Taylor Von Kriegenbergh & Kurt Jewell Among Big Winners at Wynn Fall Classic

Taylor Von Kriegenbergh & Kurt Jewell Among Big Winners at Wynn Fall Classic
2022 Wynn Fall Classic

From October 3-30, Wynn Las Vegas played host to their annual Fall Classic, an 18-event series with more than $4.8 million in guaranteed prize pools. All told, the festival catered to a combined 6,987 entries and awarded $6,643,030 in prize money.

Some well-known poker players captured titles during the 2022 Wynn Fall Classic including Stephen Foutty ($600 NLH $250K GTD for $70,000), Stephen Song ($5,200 NLH Progressive Bounty for $85,995), and Amirmohsen Hamzehali ($1,600 NLH Mystery Bounty for $140,462).

Here’s a look at some other big winners from the 2022 Wynn Fall Classic.

Taylor Von Kriegenbergh Wins Championship

Taylor Von Kriegenbergh
Taylor Von Kriegenbergh

The 2022 Fall Classic is headlined by the $3,000 No Limit Hold’em Championship, featuring a $1,500,000 guarantee. The tournament attracted 684 runners which surpassed the guarantee by offering up a $1,881,000 prize pool to the top 71 finishers.

Some familiar names to earn a cash but fall short of the final table were Turbo Nguyen (10th – $30,575), JJ Liu (18th – $17,256), Cliff Josephy (22nd – $15,071), Kathy Liebert (24th – $13,163), Nick Schulman (27th – $13,163), Asher Conniff (37th – $10,066), and Dan Smith (56th – $7,780).

The final table had some heavy hitters including Spencer Champlin (9th – $35,856), Chance Kornuth (7th – $51,359), Nick Pupillo (5th – $82,576), and Alex Foxen (3rd – $158,587). Ultimately, Taylor Von Kriegenbergh defeated Scott Eskanazi in heads-up play to win the title and $356,427 top prize.

It marked the second-largest score of Von Kriegenbergh’s career according to the Hendon Mob behind only the $1.1 million he claimed after taking down the 2011 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Championship.

2022 Wynn Fall Classic Main Event Final Table Results

Place Player Hometown Prize
1 Taylor Von Kriegenbergh New York, NY $356,427
2 Scott Eskanazi Mercer Island, WA $233,600
3 Alex Foxen Huntington, NY $158,587
4 Sara Ralston Las Vegas, NV $111,731
5 Nick Pupillo Gilbert, AZ $82,576
6 Daniel Kirseth Canada $63,954
7 Chance Kornuth Las Vegas, NV $51,359
8 Michael Lang Waukee, IA $42,586
9 Spencer Champlin Maine $35,856

Kurt Jewell Extends Lead Atop Kentucky’s All-Time Money List

Kurt Jewell
Kurt Jewell

From October 13-17, the $1,600 NLH $1M GTD tournament took place. With 1,060 entries, a $1,537,000 prize pool was up for grabs. That was paid out to the top 107 finishers including Ashery Conniff (12th – $19,443), Elvis Toomas (17th – $14,625), Ethan “Rampage” Yau (29th – $8,569), Tristan Wade (42nd – $7,550), and Brandon Cantu (47th – $6,675).

Inaugural Wynn Millions champ Andrew Moreno found himself at yet another final table, though bowed out first in ninth place for $26,529. Others to make the final table were Mitchell Halverson (7th – $37,964) and Phillip Shing (5th – $60,558).

The title came down to two establish pros in Kentucky’s Kurt Jewell and two-time bracelet winner Eric Baldwin. The latter wound up finishing in second place for $169,886 while Jewell claimed a $257,922 top prize, the biggest score of his career that brought him to nearly $2 million in lifetime earnings according to the Hendon Mob. It also extended his lead atop Kentucky’s all-time money list.

$1,600 NLH $1M GTD Final Table Results

Place Player Hometown Prize
1 Kurt Jewell Frankfort, KY $257,922
2 Eric Baldwin Las Vegas, NV $169,886
3 Rubin Chappell Los Angeles, CA $116,044
4 Bradley Hinson Las Vegas, NV $82,230
5 Philip Shing Las Vegas, NV $60,558
6 Edward Pak Los Angeles, CA $47,186
7 Mitchell Halverson Las Vegas, NV $37,964
8 Shaun Milmot New York $31,462
9 Andrew Moreno Las Vegas, NV $26,529

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2022 Wynn Fall Classic Winners

Date Tournament Entries Prize Pool Winner Hometown/Country Prize
6-Oct-22 $400 Limit Omaha 8/B $25K GTD 85 $29,325 Kham Xaythavone West Valley, UT $8,148
October 3-5, 2022 $400 NLH $100K GTD 689 $237,705 James Rodriguez Las Vegas, NV $35,675
5-Oct-22 $400 NLH $40K GTD 177 $61,065 Matthew Henigan Las Vegas, NV $12,400
6-Oct-22 $400 Limit Omaha 8/B $25K GTD 85 $29,325 Kham Xaythavone West Valley, UT $8,148
October 6-9, 2022 $600 NLH $250K GTD 836 $434,720 Stephen Foutty Las Vegas, NV $70,000
7-Oct-22 $400 HORSE $25K GTD 91 $31,395 Patrick Moulder Las Vegas, NV $10,397
8-Oct-22 $400 Big O $20K GTD 107 $36,915 Peter Wigglesworth UK $9,822
9-Oct-22 $400 NLH $40K GTD 141 $48,645 Alessio Astone Italy $14,671
October 10-12, 2022 $600 NLH $150K GTD 451 $234,520 James Rodriguez Denver, CO $48,870
10/17/22 $5,200 NLH Progressive Bounty 65 $191,100 Stephen Song West Palm Beach, FL $85,995
10/17/22 $500 Seniors NLH $50K GTD 217 $93,310 Richard Jeffrey Canada $19,416
October 13-17, 2022 $1,600 NLH $1M GTD 1,060 $1,537,000 Kurt Jewell Frankfort, KY $257,922
October 18-20, 2022 $400 NLH $100K GTD 626 $215,970 Federico Cirillo Italy $41,927
10/23/22 $1,600 NLH $500 Bounty $100K GTD 93 $100,000 Kevin Roope Wrangle, AK $23,243
October 21-24, 2022 $3,000 FPC Championship 684 $1,881,000 Taylor Von Kriegenbergh New York, NY $356,427
10/26/22 $400 NLH $40K GTD 164 $56,580 Joshua Suyat Las Vegas, NV $16,438
October 24-26, 2022 $400 NLH $100K GTD 569 $196,305 Christopher Bowen San Francisco, CA $39,369
October 27-30, 2022 $1,600 NLH Mystery Bounty $1M GTD 847 $1,228,150 Amirmohsen Hamzehali Canada $140,462

What’s Coming Up?

WPT Wynn

The Wynn will now turn its attention to the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship from December 1-20. The WPT World Championship festival will feature more than a dozen tournaments, headlined by the $10,400 buy-in, $15,000,000 Guaranteed Main Event.

Click here for more on the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas!

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