Sasha SkalrudLiu Yang will take the chip lead into the final day of the WPT Prime Championship at The Star Sydney. A field of 1,036 entries is down to nine players, with Yang holding 11,200,000 chips ahead of Kenta Ito on 9,400,000 and Sasha Skalrud on 8,475,000.
Day 2 began with 141 players. Cooper Feltham returned as the chip leader and made the final table, though he will start Day 3 with 1,700,000. Skalrud built one of the biggest stacks late in the day, rivering a set against Bryan Suasono before eliminating him in tenth place to set the final table.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 | 11,200,000(112 BB) |
KI Kenta Ito | 9,400,000(94 BB) |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 8,475,000(85 BB) |
JW Jinyu Wang | 4,000,000(40 BB) |
LL Louis Luo | 2,975,000(30 BB) |
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,700,000(17 BB) |
LL Ling Liu | 1,275,000(13 BB) |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 1,225,000(12 BB) |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,150,000(12 BB) |
Jinyu Wang sits fourth with 4,000,000, followed by Louis Luo on 2,975,000. Ling Liu, Jiaxu Chen and Daniel Francis complete the nine players returning tomorrow.
The winner will receive AUD 215,920 and the Prime Championship Trophy. Play resumes at blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.
| Place | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 215,920 | $155,889 |
| 2 | 133,000 | $96,023 |
| 3 | 99,000 | $71,476 |
| 4 | 74,000 | $53,426 |
| 5 | 56,500 | $40,792 |
| 6 | 43,000 | $31,045 |
| 7 | 33,000 | $23,825 |
| 8 | 26,000 | $18,771 |
| 9 | 22,000 | $15,883 |
Be sure to stay tuned to Somuchpoker throughout the final table until a champion is crowned.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 | 11,200,000(112 BB) | -100,000 |
KI Kenta Ito | 9,400,000(94 BB) | 400,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 8,475,000(85 BB) | -225,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang | 4,000,000(40 BB) | 100,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 2,975,000(30 BB) | 75,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,700,000(17 BB) | |
LL Ling Liu | 1,275,000(13 BB) | -325,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 1,225,000(12 BB) | -75,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,150,000(12 BB) | 250,000 |
Bryan SuasonoBryan Suasono made it 850,000 to go in the cutoff, leaving just a few chips behind. Sasha Skalrud shoved the big blind, and Suasono called off for his tournament life.
Bryan Suasono: Q♣ T♥
Sasha Skalrud: A♠ 9♦
Suasono was in trouble, and things went from bad to worse for him on the 7♣ A♥ 5♦ flop as Skalrud made top pair. It was all over by the time the 7♦ turn hit the felt, with the A♣ river filling up Skalrud for good measure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Sasha Skalrud | 8,700,000(87 BB) | 2,200,000 |
BS Bryan Suasono | busted | -1,000,000 |
Cooper Feltham completed from the small blind and Jinyu Wang checked his option from the big blind.
Feltham checked the J♥ 5♦ 6♥ flop and Wang bet 100,000. Feltham check-raised to 350,000 and Wang called.
The 3♠ turn and 9♠ river checked through before Feltham showed 8♠ 4♠ for eight-high. Wang had him beat with T♥ 2♥ for ten-high and dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JW Jinyu Wang | 3,900,000(39 BB) | 700,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,700,000(17 BB) | -1,300,000 |
Kenta Ito raised to 200,000 from under the gun and only Liu Yang called from the big blind.
Yang check-called a continuation-bet of 175,000 from Ito on the 3♠ 7♣ 6♠ flop.
The 8♠ turn checked through before the A♠ fell on the river. Yang checked again and then called Ito's bet of 350,000.
Ito turned over Q♥ J♣ for a bluff, losing the pot to Yang's 8♦ 6♣ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 | 11,300,000(113 BB) | 2,300,000 |
KI Kenta Ito | 9,000,000(90 BB) | -200,000 |
Sasha Skalrud opened the button to 200,000 and Bryan Suasono defended his big blind.
The flop came 6♥ 8♦ T♥ and both checked to the 7♠ turn, where Suasono check-called a bet of 225,000.
A 2♦ hit the river and Suasono was once again faced with a bet, this time for 875,000. After mulling it over, he called, and mucked when he saw the set of Skalrud, who held 2♠ 2♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Sasha Skalrud | 6,500,000(65 BB) | 2,500,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang | 3,200,000(32 BB) | |
CF Cooper Feltham | 3,000,000(30 BB) | |
LL Ling Liu | 1,600,000(16 BB) | |
BS Bryan Suasono | 1,000,000(10 BB) | -2,000,000 |
Joshua BarabaJoshua Baraba raised to 600,000 from the button, leaving himself just 25,000 behind. Kenta Ito jammed from the small blind and Louis Luo immediately called for his stack of 1,100,000 from the big blind. Baraba put in his last chip and the cards were turned over.
Joshua Baraba: A♦ T♠
Louis Luo: K♠ K♣
Kenta Ito: A♥ 6♥
If Ito could find a fortunate runout, he would score the double knockout and send the remaining nine players onto the final table.
The K♥ 9♣ 8♠ flop was exactly what Luo needed as he improved to top set and took a commanding lead.
The 4♠ turn cemented Baraba's elimination in 11th place, while the 2♣ river was a mere formality.
Baraba headed to the rail, Luo more than doubled his stack, and the tournament moved to hand-for-hand play on the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito | 9,200,000(92 BB) | -1,250,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 2,900,000(29 BB) | 900,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | busted | -700,000 |
Bryan Suasono raised to 200,000 from the hijack and Sasha Skalrud three-bet to 475,000 from the small blind. Suasono called.
Skalrud checked the K♦ K♣ 2♣ flop and Suasono instantly jammed with the covering stack. Skalrud had 1,575,000 behind and went deep into the tank. After burning through most of his time banks, he elected to call.
Sasha Skalrud: A♣ 7♣
Bryan Suasono: 7♥ 7♦
Suasono held a pair of sevens against Skalrud's overcard and flush draw.
Skalrud found instant service on the 8♣ turn, improving to a flush
The 3♦ river was clean, and Skalrud doubled up to around 4,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Sasha Skalrud | 4,000,000(40 BB) | 1,450,000 |
BS Bryan Suasono | 3,000,000(30 BB) | -1,000,000 |
Kenta Ito made it 200,000 to go under the gun and Jiaxu Chen three-bet to 1,000,000 from the button. Josh Baraba had 75,000 behind in the big blind and called, which forced Ito out.
Josh Baraba: K♦ 7♥
Jiaxu Chen: 8♠ 8♣
Baraba needed to spike a king, and did just that as the 3♥ K♠ 5♠ 9♦ 6♥ runout kept him alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JC Jiaxu Chen | 1,300,000(13 BB) | -550,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | 700,000(7 BB) | 375,000 |
Kenta Ito raised from under the gun, with Louis Luo calling from the cutoff and Joshua Baraba defending from the big blind.
All three players checked the 2♦ 9♣ 4♣ flop and 5♠ turn.
The 3♥ river drew one final check from Baraba before Ito bet 650,000. Luo called, while Baraba folded to preserve his last 325,000.
Ito showed A♣ 6♠ for a six-high straight to win the pot and climb to over eight million, while Luo revealed A♦ Q♥ for a lower straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito | 10,450,000(105 BB) | 1,850,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 2,000,000(20 BB) | -1,300,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | 325,000(3 BB) | -775,000 |
Hannah LeeHannah Lee was just on the wrong end of a brutal beat.
Lee opened under the gun to 200,000 and Liu Yang three-bet the cutoff to 650,000. When it got back to Lee, she called.
On the Q♣ 6♣ 2♥ flop, Lee checked it over to Yang, who wasted no time in making a bet of 800,000. Lee called.
An 8♠ on the turn drew another check out of Lee, then Yang shoved. Lee snap-called for her remaining stack of around 2,000,000.
Hannah Lee: Q♥ Q♦
Liu Yang: A♣ K♣
Lee had flopped top set and just needed to fade the flush draw of her opponent to scoop a massive pot with 12 players remaining.
However, the poker gods were not on her side as the brutal 9♣ hit the river, giving Yang a flush and ending Lee's run in 12th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 | 9,000,000(90 BB) | 2,700,000 |
HL Hannah Lee | busted | -2,900,000 |
Liu Yang raised to 200,000 from under the gun and only Jiaxu Chen wanted to play from the big blind.
