Jonathan Tamayo Wins Wynn Summer Classic Event #2: $1,100 NLH ($237,935)
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: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Wynn Millions, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about some of the side events that have taken place out over the past month at the Wynn Summer Classic.
In Event #2: $1,100 NLH, 1,720 runners created a $1,677,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 189 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Eric Baldwin (64th - $5,211), Jared Jaffee (45th - $6,437), Mike Shin (30th - $8,162), Jerod Smith (22nd - $10,598), and John Paul Cao (10th - $21,538).
In the end, it was Texas native Jonathan Tamayo who collected every chip in play to capture the first-place $237,935 payday.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Tamayo | Himble, Texas | $237,935 |
| 2 | Jorge Arrioca | Midland, Texas | $158,644 |
| 3 | Czeslaw Szerszen | Berkeley Lake, GA | $109,139 |
| 4 | Kelly Kielbasa | Bridgeland, UT | $77,721 |
| 5 | Peter Johnson | Austin, TX | $57,556 |
| 6 | Michael Azzaro | Yonkers, NY | $44,860 |
| 7 | Ray Tucke | Canton, OH | $36,139 |
| 8 | Frank Stepuchin | Las Vegas, NV | $29,985 |
| 9 | Harold Silva | Kaneohe, HI | $25,306 |