Antimony, Nemetz, and Spasov Among Recent Wynn Summer Classic Winners
Table Of Contents
- Anna Antimony Wins Wynn Ladies Event
- $550 Ladies NLH $50K GTD Final Table Results
- Austria��s Stefan Nemetz Claims Lion��s Share of $7M+ Prize Pool
- $3,500 NLH $4M GTD Final Table Results
- Simeon Spasov Takes Down $1,100 NLH $200K GTD
- $1,100 NLH $200K GTD Final Table Results
- 2023 Wynn Summer Classic Winners Thus Far
The 2023 Wynn Summer Classic runs May 25 - July 19 and features 48 events offering a total of $28 million in guaranteed prize pools at Wynn Las Vegas.
The six-week festival will culminate 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.
Among those to claim titles recently were Roman Rogovskyi ($1,600 NLH $1M GTD for $338,105) and Roussos Koliakoudakis ($3,000 PLO Progressive Bounty $200K GTD for $139,773), as well as Chance Kornuth and James Calderaro.
Here��s a look at some other notable recent winners of the Wynn Summer Classic.
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Anna Antimony Wins Wynn Ladies Event
On July 3, the $550 Ladies NLH $50K GTD event attracted 373 runners competing for a piece of a $179,040 prize pool paid to the top 39 places.
Anna Antimony was the last woman standing to claim the title and $40,540 after defeating England��s Deborah Worley-Roberts in heads-up play.
Others who cashed in the event include Catherine Dever (10th - $3,276), Maureen Bloechlinger (13th - $2,807), Kristen Deardorff (25th - $1,484), and Kathy Liebert (38th - $1,191).
$550 Ladies NLH $50K GTD Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Antimony | Fort Lee, NJ | $40,540 |
| 2 | Deborah Worley-Roberts | United Kingdom | $25,961 |
| 3 | Jenny Ding | Las Vegas, NV | $17,313 |
| 4 | Chien Wang | China | $12,130 |
| 5 | Helia Mahroun-Arzakerin | Storrs, CT | $8,934 |
| 6 | Sixin Tang | Lynnwood, WA | $6,911 |
| 7 | Xiaoqiong Liu | Florham Park, NJ | $5,550 |
| 8 | Caroline McKeever | Ireland | $4,601 |
| 9 | Chen-Wen Lee | Waco, TX | $3,867 |
Austria��s Stefan Nemetz Claims Lion��s Share of $7M+ Prize Pool
The $3,500 NLH $4M GTD featured three starting flights, and 2,231 players flocked to the felt to generate a massive prize pool of $7,105,735.
At the end of it all, Austria��s Stefan Nemetz claimed the Wynn trophy and $720,639 following a three-way chop with Ruman Meman (2nd - $700,000) and Brian Luo (3rd - $681,452).
Nemetz��s previous biggest live cash was $73,795 for a ninth-place finish in a WPT Venetian event in 2021, and he bested that by nearly ten times with this victory.
Others among the 233 players to finish in the money were Roman Hrabec (17th - $53,661), Michael Rossitto (40th - $29,239), James Romero (69th - $20,855), Hossein Ensan (81st - $17,080), Stephen Chidwick (166th - $9,800), and Bryan Piccioli (204th - $8,050).
$3,500 NLH $4M GTD Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Nemetz | Austria | $720,639 |
| 2 | Ruman Meman | Crestview, FL | $700,000 |
| 3 | Brian Luo | Madison, WI | $681,452 |
| 4 | Nicholas Seward | Henderson, NV | $320,631 |
| 5 | Romans Voitovs | Latvia | $230,387 |
| 6 | Alan Zheng | Australia | $175,392 |
| 7 | David Pham | Houston, TX | $145,562 |
| 8 | James Boevey | United Kingdom | $120,190 |
| 9 | Franco Spitale | Argentina | $100,733 |
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Simeon Spasov Takes Down $1,100 NLH $200K GTD
The $1,100 NLH $200K GTD on July 3 attracted 664 entries to create a prize pool of $650,720 paid to the top 71 finishers.
Bulgaria��s Simeon Spasov took the trophy and the top prize of $96,936 following a three-way deal with Ankit Wadhawan (2nd - $81,904) and Michael Graffeo (3rd - $80,145).
This was Spasov��s first victory since he won his first WSOP bracelet last year in Event #49 $2,000 NLH for $527,944 when he defeated Mike Watson in heads-up play.
Others who cashed in this event but fell short of the final table include Mark Rose (13th - $9,079), Arie Kliper (37th - $3,482), Patrick Truong (42nd - $3,482), James Romero (54th - $2,691), and Marton Czuczor (71st - $2,447).