Both players checked the 2♣ 9♥ 9♣ 2♠ 4♦ board all the way to the river before Chen showed K♥ Q♦ for king-high. Yang had him beat with A♠ 6♠ for ace-high, and the small pot went his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 | 6,300,000(63 BB) | 100,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 1,850,000(19 BB) | -450,000 |
In consecutive hands, a few chips were passed around the table.
First, Jinyu Wang made it 350,000 from the small blind and Sasha Skalrud called in the big blind.
The flop came J♣ Q♥ 7♠ and both checked to the 4♣ turn. Wang check-called a bet of 200,000 from Skalrud to the T♠ river, where both checked.
Wang tabled 7♣ 3♦ for a pair of sevens, but Skalrud had the winner holding a pair of jacks with J♥ 9♥.
In the next hand, Daniel Francis shoved under the gun for 400,000 and Ling Liu called blind from the big blind.
Daniel Francis: A♦ J♣
Ling Liu: T♣ 3♠
Francis' ace-high remained in front through the 6♥ 2♠ 2♥ 6♦ K♠ board, earning him a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LL Ling Liu | 3,400,000(34 BB) | -600,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang | 2,750,000(28 BB) | -550,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 2,550,000(26 BB) | 750,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 900,000(9 BB) | 500,000 |
The players are heading on a short break, here are their updated chip counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito | 8,600,000(115 BB) | -400,000 |
LY Liu Yang 2 | 6,200,000(83 BB) | 1,300,000 |
BS Bryan Suasono | 4,000,000(53 BB) | -400,000 |
LL Ling Liu | 4,000,000(53 BB) | 400,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 3,700,000(49 BB) | 700,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang | 3,300,000(44 BB) | -200,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 3,300,000(44 BB) | 175,000 |
HL Hannah Lee | 2,900,000(39 BB) | -100,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 2,300,000(31 BB) | 350,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 1,800,000(24 BB) | -400,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | 1,100,000(15 BB) | |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 400,000(5 BB) | -200,000 |
On the last hand before the break, Joshua Baraba raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Louis Luo three-bet to 500,000 from the small blind. Baraba four-bet jammed and Luo called for his stack of 1,575,000.
Louis Luo: K♦ Q♦
Joshua Baraba: A♠ Q♣
Luo was dominated, but that didn't matter as he spiked his king on the T♠ K♠ 6♦ flop to take the lead.
Baraba had a straight draw and picked up even more outs with a flush draw on the 4♠ turn.
The 9♦ river was a brick, though, allowing Luo to double up with his pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LL Louis Luo | 3,225,000(43 BB) | 1,525,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | 1,100,000(15 BB) | -2,300,000 |
Troy Sweet had his stack of around 1,500,000 in from the small blind and was put at risk by Kenta Ito in the big blind.
Troy Sweet: A♥ 9♣
Kenta Ito: Q♠ Q♣
Sweet was in need of an ace, but couldn't find one as the 7♠ 5♦ 7♣ 2♥ J♦ runout sent him to the rail in 13th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito | 9,000,000(120 BB) | 2,000,000 |
TS Troy Sweet | busted | -1,650,000 |
Jiaxu Chen completed from the small blind and Jinyu Wang checked his option in the big blind.
Wang called bets from Chen on the A♦ 8♠ T♣ flop and 5♦ turn, the first for 75,000 and the second for 275,000.
The 4♦ completed the board and Chen fired 900,000, leaving himself just a few chips behind. Wang didn't take long to fold, allowing Chen to drag in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JW Jinyu Wang | 3,500,000(47 BB) | -400,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 1,950,000(26 BB) | 650,000 |
Daniel Francis' stack just took a dive into the danger zone after losing consecutive hands.
First, Francis limped the small blind and Bryan Suasono checked the big blind.
On the 4♠ 4♦ K♦ flop, Francis checked, Suasono bet 75,000, Francis made it 200,000, and Suasono called.
Both checked the Q♥ turn and T♥ river, where Suasono sheepishly flipped T♦ 5♦ for a rivered pair of tens. That was good as Francis mucked.
In the next hand, Francis raised to 150,000 on the button and Cooper Feltham called in the big blind.
The 9♥ K♥ 7♥ flop was checked to the 2♦ turn, where Feltham led all in. Francis folded, leaving himself 600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
BS Bryan Suasono | 4,400,000(59 BB) | 50,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 3,000,000(40 BB) | 300,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 600,000(8 BB) | -600,000 |
Troy Sweet made it 750,000 to go from the cutoff, leaving himself just one blue T-25,000 chip behind. Louis Luo called from the small blind and both players checked down the T♦ 5♣ 4♠ K♠ A♠ runout.
Luo showed 7♦ 7♣ for a pair of sevens, but it was second best to Sweet's K♦ Q♠ for a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LL Louis Luo | 1,700,000(23 BB) | -800,000 |
TS Troy Sweet | 1,650,000(22 BB) | 550,000 |
Bryan Suasono raised to 150,000 from the button and Jiaxu Chen defended from the big blind.
Chen check-called a bet of 100,000 from Suasono on the 6♣ K♣ 4♥ flop.
The 6♥ turn paired the board, prompting Chen to lead out for 200,000. Suasono continued via a call.
The 2♦ completed the board and Chen fired 550,000. Suasono quickly called and tabled K♠ J♣ for a pair of kings to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
BS Bryan Suasono | 4,350,000(58 BB) | 950,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 1,300,000(17 BB) | -1,300,000 |
The action has slowed down significantly as the pay jumps get bigger.
In the latest hand, Louis Luo opened under the gun to 150,000 and Kenta Ito defended his big blind.
On the Q♠ 8♥ 5♠ flop, Ito check-called a bet of 150,000 from Luo to the 8♠ turn, where both checked.
Ito led for 225,000 on the T♦ river, and Luo made a fold that he looked like he didn't want to make.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito | 7,000,000(93 BB) | 400,000 |
HL Hannah Lee | 3,000,000(40 BB) | 200,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 2,500,000(33 BB) | -700,000 |
Hussein HassanThe action was picked up with Hussein Hassan all in from the small blind for around 1,400,000 and Joshua Baraba the player trying to send him home for an early night from the big blind.
Hussein Hassan: A♣ J♦
Joshua Baraba: A♠ 5♦
Hassan had the better kicker and just needed neither player to improve to double up and send Baraba hurtling down the chip counts.
The 4♠ 3♦ 8♣ flop gave Baraba some additional outs with a wheel draw.
The 5♣ turn then propelled Baraba into the lead with a pair of fives, and Hassan was unable to find a jack on the T♦ river.
Baraba's stack climbed to over three million, while Hassan headed to the cashier's desk to collect his 14th-place payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Joshua Baraba | 3,400,000(45 BB) | 1,200,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan | busted | -1,350,000 |
Liu Yang raised to 150,000 from under the gun and Hannah Lee defended from the big blind.
Lee checked the 7♣ 2♥ 6♥ flop and Yang bet the minimum of 75,000. Lee called.
The Q♥ turn and J♦ river were checked through, with Lee turning over T♠ 6♠ for a pair of sixes to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 | 4,900,000(65 BB) | 200,000 |
HL Hannah Lee | 2,800,000(37 BB) | 600,000 |
Josh Baraba opened the button to 150,000 and Troy Sweet three-bet to 475,000 in the small blind, leaving 45,000 behind. Baraba called.
The pair checked all the way to showdown on the 4♦ 6♠ 9♣ Q♥ 6♦ board, using their maximum allotted 30-second time allowance on each street.
Sweet showed K♥ 9♥ for a pair of nines, and Baraba mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Joshua Baraba | 2,200,000(29 BB) | -300,000 |
TS Troy Sweet | 1,100,000(15 BB) | 440,000 |
Troy Sweet raised to 120,000 from the hijack, with Kenta Ito calling from the cutoff and Liu Yang defending from the big blind.
All three players checked the 3♦ 8♣ 5♠ flop to see the J♠ arrive on the turn. When it checked to Ito, he bet 225,000 and only Sweet called.
The K♣ river drew one final check from Sweet. Ito fired 850,000 and, after using a time bank, Sweet made the call.
Ito turned over 8♥ 8♠ for a flopped set of eights to scoop the pot, boosting his stack to over six million and leaving Sweet with around ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito | 6,600,000(110 BB) | 2,000,000 |
LY Liu Yang 2 | 4,700,000(78 BB) | 200,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 3,200,000(53 BB) | 830,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | 2,500,000(42 BB) | -1,000,000 |
HL Hannah Lee | 2,200,000(37 BB) | 235,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan | 1,350,000(23 BB) | -1,450,000 |
TS Troy Sweet | 660,000(11 BB) | -1,640,000 |
Jiaxu Chen made it 210,000 to go from the small blind and Jinyu Wang defended his big blind.
