The 2024 Wynn Millions Poker Series has finally concluded after a month. The poker series ran from 19th February – 24th March, with numerous events smashing its massive $8 Million in guarantees. The prize pool resulted in poker players winning big money across various events.
Neel Murthy won the $3,500 No Limit Hold’em, earning $502,856, while Adriana Lopez won his first live tournament since 2020. Lopez won the Wynn Millions Mystery Bounty event, earning $190,950 after beating Chad Wassmuth. Here is a recap of the 2024 Wynn Millions Poker Series key side events and their winners.
Erik Seidel Wins $10,500 NLH High Roller after beating Alex Foxen
The ten-time WSOP Bracelet winner Erik Seidel beat Alex Foxen in the High Roller event. The Poker Hall of Famer won his 10th WSOP Bracelet in December 2023. The pro player continued to show his dominance in high-roller events. The event marks the first win of Erik Seidel in 2024, although he was able to finish 2023 in a good way by winning WSOP Bracelet, he didn’t win any main events in 2024 until now.
The NLH High Roller event witnessed fierce competition as the final table featured poker pros, such as the Player of the Year winner Bin Weng, who was the first player to be eliminated from the table. Weng was eliminated at 9th place for $26,000. Eric Baldwin was eliminated at 5th place for $59,600. He earlier won a poker event at the series.
$10,500 NLH High Roller Final Table Standings
1 – Erik Seidel – $250,000
2 – Alex Foxen – $160,000
3 – Taylor Wilson – $112,000
4 – Ariel Mantel – $80,000
5 – Eric Baldwin – $59,6000
6 – Scott Henry – $46,000
7 – Victoria Livshitz – $36,400
8 – Alex Keating – $30,000
9 – Bin Weng – $26,000
Eric Baldwin Beats Paul Taylor to win $600 No Limit Hold’em
A total of 1,085 participated in this event, but Eric Baldwin was able to outlast everyone to win the event and the prize money of $96,909. The Vegas-based player added to a whopping sum of $8.4 million in live earnings.
The prize pool was distributed among the last 9 players in the final table. The final table had Vegas-based players Jay Fredricksen (8th – $12,772) and Aaron Massey (3rd – $48,713), as well as North Carolina’s Paul Taylor, who finished runner-up for $63,335.
2024 Wynn Millions $600 NLH Final Table Standings
1 – Eric Baldwin – $96,909
2 – Paul Taylor – $63,335
3 – Aaron Massey – $48,713
4 – Tyler Montoya – $36,620
5 – Maurice Paola – $28,510
6 – Sergio Soto Cruz – $22,083
7 – Kevin Theodore – $16,933
8 – Jay Fredericksen – $12,772
9 – David Larson – $9,237
Jesse Lonis Beats Rampage Poker in $10,500 NLH High Roller
Rising poker star Jesse Lonis was the last player standing in the $10,500 NLH High Roller and won $193,140. He overcame a strong final table featuring Adam Hendrix (7th – $27,260), Jeremy Ausmus (6th – $36,250) and James Collopy (4th – $63,800). He eventually defeated star poker vlogger Ethan “Rampage” Yau in the heads-up. The latter walked away with $123,250 for his runner-up finish.
10,500 NLH High Roller Final Table Results
1- Jesse Lonis $193,140
2- Ethan “Rampage” Yau $123,250
3- Filipp Khavin $88,450
4- James Collopy $63,800
5-Taylor Wilson $47,850
6-Jeremy Ausmus $36,250
7-Adam Hendrix $27,260
Cherish Andrews Wins $2,200 6-Max For $182,927
Only few players had a stronger series than Cherish Andrews, who won the $2,200 NLH 6 Max event for $182,927 after defeating a final table that included the likes of Timothy Chang ( runner-up -$119,677) and PokerNews Podcast co-host Mike Holtz (4th – $73,106).
The 2022 GPI Female Player of the Year scored another six-figure score later in the series as she finished third in the Mystery Bounty event for $101,650.
$2,200 6-Max Final Table Results
1-Cherish Andrews $182,927
2-Timothy Chang $119,677
3-Matthew Liu $91,949
4-Mike Holtz $73,106
5-Sundiata Devore $55,381
6- Niko Koop $41,325
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