Wynn Millions: Mother & Son Book Wins on Same Night; Female POY Finds Gold

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The third annual Wynn Millions festival in Las Vegas went off without a hitch this month and awarded plenty of big winners, including Main Event champion Michael Rossitto ($604,637). Another of the big winners was California’s Nikhil Gera, who got through a field of 885 runners in $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em $500K GTD earlier this week for $131,665.

Poker tournament run-good must run in the family as a few hundred miles away, Gera’s mother, Manju Gera, was being crowned the winner of a $100,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty event at the Gardens Casino in Los Angeles.

Also among the latest Wynn Millions winners is 2022 GPI Female Player of the Year Cherish Andrews, who shipped the $100,000 guaranteed $400 No-Limit Hold’em event for $42,230.

Read about Michael Rossitto’s victory in the Wynn Millions Main Event!

Like Mother, Like Son

Nikhil Gera was grinding through a field that included heavyweights like Dylan Linde (84th – $2,502), Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland (61st – $3,413), Brock Wilson (37th – $4,385), Jesse Lonis (25th – $5,698) and Kristen Foxen (10th – $13,272), Manju Gera was building up a stack and picking up bounties at Gardens Casino.

Nikhil Gera
Nikhil Gera

Those at the final table of the $1,100 event at the Wynn included Chino Rheem (5h – $35,454), Darren Rabinowitz (4th – $64,855) and Nick Pupillo (3rd – $64,855), but it was Mark Seif who got heads-up against Gera before bowing out in second for $110,000.

A two-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner, Nikhil Gera has racked up $1.9 million in live earnings since recording his first Hendon Mob cash in 2006, while Manju Gera had $153,400 in live earnings headed into her recent victory.

Wynn Millions $1,000 NLH $500K GTD Final Table Results

  PLACE PLAYER COUNTRY PRIZE (IN USD)
  1 Nikhil Gera United States $131,665
  2 Mark Seif United States $110,000
  3 Nick Pupillo United States $64,855
  4 Darren Rabinowitz United States $48,109
  5 Chino Rheem United States $35,454
  6 Joshua Melton United States $27,642
  7 Ankit Ahuja India $22,234
  8 Toko Luu United States $18,457
  9 David Cabrera Polop Spain $15,561

Cherish Andrews Continues to Crush

2022 GPI Female Player of the Year Cherish Andrews ended last year with 2,458.72 points, in large part due to consecutive deep runs at the WPT World Championship at the Wynn, first finishing second in the $10,000 High Roller for $259,200 and then taking down a $1,000 event for $131,912.

Andrews is already off to a hot 2023 inside the Wynn as she got through a field of 671 runners — including Ryan Leng (44th – $1,221) Patrick Truong (13th – $3,183) and Ben Palmer (9th – $4,349) — to win $42,230.

Earlier this month, Andrews accepted her Female POY award at the Global Poker Awards in Las Vegas and spoke about her decision to pursue tournament poker full-time in late 2021. Now just a few weeks later, Andrews has another trophy to add to her shelf.

Wynn Millions $400 NLH $100K GTD Final Table Results

  PLACE PLAYER COUNTRY PRIZE (IN USD)
  1 Cherish Andrews United States $42,230
  2 Ngoc Hoang Czech Republic $27,617
  3 Brian Schaniel United States $19,234
  4 Alexis Shankle United States $13,552
  5 Kenny Lay United States $10,015
  6 Leonard August United States $7,757
  7 John Hoang United States $6,229
  8 Francis Anderson United States $5,165
  9 Ben Palmer United States $4,349

Brandon Eisen Wins $2,200 NLH $1.5M GTD for $260,264

Brandon Eisen
Brandon Eisen

Another major winner at the Wynn Millions festival was Hawaii’s Brandon Eisen, who took down the $1.5 million guaranteed $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em event for $260,264 after a deal with Calvin Anderson, who took home slightly less, $259,490.

Those at the final table included Jake Schwartz (5th – $73,807) and Christina Gollins (6th – $57,467), while others who ran deep included Brett Apter (22nd $13,604), Tuan Phan (20th – $15,577) and Gollins’ counterpart Elvis Toomas (32nd – $10,459).

