Chance Kornuth Ships Wynn Event for $537K on Birthday, $3.4M in Winnings this Summer

2023.08.21
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It’s been a good summer for three-time bracelet winner Chance Kornuth. He kicked things off by nearly winning his fourth bracelet when he finished runner-up in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Max for $751,463.

He would go on to finish fourth in Event #29: $100,000 High Roller for $833,854, fifth in Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller for $1,202,318, and fourth in Online Event #8: $3,200 High Roller for $108,443. Thus far he’s cashed eight WSOP events for $2,903,050.

He’s also been busy playing other tournaments on the Las Vegas Strip, including finishing 81st in the $3,500 BetMGM Championship for $8,733. Well, earlier this week on his birthday, Kornuth finally got a first-place victory. He navigated his way through a field of 3,006 entrants in the Wynn Summer Classic $2,200 Mystery Bounty, and along the way claimed 11 bounties for a total payday of $537,322.

Wynn $2,200 Mystery Bounty Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Chance Kornuth$537,322
2Sebastian Malec$537,298
3Martins Adeniya$333,625
4Kia Raisdana$209,650
5Demo Kiriopoulos$149,981
6Nikita Kalinin$125,836
7Shashank Jain$104,445
8Bart Lybaert$81,625
9Jinho Hong$69,009

Others to cash the tournament were Vlad Darie (11th – $59,388), Sebastian Comel (15th – $29,364), Michael Lin (18th – $27,525), David Ledden (23rd – $69,300), Yudhishter Jaswal (24th – $18,875), and Alex Nguyen (27th – $265,375).

Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

James Calderaro Wins $5,000 Seniors High Roller

James Calderaro
James Calderaro

A new event on the Wynn Summer Classic schedule was the $5,000 Seniors High Roller, which ran from June 19-20. The tournament attracted 155 runners, which nearly tripled the $250,000 guarantee by creating a $728,500 prize pool.

That was paid out to the top 17 finishers, and among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Chris Bell (10th – $16,610), Ira Friedman (12th – $14,570), and Ross Novak (16th – $11,532), just to name a few.

The final table had some familiar faces in Farzad Bonyadi (5th – $41,379) and Dan Shak (3rd – $81,009), but ultimately it was James Calderaro defeating Luke Graham in heads-up play to win the tournament for $211,666.

Wynn $5,000 Seniors High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1James Calderaro$211,666
2Luke Graham$126,395
3Dan Shak$81,009
4Victoria Livschitz$55,861
5Farzad Bonyadi$41,379
6Yusheng Sun$32,710
7Michel Bouskila$26,743
8Iliodoros Kamatakis$22,365
9Paul Spitzberg$19,160

Remaining 2023 Wynn Summer Classic Full Schedule

Wynn Poker
 DATEDAYTIMEEVENTGUARANTEEENTRYCHIPSLEVELS
 6/25Sun12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em Day 1A$1,000,000$1,60030,00040
 6/25Sun7 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $1,600*10 SEATS$30020,00020
 6/26Mon12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em Day 1B$1,000,000$1,60030,00040
 6/27Tue12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em Day 2    
 6/27Tue12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em Day 1A$4,000,000$3,50040,00040/60
 6/27Tue7 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $3,500*10 SEATS$40020,00020
 6/28Wed12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em Day 1B$4,000,000$3,50040,00040/60
 6/28Wed7 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $3,500*10 SEATS$40020,00020
 6/29Thu12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em Day 1C$4,000,000$3,50040,00040/60
 6/30Fri12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em Day 2    
 6/30Fri5 P.M.$15K Wpt World Championship Package*20 SEATS$1,60020,00030
 7/1Sat12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em Day 3    
 7/1Sat12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em$200,000$1,10025,00030
 7/1Sat5 P.M.NLH Turbo$100,000$1,10025,00020
 7/2Sun12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em$200,000$1,10025,00030
 7/2Sun5 P.M.NLH Turbo$100,000$1,10025,00020
 7/3Mon11 A.M.Ladies NLH$50,000$55025,00030
 7/3Mon12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em$200,000$1,10025,00030
 7/3Mon5 P.M.NLH Turbo$100,000$1,10025,00020
 7/4Tue12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em$200,000$1,10025,00030
 7/4Tue7 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $1,600*10 SEATS$30020,00020
 7/5Wed12 P.M.Mystery Bounty Day 1A$2,000,000$1,60030,00040
 7/5Wed7 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $1,600*10 SEATS$30020,00020
 7/6Thu12 P.M.Mystery Bounty Day 1B$2,000,000$1,60030,00040
 7/7Fri12 P.M.Mystery Bounty Day 1C$2,000,000$1,60030,00040
 7/7Fri7 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $10,500*5 SEATS$1,10020,00025
 7/8Sat12 P.M.Mystery Bounty Day 2    
 7/8Sat1 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $10,500*25 SEATS$1,10020,00025
 7/8Sat7 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $10,500*10 SEATS$1,10020,00025
 7/9Sun12 P.M.Wpt Everyone For One Drop Day 1A$10,000,000$10,50040,00060
 7/9Sun12 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $10,500*10 SEATS$1,10020,00025
 7/9Sun7 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $10,500*10 SEATS$1,10020,00025
 7/10Mon12 P.M.WPT Everyone For One Drop Day 1B$10,000,000$10,50040,00060
 7/11Tue12 P.M.WPT Everyone For One Drop Day 1C$10,000,000$10,50040,00060
 7/12Wed12 P.M.WPT Everyone For One Drop Day 2    
 7/12Wed7 P.M.Milestone Step Satellite To $11,100* $1,10020,00025
 7/13Thu12 P.M.WPT Everyone For One Drop Day 3    
 7/13Thu2 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $111,000* $11,10030,00030
 7/14Fri12 P.M.Milestone Satellite To $111,000* $11,10030,00030
 7/14Fri12 P.M.WPT Everyone For One Drop Final Table    
 7/14Fri1 P.M.WPT Alpha 8 For One Drop $111,000200,00060
 7/15Sat12 P.M.NLH 6 Max $10,500 **30,00030
 7/15Sat1 P.M.WPT Alpha 8 For One Drop Day 2    
 7/16Sun12 P.M.No Limit Hold’Em$100,000$1,10025,00030
 7/16Sun1 P.M.WPT Alpha 8 For One Drop Final Table    
 7/17Mon12 P.M.Casino Employee Mystery Bounty Day 1A$100,000$50030,00030
 7/18Tue12 P.M.Casino Employee Mystery Bounty Day 1B$100,000$50030,00030
 7/19Wed12 P.M.Casino Employee Mystery Bounty Day 2