Ryan Laplante Finally Captures Long-Awaited Wynn Trophy
The 2023 Wynn Millions kicked off on February 20 and is slated to run through March 19. While the $3,500 buy-in, $3 million GTD Wynn Millions Main Event is capturing the big headlines, there have been a series of side events playing over the past couple of weeks.
One of those tournaments was the $600 H.O.R.S.E., which drew 92 runners and awarded a $47,380 prize pool to the top 11 finishers. Two players to cash for $1,279 apiece but fall just short of the final table were Svetlana Gromenkova (10th place) and Ke Chen (11th place).
It was the 19th final table appearance in a Wynn tournament by poker pro Ryan Laplante, but amazingly he had never taken home a coveted trophy. That all changed when he closed out the tournament to the tune of $12,401 after a heads-up deal w/ Tony Phan, who claimed $12,400 in prize money.
Wynn Millions $600 H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Laplante | Las Vegas, NV | $12,401* |
| 2 | Tony Phan | Las Vegas, NV | $12,400* |
| 3 | Daniel Anton | Las Vegas, NV | $5,761 |
| 4 | Ryan Roeder | Missoula, MT | $3,970 |
| 5 | Lawrence Berg | Las Vegas, NV | $2,961 |
| 6 | Leonard August | North Bergen, NJ | $2,350 |
| 7 | Gail Sarett | Las Vegas, NV | $1,928 |
| 8 | Frank Menendez | Tampa, FL | $1,630 |
| 9 | Lindsay McDougal | Las Vegas, NV | $1,421 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.