Chance Kornuth won $353 890 in the Wynn Summer Classic tournament
Popular poker player Chance Kornuth continues to build his bankroll and recuperate from the epic and drawn-out heads-up battle against Phil Galfond.
Some days ago, he pleased his fans with another victory in a major live event of the Wynn Summer Classic series, which started in the Wynn casino.
$3 500 Wynn Summer Classic tournament with a guaranteed prize money of $1 000 000 collected 530 entries, which beat the guarantee. Due to this, the prize fund reached the mark of $1 711 900.
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For the first place, Chance Kornuth earned an impressive amount of $353 890. Israeli player Avi Cohen became a runner-up with a payout of $231 100.
The following players managed to enter final table: WSOP bracelet owner Justin Saliba (7th place) and WPT Player of the Year Brian Altman (4th place). Except for runner-up Avi Cohen and Argentinian player Ezequiel Waigel (9th place), the rest participants of the final table were from America.
Final table payouts of Wynn Summer Classic $3 500 tournament
| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance Kornuth | 353 890$ |
| 2 | Avi Cohen | 231 100$ |
| 3 | Martin Zamani | 155 990$ |
| 4 | Brian Altman | 110 070$ |
| 5 | Bobby Oboodi | 80 970$ |
| 6 | Kyle Carlston | 62 310$ |
| 7 | Justin Saliba | 49 980$ |
| 8 | Dylan DeStefano | 41 420$ |
| 9 | Ezequiel Waigel | 35 000$ |
In total, 53 players managed to reach ITM zone. The minimum payout of tournament was $8 480.
