Latest Winners From Resorts World Las Vegas' Summer Poker Series

The 2024 Summer Poker Series at Resorts World Las Vegas has officially moved into its second month of action. The festival sports 82 events, with more than $900,000 in total guarantees between them. It runs from June 6 – July 22.

Take a look at the four previous weekly recaps of the action from the series below:

• Week 1 Recap
• Week 2 Recap
• Week 3 Recap
• Week 4 Recap

Event #43 – $15,000 Guaranteed $300 No-Limit Hold’em Event

Eleftherios Sinnos outlasted a field of 159 entries in event no. 43, a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em event. The event more than doubled its $15,000 guarantee, with $41,340 in total prize money paid out among the top 19 finishers.

Sinnos earned $7,513 as the champion. This was his second-largest score, trailing the $28,000 that the Cyprus resident earned for a sixth-place finish in a $1,100 buy-in event at the 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party.

William Hall, who won a $200 buy-in event and made two other final tables at the same price point earlier this series, finished runner-up for $6,662.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Eleftherios Sinnos	$7,513
2	William Hall	$6,662
3	Sangsang He	$6,019
4	Harold Roth	$5,412
5	Jeremie Poudrier	$2,356
6	Sebastien Soldati	$1,802
7	LJ Pai	$1,472
8	Taylor Jesse	$1,240
9	William Pridey	$1,067

Event #44 – $5,000 Guaranteed $200 No-Limit Hold’em Event

The next $5,000 guaranteed $200 buy-in event on the schedule attracted 117 entries by the end of registration, resulting in a final prize pool of nearly four times the size of the guarantee. The $19,305 was split amongst the top 12, with Jesus Ayala scoring the largest share at $3,741.

This was the 14th recorded score and first victory on Ayala’s tournament resume.

Mario De Souza made his second final table of the series, finishing seventh for $860.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Jesus Ayala	$3,741
2	Jacob Ikuma	$3,275
3	Kosaku Akashi	$2,901
4	Maxence Vercoustre	$2,626
5	Jingqi Shen	$1,775
6	Adam Greenlee	$1,013
7	Mario De Souza	$860
8	Michael Lin	$745
9	Lesley Barker	$650

Event #45 – $15,000 Guaranteed $300 No-Limit Hold’em Event

With 172 entries, event no. 45 nearly tripled its $15,000 guarantee to end with $44,720. Anthony Pathman secured the top payout of $12,074 after defeating Abraham Pfeffer heads-up.

This win came less than a month removed from Pathman’s largest live cash of $15,583 for finishing fifth in a $300 buy-in event at the PokerAtlas Tour bestbet St. Augustine stop.

Pfeffer earned $7,462 as the runner-up.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Anthony Pathman	$12,074
2	Abraham Pfeffer	$7,462
3	Lorenzo Lavis	$5,000
4	Marcus Bell	$3,488
5	Roberto Marinmartinez	$2,549
6	Volker Heinrich	$1,950
7	Kurt MacDonald	$1,592
8	Nicholas Carson	$1,342
9	James Vaughn	$1,154

Event #46 – $5,000 Guaranteed $200 No-Limit Hold’em Event

Jason Simmons recorded his first live tournament victory by topping a field of 137 entries in event no. 46. The strong turnout saw the $200 buy-in’s $5,000 guarantee more than quadrupled, with $22,605 paid out across the top 15 finishers.

Guillermo Garcia walked away with $3,659 as the runner-up. Martine Gomez finished seventh for a fourth cash of the series. Gomez added two more final-table showings after this one, bringing their total haul to $8,426 for the festival.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Jason Simmons	$4,652
2	Guillermo Garcia	$3,659
3	Alfie Orta	$3,255
4	Kalpesh Shah	$3,092
5	Deiter Prussing	$1,359
6	Bo Jin	$1,087
7	Martine Gomez	$894
8	Thomas Morgenstern	$750
9	Justin Wu	$644

Event #47 – $15,000 Guaranteed $300 No-Limit Hold’em Event

Paulo Macedo of Brazil beat out a massive field of 296 entries in event no. 47. The surge in attendance saw the $15,000 guarantee absolutely demolished.

The resulting $76,960 prize pool was paid out among the top 30 finishers, with five-figure paydays for the top three after an apparent deal brought the event to an end.

