Brock Wilson, Aram Zobian and Sam Soverel Capture Wynn High Roller TitlesThe Three $10,000 Buy-In No-Limit Hold'Em Tournaments Ran Dec. 10-12 |
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Three $10,000 buy-in events were held from Dec. 10-12 as part of the 2020 Wynn High Rollers series, with several big names securing cashes in the high-stakes tournaments.
The first tournament of the weekend took place on Dec. 10. The event attracted a field of 27 entries, building a prize pool of $270,000 that was paid out among the top four finishers. Brock Wilson pictured above, left) emerged victorious with the title and the top prize of $124,200. This was Wilson’s second cash of the series, having notched a fifth-place finish in event no. 3 for $45,600.
Alex Foxen took home $75,600 and 150 Card Player Player of the Year points as the runner-up in this event. This was Foxen’s eighth final-table finish of the year, and it was enough to see him climb into 7th place in the 2020 POY race, which is sponsored by Global Poker.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:
Place | Name | Earnings | POY Points |
1 | Brock Wilson | $124,200 | 180 |
2 | Alex Foxen | $75,600 | 150 |
3 | Almedin Imsirovic | $43,200 | 120 |
4 | Aram Zobian | $27,000 | 90 |
Event no. 6 drew 18 players to build a $180,000 prize pool. Aram Zobian (pictured above, center) backed up his fourth-place finish in the previous event by coming out on top this time around. Zobian was awarded $97,200 as the champion of this event. The 2018 World Series of Poker main event sixth-place finisher now has more than $2.8 million in recorded tournament earnings.
Chris Brewer secured his second top-three finish of the series by placing third for $28,800. The event did not create a large enough prize pool to qualify for POY points.
Here is a look at the payouts awarded at the final table:
Place | Name | Earnings |
1 | Aram Zobian | $97,200 |
2 | Sean Perry | $54,000 |
3 | Christopher Brewer | $28,800 |
The final event of the weekend attracted 17 entries, with the $170 prize pool being paid out among the top three finishers. WSOP bracelet winner Sam Soverel (pictured above, right) came out on top in the end, defeating Chad Eveslage heads-up to secure the title and $91,800.
Brock Wilson finished third for his third cash of the series, adding $27,200 to his resume to bring his career tournament earnings to $2,385,027.
Here is a look at the payouts awarded at the final table:
Place | Name | Earnings |
1 | Sam Soverel | $91,800 |
2 | Chad Eveslage | $51,000 |
3 | Brock Wilson | $27,200 |