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Here’s All the Big Changes & Topics from this Year’s TDA Summit XII

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway

Earlier this week, the Tournament Directors Association (TDA) held its biennial summit, which debuted back in 2001. The TDA Summit XII was held inside PokerGO Studio and attracted more than 200 industry folks from around the world.

“The goal of the TDA remains that we want a standard set of rules that players, tournament directors, and card room managers can reference,” said TDA board member Matt Savage, who recently appeared on the PokerNews Podcast to talk about the summit.

“It was an eventful meeting again. No major rule changes this time around, but some good tweaks to existing ones,” said famed tournament director and PokerStars Ambassador Kenny Hallaert. “It’s always good for the game of poker to share some our experiences from PokerStars events with the rest of the industry and pick up new ideas from other operators.”

Likewise, PokerStars EPT Tournament Director Toby Stone told PokerNews: “The beauty of the TDA Summit is the mutual exchange of knowledge. Our core focus is always on making tournaments safer, fairer, and more enjoyable for the players. While the EPT is proud to already implement a lot of the cutting-edge rules and security measures being discussed, the summit is about lifting the global standard together. A huge congratulations to Matt Savage on 25 years of the TDA. What he started back then has transformed the live poker landscape, and his ongoing work continues to protect and grow the game we all love.”

Click here to see all the big topics & changes from this year's TDA Summit.

Wynn Summer Classic Schedule For Independence Day

Jon Pill
Jon Pill
Wynn Summer Classic
Wynn Summer Classic

The big event at the Wynn Summer Classic on Saturday, July 4, will be Day 2 of the $3,000 PLO Mystery Bounty.

After three Day 1 flights, the field has passed the $2 million guarantee with $2,992,000 in the prize pool and 1,100 entries. The 136 remaining players are return to play down to a winner at 1:00 p.m. local time.

Three new events will also kick off. It will be day of mysteries since alongside the PLO mystery bounty event, the $1,600 No Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty event will start the first of its four Day 1 flights. The NLH event starts at 11:00 a.m., and late registration will be open until around 6:30 p.m.

At 1:00 p.m., the $100,000 guaranteed $1,100 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha kicks off. Late registration finishes around 5:30 p.m. due to the faster 30-minute blind levels.

At 6:00 p.m., the pace picks up again with a one-day $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo event with 20-minute blind levels and a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. Late registration closes around 9:00 p.m.

PokerNews will have recaps of all the action right here.

Wynn Summer Classic Schedule for Saturday, July 4

TimeEventGuaranteeBuy-In
11:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty - Day 1a$2,000,000$1,600
1:00 p.m.Pot Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty - Day 2$2,000,000$3,000
1:00 p.m.5-CARD Pot Limit Omaha$100,000$1,100
6:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Turbo$100,000$1,100

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Joshua Hardwick Wins $40,796 After 3-Way Deal in $1,100 NLH Turbo

Jon Pill
Jon Pill
Wynn Summer Classic
Wynn Summer Classic

Joshua Hardwick emerged victorious in Friday's $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo event at the Wynn Summer Classic.

A total of 256 players bought into the event, resulting in a $249,600 prize pool that dwarfed the $100,000 guarantee.

Hardwick earned $40,796 for his first-place finish after he cut a three-way deal with Steven Du (2nd - $37,307) and Jiayi Yao (3rd - $34,978).

Gary Hasson earned $20,860 for fourth place.

Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo Final Table Results

RankPlayerPrize
1Joshua Hardwick$40,796
2Steven Du$37,307
3Jiayi Yao$34,978
4Gary Hasson$20,860
5Vasken Demlakian$16,314
6Georgios Vrakas$12,502
7Brett Weinstein$9,249
8Aidan Kearns$6,990
9Juan Carlos Vecino Duenas$5,343

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Luske and Lingren Among Day 2 Bags In $3k PLO Mystery Bounty

Jon Pill
Jon Pill
Marcel Luske
Marcel Luske

At the end of Day 1c of the Wynn Summer Classic $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty, the event had his exactly 1,100 entries for a total prize pool of $2,992,000.

Veerachai Vongxaiburana currently sits at the top of the chip counts going into Day 2. He bagged 1,988,000 in chips while Diego Alonso Romero Guimaray bagged 1,315,000 in second place.

Tyler Brown took a very close third with 1,283,000.

Erick Lindgren
Erick Lindgren.

The $2 million guarantee and the excitement of the mystery bounty format brought some big names to the table.

Among the 136 players who found a bag for Day 2 across the three Day 1 flights were notables like Marcel Luske (745,000), Leonid Yanovski (444,000), Ryan Moriarty (276,000), Jean Kabbaj (130,000), Erick Lindgren (52,000), and Sean Troha (44,000).

