Andrew Moreno Wins Wynn Summer Classic: Summer Poker Tourneys Heat Up

The summer poker scene is heating up with major tournaments like the Wynn Summer Classic and WPT Venetian. The Wynn Summer Classic was the main tournament of the summer with a $10,000 buy-in and a $10 million guarantee, attracting 1,328 entries, with the first prize being $2 million. Andrew Moreno won the Wynn Summer Classic, earning $1,460,106.

Andrew Moreno's wife, former PokerNews journalist Kristy Arnett, revealed in a video blog that they had been struggling with infertility for five years. Kristy Arnett announced in May 2021 that she was finally pregnant, with the baby due in August 2021. Andrew Moreno's brother is the well-known poker blogger JohnnieVibes.

The WPT Venetian tournament had a $5,000 buy-in and a $3 million guarantee, attracting 1,199 entries. Chad Eveslage won the WPT Venetian tournament, his second major win in a row. Three women, Kitty Kuo, Daniela Rodriguez, and Cayna England, made it to the final 6-max table of the WPT Venetian tournament. Cayna England finished third in the WPT Venetian tournament, earning $450,000. Sergey Baranov finished 21st in the WPT Venetian tournament. Roman Afanasenko finished 26th in the WPT Venetian tournament. Pavel Veksler finished 47th in the Wynn Summer Classic. Valentin Shabelnik finished 17th in the Wynn Summer Classic.