Marios Eracleous earned $12,171 as the runner-up, while Corey Dillon cashed for $11,072 as the third-place finisher.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Paulo Macedo	$13,000
2	Marios Eracleous	$12,171
3	Corey Dillon	$11,072
4	Suzan Samuels	$5,146
5	Andrew Yowler	$3,649
6	Johnny Brock	$2,863
7	Jacob Kosoff	$2,378
8	Michael Varnava	$2,032
9	Derrick Sutton	$1,753

Event #48 – $5,000 Guaranteed $200 No-Limit Hold’em Event

On the night before Independence Day, a total of 154 entries were made in event no. 48 to more than quintuple the $5,000 guarantee.

Peter Lee emerged victorious, capturing the title and the top prize of $6,000. This was Lee’s first live cash since making the money in the 2022 World Series of Poker $1,000 mystery bounty event. He now has more than $33,600 in career scores to his name.

James Charbonneau was awarded $4,220 as the runner-up finisher.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Peter Lee	$6,000
2	James Charbonneau	$4,220
3	Jianqi Shi	$3,721
4	Hugh Coley	$1,982
5	Mike Murphy	$1,448
6	Amir Assraf	$1,108
7	Dali Rojas	$905
8	Martine Gomez	$762
9	Yvonne Fuege	$656

Event #49 – $15,000 Guaranteed $300 No-Limit Hold’em Event

The $15,000 guarantee for event no. 49 was more than tripled, with 186 entries resulting in a final prize pool of $48,360.

Diogo Veves triumphed in the end, taking home $11,787 as the champion. This was the first recorded live score for Veves.

Lorna Oputu, Ran Tani, and Pere Tella all earned $5,200 after an apparent deal. John Allen finished sixth for $2,032. This was his 30th recorded score, bringing his lifetime haul to $128,657.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Diogo Veves	$11,787
2	Lorna Oputu	$5,200
3	Ran Tani	$5,200
4	Pere Tella	$5,200
5	Tim Woelk	$4,427
6	John Allen	$2,032
7	Ahmed Saeed	$1,621
8	Alexander Everson	$1,364
9	Valentin Antoine	$1,176

Event #50 – $5,000 Guaranteed $200 No-Limit Hold’em Event

Lynn Xia overcame a field of 119 entries in the $5,000 guaranteed $200 buy-in that ran on the 4th of July. Xia was awarded $5,737 as the winner.

Ric Cacho finished second for $3,557.

Howard Mazer, who won a $200 buy-in event earlier this series, finished sixth in this event for $1,030. Mazer now has $60,654 in overall earnings.

Xia now has $28,014 in total earnings across 14 cashes, with two outright victories.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Lynn Xia	$5,737
2	Ric Cacho	$3,557
3	Brent Vaalburg	$2,372
4	Corey Maples	$1,652
5	Robert Shearing	$1,244
6	Howard Mazer	$1,030
7	Christoph Peper	$875
8	Lisa Sawicki	$758
9	Marcos Rivera	$661

Event #51 – $15,000 Guaranteed $300 No-Limit Hold’em Event

Patrick Gunraj captured the 12th title of his career, outlasting a field of 187 entries to earn $9,851. The victory increased his lifetime earnings to $346,270.

Charles Leroi earned $9,000 as the runner-up. Mario De Souza secured $2,043 as the sixth-place finisher at his third final table of the series.

The top 21 finishers earned a share of the $48,620 prize pool.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Patrick Gunraj	$9,851
2	Charles Leroi	$9,000
3	Yvonne Fuege	$5,250
4	Justin Wu	$5,250
5	Taruna Jain	$2,636
6	Mario De Souza	$2,043
7	Rolf Weisshaupt	$1,629
8	Bo Nasr	$1,372
9	Meng Lee	$1,182

Event #52 – $5,000 Guaranteed $200 No-Limit Hold’em Event

A 109-entry turnout for event no. 52 resulted in a $17,895 prize pool split across 12 in-the-money finishers.

The largest chunk went to Casey Hayes, who earned $5,199 as the winner. This was Hayes’ 13th recorded tournament title. He now has more than $346,000 in earnings across 67 cashes.

His largest was a $30,820 payday earned for winning a $1,100 buy-in event at the 2015 L.A. Poker Classic.

Byoung Kim finished second for $3,315. This was the second runner-up showing of the festival for Kim.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Casey Hayes	$5,199
2	Byoung Kim	$3,315
3	Alberto Sabogali	$2,172
4	Mingzhe Li	$1,513
5	Julien Verdier	$1,140
6	Brett Lim	$944
7	Mike Murphy	$801
8	John Divecha	$694
9	Eric Kofer	$605

Event #53 – $15,000 Guaranteed $300 No-Limit Hold’em Event

With 198 entries, the prize pool ballooned to $51,480 for event no. 53. The top 21 finishers cashed, with Aaron Gardner earning $8,049 as the eventual champion.

