Mini Championship ($1,100)

The dust has settled, and France's Fabian Rolli stands tall as this season’s Mini Championship winner following a grueling two-day battle. Rolli triumphed over a field of 457 entries, securing the largest payout on the list at $79,000 after striking a heads-up deal with compatriot Leo Soma. Along with his prize money, Rolli also takes with him a $1,100 entry to the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas and the coveted WPT trophy.

"I’ve run so well. I haven’t really lost a single hand, so it wasn’t hard to play this time. Just very lucky—so lucky.", commented Rolli in his post-match interview.

"Heads-up variance is really high, and he was also a really good player, so I was happy to make the deal, and he was happy too. We both knew it could go really fast, so we were both happy with the deal."

The two Frenchmen entered the final table atop the ranks and dominated the final rounds from start to finish. Rolli's momentum came at the cost of Jason Lau six-handed, when his turned flush got value from Lau's rivered trips to seize the lead. From there, Rolli single-handedly delivered the last five eliminations, earning him the final victory as he finished off Soma in a quick heads up battle for the trophy.

"It's my first time playing in Asia, it's been the best trip so far. They have everything here, right? I haven't left the casino for 20 days now, so maybe we'll check out something in Cambodia.", Rolli added.

Mini Championship

Date/s: February 21-22, 2025

Buy-in: USD 1,100

Guarantee: USD 200,000

Entries: 457

Prize pool: USD 442,320

ITM: 58 places

Final Table Results

Leo Soma shoved his last 2,750,000 (11 BB) on the button and was looked up by final opponent Fabian Rolli for a race.

Board T♣ 7♣ 3♦ 5♠ 6♥ landed in Rolli's way, securing him the final victory and the WPT trophy in addition to his guaranteed cash prize.

Fabian Rolli defended his big blind against Leo Soma's 500,000 button open, and read a flop of Q♦ 4♦ 5♣ .

Action checked round to turn A♣ , where Soma bet 1,200,000. Rolli check called onto river 3♦ , and went on to lead a hefty 3,700,000. Soma paid the price, only to muck as Rolli revealed a rivered straight 5♠ 2♠ .

Fabian Rolli open raised all-in on the button and Leo Soma called off for his entire 3,625,000 (18 BB).

Soma slightly ahead, secured the double up on board 4♥ 2♥ 7♠ 7♥ 7♦ , earning him more room to maneuver.

Leo Soma defended his big blind vs Fabian Rolli's 500,000 button open, and check called another 200,000 on flop A♥ 4♦ 4♠ .

Both checked turn 6♥ through to river 5♠ , where Soma led a final 1,200,000. Rolli was up to the challenge and called down with two pair K♥ 5♥ , exposing Soma's bluff Q♥ 7♥ .

A deal has been made with Fabian Rolli guaranteed a larger payout of $79,000 along with the WPT Prime seat for his chip advantage, while Leo Soma takes a $66,188 payday.

Play will continue with only the WPT trophy left on the table.

Action is down to the final duel with Fabian Rolli holding an undeniable lead against compatriot Leo Soma. The two Frenchmen will battle for the $87,027 top prize, WPT trophy, and the $1,100 entry to the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Chip Counts

Hao Wu on the big blind, pushed all-in for 2,330,000 (12 BB) against Fabian Rolli's button open and saw the latter take a stand.

Both players flopped a pair on board A♣ 8♥ K♦ J♠ T♠ with the runout further improving Rolli to a straight to deliver the bust.

Another limp pot blind vs blind between Fabian Rolli and Leo Soma dealt a board of K♥ K♦ T♣ J♥ 8♥ . Action checked down to the river, where Soma bet a final 300,000. Rolli check called, yet mucked as Soma revealed two pair J♦ 3♣ .

Leo Soma and Hao Wu went head to head a third time around with both sitting on the blinds in a limp pot.

On flop Q♠ 8♠ 9♠ , Soma led 200,000 and called 1,050,000 more after Wu pulled the trigger.

