While the WSOP has been running hot and heavy at the Rio in Las Vegas, just down the road, the Wynn Summer Classic just got underway last week. The $1,600 Championship event began with three starting flights and saw 2,119 players descend on the casino for a chance to grab a piece of the prize pool. The incredible turnout saw the $1.5-million guarantee more than double, reaching just under $3.1 million. By the time the final cards were flipped over, Romania’s Florian Duta emerged victorious, taking home the top prize of $429,161.

Going into the final day, Duta was in command of the table. He led with 7.5 million chips and held onto the lead for the duration of the action. He began to eliminate players, first taking out Richard Tatalovich in seventh, following it by sending Jack O’Neill to the rail in sixth.

Next to be sent packing was Kovoor Jayaram, the first final table finalist to receive a six-figure payday with a little more than $103,000. Steven van Zadelhoff, the Dutch player who took down the $1.6-million WCOOP Main Event last year, would go next, pocking $139,801 in the process. After Cy Williams exited with $195,722 in third place, Duta found himself in a showdown against Bulgarian player Yuliyan Kolev.

It wasn’t an equal matchup, due to the monster stack Duta was showing off at the table. Kolev could never find his footing and would eventually fall in second place. It wasn’t all bad, though, as his $283,796 purse certainly made the $1,600 investment worthwhile.