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Wynn Millions: Mother & Son Book Wins on Same Night; Female POY Finds Gold

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The third annual Wynn Millions festival in Las Vegas went off without a hitch this month and awarded plenty of big winners, including Main Event champion Michael Rossitto ($604,637). Another of the big winners was California's Nikhil Gera, who got through a field of 885 runners in $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em $500K GTD earlier this week for $131,665.

Poker tournament run-good must run in the family as a few hundred miles away, Gera's mother, Manju Gera, was being crowned the winner of a $100,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty event at the Gardens Casino in Los Angeles.

Also among the latest Wynn Millions winners is 2022 GPI Female Player of the Year Cherish Andrews, who shipped the $100,000 guaranteed $400 No-Limit Hold'em event for $42,230.

Read about Michael Rossitto's victory in the Wynn Millions Main Event!

Like Mother, Like Son

Nikhil Gera was grinding through a field that included heavyweights like Dylan Linde (84th - $2,502), Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland (61st - $3,413), Brock Wilson (37th - $4,385), Jesse Lonis (25th - $5,698) and Kristen Foxen (10th - $13,272), Manju Gera was building up a stack and picking up bounties at Gardens Casino.

Nikhil Gera
Nikhil Gera

Those at the final table of the $1,100 event at the Wynn included Chino Rheem (5h - $35,454), Darren Rabinowitz (4th - $64,855) and Nick Pupillo (3rd - $64,855), but it was Mark Seif who got heads-up against Gera before bowing out in second for $110,000.

A two-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner, Nikhil Gera has racked up $1.9 million in live earnings since recording his first Hendon Mob cash in 2006, while Manju Gera had $153,400 in live earnings headed into her recent victory.

Wynn Millions $1,000 NLH $500K GTD Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERCOUNTRYPRIZE (IN USD)
 1Nikhil GeraUnited States$131,665
 2Mark SeifUnited States$110,000
 3Nick PupilloUnited States$64,855
 4Darren RabinowitzUnited States$48,109
 5Chino RheemUnited States$35,454
 6Joshua MeltonUnited States$27,642
 7Ankit AhujaIndia$22,234
 8Toko LuuUnited States$18,457
 9David Cabrera PolopSpain$15,561

Cherish Andrews Continues to Crush

2022 GPI Female Player of the Year Cherish Andrews ended last year with 2,458.72 points, in large part due to consecutive deep runs at the WPT World Championship at the Wynn, first finishing second in the $10,000 High Roller for $259,200 and then taking down a $1,000 event for $131,912.

Andrews is already off to a hot 2023 inside the Wynn as she got through a field of 671 runners �� including Ryan Leng (44th - $1,221) Patrick Truong (13th - $3,183) and Ben Palmer (9th - $4,349) �� to win $42,230.

Earlier this month, Andrews accepted her Female POY award at the Global Poker Awards in Las Vegas and spoke about her decision to pursue tournament poker full-time in late 2021. Now just a few weeks later, Andrews has another trophy to add to her shelf.

Wynn Millions $400 NLH $100K GTD Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERCOUNTRYPRIZE (IN USD)
 1Cherish AndrewsUnited States$42,230
 2Ngoc HoangCzech Republic$27,617
 3Brian SchanielUnited States$19,234
 4Alexis ShankleUnited States$13,552
 5Kenny LayUnited States$10,015
 6Leonard AugustUnited States$7,757
 7John HoangUnited States$6,229
 8Francis AndersonUnited States$5,165
 9Ben PalmerUnited States$4,349

Brandon Eisen Wins $2,200 NLH $1.5M GTD for $260,264

Brandon Eisen
Brandon Eisen

Another major winner at the Wynn Millions festival was Hawaii's Brandon Eisen, who took down the $1.5 million guaranteed $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em event for $260,264 after a deal with Calvin Anderson, who took home slightly less, $259,490.