$1,100 NLH $200K GTD Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simeon Spasov | Bulgaria | $96,936 |
| 2 | Ankit Wadhawan | India | $81,904 |
| 3 | Michael Graffeo | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | $80,145 |
| 4 | Radoslav Stoyanov | Bulgaria | $38,653 |
| 5 | Matthew Aquino | Canada | $28,567 |
| 6 | Thomas Hall | United Kingdom | $22,124 |
| 7 | Leonard Herrmann | Austria | $17,767 |
| 8 | Mark Kirkpatrick | United Kingdom | $14,732 |
| 9 | Kenny Huynh | Erial, NJ | $12,404 |
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 |
| 6/4-6/9 | $1,100 NLH $1.5M GTD | 3,737 | $3,624,890 | Brandon Mitchell | Casa Grande, AZ | $327,817 |
| 6/9 | $1,100 5 Card PLO $100K GTD | 356 | $350,840 | Ravee Sundara | Houston, TX | $68,009 |
| 6/10 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 516 | $505,680 | Vincas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | $104,528 |
| 6/10 | $1,100 NLH Turbo $100K GTD | 217 | $212,660 | Paolo Carinci | Canada | $46,407 |
| 6/11 | $1,100 PLO $200K GTD | 391 | $383,180 | Uri Kadosh | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | $59,585 |
| 6/11 | $1,100 NLH Turbo $100K GTD | 182 | $178,360 | Basil Hourani | Wichita, KS | $49,339 |
| 6/15 | $550 NLH $100K GTD | 661 | $317,280 | Ryan Awwad | Sacramento, CA | $60,124 |
| 6/12-6/16 | $1,600 NLH $2M GTD | 2,168 | $3,121,920 | Anthony Hail | North Franklin, CT | $300,000 |
| 6/16 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 389 | $381,220 | Chad Lipton | Miami, FL | $86,319 |
| 6/16 | $1,100 NLH Turbo $100K GTD | 180 | $176,400 | Sonny Franco | France | $48,794 |
| 6/17 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 357 | $349,860 | Emanuel Fernandez | Argentina | $74,947 |
| 6/17 | $1,100 NLH Turbo $100K GTD | 189 | $185,220 | Juan Vecino Duenas | Spain | $51,235 |
| 6/18-6/19 | $1,100 NLH Seniors Championship $250K GTD | 705 | $683,850 | Chiori Gannon | Las Vegas, NV | $129,588 |
| 6/19-6/20 | $5,000 Seniors High Roller $250K GTD | 155 | $728,500 | James Calderaro | Venice, FL | $211,666 |
| 6/19-6/23 | $2,200 Mystery Bounty $2.5M GTD | 3,006 | $6,012,000 | Chance Kornuth | Las Vegas, NV | $537,322 |
| 6/23 | $3,000 PLO Progressive Bounty $200K GTD | 452 | $791,000 | Roussos Koliakoudakis | Las Vegas, NV | $139,773 |
| 6/24 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 652 | $638,960 | Michael Suggs Jr. | Carmel, IN | $94,726 |
| 6/24 | $1,100 NLH Turbo $100K GTD | 245 | $240,100 | Itai Levy | Israel | $38,981 |
| 6/25-6/27 | $1,600 NLH $1M GTD | 1,637 | $2,357,280 | Roman Rogovskyi | Ukraine | $338,105 |
| 6/27-7/1 | $3,500 NLH $4M GTD | 2,231 | $7,105,735 | Stefan Nemetz | Austria | $720,639 |
| 7/1 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 727 | $712,460 | Sean McNulty | Bermuda | $74,962 |
| 7/1 | $1,100 NLH Turbo $100K GTD | 356 | $350,840 | Hagai Zisser | Israel | $65,160 |
| 7/2 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 726 | $711,480 | Lyudmil Ivanov | Bulgaria | $130,109 |
| 7/2 | $1,100 NLH Turbo $100K GTD | 488 | $478,240 | Yannick Capocetti | Argentina | $98,859 |
| 7/3 | $550 Ladies NLH $50K GTD | 373 | $179,040 | Anna Antimony | Fort Lee, NJ | $40,540 |
| 7/3 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 664 | $650,720 | Simeon Spasov | Bulgaria | $96,936 |
| 7/3 | $1,100 NLH Turbo $100K GTD | 485 | $475,300 | Dan Larsen | Denmark | $98,248 |
| 7/4 | $1,100 NLH $200K GTD | 835 | $818,300 | Kenneth Mapoy | Las Vegas, NV | $102,517 |