On the 7♣ 8♣ 4♦ flop, Chen check-called a bet of 200,000 from Wang to the Q♥ turn, where both checked.
A T♠ river drew another check out of Chen, then he folded after Wang fired 1,100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JW Jinyu Wang | 3,900,000(65 BB) | 100,000 |
LL Ling Liu | 3,600,000(60 BB) | -500,000 |
BS Bryan Suasono | 3,400,000(57 BB) | -300,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 2,700,000(45 BB) | 100,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 2,600,000(43 BB) | -800,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 2,200,000(37 BB) | -100,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,200,000(20 BB) | -100,000 |
Bryan SuasonoBryan Suasono raised to 120,000 from the button and Jiaxu Chen defended from the big blind.
Chen checked the 7♣ 3♣ 2♠ flop and Suasono bet 200,000. Chen check-raised to 500,000, which was met by a three-bet to 900,000 from Suasono. Chen called.
Both players checked the 5♣ turn and 5♥ river. Suasono turned over J♠ J♥ for an overpair and Chen mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
BS Bryan Suasono | 3,700,000(62 BB) | 700,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 3,400,000(57 BB) | -590,000 |
Jinyu Wang opened the hijack to 120,000 and Daniel Francis shoved 565,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Wang, he confirmed the count and eventually called.
Daniel Francis: A♥ A♦
Jinyu Wang: 5♣ 4♣
Francis was ahead with his aces, but needed to fade a few outs after the K♠ 5♦ 2♥ flop paired Wang. A 6♦ turn added a gutshot to Wang, but the 9♥ river was clean for Francis, earning him a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JW Jinyu Wang | 3,800,000(63 BB) | -600,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,300,000(22 BB) | 460,000 |
Attila BognarHussein Hassan raised from middle position to 120,000 and Josh Baraba three-bet the hijack to 350,000. Attila Bognar shoved around 520,000 from the small blind, and only Baraba called.
Attila Bognar: T♥ T♦
Josh Baraba: A♦ 8♦
Bognar was ahead with his pocket tens, and the 3♦ 4♥ 2♣ flop kept him in the lead. Baraba did flop a gutshot to a wheel, and after missing it on the 9♥ turn, he found it on the 5♠ river to eliminate Bognar.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Joshua Baraba | 3,500,000(58 BB) | 125,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan | 2,800,000(47 BB) | 550,000 |
AB Attila Bognar | busted | -600,000 |
Jiaxu Chen completed from the small blind and Jinyu Wang checked his option from the big blind.
Chen bet 60,000 on the 3♥ J♦ 7♦ flop and Wang called.
Chen sized up to 500,000 when the K♣ arrived on the turn. Again, Wang called.
The 5♠ completed the board and Chen shoved, covering Wang. With 1,510,000 behind, Wang used just one time bank before making the call.
Chen sheepishly turned over 5♦ 4♥ for a pair of fives, while Wang revealed 7♠ 6♠ for just a pair of sevens to take down the pot and double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JW Jinyu Wang | 4,400,000(73 BB) | 2,000,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 3,990,000(67 BB) | -2,655,000 |
Cooper Feltham completed from the small blind and Jiaxu Chen raised to 210,000 from the big blind. Feltham called.
Feltham check-called a bet of 155,000 from Chen on the A♣ K♦ J♣ flop.
The K♣ turn checked through before Feltham bet 120,000 on the J♦ river. Chen called, but couldn't beat Feltham's 6♣ 5♣ for a flush.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JC Jiaxu Chen | 5,900,000(98 BB) |
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,800,000(30 BB) |
Troy Sweet opened early position to 120,000 and then called the shove of Gengjian Gu, who moved all in for 490,000 on the button.
Gengjian Gu: A♥ J♠
Troy Sweet: 8♠ 8♥
Gu needed to win a flip to stay alive, and did pick up a few more outs on the Q♣ 7♥ T♣ flop with a Broadway draw.
An A♠ turn propelled Gu into the lead and one card away from a double-up, but he couldn't evade a snowman as the 8♣ river gave Sweet a set of eights, melting away Gu's run in 16th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TS Troy Sweet | 2,300,000(38 BB) | 550,000 |
GG Gengjian Gu | busted | -510,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JC Jiaxu Chen | 6,645,000(133 BB) | -355,000 |
KI Kenta Ito | 4,600,000(92 BB) | 1,800,000 |
LY Liu Yang 2 | 4,500,000(90 BB) | |
LL Ling Liu | 4,100,000(82 BB) | |
JB Joshua Baraba | 3,375,000(68 BB) | 200,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 2,370,000(47 BB) | 720,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 2,300,000(46 BB) | 950,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan | 2,250,000(45 BB) | 650,000 |
BS Bryan Suasono | 2,200,000(44 BB) | -880,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang | 2,050,000(41 BB) | |
HL Hannah Lee | 1,965,000(39 BB) | |
TS Troy Sweet | 1,750,000(35 BB) | -300,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,280,000(26 BB) | -220,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 840,000(17 BB) | -110,000 |
AB Attila Bognar | 600,000(12 BB) | 200,000 |
GG Gengjian Gu | 510,000(10 BB) | -290,000 |
Jinyu Wang opened the cutoff to 100,000 and Liu Yang three-bet the button to 300,000. Sammy Salha then four-bet the small blind to 750,000, which got Wang to fold. However, Yang called.
On the J♥ A♥ 4♦ flop, Salha continued for 520,000, leaving himself 480,000 behind. Yang shoved, and Salha reluctantly made the call for the rest of his stack.
Sammy Salha: K♠ K♦
Liu Yang: A♠ Q♥
Salha needed a king to crack the flopped pair of aces, but none arrived as the 9♠ J♦ runout meant he was out in 17th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 | 4,500,000(90 BB) | 2,400,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang | 2,050,000(41 BB) | -1,555,000 |
SS Sammy Salha | busted | -1,600,000 |
Jarrod Thatcher was seen collecting his belongings and heading to the payout desk.
The board showed 9♠ 4♠ 2♣ T♣ 2♠ and Thatcher's cards were already in the muck, while Louis Luo's A♣ A♥ for a pair of aces were on show as Thatcher's entire stack was being absorbed into Luo's.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LL Louis Luo | 1,650,000(33 BB) | 930,000 |
JT Jarrod Thatcher | busted | -970,000 |
Jiaxu Chen opened the cutoff to 100,000 and Chester Swords made it 250,000 to go on the button. Chen called.
The flop came T♦ 8♥ K♥ and after Chen checked, Swords bet 150,000. Chen then shoved, and Swords quickly called for his stack of 800,000.
Chester Swords: A♣ K♣
Jiaxu Chen: 7♥ 5♥
Swords was ahead with his top pair, and despite the A♥ turn improving him to two pair, that same card made Chen a flush.
Only an ace or a king on the river could keep Swords alive, but it wasn't to be as the 6♦ rolled off, ending his run in 19th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JC Jiaxu Chen | 7,000,000(140 BB) | 1,600,000 |
CS Chester Swords | busted | -1,450,000 |
Cooper FelthamCooper Feltham made it 150,000 to go from the small blind and Jiaxu Chen called from the big blind.
Feltham fired 120,000 on the 2♣ 5♣ 7♣ flop and Chen called.
The 7♦ turn caused Feltham to hit the brakes and check. Chen bet 300,000 and Feltham called.
One final check came from Feltham on the 5♥ river and, after using a time bank, Chen fired 600,000. Feltham snap-called.
Chen turned over 7♥ 6♥ for a full house to scoop the huge pot and climb to 5,400,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JC Jiaxu Chen | 5,400,000(108 BB) | 1,000,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,500,000(30 BB) | -700,000 |
CS Chester Swords | 1,450,000(29 BB) | 850,000 |
JT Jarrod Thatcher | 970,000(19 BB) | -180,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 950,000(19 BB) | 50,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 720,000(14 BB) | -130,000 |
Back-to-back hands just spelled the end of Travis O'Grady's night.
First, O'Grady made it 100,000 to go under the gun and Troy Sweet called from the cutoff. Gengjian Gu also called from the big blind.
On the 7♠ K♠ 7♦ flop, it checked to Sweet, who fired 100,000 Gu folded, and O'Grady called.
The Q♣ turn saw O'Grady check-call a bet of 250,000 to the 5♥ river, where again he checked. Sweet then announced a bet of 500,000, putting O'Grady to the test, who had just 555,000 behind.
