Daily Tournament Highlights | 2026 Wynn Summer Classic

Jun 08, 2026

Sean Rafael Claims the PLO Turbo Trophy

Jon Sofen

The second pot-limit Omaha tournament on Sunday at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic was an $1,100 buy-in Turbo.

There were 124 entrants in this $100,000 guaranteed tournament, 15 paid. Nobody had any chips when it ended except for Sean Rafael, the champion who took home $33,248 at Wynn Las Vegas.

Rafael wasn't the only big winner out of the $120,900 prize pool, however. The runner-up, Russell Brooks, made $21,061, and third-place finisher Daniel Pearlman collected $14,568 for his efforts.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Sean Rafael	$33,248
2	Russell Brooks	$21,061
3	Daniel Pearlman	$14,568
4	Brian Ray	$10,639
5	Roel Van Gestell	$7,877
6	Vincent Ta	$6,063
7	Daniel Colpoys	$4,745
8	Ikechukwu Nlemchi	$3,869
9	Makoto Yoshimichi	$3,264

Jun 08, 2026

Joseph Deluca Earns a PLO Title

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Jon Sofen

Sunday was all about pot-limit Omaha at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic. There were two PLO events that took place and ended yesterday, the first being a $200,000 guaranteed tournament for an $1,100 buy-in.

Joseph Deluca earned the title in this event, defeating 306 entrants for $63,042, the biggest cut of the $298,350 prize pool. Oliver Tot took second place for $43,013, while Douglas Rogers took home $31,867 for third place in the first of two PLO events at Wynn Las Vegas yesterday.

https://twitter.com/WynnPoker/status/2064010609411453339

Final Table Results

1	Joseph Deluca	$63,042
2	Oliver Tot	$43,013
3	Douglas Rogers	$31,867
4	Anderson Huang	$23,620
5	Shawn Silber	$17,486
6	Stephanie Chung	$12,975
7	Benedict Hausmann	$9,699
8	Jared Koppel	$7,396
9	Robert Cowen	$5,758

Tags: Anderson Huang Benedict Hausmann Douglas Rogers Jared Koppel Joseph Deluca Oliver Tot Robert Cowen Shawn Silber Stephanie Chung Wynn Summer Classic

Jun 08, 2026

What to Look for Today at the Wynn Summer Classic

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Jon Sofen

There are two tournaments that will be taking place today at the Wynn Summer Classic. One being a one-day event, and the other Day 1 of a major event.

The day begins at 11 a.m. PT with Day 1c of $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em, a $2,000,000 guaranteed tournament. Day 1d will take place at 6 p.m.

https://twitter.com/WynnPoker/status/2064026498361942419

Sandwiched in between those sessions will be that one-day $1,100 T.O.E. This tournament will have at least $50,000 in the prize pool.

Come back to this blog tomorrow to see how all Monday's action played out.

Today's Schedule

Date	Day	Time (PT)	Event	Guarantee	Buy-In
June 8	Mondy	11:00 a.m.	No-Limit Hold'em Day 1c	$2,000,000	$1,600
June 8	Monday	12:00 p.m.	T.O.E.	$50,000	$1,100
June 8	Monday	6:00 p.m.	No-Limit Hold'em Day 1d	$2,000,000	$1,600

Jun 08, 2026

Today's Events

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Kasey Taormino

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Jun 08, 2026

Congrats to Joseph Deluca on Winning the $1,100 PLO for $63,042.

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Kasey Taormino

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Jun 08, 2026

Congrats to Jonathan McCann on Winning the $1,100 NLH for $29,670.

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Kasey Taormino

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Jun 07, 2026

Sunday At The Wynn, What's On?

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Jon Pill

Sunday, June 7, at the Wynn Summer Classic marks a change in pace. After a big week of no limit hold'em events — including the $1.5 million guaranteed $1,100 No Limit Hold'em event — the action is switching to pot limit Omaha for a day.

The first event of the day is an $1,100 buy-in pot limit Omaha event with a $200,000 guarantee. Play begins at midday, with late registration scheduled to run until around 4:30 p.m.

https://twitter.com/WynnPoker/status/2063470194803212342

If that event doesn't work out, there's a second shot at a four-card payday with an $1,100 pot limit Omaha turbo event starting a few hours later at 6:00 p.m.