Wu J♠ 7♦

Soma 9♥ 6♠

Wu's aggression paid off as the runout 5♣ T♦ completed his straight, earning him a boost back up to 15 big blinds.

Down short following the recent loss, Hao Wu pushed his last 675,000 (3 BB) on the button and left Leo Soma priced in to call on the big blind.

Board 3♠ K♣ 6♦ 7♥ 5♥ ran safe for Wu's pocket pair, keeping him in the Mini Championship battle.

Leo Soma open raised all-in on the button for 3,725,000 (18 BB) and was called by Hao Wu on the small blind, roughly at par in chips.

A coinflip situation, board T♠ T♦ 5♦ 3♦ 9♣ this time, ran in favor of the pocket pair, leaving Wu drawing dead against Soma's boat right by the turn.

Fabian Rolli opened 400,000 utg and slipped another 1,000,000 in the middle following an all-in from Jason Lau on the small blind.

Lau ahead, unfortunately saw his run come to an end as Rolli spiked trip fives on board 5♣ A♦ Q♥ 5♠ 9♣ to steal the win away.

Action folded to the blinds, pushing Jason Lau to raise all-in. Hao Wu right behind, called off for his last 2,100,000 (10 BB) and found himself with a slight advantage at showdown.

Wu at risk, locked in the double up as board 7♦ 3♠ 2♦ 2♣ A♠ kept him ahead on all streets.

On the third hand after the break, Travis Endersby open shoved his 1,425,000 (7 BB) stack on the cutoff and was looked up by table captain Fabian Rolli right behind.

Endersby in rough shape, exited the arena just shortly after missing to improve on board J♥ 8♠ 5♠ T♣ K♦ .

The remaining five Mini Championship contenders have been sent off for a 60-minute break to make way for tonight's Players' Party. France's Fabian Rolli continues to lead the charge, having locked in two crucial pots just before the break. Each of the final five is now guaranteed $24,111 in winnings with the $87,027 top prize in near sight.

Chip Counts

With action folded to the blinds, Leo Soma open raised all-in in an attempt to steal the blinds. Jason Lau however, woke up with A♠ A♣ on the big blind and snap called for his 1,170,000 behind.

Soma with 6♣ 3♣ , failed to catch up on board T♠ 6♦ 5♠ 8♦ 9♦ , leaving him to shell out eight big blinds off his stack.

Fabian Rolli opened utg and was met with a 1,800,000 three bet from Rui Bouquet on the hijack. Rolli demanded for the rest and Bouquet flicked in his remaining 700,000.

Bouquet dominated, bound for the exit as board 9♣ Q♦ 8♠ T♦ 7♠ kept Rolli's top pair, top kicker ahead.

Jason Lau defended his big blind against Fabian Rolli's 300,000 cutoff open, and check called another 250,000 on flop 9♦ 2♥ 5♥ .

Both checked turn 6♥ through to river 9♠ , where Lau led 300,000. Rolli raised to 1,200,000 and Lau snap called with trip nines 9♣ 7♥ . Unfortunately for him, Rolli had already turned a flush with T♥ 9♥ , shipping him the sizeable pot.

With action folded to the blinds, Fabian Rolli open raised all-in and saw Rui Bouquet give it a thought. Bouquet eventually called off for his 1,225,000 (9 BB) stack with Q♥ 9♠ and was in for a race against Rolli's 7♠ 6♣ .

Board J♥ T♣ T♥ 9♥ Q♣ came through for Bouquet, earning him the full double up.

Leo Soma opened 300,000 on the hijack and was called by Hao Wu on the button.

Action on flop T♦ 3♦ 8♠ was checked round to turn 9♦ , where Wu bet 400,000, checked once more to him. Soma paid the price, and arrived at showdown shortly after Wu checked back river 7♣ .

Soma showed pair of nines K♦ 9♣ , no good against Wu's set 3♥ 3♠ .

