Wang, Wilson & Lee Score PokerGO High Roller Titles at Wynn Millions
Table Of Contents
- Wilson Defeats Oganyan in High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em for Career-Best $304,70
- High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
- Wang Bests Zobian in High Roller Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $308,016
- High Roller Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
- Lee Gets Career-Best $280,819 in High Roller Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
- High Roller Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results
- PokerGO Wynn Millions High Roller Winners
The prestigious Wynn Millions festival is currently underway in Las Vegas as the $3,500 buy-in Main Event reaches Day 4 with just a few dozen players remaining. There have also been several side event winners side events underway, including Taylor Wilson, Michael Wang and [Removed:461], who took down the three PokerGO High Rollers on the Wynn Millions schedule.
Wilson started things out by taking down High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $304,704, while Wang won the second No-Limit Hold'em event for $308,016 and Lee closed out with a victory in the $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $280,819.
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Wilson Defeats Oganyan in High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em for Career-Best $304,70
The three High Roller Wynn events kicked off with High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em on March 7, an event that drew 92 runners for a prize pool of $920,000. Those runners included plenty of heavy hitters, including Vikenty Shegal (9th - $27,600), PokerGO founder Cary Katz (7th - $37,444), Daniel Negreanu (5th - $57,500) and Andrew Lichtenberger (4th - $77,096).
Joseph Cheong bowed out in third place for $111,872 before a heads-up battle between Aram Oganyan and Taylor Wilson that saw Wilson taking down the event for $304,70 and Oganyan earning $176,824 for his runner-up finish.
The victory brings Wilson up to $1.3 million in Hendon Mob earnings and gives him his largest career cash.
High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Wilson | United States | $304,704 | |
| 2 | Aram Oganyan | United States | $176,824 | |
| 3 | Joseph Cheong | United States | $111,872 | |
| 4 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | $77,096 | |
| 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $57,500 | |
| 6 | Chris Hunichen | United States | $45,632 | |
| 7 | Cary Katz | United States | $37,444 | |
| 8 | Ryan Brown | United States | $31,444 | |
| 9 | Vikenty Shegal | United States | $27,600 |
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Wang Bests Zobian in High Roller Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $308,016
The next PokerGO High Roller event on the schedule, High Roller Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em, had a prize pool of $930,000 and drew a field of 93 players including Darren Elias (11th - $25,110) and David Stamm, who was eliminated on the bubble by fifth-place finisher Jeremy Ausmus, according to PokerGO updates.
Katz found another deep run after finishing seventh in High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em, finishing in third for $178,746 and jumping to the top of the PokerGO Tour (PGT) leaderboards. Michael Wang then defeated Aram Zobian after entering heads-up play with a big chip lead. Wang earned $308,016, his third-biggest career cash.
In addition to taking home $178,746, Zobian made his way to second on the PGT leaderboard after napping a victory and fourth-place finish at the PokerGO Cup in January.
High Roller Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Wang | United States | $308,016 | |
| 2 | Aram Zobian | United States | $178,746 | |
| 3 | Cary Katz | United States | $113,088 | |
| 4 | Marius Gierse | Germany | $77,934 | |
| 5 | Michael Brinkenhoff | United States | $58,125 | |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $46,128 | |
| 7 | Arthur Morris | United States | $37,852 | |
| 8 | Yifu He | United States | $31,992 | |
| 9 | Martin Zamani | United States | $27,900 |
Lee Gets Career-Best $280,819 in High Roller Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Closing out the PokerGO High Rollers at Wynn Millions was High Roller Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, which attracted 77 entrants for a prize pool of $770,000. Among the players who made the money in the PLO event were Norway's Kent Staahle (8th - $28,567) and PokerGO regulars Jeremy Ausmus (5th - $53,130) and Sam Soverel (4th - $69,685).
Brazil's Joao Simao was eliminated in third place for $100,100 before [Removed:461] defeated 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final tablist Michael Duek to win a career-best $280,819 after entering the event with less than $25,000 in live earnings.
Duek earned $161,700, his third-best cash behind a third-place finish in Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the 2022 WSOP for $548,015 and his third-place finish in the $10,000 Main Event for $4 million.
High Roller Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Removed:461] | United States | $280,819 | |
| 2 | Michael Duek | Argentina | $161,700 | |
| 3 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $100,100 | |
| 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | $69,685 | |
| 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $53,130 | |
| 6 | Brent Roberts | United States | $41,888 | |
| 7 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | $34,111 | |
| 8 | Kent Staahle | Norway | $28,567 |
PokerGO Wynn Millions High Roller Winners
| DATE | EVENT | ENTRANTS | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7 | High Roller Event #1: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 92 | $920,000 | Taylor Wilson | United States | $304,704 | |
| March 8 | High Roller Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 93 | $930,000 | Michael Wang | United States | $308,016 | |
| March 9 | High Roller Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 77 | $770,000 | [Removed:461] | United States | $280,819 |
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