Eventually, O'Grady did call, then mucked as soon as he saw the K♣ J♣ of Sweet, who had top pair.
In the very next hand, O'Grady was forced all-in from the big blind, and was up against Hussein Hassan.
Travis O'Grady: T♦ 9♠
Hussein Hassan: K♣ J♣
It was the exact same hand that O'Grady just lost to, and lightning struck twice as the 2♠ 2♥ 8♥ A♠ A♦ board meant he hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TS Troy Sweet | 4,300,000(86 BB) | -700,000 |
KI Kenta Ito | 2,800,000(56 BB) | -800,000 |
HL Hannah Lee | 1,900,000(38 BB) | 500,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan | 1,600,000(32 BB) | 100,000 |
TO Travis O'grady | busted | -1,550,000 |
Liu Yang raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Sasha Skalrud defended from the big blind.
Skalrud check-called a bet of 150,000 from Yang on the 8♦ T♠ 4♦ flop.
Both players checked the 7♦ turn before Skalrud fired 325,000 on the board-pairing 8♠ river. Yang folded and Skalrud dragged in the pot.
At a nearby table, Kei Sugita was seen leaving the table and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 | 2,100,000(42 BB) | 100,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 1,350,000(27 BB) | 350,000 |
KS Kei Sugita | busted |
When it folded to Jarrod Thatcher in the small blind, he jammed for 550,000 and Daniel Francis made the call from the big blind.
Jarrod Thatcher: T♥ 7♥
Daniel Francis: 6♣ 6♦
Thatcher found himself flipping for a pot of over a million and managed to take the lead by pairing his seven on the 7♣ 3♣ K♦ flop.
Francis picked up some additional outs on the 4♣ turn, but missed them all on the J♦ river, allowing Thatcher to double through him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JT Jarrod Thatcher | 1,150,000(23 BB) | 700,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 900,000(18 BB) | -1,000,000 |
Ling LiuHuge pot alert!
Johan Lees opened under the gun to 100,000 and Sammy Salha shoved 485,000 from the hijack. Ling Liu was in the cutoff and just called, before the action got back to Lees.
Not long after, Lees announced he was all in for 2,655,000.
"I meant to raise," said Liu as she pondered the decision. Eventually, she called, which created a humongous pot.
Sammy Salha: T♠ T♥
Johan Lees: A♦ Q♥
Ling Liu: A♥ K♥
Salha had a great shot at tripling up, but it was the side pot that Lees and Liu were contesting, and that was worth well over four million.
The flop of 3♠ 3♣ 8♠ was all Salha, and the J♦ turn kept his tens ahead. No dice for Lees on the 7♣ river, and he watched his stack get absorbed into Liu's, while Salha tripled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LL Ling Liu | 5,000,000(100 BB) | 1,800,000 |
SS Sammy Salha | 1,600,000(32 BB) | 950,000 |
JL Johan Lees | busted | -2,800,000 |
Attila BognarJinyu Wang raised to 100,000 from under the gun before Attila Bognar three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind. Wang used a time bank before four-betting to 800,000. Bognar jammed and Wang called for his stack of 1,740,000.
Jinyu Wang: K♥ K♠
Attila Bognar: A♠ A♦
It was poker's ultimate cooler of kings versus aces, with Wang firmly on the wrong end of it.
That all changed when the dealer spread the K♦ 5♠ 4♣ flop, giving Wang exactly what he needed with a set.
The J♥ turn and Q♦ river changed nothing, allowing Wang to double to over three million while leaving Bognar with fewer than ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JW Jinyu Wang | 3,605,000(72 BB) | 1,505,000 |
AB Attila Bognar | 400,000(8 BB) | -1,700,000 |
Cooper Feltham opened early position and then called the shove of Duncan Cameron, who moved all in from the hijack for around 300,000.
Duncan Cameron: K♦ J♦
Cooper Feltham: A♠ T♦
Cameron couldn't connect with the 4♣ 8♣ 2♣ 7♠ 6♦ board as it stayed low, meaning the ace-high of Feltham was good for the pot and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JC Jiaxu Chen | 4,400,000(110 BB) | 2,325,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 2,200,000(55 BB) | 100,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,900,000(48 BB) | 100,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 850,000(21 BB) | -250,000 |
KS Kei Sugita | 750,000(19 BB) | 269,000 |
CS Chester Swords | 600,000(15 BB) | -75,000 |
JT Jarrod Thatcher | 450,000(11 BB) | -450,000 |
DC Duncan Cameron | busted | -1,100,000 |
Joshua Baraba and Travis O'GradyTravis O'Grady raised to 80,000 from the button before Joshua Baraba three-bet to 220,000 from the big blind. O'Grady ripped it in for 745,000 and Baraba made the call.
Travis O'Grady: T♠ T♥
Joshua Baraba: A♥ Q♦
O'Grady was flipping for his tournament life and came out on the right side of it, as the 6♣ K♣ 3♣ 5♠ K♥ runout failed to improve Baraba.
Baraba had to carve out almost a third of his stack and send it across the table to O'Grady.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Joshua Baraba | 1,600,000(40 BB) | -400,000 |
TO Travis O'grady | 1,550,000(39 BB) | 850,000 |
Johan LeesJohan Lees and Liu Yang both saw a flop of A♦ Q♣ K♥, with around 700,000 in the middle. Lees checked the hijack and called a bet of 190,000 from Yang, who was in the cutoff.
The turn brought a 6♣ and the action checked through to the 3♥ river, where Lees burned through a time bank. Eventually, he announced a bet of 1,100,000, which sent Yang into the tank.
After mulling it over, Yang eventually laid it down, and Lees took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LL Ling Liu | 3,200,000(80 BB) | 200,000 |
JL Johan Lees | 2,800,000(70 BB) | 1,600,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang | 2,100,000(53 BB) | 200,000 |
AB Attila Bognar | 2,100,000(53 BB) | 100,000 |
LY Liu Yang 2 | 2,000,000(50 BB) | 600,000 |
BS Bryan Suasono | 1,100,000(28 BB) | -300,000 |
SS Sammy Salha | 650,000(16 BB) | -50,000 |
Joshua BarabaJoshua Baraba raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Hannah Lee defended from the big blind.
Lee knuckled it to Baraba on the 4♦ 6♠ Q♣ flop and he fired 60,000. Lee called.
The 5♠ turn checked through before the K♠ completed the board. Lee then bet just over the pot for 350,000, sending Baraba into the tank.
After thinking it over, he decided a fold was best, surrendering the pot to Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Joshua Baraba | 2,000,000(50 BB) | 900,000 |
HL Hannah Lee | 1,400,000(35 BB) | -100,000 |
Hussein Hassan raised to 80,000 from under the gun, with Sasha Skalrud calling from the cutoff, Hannah Lee coming along from the button and Gengjian Gu calling from the small blind.
After three checks on the 3♠ 5♦ 2♥ flop, Lee bet 150,000 and only Skalrud called.
Both players checked the Q♠ turn before the 4♦ hit the river. Skalrud bet 200,000 and Lee snap-called.
Skalrud revealed A♥ 4♥, having flopped a wheel, but he was chopping against Lee's A♣ 9♣, with the river giving the same straight to Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HL Hannah Lee | 1,500,000(38 BB) | -100,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan | 1,500,000(38 BB) | 200,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 1,000,000(25 BB) | -500,000 |
GG Gengjian Gu | 800,000(20 BB) | -110,000 |
Hussein Hassan raised to 80,000 from early position and Sasha Skalrud made it 250,000 to go from the button. Hassan called.
On the 8♣ 6♥ 5♣ flop, Hassan check-called a bet of 125,000 from Skalrud to the T♣ turn, where he elected to lead for 185,000. Skalrud thought for a while before reluctantly letting his cards go, which meant Hassan took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HH Hussein Hassan | 1,700,000(43 BB) | 400,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 900,000(23 BB) | -600,000 |
Jarrod Thatcher raised from middle position before Salwa Khoueis shoved for 505,000 from the button. Thatcher called for his stack of around 400,000 and the players flipped their cards.
Jarrod Thatcher: Q♦ Q♠
Salwa Khoueis: A♥ Q♣
Thatcher had the best of it with pocket queens, while Khoueis needed to find an ace to send him to the rail.