Travis Endersby defended his big blind against Leo Soma's 300,000 cutoff open, and check called another 150,000 on flop A♣ 6♦ 3♠ . Both checked down turn 4♠ and river 4♥ , revealing Endersby's K♦ J♦ for the win.

Hao Wu open raised 1,795,000 (14 BB) on the cutoff and was looked up by Fabian Rolli on the small blind.

Both tabled the same hand at showdown, splitting the pot two ways just as board A♠ 2♥ 8♦ 5♣ 3♣ faced up on the table.

Another limp pot, this time between Rui Bouquet and Leo Soma, dealt a flop of J♠ 6♣ 6♥ .

Bouquet led 125,000, called by Soma onto turn K♠ . Bouquet, unwilling to risk more, check folded after Soma fired a hefty 500,000.

A limp pot blind vs blind between Fabian Rolli and Rui Bouquet saw action on flop 3♠ 6♠ K♣ check round to turn 3♣ .

Checked to Bouquet once more, he bet 350,000. Rolli was up to the test, and got to showdown for cheap after Bouquet checked back river 5♦ .

Rolli showed K♠ 8♣ for two pair and secured the pot.

A blind vs blind battle saw Leo Soma limp call a 400,000 open from Jason Lau, and go on to check raise Lau's 575,000 cbet on flop 8♠ 8♣ 5♠ . Lau failed to continue, shipping Soma the boost.

The next hand saw Soma open on the button and Hao Wu defend his big blind. One bet was enough for Soma to take it down and pick up another win.

Fabian Rolli defended his big blind against Leo Soma's 250,000 hijack open, and went on to fire a 200,000 donkbet on flop 9♦ 8♥ 7♠ . Rolli responded with a raise to 700,000, enough to convince Soma to give up the fight.

With action folded to the blinds, Leo Soma raised all-in and saw Chak Hei Chan right behind, call off for his last 590,000 (6 BB).

Chan dominated, found some hope as flop 6♠ 7♠ 7♥ offered him some straight outs, but was ultimately crushed as runout A♦ J♠ missed to fill up his draw.

Hao Wu opened on the hijack, called by Fabian Rolli on the button along with Leo Soma on the big blind.

Wu continued for another 250,000 on flop 2♣ 5♥ J♥ and saw only Rolli stick around to turn 9♦ . Both checked it through to river Q♦ , where Wu bet a final 375,000. Rolli called for a showdown with top pair A♦ Q♠ and found it good against Wu's K♦ J♦ .

Erik Rozhynskyi committed his last 610,000 (6 BB) with K♦ T♦ and found himself in rough shape against Travis Endersby's K♠ Q♠ .

No surprises came on board J♣ 6♠ 2♥ 6♣ 8♥ , cutting Rozhynskyi's run in 8th place finish.

Rui Bouquet opened midposition, called by Jason Lau on the small blind. Hao Wu on the big blind, bumped it up to 500,000 and saw both complete.

On flop 8♠ 7♥ 3♦ , Wu went ahead and led all-in, leaving both in quick surrender.

Nadav Cohen flicked in his last 535,000 (5 BB) on the small blind and faced initial raiser Hao Wu's pocket pair for a flip.

Wu immediately spiked a set on board 7♣ 8♠ 4♦ 9♦ 8♥ , further improving to a boat to knock Cohen out.

Having already opened 300,000 utg, Nadav Cohen flicked in 5,000 more following an all-in from Chak Hei Chan for his last three big blinds.

Gunning for overcards, Chan instantly found two on board J♠ T♣ 8♥ 4♥ 5♠ , earning him the much needed win.

Rui Bouquet defended his big blind against Travis Endersby's 200,000 button open and read a flop of Q♥ 7♥ 3♦ .

Both checked it through to turn Q♠ , where Endersby fired a bet of 150,000. Bouquet check raised to 600,000 and Endersby decided to complete.

On river K♣ , Bouquet led all-in, leaving Endersby to take a minute before laying it down.

