Landon Tice’s summer crossbook with Jeremy Becker may not yet be underway, but the “child of the sim” is already heating up. On Wednesday, Tice took down a 2024 Wynn Millions Poker Series $400 buy-in event for $32,025 and his first Wynn trophy.
The victory for Tice, who topped a 512-player field after coming into Day 2 with 20 big blinds, shows that he means business in his upcoming high-stakes bet with Becker, which was set up by Daniel Negreanu and stipulates that both players crossbook 25 mutually played events between May 28 and July 1.
Tice took a bit of a shot at Becker in his winner’s photo, giving a yawn while holding up Becker’s trademark three-five offsuit.
But Tice has some catching up to do. The victory marked his first live victory since November 2020, when he took down the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event for $201,529. Since then, Becker has won 38 live tournaments, according to The Hendon Mob.
The festival is in full swing at Wynn Las Vegas with more than $8 million in guaranteed prize pools from Feb. 19-March 24. It will culminate with the $3,500 buy-in Wynn Millions Championship, has already awarded several trophies and five-figure prizes.
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The biggest score of the series so far went to a familiar face in Eric Baldwin, who topped a field of 1,085 runners in a $600 No Limit Hold’em event for $96,909 as the Vegas-based grinder added to his $8.4 million in live earnings.
The final table included fellow 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.
Wynn Millions $600 NLH Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Baldwin | Las Vegas, NV | $96,909 | |
| 2 | Paul Taylor | Concord, NC | $63,335 | |
| 3 | Aaron Massey | Las Vegas, NV | $48,713 | |
| 4 | Tyler Montoya | Las Vegas, NV | $36,620 | |
| 5 | Maurice Paola | Henderson, NV | $28,510 | |
| 6 | Sergio Soto Cruz | Jurupa Valley, CA | $22,083 | |
| 7 | Kevin Theodore | Las Vegas, NV | $16,933 | |
| 8 | Jay Fredricksen | Las Vegas, NV | $12,772 | |
| 9 | David Larson | Las Vegas, NV | $9,237 |
Baldwin, a two-time bracelet winner best known for a runner-up finish in the 2010 World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Star World Poker Classic for $1 million, received love on social media from a few notable players, including 2021 Wynn Millions champion Andrew Moreno and the Wynn daily assassin himself.
Another player to land a decent Wynn Millions score was New York’s Myles Mullaly, who got through a field of 714 players in a $600 No Limit Hold’em event for $66,856. The young grinder had his first-ever live cash at last year’s Wynn Signature Series and followed it up with a sixth-place finish in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Millionaire Maker for $287,522.
Meanwhile, the Ladies Event trophy went to California’s Qing Lu as she defeated the 85-runner field for $8,573 in the $400 buy-in event.
Some other players to pick up trophies in the first week of Wynn Millions action include Las Vegas’ Stephen Sola ($500 No Limit Hold’em – $23,159) and Hani Awad ($400 HORSE – $12,120), Israel’s Samuel Camhi ($200 NLH Turbo – $5,032) and Spain’s David Perez ($200 NLH Turbo – $4,730).
There’s still plenty of action to come, including the $3 million guaranteed Wynn Millions Championship that gets underway on March 7 and the $1.5 million guaranteed Mystery Bounty event starting on March 14, both of which will be live reported by PokerNews.
A list of Wynn Millions winners so far is available in the table below.
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2024 Wynn Millions Winners So Far
| DATE | EVENT | BUY-IN | ENTRANTS | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/19 | No Limit Hold’em | $500 | 230 | $98,900 | Stephen Sola | San Pedro, CA | $23,159 | |
| 2/19 | NLH Turbo | $200 | 114 | $27,042 | Jason Olenak | Las Vegas, NV | $5,500 | |
| 2/20 | No Limit Hold’em | $600 | 714 | $367,710 | Myles Mullaly | Rye, NY | $66,856 | |
| 2/20 | HORSE | $400 | 134 | $44,890 | Hani Awad | Las Vegas, NV | $12,120 | |
| 2/21 | Limit Omaha 8 | $400 | 100 | $33,500 | Nicolas Milgrom | Las Vegas, NV | $9,510 | |
| 2/22 | No Limit Hold’em | $600 | 1,085 | $558,775 | Eric Baldwin | Las Vegas, NV | $96,909 | |
| 2/22 | NLH Turbo | $200 | 73 | $17,299 | Nikko Laochua | Las Vegas, NV | $5,405 | |
| 2/23 | PLO Turbo | $400 | 100 | $34,000 | Martin Reider | New York, NY | $9,652 | |
| 2/24 | Ladies NLH | $400 | 85 | $28,900 | Qing Lu | Walnut, CA | $8,573 | |
| 2/24 | NLH Turbo | $200 | 94 | $22,882 | Christopher Rosenberger | San Francisco, CA | $6,791 | |
| 2/25 | No Limit Hold’em | $400 | 126 | $42,840 | Briahn Smith | Henderson, NV | $11,781 | |
| 2/25 | NLH Turbo | $200 | 63 | $15,849 | Samuel Camhi | Israel | $5,032 | |
| 2/26 | NLH Turbo | $200 | 59 | $14,207 | David Perez | Spain | $4,730 | |
| 02/27 | No Limit Hold’em | $400 | 512 | TBD | Landon Tice | Las Vegas, NV | $32,025 | |
| 02/27 | NLH Turbo | $200 | TBD | TBD | Aristides Montero | N/A | $5,478 |
*Images courtesy Wynn Las Vegas