No ace came to Khoueis' aid on the 9♦ 8♠ 5♣ 4♥ 9♥ runout, allowing Thatcher to double up and leaving Khoueis with just a few big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JT Jarrod Thatcher | 900,000(23 BB) | |
SK Salwa Khoueis | 105,000(3 BB) | -86,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TS Troy Sweet | 5,000,000(167 BB) | 3,100,000 |
KI Kenta Ito | 3,600,000(120 BB) | 650,000 |
LL Ling Liu | 3,000,000(100 BB) | 100,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 2,100,000(70 BB) | -700,000 |
AB Attila Bognar | 2,000,000(67 BB) | 1,815,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,800,000(60 BB) | 500,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 1,500,000(50 BB) | -300,000 |
BS Bryan Suasono | 1,400,000(47 BB) | 200,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | 1,100,000(37 BB) | -500,000 |
DC Duncan Cameron | 1,100,000(37 BB) | -300,000 |
TO Travis O'grady | 700,000(23 BB) | -1,700,000 |
SS Sammy Salha | 700,000(23 BB) | -200,000 |
Sasha Skalrud raised to 60,000 from under the gun and only Hussein Hassan called on the button.
Skalrud continued for 45,000 when he saw the K♦ 2♠ 6♥ flop. Hassan elected to call.
Both players checked through the J♠ turn before Skalrud fired 160,000 on the 3♠ river. Hassan quickly called, but mucked upon seeing Skalrud's K♥ Q♠ for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Sasha Skalrud | 1,800,000(60 BB) | 900,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan | 1,300,000(43 BB) | 100,000 |
Duncan Cameron opened the hijack and then called a three-bet from Daniel Francis, who was in the small blind.
Despite the preflop action, it was checked to the river on the 2♥ 9♠ J♠ 3♣ 7♠ board, where it got to Cameron. After pondering, he threw out 200,000, and Francis let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CF Cooper Feltham | 2,800,000(93 BB) | |
DC Duncan Cameron | 1,400,000(47 BB) | 315,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,300,000(43 BB) | -50,000 |
Edoardo SforzaKenta Ito raised to 60,000 from the button before Edoardo Sforza jammed for around 460,000 from the small blind. Ito called and the players revealed their holdings.
Edoardo Sforza: A♦ K♥
Kenta Ito: Q♦ Q♥
It was a classic race, with Sforza needing to connect with the board to survive.
No help arrived for Sforza on the T♣ 2♥ 9♠ 3♥ 2♣ runout, with Ito's queens holding up to send Sforza to an early dinner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito | 2,950,000(98 BB) | 150,000 |
ES Edorado Sforza | busted | -750,000 |
Sammy Salha moved all in from middle position for 425,000 and when it got to Jinyu Wang in the big blind, he called.
Sammy Salha: A♠ J♥
Jinyu Wang: K♠ Q♦
Salha was marginally ahead, but after both players missed the 9♠ 2♥ 5♣ 8♣ 7♦ board, his ace-high was good enough to earn the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JW Jinyu Wang | 1,900,000(63 BB) | 900,000 |
SS Sammy Salha | 900,000(30 BB) | -150,000 |
Daniel Francis raised to 60,000 from middle position, with Cooper Feltham calling on the button, Jiaxu Chen calling from the small blind and Duncan Cameron defending from the big blind.
After three checks on the 8♣ 3♠ 6♦ flop, Feltham bet 90,000. Chen folded before Cameron check-jammed for 415,000. Francis got out of the way and Feltham snap-called.
Duncan Cameron: 9♦ 7♦
Cooper Feltham: Q♠ Q♥
Feltham was in front with his overpair against Cameron's straight draw.
However, everything changed on the T♣ turn as Cameron improved to the nut straight, leaving Feltham drawing dead.
The 5♣ river was a mere formality, with Cameron doubling up to just over a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CF Cooper Feltham | 2,800,000(93 BB) | 500,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 2,075,000(69 BB) | 975,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,350,000(45 BB) | -300,000 |
DC Duncan Cameron | 1,085,000(36 BB) | 570,000 |
There was a raise to 60,000 from under the gun, with Hannah Lee calling on the button and Filip Radic defending from the big blind.
After Radic checked the 6♦ 6♥ 3♥ flop, the under-the-gun player bet 110,000 and Lee quickly raised to 350,000. Radic got out of the way before the under-the-gun player jammed with the covering stack. Lee instantly called for her 660,000, putting herself at risk.
Hannah Lee: A♠ 6♠
Under-the-gun player: K♥ Q♥
Lee had flopped trips, while her opponent was drawing to a flush.
The rest of the board came clean for Lee as the 5♦ turn and Q♦ river completed the runout, allowing her to double up and climb to one of the bigger stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HL Hannah Lee | 1,600,000(53 BB) | 1,304,000 |
FR Filip Radic | 200,000(7 BB) | -60,000 |
Martin WardMartin Ward grinded out a short stack for a lot of the day, but finally fell in a hand against Bryan Suasono after the two got the chips in preflop.
Martin Ward: A♣ T♦
Bryan Suasono: J♥ J♦
The board of K♣ Q♣ K♠ 4♥ 2♣ was of no use to Ward, and he left the table and made his way to collect his payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
BS Bryan Suasono | 1,200,000(40 BB) | 1,003,000 |
MW Martin Ward | busted | -323,000 |
After just losing a flip, Vaibhav Patodia had his chips in again in a similar situation, looking to double up.
His shove of around 375,000 was called by Travis O'Grady, after a series of raises preflop.
Vaibhav Patodia: J♥ J♦
Travis O'Grady: A♦ K♣
The flop of 4♦ 8♣ A♥ was all O'Grady as he paired his ace. Patodia needed to find a jack, but the 6♥ 8♠ runout wasn't what he was looking for, ending his run.
O'Grady up to around 2,400,000 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TO Travis O'grady | 2,400,000(96 BB) | 1,700,000 |
VP Vaibhav Patodia | busted | -450,000 |
Vaibhav PatodiaLouis Luo raised to 50,000 from the cutoff before Justin Woo shoved for 210,000 from the button. Vaibhav Patodia then moved all in over the top from the small blind for around 670,000, forcing Luo to fold.
Justin Woo: A♦ K♥
Vaibhav Patodia: Q♦ Q♥
After the cards were turned over, Patodia and Woo wished each other good luck before Patodia rose from his seat, despite not being the one at risk.
The dealer fanned out the 4♠ J♦ 2♥ flop, keeping Patodia's queens firmly in front.
The 7♠ turn meant Woo was down to an ace or king on the river to keep his tournament alive.
"Bink," Woo blurted out just before the dealer peeled off the K♠ on the river.
It was indeed a bink, pairing his king to snatch the pot away from Patodia and keep Woo alive in the WPT Prime Championship with 40 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LL Louis Luo | 1,100,000(44 BB) | 265,000 |
JW Justin Woo | 535,000(21 BB) | -215,000 |
VP Vaibhav Patodia | 450,000(18 BB) | 195,000 |
Troy Sweet raised to 50,000 from the hijack and only Rohit Prasad called from the big blind.
Prasad check-called a min-bet of 25,000 from Sweet on the A♦ T♥ 6♣ flop.
Both players checked the J♠ turn before the 7♠ fell on the river. Prasad checked for a final time and Sweet fired 85,000, prompting an immediate fold from Prasad.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TS Troy Sweet | 1,900,000(76 BB) | 1,481,000 |
RP Rohit Prasad | 380,000(15 BB) | 94,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LL Ling Liu | 2,900,000(116 BB) | 2,676,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 2,300,000(92 BB) | 700,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,650,000(66 BB) | 400,000 |
JL Johan Lees | 1,200,000(48 BB) | 150,000 |
SS Sammy Salha | 1,050,000(42 BB) | 50,000 |
JB Jordan Bautista | 1,000,000(40 BB) | -600,000 |
JS Jack Sweet | 650,000(26 BB) | 550,000 |
FR Filip Radic | 260,000(10 BB) | -140,000 |
RD Roberto Damelian | 250,000(10 BB) | -50,000 |
Filip Radic raised from under the gun before Duncan Cameron jammed for 225,000 from the button. Radic called with the covering stack and the players went to showdown.
Duncan Cameron: K♠ K♣
Filip Radic: 9♠ 9♥
Cameron had woken up with a monster and just needed to dodge a nine to double up.
No nine came to Radic's rescue on the T♦ Q♣ T♠ 6♣ 4♠ runout, forcing him to send a large portion of his stack across the baize to Cameron.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DC Duncan Cameron | 515,000(21 BB) | 371,000 |
FR Filip Radic | 400,000(16 BB) | -250,000 |
Jarrod Thatcher and Sasha Skalrud just got into a pot, which evened out their stacks.