The Mini Championship is down to its final nine players after a grueling nine-level battle with France's Leo Soma leading the hunt. All eyes are set on the $87,027 top prize, along with the $1,100 entry to the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, up for grabs.

Final Table Chip Counts

Ilia Barkov open shoved 1,015,000 (13 BB) utg and was challenged by Leo Soma on the cutoff.

A 50-50 situation, Barkov bid his hopes of the title goodbye as Soma landed a boat on board 7♦ 7♥ 3♦ 8♣ A♥ to take the win.

Hyunkyou Park went with Q♦ T♣ for his last 690,000 (9 BB) on the hijack and faced Travis Endersby's 7♦ 7♠ right behind.

Park at risk, crashed out shortly after missing to pair up on board 6♣ 6♠ J♦ 3♥ K♥ .

Jason Lau opened 150,000 on the button and saw Nadav Cohen on the small blind, come along on flop A♣ 4♠ 8♣ . Lau continued for 150,000, check called by Cohen.

Action slowed down on both turn J♥ and river 6♠ , revealing Lau's rivered pair K♥ 6♥ , good against Cohen's king-high K♣ T♣ .

Hyunkyou Park opened utg and called Leo Soma's 1,475,000 (20 BB) jam from the big blind.

Whilst a bold call, Park's decision didn't pay off as board 3♠ 7♠ 3♦ 4♣ A♦ kept Soma's pair ahead all the way.

Hyunkyou Park opened 150,000 on the cutoff and flicked in 40,000 more following a micro stack all-in from Chak Hei Chan.

Chan at risk, continued to hang on with the double up on board J♠ 8♥ 5♠ K♠ K♥ still leaving him short.

With around 1,610,000 already in the middle across board 7♠ 9♥ T♦ 5♠ 5♦ , Fabian Rolli on the big blind, led out a final bet of 850,000. Chak Hei Chan took his time to deliberate and eventually put in the call, only to muck as Rolli revealed a flopped straight 8♦ 6♦ .

Bobby Zhang open shoved his last 950,000 (12 BB) utg and saw Hao Wu gladly take the spot.

Crushed against the cowboys, Zhang bowed out shortly after board T♣ 6♦ 6♣ A♦ 7♠ turned up on the felt.

Ahmed Abdellatif opened 150,000 on the button and called off his remaining 525,000 after Chak Hei Chan moved all-in on the big blind.

Board 5♣ 2♥ T♠ T♥ 9♠ ran dry for both, leaving Chan's king-high good for the takedown.

A blind vs blind battle saw both Ahmed Abdellatif's and Fabian Rolli's stacks rush to the middle, the latter being at risk for his entire 1,390,000 (18 BB).

Board A♦ 3♥ 7♠ 9♣ Q♠ sealed the win for Rolli, earning him the huge boost while Abdellatif slipped down the ranks.

Erik Rozhynskyi opened 150,000 on the cutoff and was met with a 1,100,000 all-in from Leo Soma right behind. Rozhynskyi opted not to take the spot, shipping Soma the dead money in the middle.

Two big stacks went head to head on Table 30 with Jason Lau emerging victorious against Rui Bouquet. Lau has reclaimed the lead following the full double up and is back up the 3 million mark.

Peter Kiem stuffed his remaining 520,000 (9 BB) on the hijack and was looked up by Fabian Rolli right on the big blind.

Kiem drawing slim, failed to catch up on board Q♠ 7♠ 8♦ Q♥ 4♦ , cutting his Mini Championship run short.

Leo Soma pushed his last 430,000 (7 BB) on the button and was challenged by Hao Wu on the big blind.

Soma gunning for an ace, found one right on board 8♦ A♥ 2♣ Q♠ Q♣ , sparing him from elimination.

Vying for a pot of 580,000 across board 5♦ K♠ Q♦ 4♥ , action was caught on Chak Hei Chan with a bet of 225,000. Ahmed Abdellatif on the small blind, check jammed for 790,000 total and raked in the boost after Chan was left unable to continue.

