Peters, Linde, & Andrews Claim Late WPT Wynn Side Events; Cirillo Wins Mystery Bounty

The $10,400 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas proved to be a tremendous success as Eliot Hudon beat out 2,960 entrants to win the tournament for $4.1 million.

The festival offered more than $22 million in guaranteed prize pools being offered across 23 events, and that number was blown out of the water thanks to a massive turnout. Here are some of the headlines to come out of the series

Among those to win side event titles were Ethan “Rampage” Yau ($25K High Roller for $894,240), Calen “Big Wheel” McNeil ($600 Limit Omaha 8/B for $21,305), Sergio Grosso ($1,100 Seniors NLH for $130,806), Lawrence Berg ($600 PLO Turbo for $46,307), and Christopher Puetz ($1,600 NLH Bounty Turbo for $79,576).

We already offered a recap from early in the series – which included titles for Allen Kessler, Esther Taylor, and Sean Banahan – and we thought we’d kick off the New Year with a quick look back at those who captured titles in the closing days of the WPT World Championship.

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Italy’s Federico Cirillo Victorious in $1,600 Mystery Bounty

From December 16-19, the $1,600 buy-in, $2M GTD Mystery Bounty attracted 3,715 runners over the course of three starting flights. That more than doubled the guarantee by creating a $5,386,750 prize pool. We already reported on the big $250,000 winners (congrats Dave McGowan), as well as Ren Lin winning $150,000 thanks to back-to-back envelope pulls. Read more about that here.

Here are some highlights from the bounty draws:

Watch Chicago’s Dave McGowan Pull $250K Bounty at WPT Wynn; Ren Lin Nabs $150K

David Peters Bests Farid Jattin to Win $5,200 Progressive Bounty

Back on December 17, the $5,200 buy-in, $250K GTD NLH Progressive Bounty saw 181 runners generate a $532,140 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 20 finishers, and some familiar names to cash but fall short of the final table were Igor Yaroshevskyy (11th – $11,711), Uri Reichenstein (15th – $9,142), Nick Schulman (17th – $8,168), and Elio Fox (18th – $7,391).

The final table was a stacked affair, so it was no surprise to see the title come down to two top-notch poker pros. Ultimately, it was David Peters defeating Farid Jattin in heads-up play to win the tournament for $147,916.

$5,200 PKO NLH Final Table Results

Dylan Linde Wins High Roller

On December 18, the $10,500 NLH High Roller had 144 entrants create a $1,440,000 prize pool, which was reserved for the top 15 finishers. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Justin Bonomo (11th – $34,128), Ryan Leng (13th – $29,880), and Patrick Bruel (14th – $26,467).

The final table was an international affair, though eventually it came down to two US-based pros in Dylan Linde and Cherish Andrews. The former, usually known as a Mixed Games player, wound up the victor and claimed a $434,304 first-place prize, the second-largest score of his career behind only the $1,631,468 he won for taking down the 2018 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic.

$10,500 High Roller Final Table Results

Cherish Andrews Finds Redemption; Has Strong Series

Speaking of Cherish Andrews, she didn’t have to wait long for redemption. The following day on December 19, the $1,100 buy-in, $200K GTD No-Limit Hold’em event attracted 736 entries and offered up a $721,280 prize pool.

The top 80 finishers got paid including Angela Jordison (13th – $9,797), Stan Jablonski (17th – $7,408), Dylan Collingwood (30th – $4,302), Josh Reichard (36th – $3,774), Rex Clinkscales (47th – $3,319), and Daniel Weinman (60th – $2,932).

Andrews, who the day before finished second in the High Roller for a career-high $259,200, this time found her way to the winner’s circle claiming the trophy and $131,912 top prize by defeating MSPT Hall of Famer Rob Wazwaz in heads-up play.

It proved a profitable WPT World Championship for Andrews, who in addition to the two big back-to-back scores, also won $78,045 three days prior thanks to a sixth-place finish in the $3,000 NLH tournament. All told, she won $469,157 over the course of five days!

$1,100 NLH Final Table Results

Ethan “Rampage” Yau Fades the Jinx and Wins WPT $25K High Roller

WPT Wynn Side Event Winners

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