Day 2 begins at 1:00 p.m. on July 4, when the remaining players will play down to a winner.

Wynn Summer Classic $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty Day 1C Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerChip Count
1Veerachai Vongxaiburana1,988,000
2Diego Alonso Romero Guimaray1,315,000
3Tyler Brown1,283,000
4Tom Talboom1,181,000
5John Riordan1,147,000
6Danylo Turov1,096,000
7Joseph Querleux999,000
8Steven Forman934,000
9Bryan Chen884,000
10Joseph Elhage838,000

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Enright and Fuchs In Top Ten of $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. After Day 1

Jon Pill
Jon Pill
Barbara Enright
Barbara Enright

Day 1 of the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. event at the Wynn Summer Classic ended with 25 players remaining from an initial field of 128 entries. This put $123,520 in the pot, smashing the $50,000 guarantee.

David Rivera ended the day with 485,000, making him the event's chip leader. Behind him was Dave Stann with 405,000.

In third place was Barbara Enright (361,000), who rounded out the podium positions.

Carol Fuchs
Carol Fuchs.

Carol Fuchs, another mixed game specialist, finished the day with 292,000, the sixth biggest stack.

These players will be back for Day 2 at midday local time tomorrow, when the event will reconvene to play down to a winner.

Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 H.O.R.SE. Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerChip Count
1David Rivera485,000
2Dave Stann405,000
3Barbara Enright361,000
4Giorgii Skhulukhiia345,000
5Dean Jackson315,000
6Carol Fuchs292,000
7Jaehwa Son291,000
8Adam Calabrese269,000
9Song Wang252,000
10Yannick Jobin249,000

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Jesse Cardoza Gets it Done in $1,100 NLH

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen

Thursday's $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em ($250,000 guaranteed) had a field of 361 entrants and a prize pool that reached $351,975.

The top six players agreed to a chop, with California's Jesse Cardoza coming out victorious for $50,079. Ali Marei was the runner-up for $37,504, while a player who wanted to remain anonymous took third place and $35,754.

Kevin Madar was the fourth-place finisher ($32,965), and Jimmy Kebe was eliminated in sixth place for $31,968. Michelle Mcleod was also part of the chop, receiving $30,252 for sixth place.

Final Table Results

*PlacePlayerPrize* 
1Jesse Cardoza$50,079 
2Ali Marei$37,504 
3Anonymous$35,754 
4Kevin Madar$32,965 
5Jimmy Kebe$31,968 
6Michelle McLeod$30,252 
7Troy Hoisington$12,363 
8David Sheinin$9,018 
9Heather Shuchaskie$6,461 

Vidar Oeie Takes the NLH Turbo Title

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen

Last night's $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo event had a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, but registration closed with nearly $200,000 in the pot. Par for the course at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic.

The player who took home the largest percentage of the prize pool was Vidar Oeie, who won it for $45,891. Oeie beat Vegas local David Patlan heads-up for the trophy. Don't feel too bad for Patlan, he still went home with $28,372, the second-biggest payout out of the 201-player field inside Wynn Las Vegas.

Tyler Dietz finished in third place for $20,693, followed by Dirk Langer winning $15,479 for fourth place, and Je Oh collecting $11,437 for fifth place.

Final Table Results

*PlacePlayerPrize* 
1Vidar Oeie$45,891 
2David Patlan$28,372 
3Tyler Dietz$20,693 
4Dirk Langer$15,479 
5Je Oh$11,437 
6Sergio Da Silva Veloso$8,710 
7Joseph Drory$6,812 
8William Hoover$5,474 
9Brian Felder$4,532 

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Wynn Summer Classic Schedule for July 3

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Wynn Summer Classic
Wynn Summer Classic

The Fourth of July is just a day away, but the fireworks are starting early at the Wynn Summer Classic.

Three events — two new ones — will take place today at Wynn Las Vegas. We'll start the action at noon PT with the two-day $1,100 HORSE tournament, a competition for the mixed games enthusiasts. There is a guaranteed $50,000 minimum prize pool in this one.

At 1 p.m., it's Day 1c of the $3,000 Mystery Bounty, which is inching towards the $2 million guarantee. And then at 6 p.m., the traditional $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo event with $100,000 guaranteed.

Stay tuned tomorrow to PokerNews for a recap of Friday's action at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic.

Today's Full Schedule

TimeEventGuaranteeBuy-in
12 P.M.HORSE (2-Day)$50,000$1,100
1 P.M.PLO Mystery Bounty Day 1C$2,000,000$3,000
6 P.M.No-Limit Hold'em Turbo$100,000$1,100
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