Hao Wu open shoved 840,000 (14 BB) on the button and was looked up by Bobby Zhang right on the big blind.

Wu with the advantage, had no problems securing the win on board Q♥ 7♥ 6♥ 3♣ 9♥ , costing Zhang half his stack.

Ilia Barkov opened 120,000 utg and was joined by Peter Kiem and Ahmed Abdellatif behind.

Action on flop A♥ K♦ J♠ checked round to turn 7♦ , where Barkov led 80,000. Abdellatif called on the button and arrived at showdown shortly after river 3♣ welcomed no more bets.

Barkov showed pair of kings K♣ Q♠ and picked up the pot.

Rui Bouquet opened on the hijack for 100,000, called by Jason Lau on the button. Nadav Cohen on the big blind, bumped it up to 325,000 and saw both continue to flop 7♠ 2♠ 6♥ . Cohen checked, and Bouquet bet 210,000, leaving both opponents in quick surrender.

With 480,000 already in the middle across board 8♦ K♥ 4♠ K♦ 5♥ , Hyunkyou Park on the big blind, fired a 1600,000 donkbet on the river and faced a raise from Ahmed Abdellatif to 640,000. Park took a minute and eventually found the call with two pair J♠ J♣ , exposing Abdellatif's bluff T♦ 9♦ as he raked in the pot.

Peter Kiem risked his last 680,000 (13 BB) on the big blind and faced button raiser Chak Hei Chan for a race.

Kiem K♣ J♣

Chan Ax 7x

Board J♠ 7♠ 4♣ 5♣ Q♠ landed Kiem's way, keeping him in his seat with fourteen players remaining.

Having lost a flip just moments ago, Thai Do was up against Hyunkyou Park once more for his last 80,000 (1.5 BB). Board 7♣ K♠ 6♣ 4♦ J♠ sealed Do's run in 15th place, earning him a 4x return on his entry fee.

Hyunkyou Park opened utg and called off for his 760,000 (15 BB) stack after Thai Do a seat after raised all-in.

A crucial flip, Park easily bagged the win on board T♣ K♥ 3♣ J♥ T♥ , running quad tens to leave Do in pieces.

Bobby Zhang opened 100,000 mid position and saw both Leo Soma and Rui Bouquet on the blinds come along on flop Q♥ 6♥ A♥ .

Zhang continued for 60,000, check raised by Soma to 180,000. Bouquet cold called and Zhang completed, revealing turn 8♠ . Soma checked, pushing Bouquet to bet 310,000. Both opponents quickly got out of the way, shipping Bouquet the boost.

Erik Rozhynskyi defended his big blind against Jason Lau's 100,000 hijack open, and check called another 100,000 on flop 4♣ T♠ A♥ . On turn 7♥ , Lau continued with an all-in, and Rozhynskyi check called a second time for his last 350,000.

Lau Q♠ J♣

Rozhynskyi T♣ 7♣

Down to four outs, Lau bricked river 6♠ , shipping Rozhynskyi the pot with his turned two pair.

Hyunkyou Park opened 305,000 utg, leaving himself with 75,000 behind. Thai Do right beside raised all-in and Park called for the rest.

Park at risk, cruised to victory on board K♦ Q♠ 6♥ K♣ 9♥ , leaving Do drawing dead by the turn.

Xianling Chen flicked in his last 275,000 (7 BB) on the big blind and was challenged by initial raiser Ahmed Abdellatif.

Chen a favorite to win, was crushed to see Abdellatif spike his two outer on board 8♠ 6♠ J♥ K♦ T♦ , marking the end of the last female contender's hopes for the title.

Today's Mini Championship Day 2 battle is down to its final two tables with Malaysia's Jason Lau continuing to reign. Listed up top is $87,027 including a $1,100 entry to the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Chip Count Update

Ran Koller open shoved his last 360,000 (9 BB) on the button and was looked up by Ahmed Abdellatif on the small blind.

