Tim West Bests Annette Obrestad For Wynn Classic Title

Tim West is the 2011 Wynn Classic Champion.

Several different events ran from March 2-24 inside the Wynn in Las Vegas, concluding with the $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship. A total of 212 players entered the event, down from 242 entrants in 2010, to create a prize pool of $1,028,200.

A number of top pros cashed in the main event, including David Woo (10th), Men Nguyen (11th), Billy Kopp (12th) and Phil Hellmuth (19th). The final table contained familiars such as West, Obrestad, Carter King, Matthew Waxman and Eric Froehlich.

Annette Obrestad

Here’s a look at the top 9 finishers:

1. Tim West — $318,738
2. Annette Obrestad — $215,922
3. Matthew Waxman — $120,814
4. Max Steinberg — $71,974
5. Eric Froehlich — $51,410
6. Vasili Lazarou — $41,128
7. Carter King — $30,846
8. Francisco Braga — $20,564
9. John Kim — $17,944

2010 Wynn Classic Championship Details:

Buy-in – $5,000
Entrants – 242
Prize Pool – $1,173,700
Top Prize – $363,844
Winner – Brandon Cantu bested Jared Jaffee heads up

Other notes from the 2011 Wynn Classic

Scott Montgomery took a third place finish ($16,141) in the $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, just days after winning the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event ($47,869).

Chad Brown won the $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event ($73,088) that took place just before the main event.

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