Due to the faster blind schedule, this event's late registration is only open for three hours, closing at around 9:00 p.m.

If you're over 50 years of age and not a huge fan of PLO anyway, there is also a satellite to the $5,000 Seniors NLH 50+ event. The Seniors event starts on June 8, so the satellite will be one of the last chances to win a seat on the cheap.

The satellite has a buy-in of $600, a prize pool guarantee of 10 seats (worth $50,000), and a start time of 2:00 p.m. local time. Late registration closes around 5:00 p.m. local.

Wynn Summer Classic – Sunday, June 7 Schedule

Date	Day	Time (PT)	Event	Guarantee	Buy-In
June 7	Sunday	12:00 p.m.	Pot Limit Omaha	$200,000	$1,100
June 7	Sunday	2:00 p.m.	Milestone Satellite to $5,000 Seniors NLH 50+	10 SEATS	$600
June 7	Sunday	6:00 p.m.	Pot Limit Omaha Turbo	$100,000	$1,100

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Jun 07, 2026

Jonathan McCann Wins $1,100 NLH Turbo Event

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Jon Pill

The smaller, nimbler sister of the standard $200,000 guaranteed $1,100 No Limit Hold'em event at the Wynn Summer Classic, is the $100,000 guaranteed $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo. Playing out in the evening, today's turbo event did not manage to get as many entrants as the non-turbo event. However, this did have the advantage of giving those who did enter a small overlay from the guarantee.

With the prize pool made up $100,000 by the Wynn, the 96 entrants set about eliminating each other.

When the final table arrived, with $29,670 up top for first place, all nine players were hopeful of taking the event down. But in the end, Jonathan McCann emerged victorious from the scrap, beating Henri Kasper heads-up.

The pair finished ahead of Yingzheng Shi ($12,950) in third.

Kasper won $18,500 for his second-place finish.

Rank	Player	Prize
1	Jonathan McCann	$29,670
2	Henri Kasper	$18,500
3	Yingzheng Shi	$12,950
4	Nazar Buhaiov	$9,500
5	Yita Choong	$7,125
6	Jeffrey Hall	$5,555
7	Alvaro Riestra Delgado	$4,450
8	Matthew Pena	$3,650
9	Chun Kwan	$3,100

Tags: Wynn Summer Classic

Jun 07, 2026

Daniel Smiljkovic Wins Second Event in Two Days

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Jon Pill

After a noonday kick-off and four and a half hours of late registration, the day's $1,100 No Limit Hold'em event at the Wynn Summer Classic had garnered 209 entries.

That meant a first-place prize of $47,719 culled from a prize pool of $203,775. This just cleared the $200,000 guarantee, disappointing any overlay hunters who might have been attracted by the added value of the previous day's events.

Daniel Smiljkovic and Antonio Galiana Ortega confronted each other heads up over the felt for the top spot, with Smiljkovic emerging victorious.

https://twitter.com/WynnPoker/status/2063098329266078181

This was Smiljkovic's second win in two days, having taken down the $1.5m guaranteed $1,100 No Limit Hold'em event the day before.

Ortega took home $29,502 and a story for his trouble.

$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Prize
1	Daniel Smiljkovic	$47,719
2	Antonio Galiana Ortega	$29,502
3	Wasfi Samaan	$21,517
4	Chien Weng	$16,095
5	Frederick Mends	$11,892
6	Marc Fiorentino	$9,056
7	David Jackson	$7,083
8	Cristinel Sandu	$5,691
9	Erik Rozhynskyi	$4,712

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Jun 06, 2026

Is this the Worst Bad Luck You've Ever Seen in Poker? | PokerNews Podcast #971

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Chad Holloway

In the 971st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow come to you from the floor of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) where they discussed one of the most viral hands of the summer, one involving Bobby James and Ricky Landais that has been called one of the worst bad beats ever!

They then discuss Martin Kabrhel's premature celebration, give you a good news update on Jeremy Ausmus vlogging credentials, and a poker curse from WWE superstar Danhausen. Other stories include highlights from the Mixed Game Festival XIV, choosing a winner for the signed Daniel Negreanu autographed book (plus a new giveaway), and the return of the famous PokerNews segment, The Chainsaw Report, featuring Allen Kessler.

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

A new PokerNews Podcast drops three times a week during the 2026 WSOP! You can expect a new episode every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

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