Koller in trouble, failed to escape his demise as board 6♥ 7♥ 8♠ A♦ 6♠ left him behind on all streets.

Ilia Barkov opened utg and Bobby Zhang defended his big blind.

On flop 7♠ 3♥ 5♣ , Zhang check called another 80,000 and went ahead to lead 150,000 on turn 8♣ . Barkov found no reason to continue and got out of the way.

Peter Kiem opened utg and called off Hyunkyou Park's short stack all-in for 240,000 (6 BB).

Running a flip, Park's pocket pair held on board Q♥ J♠ 4♣ 2♥ 6♠ , earning him the much needed double up.

Fabian Rolli opened 80,000 early position and flicked in 35,000 more after Ran Koller moved all-in on the big blind.

Koller in rough shape, was in luck to run a wheel straight on board 4♠ 9♠ 2♦ J♠ 5♦ , avoiding a potential elimination.

Right on the next hand, Leo Soma lost another showdown after calling off Nadav Cohen's button all-in for 570,000 (19 BB).

Cohen flopped a boat straight away on board J♦ A♥ A♠ K♦ 4♦ , leaving Soma to shell out more chips.

Leo Soma opened utg and saw Erik Rozhynskyi complete on the big blind.

On flop A♥ J♥ 7♥ , Soma continued small, check raised by Rozhynskyi to 75,000. Soma responded with an all-in, and Rozhynskyi called off for his 225,000 behind.

Soma J♣ 7♣

Rozhynskyi 4♥ 2♥

Rozhynskyi with a flush, locked in the win as Soma failed to fill up on either turn T♦ or river A♦ .

Johan Lees stuffed his entire 710,000 (24 BB) in the middle and found himself in trouble against initial raiser Leo Soma.

Both flopped top pair on board J♦ 8♣ T♣ A♥ A♦ , with Soma further improving to a boat to stick the win.

Andrew Lunde committed his remaining chips with pocket queens and ran smack into Jason Lau's pocket aces. No surprises came on board, leaving Lunde out in 19th place finish and Lau surging to the top of the counts.

Chak Hei Chan opened on the cutoff and called for his tournament life - 400,000 (13 BB) after Hyunkyou Park moved all-in on the small blind.

Park dominated, forked over a chunk of his stack as board J♣ Q♥ 3♦ T♥ 4♦ ran the nut straight for his opponent.

With a pot of 960,000 already spread out on board 7♣ K♦ J♣ K♥ Q♣ , blind vs blind action saw Chak Hei Chan bluff all-in with A♠ 3♣ in a final attempt to take it down. Fabian Rolli check called for his remaining 530,000 and set up the trap perfectly for his nut straight A♣ T♦ and collect in full.

Erik Rozhynskyi defended his big blind vs Travis Endersby's 60,000 button open, and check called another 65,000 on flop 8♠ K♥ 6♦ . Both checked turn 9♠ through to river T♥ , where Endersby gunned for a final 250,000. Rozhynskyi took a minute and eventually found the call, yet mucked as Endersby revealed two pair K♠ T♣ .

Ahmed Abdellatif defended his big blind against Ran Koller's 60,000 button open and went to battle on flop 6♥ 4♠ 2♣ .

Action checked round to turn 4♥ , where Abdellatif led for 75,000. Koller tank called behind, and paid a final 100,000 on river J♠ , only to muck as Abdellatif tabled two pair 9♠ 6♠ .

Andrew Lunde opened on the cutoff and was priced in to call Rahul Melwant's all-in behind for 145,000 (5 BB).

Melwant in dire need to catch another double, instead headed out as board 3♦ 7♠ A♣ K♥ K♦ sent his pocket pair flying towards the muck.

Up against an early open and a call, Fabian Rolli sent out a 165,000 three bet on the button and saw initial raiser Hyunkyou Park complete.

On flop K♥ 8♥ 3♥ , Park tank called his opponent's 60,000 continuation bet, but was left unable to continue after Rolli fired another 140,000 on turn 9♠ .