More Poker Tournament Winners Crowned At Resorts World Las Vegas

The 2024 Summer time Poker Sequence at Resorts World Las Vegas is nearing its closing stretch. The pageant runs from June 6 – July 22, with with greater than $900,000 in complete ensures throughout its 82 occasions.

Check out our 5 weekly recaps of the motion from the sequence to this point:

Occasion #59 – $10,000 Assured $200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Occasion

With 120 entries, occasion no. 59 simply surpassed its $10,000 assure to construct a closing prize pool of $34,650. The highest 21 finishes made the cash, with Cory Soden strolling away with the title and the highest prize of $6,926.

This was the primary recorded event rating to this point for Soden, who relies out of Las Vegas.

Mario De Souza recorded his fourth money of the sequence, inserting tenth for $735. He beforehand received a $5,000 assure occasion and made two different closing tables throughout this pageant, bringing his haul to $6,281.

Place
Participant
Earnings

1
Corey Soden
$6,926

2
Al Sorenson
$6,245

3
Gill Korn
$4,000

4
Bryan Hella
$3,749

5
Laszlo Nagy
$1,878

6
Alejandra Reidel
$1,456

7
Curt Tonk
$1,161

8
William Cox
$977

9
Alex Boldt
$842

Occasion #60 – $5,000 Assured $200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Occasion

The July 9 night occasion attracted 130 entries to greater than quadruple its $5,000 assure. The $21,450 in prize cash was paid out among the many prime 15 finishers, with Christian Calcano incomes $6,009 because the eventual champion.

Calcano, who hails from New York, now has greater than $161,000 in lifetime event earnings. This was his second profession title, along with his first coming in a $500 buy-in occasion on the Borgata Spring Poker Open earlier this 12 months.

Chrysi Phiniotis earned $3,714 because the runner-up on this occasion.

Place
Participant
Earnings

1
Christian Calcano
$6,009

2
Chrysi Phiniotis
$3,714

3
Kazusa Kugai
$2,469

4
Derek Stark
$1,718

5
Andres Rengifo
$1,289

6
Arkadiusz Rusak
$1,032

7
Robert Gislason
$848

8
Cindy Spier
$712

9
Ziwen Wang
$611

Occasion #61 – $10,000 Assured $200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Occasion

From the 132 that entered, just one might stroll away a champion on this $10,000 assured $200 buy-in event. That participant was Cesar Gonzalez, who earned $4,041 for the win.

This was the primary recorded title for Gonzalez, who now has practically $12,000 in lifetime cashes to his identify.

The $21,780 prize pool for this occasion was paid out amongst the highest 15 finishers, with four-figure scores for the ultimate six.

Place
Participant
Earnings

1
Cesar Gonzalez
$4,041

2
Miguel Sanchez
$3,370

3
Leonidas Vargas
$2,970

4
Sebastian Crema
$2,703

5
Michael Blomgren
$2,344

6
Christopher Kinane
$1,048

7
Jeffrey Perzan
$861

8
Michael Sweaney
$723

9
Albert Ngan
$621

Occasion #62 – $5,000 Assured $200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Occasion

Hemal Panchmatza emerged victorious from a subject of 151 entries in occasion no. 62, incomes $5,000 and his first reside event title.

The UK resident’s solely prior recorded rating got here in a $600 buy-in occasion right here in Las Vegas again in 2016. He completed seventeenth for $1,010.

18 gamers cashed on this occasion, which practically quadrupled its $5,000 assure with $24,915.

Place
Participant
Earnings

1
Hemal Panchmatza
$5,000

2
Ballester Alvarez
$4,338

3
Fraser Mackenzie
$4,333

4
Jen-Yue Chiang
$1,943

5
Elian Devesa
$1,420

6
Frank Robotka
$1,086

7
Gome Martinez
$887

8
Jason Kim
$747

9
Quang Tran
$643

Occasion #63 – $10,000 Assured $200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Occasion

Terry Morales triumphed in occasion no. 63, besting the 129-entry subject to seize the title and the $3,821 prime prize. This occasion was apparently concluded by way of a multi-way deal, with the highest 4 finishers all incomes a minimum of $3,059.

This was the fifth profession win for Morales, who hails from West Springfield, Massachusetts. He now has $173,652 in lifetime earnings, together with a World Sequence of Poker Circuit ring that he received final 12 months at Choctaw Durant.

The $21,285 prize pool went to the highest 15 finishers. Felipe Silva recorded his third money of this sequence in a four-day span, inserting sixth for $1,024.

Place
Participant
Earnings

1
Terry Morales
$3,821

2
Tom Francisco
$3,794

3
Cera Maillard
$3,125

4
Walt Asatoorian
$3,059

5
Mathieu Vultaggio
$1,279

6
Felipe Silva
$1,024

7
Guillermo Garcia
$842

8
Veronica Rivera
$707

9
Jeffrey Sayen
$607

Occasion #64 – $5,000 Assured $200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Occasion

France’s Eric Chevalot got here out on prime within the subsequent $5,000 assured occasion, overcoming a subject of 114 entries to earn the title and the highest prize of $3,725 by way of an obvious deal on the finish of the occasion.

Runner-up Matthew Betti additionally earned $3,723, whereas Victor Wan took residence $3,724 because the third-place finisher.

The highest 12 cashed on this occasion to take a bit of the $18,810 closing prize pool.

Place
Participant
Earnings

1
Eric Chevalot
$3,725

2
Matthew Betti
$3,725

3
Victor Wan
$3,724

4
Jonathan Park
$1,583

5
Justin Grider
$1,192

6
Hsin Mazer
$987

7
Sherif Elmessiri
$838

8
Richard Araujo
$726

9
Cedric Limani
$633

Occasion #65 – $10,000 Assured $200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Occasion

The penultimate occasion lined on this recap noticed 106 entries submit the 4200 buy-in to create a $17,490 prize pool. Dallas, Texas’ Lynn Samples got here away with the win, incomes $5,111 and the title.

This was the tenth profession victory for Samples, who now has greater than $304,000 in profession cashes underneath her belt. She additionally has a WSOP Circuit ring, having received the women occasion on the WSOPC Choctaw cease again in 2017.

Eric Tse earned $3,169 because the runner-up. The highest 12 cashed this time round.

Place
Participant
Earnings

1
Lynn Samples
$5,111

2
Eric Tse
$3,169

3
Ron Klosovsky
$2,112

5
Sergio Alvares
$1,108

6
Marios Savvides
$918

7
Grant Christopher
$779

8
Daniel Yu
$675

9
Kohsuke Yamada
$589

Occasion #66 – $5,000 Assured $200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Occasion

Sabastian Zalazar nabbed the title and the highest prize of $2,601 in occasion no. 66, besting a subject of 47 entries on his option to victory.