Las Vegas already has its first big Argentine celebration of the summer. Luciano Macchiarelli
The Argentine surpassed a field of 855 entries and pocketed US$180,715 along with the trophy, in an event that distributed exactly US$1,000,000 in prizes within the prestigious festival organized by the Wynn Poker Room.
Macchiarelli arrived at Day 2 with a stack of 698,000 chips, ranked among the best in the tournament, ninth, when there were still 103 players left in the race. The leader at that time was Cody Wiegmann
In the final, Macchiarelli built a dominant stack at the final table and turned it into a victory. From the official Wynn Poker account, they highlighted how he controlled the tournament’s closing to claim the title.
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Luciano Macchiarelli built a dominant stack at the Wynn Summer Classic $11,000 $1M final table, and used it to secure the victory, defeating the field of 855 players to take the trophy and $180,715. Congratulations, Luciano!
Moreover, the victory is even more remarkable because Luciano is simultaneously competing in the World Series of Poker 2026. In fact, he also played Day 1A of the WSOP Event #1 US$550 Mini Mystery Millions, although he was eliminated before the payouts. Like many Argentine players at this time of year, the new champion takes advantage of the huge offer of side tournaments offered by the various casinos in Las Vegas during the World Series. He has the money for entries…
The Wynn Summer Classic runs from May 20 to July 13 and fully coincides with the WSOP. The series will feature dozens of events and multi-million guaranteed prizes, including the highly anticipated Wynn Summer Championship with a US$10,400 buy-in and US$10 million guaranteed.
Among other highlighted tournaments on the calendar are several million-dollar Mystery Bounty events, high buy-in PLO events, and turbo competitions with huge prize pools, consolidating the Wynn as one of the major poker epicenters in Las Vegas during the American summer.
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Wynn Summer Classic US$1,100 US$1M GTD
Buy-in: US$1,100
Entries: 855
Prize pool: US$1,000,000
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