Manuel Escalona
The Wynn Millions festival is concentrating a good part of the poker-related activity this season, with a very complete schedule of events with attractive guarantees ranging from US$10.000 to the US$2.000.000 of the Wynn Millions Championship with buy-in of US$3.500.
Escalona achieved his victory in the No-Limit Hold´em event with US$50.000 guaranteed that took place yesterday, Sunday, March 8, with a buy-in of US$500 and managed to gather a total of 171 entries, considerably exceeding its guarantee figure to reach around US$70.000 to be distributed among its most skilled participants.
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Manuel Escalona continues his evolution as a poker player by adding this international title to his resume
With active participation in the most prominent tournaments within the national circuit, as well as in the competitive online sector, Manuel has managed to climb levels gradually and extend his presence to international-caliber events such as the WSOP Europe at King´s Casino in Rozvadov and this event in Las Vegas, the world headquarters where the best live poker stages in the world are located.
Escalona holds 86th place in the list of Mexican players with the most earnings on The Hendon Mob, accumulating a total of US$90.623 in cashes in his relatively recent career that began recording numbers in January 2025. His most notable cash to date was achieved for his 5th place in the bracelet event €2.000 Monster Stack at the WSOPE 2025 in Rozvadov, securing a cash equivalent to US$52.900.
On this occasion, after overcoming a large initial disadvantage in the final heads-up, he managed to impose his game against a significantly smaller field, securing an iconic trophy from the venue, in addition to a reward that amounted to a very good US$18.548, which will undoubtedly keep him at the edge of the competition in this extensive North American series and giving a solid demonstration that to succeed in poker, you must never give up, even when the scenario looks completely unfavorable.
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