The action was picked up on a board of 5♠ 9♣ 4♦ J♦ with around 200,000 in the middle. Skalrud checked from the big blind and called a bet of 100,000 from Thatcher, who was under the gun.
On the 4♠ river, Skalrud checked it over again, and this time he was faced with a bet of 225,000 from Thatcher. After burning through a few time banks, Skalrud called.
Thatcher then showed K♦ J♠ for top pair, and Skalrud aggressively mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JT Jarrod Thatcher | 900,000(36 BB) | 488,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 900,000(36 BB) | -600,000 |
Xueying FangChester Swords raised from under the gun before Xueying Fang jammed for around 300,000 from the big blind. Swords called with slightly more chips and the cards were tabled.
Xueying Fang: Q♦ Q♥
Chester Swords: A♥ Q♠
Fang had the best of it with pocket queens and just needed to dodge an ace to double up to over half a million.
Fang had her camera out recording the runout as the dealer spread the disastrous 3♦ 8♦ A♠ flop, catapulting Swords into the lead with a pair of aces.
The 4♣ turn and K♥ river offered Fang no way back. She graciously fist-bumped Swords and wished her tablemates good luck before heading for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CS Chester Swords | 675,000(27 BB) | 120,000 |
XF Xueying Fang | busted | -390,000 |
Jordan BautistaJust before the break, a huge pot developed between Jordan Bautista and Stan Levitin.
With the blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante, Bautista raised to 45,000 from middle position and Levitin three-bet to 115,000 from the hijack. Bautista called when the action returned to him.
Bautista checked the T♥ 7♦ 4♦ flop and Levitin continuation-bet for 75,000. Bautista responded with a check-raise to 300,000 before Levitin jammed, covering his opponent. Bautista snap-called for his 660,000, creating a pot of around 1,600,000.
Jordan Bautista: T♠ 7♠
Stan Levitin: K♣ K♠
Levitin had the overpair, but Bautista had outflopped him with top two pair.
The 5♣ turn gave Levitin a few more outs, but the T♣ river wasn't one of them. Instead, Bautista improved to the nut full house to scoop the 1,600,000 pot, while Levitin's stack plummeted to just over ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Jordan Bautista | 1,600,000(64 BB) | 500,000 |
SL Stan Levitin | 275,000(11 BB) | -452,000 |
Chenyang HuangChenyang Huang in the small blind and the big blind both put in 60,000 preflop to see the K♣ Q♦ 5♣ flop.
Huang checked and his opponent fired 125,000. Huang then min-raised to 250,000, leaving just 35,000 behind, which the big blind called.
Both checked the J♣ turn to the Q♥ river, where Huang stuck in his last 35,000. His opponent snap-called.
Huang then revealed he went runner-runner for a full house with Q♣ J♦, and the big blind's 5♠ 2♥ was no good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,300,000(65 BB) | 1,040,000 | |
CH Chenyang Huang | 720,000(36 BB) | 402,000 |
Johan LeesLouis Luo made it 45,000 to go from early position and Johan Lees three-bet to 155,000 from the big blind. Luo thought it over before making the call to see a flop.
The dealer fanned out 7♣ 4♣ 5♥ and Lees checked. Luo bet 125,000, which was met by a check-raise to 280,000 from Lees.
Luo went deep into the tank, burning through multiple time banks. In the end, he settled on a fold, relinquishing the pot to Lees.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JL Johan Lees | 1,050,000(53 BB) | 450,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 835,000(42 BB) | 311,000 |
Xueying Fang raised to 40,000 from under the gun and only Jiaxu Chen called from the big blind.
Chen check-called a bet of 30,000 from Fang on the 9♠ 5♣ 3♥ flop.
Both players checked the J♦ turn and 2♦ river before Chen turned over J♥ 6♥, having paired his jack on the turn. Fang couldn't beat it and mucked, sending the pot Chen's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JC Jiaxu Chen | 1,100,000(55 BB) | 400,000 |
XF Xueying Fang | 390,000(20 BB) | 60,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Joshua Baraba | 1,600,000(80 BB) | 500,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,600,000(80 BB) | 300,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 1,500,000(75 BB) | 500,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,250,000(63 BB) | -100,000 |
SS Sammy Salha | 1,000,000(50 BB) | 350,000 |
JL Johan Lees | 600,000(30 BB) | |
RD Roberto Damelian | 300,000(15 BB) | -150,000 |
JS Jack Sweet | 100,000(5 BB) | -525,000 |
Ehsan AmiriA huge pot just played out between Ehsan Amiri and Kenta Ito, which left one of them out and the other as the new chip leader.
The action was picked up on a board of A♥ J♥ 3♦ T♦, where Ito had fired 150,000 from the big blind into a pot of around 200,000. Amiri snapped back with a raise to 660,000, and Ito called.
With the pot at around 1,500,000, the 9♦ landed on the river. Ito checked it over to Amiri, who shoved his remaining stack of around 500,000. A quick peek at cards followed from Ito before he immediately put in calling chips.
Amiri rolled over T♥ 6♥ for a pair and busted flush draw, but Ito had the absolute nuts with A♦ K♦ for a flush.
Huge pot for Ito!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito | 2,800,000(140 BB) | 1,500,000 |
EA Ehsan Amiri | busted | -1,650,000 |
Gengjian Gu raised to 30,000 from early position and Aaron Han three-bet to 75,000 from the hijack. Gu came along with a call.
Gu check-called a bet of 40,000 from Han on the 3♠ 9♣ 4♦ flop before both players checked through the 9♦ turn.
Gu fired 45,000 when the 7♦ completed the board and, after thinking for a while, Han raised to 300,000.
Gu quickly jammed for around 350,000 total, and Han sent his cards into the muck at lightning speed, allowing Gu to virtually double his stack without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
GG Gengjian Gu | 910,000(46 BB) | 510,000 |
AH Aaron Han | 130,000(7 BB) | -520,000 |
Daniel Lei jammed for his last 45,000 from middle position and Liu Yang took him for a spin from the big blind.
Daniel Lei: A♦ 5♣
Liu Yang: Q♣ J♣
Lei was ahead with ace-high and improved to a pair on the J♥ A♣ 4♣ flop, while Yang picked up a host of extra outs with a pair and flush draw.
The 9♠ turn and 7♦ river offered Yang no further help, allowing Lei to stay alive in the WPT Prime Championship.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 | 1,400,000(70 BB) | 918,000 |
DL Daniel Lei | 120,000(6 BB) | -70,000 |
Liam Jehu was in the big blind with around 300,000 chips to his name, and had them all invested after calling the shove of Jiaxu Chen, who had a bigger stack on the button.
Liam Jehu: Q♠ Q♥
Jiaxu Chen: K♥ J♥
Jehu was in great shape to double up, and his queens held strong through the 3♦ 6♠ A♣ flop.
Chen wanted to give the dealer some guidance on what card to turn over next, and he nudged his king toward the community cards, encouraging the dealer to play a game of snap.
Well, right on cue, the dealer slapped the K♠ down on the turn, pairing Chen's king and leaving Jehu with one shot at two outs.
Neither of those two outs revealed themselves on the T♠ river, sending Jehu to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JC Jiaxu Chen | 700,000(35 BB) | 608,000 |
LJ Liam Jehu | busted | -250,000 |
Yue WangYue Wang opened to 35,000 from middle position and Adrian Chiu was the only caller from the hijack.
Wang didn't take long to gather up a continuation-bet of 50,000 on the T♦ 5♦ 9♣ flop. Chiu called.
A second barrel to the tune of 150,000 came from Wang on the 6♣ turn. This was enough to get Chiu to fold, surrendering the pot to Wang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YW Yue Wang 2 | 890,000(59 BB) | 380,000 |
AC Adrian Chiu | 400,000(27 BB) | 215,000 |
Christopher WadihChristopher Wadih moved all in from early position for his last 40,000, and Travis O'Grady gave him some protection by three-betting to 120,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and the cards were turned over.
Christopher Wadih: A♥ 6♦
Travis O'Grady: A♣ K♦
Wadih needed some help to begin his spin-up, but found none on the 2♦ 7♦ T♠ 2♠ 5♣ runout, sending his last few big blinds across the table to O'Grady.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TO Travis O'grady | 700,000(47 BB) | -300,000 |
CW Christopher Wadih | busted | -241,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
EA Ehsan Amiri | 1,650,000(110 BB) | 963,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,350,000(90 BB) | 150,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | 1,100,000(73 BB) | 350,000 |
JB Jordan Bautista | 1,100,000(73 BB) | 760,000 |
ES Edorado Sforza | 750,000(50 BB) | 85,000 |
JS Jack Sweet | 625,000(42 BB) | 50,000 |
JL Johan Lees | 600,000(40 BB) | 315,000 |
RD Roberto Damelian | 450,000(30 BB) | -50,000 |
LJ Liam Jehu | 250,000(17 BB) | -50,000 |
DH David Hirst | 170,000(11 BB) | -140,000 |
Rob Damelian and a fanThe only two-time champion at WPT Australia 2026 is Rob Damelian, and he remains in the Prime Championship with a shot at adding an unprecedented third title. He has just found a welcome boost to his stack to help with that pursuit.