Those at the final table included Jake Schwartz (5th - $73,807) and Christina Gollins (6th - $57,467), while others who ran deep included Brett Apter (22nd $13,604), Tuan Phan (20th - $15,577) and Gollins' counterpart Elvis Toomas (32nd - $10,459).

Eisen added to his $2.3 million in live earnings and extended his lead on Hawaii's all-time money list.

Wynn Millions $2,200 NLH $1.5M GTD Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERCOUNTRYPRIZE (IN USD)
 1Brandon EisenUnited States$260,264
 2Calvin AndersonUnited States$259,490
 3Dorian Alejandro Rios PavonVenezuela$141,734
 4Javier ZapateroSpain$100,246
 5Jake SchwartzUnited States$73,807
 6Christina GollinsUnited States$57,467
 7Jason SagleCanada$46,267
 8Anthony DalpraCanada$38,372

Earlier winners at the Wynn Millions festival included Ryan Laplante ($600 H.O.R.S.E. $30K GTD - $12,401), Joseph Cheong ($600 NLH $200K GTD - $74,670) and Michael Wang ($10,500 PGT High Roller - $308,016).

A full list of winners at Wynn Millions is available in the table below.

2023 Wynn Millions Winners

DateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerHometown/CountryPrize
Feb. 20$500 NLH $50K GTD290$124,700Maher al MousellyCalgary, Canada$30,228
Feb. 21$600 H.O.R.S.E. $30K GTD92$47,380Ryan LaplanteLas Vegas, NV$12,401
Feb. 21-23$600 NLH $200K GTD805$414,575Joseph CheongLas Vegas, NV$74,670
Feb. 24$400 PLO Turbo $20K GTD129$43,860Pete RochaVictoria, TX$10,965
Feb. 26$400 NLH $40K GTD325$110,500Brian HughesLas Vegas, NV$21,271
Feb. 23-26$1,600 Mystery Bounty1,270$2,463,800Ryan WolfsonWestbury, NY$130,080
Feb. 27-28$1,100 Seniors NLH $100K GTD240$232,800Peter CostaLas Vegas, NV$44,179
Feb. 28$400 NLH $40K GTD296$100,640Patrick HackenburgManhattan, KS$24,395
Feb. 28-March 1$1,100 HORSE $50K GTD115$111,550Jon BrenemanWoodbury, MN$35,122
1-March$3,000 NLH 6-Max $200K GTD184$506,000Vikenty ShegalLas Vegas, NV$112,007
1-March$1,100 Limit Omaha 8/B $50K GTD98$95,060"Miami" John CernutoLas Vegas, NV$25,851
2-March$3,000 NLH Progressive Bounty $200K GTD148$407,000Michael GathyBelgium$62,368
6-March$10,500 PGT High Roller92$920,000Taylor WilsonWheeling, WV$304,704
7-March$10,500 PGT High Roller93$930,000Michael WangLas Vegas, NV$308,016
8-March$10,500 PGT PLO High Roller77$77,000[Removed:461]Jersey City, NJ$280,918
March 3-11$3,500 Wynn Millions Championship1,314$4,171,950Michael RossittoItaly$604,637
March 9-10$3,000 NLH $500K GTD245$670,075Giorgii SkhulukhiiaRussia$124,300
13-March$400 Ladies NLH $20K GTD95$32,300Nhi NguyenLowell, MA$9,003
March 10-13$2,200 NLH $1.5M GTD918$1,836,000Brandon EisenLas Vegas, NV$260,264
March 13-15$400 NLH $100K GTD671$228,140Cherish AndrewsLas Vegas, NV$42,230
14-March$400 Omaha 8 or Better $20K GTD84$28,560Jay Adam KerbelCalifornia$7,515
March 16-19$1,000 NLH $500K GTD885$858,450Nikhil GeraDiamond Bar, CA$131,665
19-March$500 NLH $50K GTD167$71,810David WestbrookSachse, TX$15,618

Photos courtesy Wynn & Kris Kneale via Twitter

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