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

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.

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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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