Damelian and Yuho Ando got all the chips into the middle preflop, with Ando holding the shorter stack and needing to improve.
Yuho Ando: A♠ T♠
Rob Damelian: J♠ J♣
Ando paired his ten on the Q♥ T♥ 5♣ flop, but found no further improvement on the 6♥ turn or Q♦ river.
Ando headed to the rail, while Damelian climbed to over half a million as his bid for a third trophy continued.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RD Roberto Damelian | 500,000(33 BB) | 304,000 |
YA Yuho Ando | busted | -244,000 |
Hussein Hassan raised to 30,000 from middle position and only Kenta Ito called on the button.
Hassan started with a check on the T♠ 2♣ 6♠ flop and Ito bet 25,000. Hassan came along with a call.
The 5♠ turn checked through before the K♥ completed the board. Hassan then fired 120,000 and Ito quickly called.
Hassan turned over A♠ Q♥ for a bluff, while Ito revealed K♦ 9♦, having rivered a pair of kings to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito | 1,300,000(87 BB) | 626,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan | 1,200,000(80 BB) | 584,000 |
In poker tournaments, you have to win your flips, just as Nicholas Bovey did to double up.
Justin Woo opened from under the gun to 30,000 and Nicholas Bovey stuck in a three-bet to 100,000 from a few seats over. Gengjian Gu was next to him and four-bet to 250,000, which got Woo to fold.
Bovey had 163,000 total, and took just a few seconds before he committed them all.
Nicholas Bovey: A♦ K♠
Gengjian Gu: Q♠ Q♦
Bovey had the overcards, and struck gold when the A♥ 9♦ 8♦ flop gave him top pair. A 7♣ 2♣ runout didn't bring the queen Gu was looking for, meaning he had to cough up the chips and send them in Bovey's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JW Justin Woo | 750,000(50 BB) | 508,000 |
NB Nicholas Bovey | 400,000(27 BB) | 83,000 |
GG Gengjian Gu | 400,000(27 BB) | 139,000 |
Attila BognarAttila Bognar jammed for 93,000 from early position before Sudesh Piyatissa called for his stack of 88,000 from the hijack. Once the rest of the table folded, the cards were turned over with Piyatissa at risk.
Sudesh Piyatissa: A♥ 8♥
Attila Bognar: 5♠ 5♥
It was a pivotal flip for both players' futures in the tournament, and Bognar took a commanding lead after flopping a set on the 3♣ 5♣ 7♠ flop.
The 8♦ turn and K♠ river changed nothing, sending Piyatissa to the rail while Bognar collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
AB Attila Bognar | 185,000(15 BB) | -49,000 |
SP Sudesh Piyatissa | busted | -256,000 |
Filip RadicFilip Radic raised to 24,000 from early position and only Travis O'Grady called from the big blind.
O'Grady elected to lead out for 20,000 when the dealer fanned the 4♣ 6♣ 5♠ flop. Radic continued via a call.
The J♥ turn checked through before the T♠ arrived on the river. O'Grady checked for the final time and Radic fired 85,000.
O'Grady thought for a while before making the call, only to be forced to muck when Radic revealed T♥ T♦ for a rivered set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TO Travis O'grady | 1,000,000(83 BB) | -450,000 |
FR Filip Radic | 650,000(54 BB) | 186,000 |
Daniel FrancisDaniel Francis made it 25,000 to go under the gun and Liam Jehu called from the small blind. Hong Sun was in the big blind and shoved for 263,000, before Francis quickly moved all in for almost 1,000,000.
Jehu then asked for a count, despite being clearly covered, and some commotion was overheard. The two argued about whether Jehu should be allowed to ask for a count when his stack was clearly smaller.
A few members of the table spoke up to say they just wanted to play a bit quicker, and the count was unnecessary.
"That's just the rules, if you don't like it, take it up with someone in a suit," replied Jehu with a smile.
Eventually, Jehu folded and the cards were flipped.
Hong Sun: A♦ K♥
Daniel Francis: T♥ T♦
Sun found the card he was looking for on the 8♣ K♦ 6♣ flop, but running tens with T♠ T♣ gave Francis backdoor quads, which nobody reacted to as Jehu and Francis were still quibbling.
After the hand, Francis' stack grew to around 1,200,000, Jehu's dropped to 300,000, and Sun made his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DF Daniel Francis 1 | 1,200,000(100 BB) | 825,000 |
LJ Liam Jehu | 300,000(25 BB) | 28,000 |
HS Hong Sun | busted | -165,000 |
Zhen ZhaoAaron Han raised to 24,000 from early position and Sasha Skalrud called from the cutoff. Zhen Zhao then squeeze-jammed for around 650,000 from the small blind, and only Han called for his stack of 285,000.
Aaron Han: 9♣ 9♥
Zhen Zhao: A♥ 4♥
Zhao had made his move with the suited ace, while Han had come to the correct decision with his pair of nines.
Han managed to fade the bad beat on the 3♦ 7♣ 3♥ J♥ Q♦ runout, despite Zhao picking up a flush draw on the turn, and doubled up to over half a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Sasha Skalrud | 1,000,000(83 BB) | 15,000 |
AH Aaron Han | 650,000(54 BB) | 454,000 |
ZZ Zhen Zhao | 300,000(25 BB) | -100,000 |
Xavier Mangano had his stack of around 140,000 in from the button, and was put at risk by Sean Tan in the small blind.
Xavier Mangano: A♣ J♥
Sean Tan: K♠ K♥
Mangano needed some help from the dealer, and did pick up a flush draw after the board read 2♣ 4♣ 6♠ 6♣. However, the 4♥ river was a blank, ending his run in the Prime Championship.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
ST Sean Tan | 425,000(35 BB) | 171,000 |
XM Xavier Mangano | busted | -371,000 |
Edoardo Sforza raised from middle position before Peter Lin jammed for around 135,000 from the cutoff. Sforza called when the action folded back to him.
Peter Lin: J♦ J♣
Edoardo Sforza: 9♦ 9♠
Lin had the higher pair and improved to a set on the J♥ 4♥ 6♠ flop to all but secure his survival.
The A♦ turn and 7♠ river brought no miracle for Sforza, allowing Lin to double through him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
ES Edorado Sforza | 665,000(55 BB) | 132,000 |
PL Peter Lin | 300,000(25 BB) | 171,000 |
On a flop of 8♠ 7♥ 5♥, both Van Sau Mai and Sammy Salha piled their chips into the middle, with Mai at risk for his remaining stack of around 120,000.
Van Sau Mai: K♠ 7♠
Sammy Salha: K♦ 8♦
Salha was ahead with his pair of eights, and they stayed there as the 4♣ 3♠ turn and river didn't bring Mai any salvation.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Sammy Salha | 650,000(54 BB) | 451,000 |
VS Van Sau Mai | busted | -84,000 |
Ken Demlakian opened up the action with a raise to 24,000 in the hijack before getting called by both the cutoff and button. Anthony Chan was in the small blind and ripped in his stack of 169,000, which Jinyu Wang cold-called from the big blind.
Demlakian used some extra time before he eventually folded, and the two folds followed, leaving Chan and Wang heads-up for the pot.
Anthony Chan: K♣ Q♥
Jinyu Wang: A♦ Q♠
Chan was dominated, and he couldn't pull a rabbit out of the hat as the T♣ 7♥ 9♠ 6♣ 2♥ board saw him head to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JW Jinyu Wang | 1,000,000(83 BB) | 674,000 |
KD Ken Demlakian | 700,000(58 BB) | 33,000 |
AC Anthony Chan | busted | -201,000 |
Yuho Ando was aided by the deck to double up in two consecutive hands.
First, he jammed for 52,000 from early position and was called by Xueying Fang in the hijack.
Yuho Ando: K♥ J♦
Xueying Fang: A♣ Q♣
Fang paired her queen on the 3♥ Q♥ 4♥ flop, but Ando picked up a flush draw to keep his hopes alive.
