ||||||
| 6/27/22 | $5,200 NLH Progressive Bounty $250K GTD | 134 | $393,960 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | $94,865 | ||||||
| 7/2/22 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 392 | $188,160 | Colton Blomberg | Tempe, AZ | $41,102 | ||||||
| 7/1-7/2/22 | $3,000 8-Game Mix $150K GTD | 105 | $288,750 | Sam Panzica | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $66,178 | ||||||
| 6/28-7/22/22 | $1,600 NLH $2M GTD | 2,574 | $3,732,300 | Mitch Garshofsky | Las Vegas, NV | $333,329 | ||||||
| 7/3/22 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 464 | $222,720 | Josh Allen | Castle Rock, CO | $47,722 | ||||||
| 7/4/22 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 362 | $173,760 | James Clarke | United Kingdom | $32,727 | ||||||
| 7/5/22 | $550 Ladies NLH $50K GTD | 166 | $79,680 | Marguerite Spagnuolo | Staten Island, NY | $18,840 | ||||||
| 7/5-7/8/22 | $1,100 NLH $1M GTD | 2,441 | $2,379,975 | Xiang Lin | Brooklyn, NY | $185,955 | ||||||
| 7/8/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 566 | $544,680 | Ken Donarski | Willowbrook, IL | $85,141 | ||||||
| 7/9/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 629 | $616.42 | Marc Foggin | United Kingdom | $116,796 | ||||||
| 7/10/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 316 | $309,680 | Carlo Sciannameo | Sutton, MA | $64,550 | ||||||
| 7/11/22 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 400 | $192,000 | Kauno Jaeppinen | Finland | $41,944 | ||||||
| 7/12/22 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 529 | $518,420 | Frank Lagodich | Canton, OH | $107,165 | ||||||
| 7/13-7/16/22 | $1,600 Mystery Bounty $1.5M GTD | 2,190 | $2,080,500 | Paul Tedeschi | France | $232,474 | ||||||
| 7/17/22 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 435 | $208,800 | Jeff Petronack | Hugo, MN | $45,607 | ||||||
| 7/20/22 | $500 Casino Employee Mystery Bounty | 335 | $144,050 | Tyrone Kelly | N / A | $18,596 |
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Chad Holloway
Executive Editor US
Executive Editor US, PokerNews Podcast co-host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.
