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Results of Wynn $100,000 Freeroll Poker Tournament

Wynn Las Vegas Experiences Record Poker Room Participation in September

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The Wynn Las Vegas hosted its much-anticipated promotional Freeroll Poker Tournament on Thursday, Oct. 5, with 430 qualifyingWynn Freeroll Poker Tournament Qualifiers participants competing for a $100,000 prizepool.

Wynn Players Club members were the first to receive Freeroll Poker Tournament promotional invitations in the mail, while visual media and daily announcements reminded poker room patrons of the upcoming event.

The promotion was a success, as Wynn poker room traffic increased significantly during the month of September, with amateur and professional poker players dedicating themselves to attaining the minimum Wynn Freeroll Poker Tournament Trophygoal of 50 hours of live play to qualify. Players simply scanned their Players Club cards over the 30-day period as they seated themselves at various ring games. Wynn poker room staff kept their players up to date after clocking out. Wynn followed that up by officially notifying Freeroll Poker Tournament qualifiers through direct mail responses.

The promotion was a success, as nearly 500 players made the cut and over 400 returned on Thursday and Friday toWynn Freeroll Tournament Director David Eglgeder and Staff participate.

"We are very pleased with the turnout," said Wynn Freeroll Poker Tournament director David Eglgeder. "This is an excellent way to express our gratitude towards our players."

The event was so large it had to be housed in the ballroom area of the convention center, yet the massive dedicated 30-table space was still unable to satisfy demand, forcing the tournament to be divided into two separate flights over two days.

Flight 1 began at noon on Thursday with 25 players finishing close to the 7 p.m. starting time of flight 2. Flight 2 continued throughout the night. The remaining 50 players returned on Friday and drew for their seats. All were guaranteed a piece of the $100,000 prizepool.

Sonny Tran Wins Wynn Freeroll Poker TournamentThe final table of the Wynn Freeroll Poker Tournament included Sonny Tran, Judy Na, Brick Verser, Joseph Petersen, Gary Blackman, Robert Morgan, Paul Russo, Tyrone Wilson, Leffert Peeters, and Al Ruck.

In the end it was Sonny Tran who took home $14,000 in first-prize money and the elegant Wynn Freeroll Championship trophy.

Below are the official results:

Place Name

1st Sonny Tran
2nd Judy Na
3rd Brick Verser
4th Joseph Petersen
5th Gary Blackman
6th Robert Morgan
7th Paul Russo
8th Tyrone Wilson
9th Leffert Peeters
10th Al Ruck
11th James Cornell
12th Craig Schlesinger
13th Bende Lagua
14th John Lauricella
15th Cristian Avendanobarrerra
16th Prasert Jankrajang
17th Vincent Stella
18th Penelope Schricker
19th Ron Bernstein
20th Mark Freitas
21st Arsenio DeGuzman
22nd Don Geiger
23rd Sam Hong
24th Morris Berry
25th Edson Pap
26th Chris Amaral
27th Barry Blufer
28th Stuart Madison
29th Leong Khong
30th Beth Yarbrough
31st Steve Ladowski
32nd Asa Moore
33rd Jeff Melanson
34th Rolly Mylius
35th Jason Faircloth
36th Emir Audiobasic
37th Anna Sairrino
38th Chris Siegert
39th Robert McClintock
40th Bill Losch
41st Willie Bennett
42nd Jim Bates
43rd Stephen Amatucci
44th Arthur Kargen
45th Paul Rotstein
46th Joseph Ribaudo
47th Stuart Abram
48th Brian Sullivan
49th Charles Wang
50th Max Killingsworth

Winnings

$14,000
$11,000
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$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$900
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Card Player extends hearty congratulations to the Wynn for hosting another outstanding event, and the poker players who made it possible.