Weissman takes home $165K for his efforts while Paul Balzano (GPI#1230), the event winner, earns $180K for the sixth victory of his career on the live tournament circuit.
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German player Bastian Fischer (GPI#510) was fourth in the event while American pro David Diaz (GPI#363) finished 15th for his biggest Vegas score of the summer.
THE WYNN SUMMER CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT$1,500 Buy-In | 754 Entries | $1,097,070 Prize Pool Final Table Results
1st Paul Balzano (USA) $180,583 2nd Joey Weissman (USA) $165,000 3rd Patrick Curran (USA) $99,833 4th Bastian Fischer (GER) $71,310 5th Matthew Elsarelli (USA) $52,659 6th Nicholas Pupillo (USA) $39,495 7th David Rolls (USA) $29,621 8th George Griffith (BAR) $23,038 9th Wayne Nowak (USA) $17,553