This was the 16th cash and first title on Gardner’s tournament resume. The score grew his lifetime haul to over $52,200.

Eleftherios Sinnos, just a handful of days removed from a win in an earlier $300 buy-in event, placed fifth for $5,000.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Aaron Gardner	$8,049
2	Christian Echeverry	$5,658
3	Jae Sim	$5,112
4	Daniel Kleinberg	$5,042
5	Eleftherios Sinnos	$5,000
6	David Lawshe	$4,616
7	Nicholas Pasto	$4,278
8	Maria Krebs	$1,452
9	Ryuichi Hamawaki	$1,251

Event #54 – $5,000 Guaranteed $200 No-Limit Hold’em Event

Ryan Heitzman triumphed over a field of 108 entries in event no. 54 to earn $4,030 and his first career tournament title.

Mariusz Oledzki was awarded $3,315 as the runner-up finisher.

Florida’s Nikhil Sunku finished fifth for $1,129. This was his 22nd recorded score of Sunku, who recently finished third in the RunGood Poker Series main event at bestbet Jacksonville for $51,429.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Ryan Heitzman	$4,030
2	Mariusz Oledzki	$3,315
3	Frank Robotka	$2,869
4	Mike Murphy	$1,873
5	Nikhil Sunku	$1,129
6	Zuluag Rodriguez	$935
7	Anthony Beckerle	$794
8	Yechan Hwang	$688
9	Martine Gomez	$600

Event #55 – $15,000 Guaranteed $300 No-Limit Hold’em Event

The $15,000 guarantee was nearly doubled in event no. 55, with 114 entries building a prize pool of $29,640.

John McMahon came away with $6,295 for the win, growing his total earnings to over $75,500 in the process.

Runner-up Eric Fisher cashed for $5,887.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	John Mcmahon	$6,295
2	Eric Fisher	$5,887
3	Linda Swears	$5,429
4	Melissa Bartelme	$2,494
5	Dennis Brady	$1,878
6	Thomas Matteucci	$1,555
7	Mike Murphy	$1,320
8	Michael Jouaneh	$1,144
9	Christian Calcano	$998

Event #56 – $5,000 Guaranteed $200 No-Limit Hold’em Event

Uwe Geiermann bested a 92-entry field in the next $200 buy-in event on the agenda, earning $3,443 after an apparent heads-up deal with Aramis Bonzini.

Ryan Heitzman, one day removed from his win in event no. 54, finished fourth for $1,277 in this event.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Uwe Geiermann	$3,443
2	Aramis Bonzini	$3,443
3	John Liberatore	$1,833
4	Ryan Heitzman	$1,277
5	Curt Tonk	$962
6	Carla Strasburger	$796
7	Chad Jurgens	$676
8	Fraser Mackenzie	$586
9	Michael Toth	$511

Event #57 – $15,000 Guaranteed $300 No-Limit Hold’em Event

The final $15,000 guaranteed event in this recap saw 94 entries made by the end of registration. The $24,440 prize pool was paid out across the top 12 finishers, with Ryan Darby securing the title and $4,587.

This was the 10th title and 39th cash of Darby’s career. The Las Vegas resident now has $152,889 in total earnings.

Richard Ochs took home $4,425 as the runner-up.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Ryan Darby	$4,587
2	Richard Ochs	$4,425
3	Timothy Robl	$3,787
4	Walt Asatoorian	$1,549
5	Karim Martinez	$1,089
6	Linda Martz	$944
7	Nicolas Papy	$823
8	Christopher Schubert	$726

Event #58 – $5,000 Guaranteed $200 No-Limit Hold’em Event

Jerson Seemund outlasted 86 entries in event no. 58, earning $4,071 as the champion.

Barry Weprin, who finished sixth for $823, grew his career earnings to over $176,000 thanks to this, his 42nd career in-the-money finish.

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Jerson Seemund	$4,071
2	Marvin Thiele	$2,300
3	Oran Band	$1,700
4	Julien Verdier	$1,500
5	Ashraf Dighlawi	$1,500
6	Barry Weprin	$823
7	Darcie McCloud	$710
8	Adam Greenlee	$624
9	Francisco Massolatavaresfilho	$562

Property photo credit: PokerStars / Jamie Thomson. Winner photos via Resorts World Poker Room X account.

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