Eisen added to his $2.3 million in live earnings and extended his lead on Hawaii’s all-time money list.

Wynn Millions $2,200 NLH $1.5M GTD Final Table Results

  PLACE PLAYER COUNTRY PRIZE (IN USD)
  1 Brandon Eisen United States $260,264
  2 Calvin Anderson United States $259,490
  3 Dorian Alejandro Rios Pavon Venezuela $141,734
  4 Javier Zapatero Spain $100,246
  5 Jake Schwartz United States $73,807
  6 Christina Gollins United States $57,467
  7 Jason Sagle Canada $46,267
  8 Anthony Dalpra Canada $38,372

Earlier winners at the Wynn Millions festival included Ryan Laplante ($600 H.O.R.S.E. $30K GTD – $12,401), Joseph Cheong ($600 NLH $200K GTD – $74,670) and Michael Wang ($10,500 PGT High Roller – $308,016).

A full list of winners at Wynn Millions is available in the table below.

2023 Wynn Millions Winners

Date Tournament Entries Prize Pool Winner Hometown/Country Prize
Feb. 20 $500 NLH $50K GTD 290 $124,700 Maher al Mouselly Calgary, Canada $30,228
Feb. 21 $600 H.O.R.S.E. $30K GTD 92 $47,380 Ryan Laplante Las Vegas, NV $12,401
Feb. 21-23 $600 NLH $200K GTD 805 $414,575 Joseph Cheong Las Vegas, NV $74,670
Feb. 24 $400 PLO Turbo $20K GTD 129 $43,860 Pete Rocha Victoria, TX $10,965
Feb. 26 $400 NLH $40K GTD 325 $110,500 Brian Hughes Las Vegas, NV $21,271
Feb. 23-26 $1,600 Mystery Bounty 1,270 $2,463,800 Ryan Wolfson Westbury, NY $130,080
Feb. 27-28 $1,100 Seniors NLH $100K GTD 240 $232,800 Peter Costa Las Vegas, NV $44,179
Feb. 28 $400 NLH $40K GTD 296 $100,640 Patrick Hackenburg Manhattan, KS $24,395
Feb. 28-March 1 $1,100 HORSE $50K GTD 115 $111,550 Jon Breneman Woodbury, MN $35,122
1-March $3,000 NLH 6-Max $200K GTD 184 $506,000 Vikenty Shegal Las Vegas, NV $112,007
1-March $1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B $50K GTD 98 $95,060 “Miami” John Cernuto Las Vegas, NV $25,851
2-March $3,000 NLH Progressive Bounty $200K GTD 148 $407,000 Michael Gathy Belgium $62,368
6-March $10,500 PGT High Roller 92 $920,000 Taylor Wilson Wheeling, WV $304,704
7-March $10,500 PGT High Roller 93 $930,000 Michael Wang Las Vegas, NV $308,016
8-March $10,500 PGT PLO High Roller 77 $77,000 Eugene Lee Jersey City, NJ $280,918
March 3-11 $3,500 Wynn Millions Championship 1,314 $4,171,950 Michael Rossitto Italy $604,637
March 9-10 $3,000 NLH $500K GTD 245 $670,075 Giorgii Skhulukhiia Russia $124,300
13-March $400 Ladies NLH $20K GTD 95 $32,300 Nhi Nguyen Lowell, MA $9,003
March 10-13 $2,200 NLH $1.5M GTD 918 $1,836,000 Brandon Eisen Las Vegas, NV $260,264
March 13-15 $400 NLH $100K GTD 671 $228,140 Cherish Andrews Las Vegas, NV $42,230
14-March $400 Omaha 8 or Better $20K GTD 84 $28,560 Jay Adam Kerbel California $7,515
March 16-19 $1,000 NLH $500K GTD 885 $858,450 Nikhil Gera Diamond Bar, CA $131,665
19-March $500 NLH $50K GTD 167 $71,810 David Westbrook Sachse, TX $15,618

Photos courtesy Wynn & Kris Kneale via Twitter

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