The 5♦ turn was a brick, but Ando found the T♥ on the river to complete his flush and secure the double-up.
On the very next hand, Ando jammed again, this time for around 130,000 from under the gun, and Daniel Francis called on the button.
Yuho Ando: A♥ 8♦
Daniel Francis: A♠ K♦
Ando was dominated this time, but that didn't prove to be a problem. He paired his eight on the 7♣ 8♣ J♦ flop before the 8♦ turn improved him to trips and left Francis drawing dead.
The 5♣ river completed the board, with Ando's back-to-back double-ups taking him to over 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DF Daniel Francis 2 | 375,000(31 BB) | -60,000 |
XF Xueying Fang | 330,000(28 BB) | |
YA Yuho Ando | 244,000(20 BB) | 142,000 |
Joshua BarabaAfter some raising back and forth, a pot of around 750,000 had accumulated between Joshua Baraba, who was at risk, and Salvatore Fazzino.
Joshua Baraba: A♦ K♦
Salvatore Fazzino: 9♠ 9♣
It was a massive flip, and Baraba came out on top after pairing his king on the K♣ T♥ 7♠ 6♦ 7♣ runout to secure a huge double-up.
Joshua Baraba| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Joshua Baraba | 750,000(75 BB) | 600,000 |
SF Salvatore Fazzino | 170,000(17 BB) | -302,000 |
Guoxi ChenTravis O'Grady raised from the hijack before Guoxi Chen jammed for 99,000 from the big blind. O'Grady snap-called, putting Chen at risk on the direct bubble.
Guoxi Chen: Q♠ Q♥
Travis O'Grady: A♣ T♠
Chen was ahead with his queens, and nothing changed on the 7♥ K♦ 9♦ flop.
However, the poker gods were cruel to Chen as the A♥ fell on the turn to propel O'Grady into the lead, prompting celebrations from the players watching on as the bubble looked set to burst.
The 3♦ river offered Chen no salvation, sending him to the rail, and he looked likely to leave empty-handed, unless the simultaneous all-in ended in an elimination.
Jun WangIn the next all-in, Jack Sweet had opened the button and Jun Wang shoved the big blind for around 230,000. Sweet called.
Jun Wang: A♣ 5♦
Jack Sweet: J♠ J♥
Wang was in trouble, but did have the satisfaction of knowing he would split a min-cash if he lost the hand.
Some extra outs arrived on the 4♥ K♥ 2♠ flop for Wang as he picked up a gutshot to a wheel, but his pair outs were eradicated when the J♦ turn gave Sweet a set.
A K♦ river filled Sweet up, which meant Wang exited on the bubble, but split a min-cash with Chen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TO Travis O'grady | 1,450,000(145 BB) | 733,000 |
JS Jack Sweet | 575,000(58 BB) | 237,000 |
GC Guoxi Chen | busted | -144,000 |
JW Jun Wang | busted | -98,000 |
Ling LiuLing Liu opened from the hijack to 20,000 and Jason Lee shoved from the small blind with a covering stack. Liu, with around 195,000 in her stack, quickly called.
Ling Liu: K♠ K♦
Jason Lee: K♣ 4♥
It was about as rough a shape as you could get for Lee, and the 2♣ T♥ 6♠ 8♥ T♠ runout offered nothing in the way of assistance.
Cooper Feltham made it 20,000 to go from the cutoff and only Yue Wang called from the big blind.
Wang check-called a continuation-bet of 15,000 from Feltham on the Q♠ 5♠ 3♠ flop.
The 8♥ turn checked through before the 7♣ hit the river. Wang checked again and Feltham fired 40,000.
Wang snap-called and Feltham revealed Q♥ 9♠ for top pair. Wang had him beat with 7♠ 7♦, having rivered a set to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,300,000(130 BB) | 147,000 |
YW Yue Wang 2 | 510,000(51 BB) | 33,000 |
Daniel Lei opened the cutoff to 20,000 and Zhen Zhao called on the button. Carlos Trindade also came along from the small blind.
The trio saw a flop of K♥ A♦ 8♠, where Trindade checked, and Lei continued for 20,000. Zhao called, before Trindade bumped it up to 60,000. Lei folded, but Zhao stuck around.
On the J♦ turn, Trindade moved all in for 64,000, and despite it not being much more for Zhao, he reluctantly let his cards go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
ZZ Zhen Zhao | 400,000(40 BB) | -108,000 |
CT Carlos Trindade | 300,000(30 BB) | 176,000 |
DL Daniel Lei | 190,000(19 BB) | -69,000 |
When it folded to Joshua Baraba in the small blind, he jammed with just Ling Liu to get through in the big blind. Liu peeked at her cards and took some time over her decision, with the money bubble now just a few spots away. After using a couple of time banks, Liu made the call for her stack of 107,000.
Ling Liu: A♥ 4♥
Joshua Baraba: Q♠ 2♥
Liu was ahead with ace-high, although Baraba had two live cards working for him.
Liu was rewarded for making the call as she found a wheel-y good 5♥ 3♦ 2♦ flop, giving her a straight and leaving Baraba in a world of trouble.
The Q♣ turn gave Baraba some full house outs, but the 5♠ river was a brick, allowing Liu to double up to over 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LL Ling Liu | 224,000(22 BB) | 107,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | 150,000(15 BB) | -110,000 |
Cadeyrn Barthelson made it 65,000 from under the gun with just a few chips behind. Joshua Baraba raised to 180,000 from middle position and, when it folded back to Barthelson, he stuck in the call to put himself at risk.
Cadeyrn Barthelson: A♠ 9♠
Joshua Baraba: Q♣ Q♥
Barthelson needed to find an ace or some spades to survive, but the 3♣ Q♠ 9♦ flop was of no help as Baraba improved to a set.
The T♦ turn left Barthelson drawing dead, with the 4♥ river completing the board and bringing his tournament to an early end on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Joshua Baraba | 260,000(26 BB) | 74,000 |
CB Cadeyrn Barthelson | busted | -70,000 |
Nicholas WoodhamsIt's quite rare to get dealt pocket aces, but on the first hand of play, two different players picked up the rockets and eliminated opponents.
First, there was a raise from under the gun before Leonardo Speiciale shoved his stack of 135,000 in from middle position. Chaoyin Tong was in the small blind and shoved, which folded out the initial raiser.
Leonardo Speiciale: J♥ J♦
Chaoyin Tong: A♠ A♥
A clean runout of 7♦ 2♠ 9♦ 4♣ 9♥ sent Speiciale on his way just short of the money.
At the same time on the adjacent table, Nicholas Woodhams and Hyunku Kang had their stacks in the middle preflop, with Woodhams slightly covered, holding around 240,000.
Nicholas Woodhams: Q♦ Q♣
Hyunku Kang: A♦ A♣
No queens arrived for Woodhams on the K♣ T♥ K♦ 2♣ 8♣ board, sending him for an early shower on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HK Hyunku Kang | 550,000(55 BB) | 273,000 |
CT Chaoyin Tong | 500,000(50 BB) | 95,000 |
NW Nicholas Woodhams | busted | -244,000 |
LS Leonardo Speiciale | busted | -135,000 |
Matt SavageCards are in the air and play has started on Day 2 of the WPT Prime Championship Event.
Sasha SkalrudDay 2 of the WPT Prime Championship Event gets underway today at The Star Sydney, with the survivors from all four starting flights returning to continue their pursuit of the second major title of WPT Australia 2026.
A total of 1,036 entries were recorded across the four opening flights, with Cooper Feltham leading the returning field after bagging 1,153,000 in Day 1d. Feltham is the only player to return with more than one million chips, while Sasha Skalrud sits second with 985,000 and Stan Levitin rounds out the top three with 727,000.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,153,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 985,000 |
SL Stan Levitin | 727,000 |
TO Travis O'grady | 717,000 |
EA Ehsan Amiri | 687,000 |
KI Kenta Ito | 674,000 |
KD Ken Demlakian | 667,000 |
VG Vincent Green-gibson | 640,000 |
JL Jianke Li | 635,000 |
JX Jin Xue | 630,000 |
Play resumes on Level 17 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante, while levels increase to 60 minutes and will remain that length for the rest of the tournament.
The official prize pool and payouts will be announced shortly after cards get in the air, along with the schedule for the day.
WPT Prime Championship TrophySomuchpoker will be on the tournament floor throughout Day 2, bringing you all the latest action as the field begins its march towards the final table.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
CF Cooper Feltham | 1,153,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud | 985,000 |
SL Stan Levitin | 727,000 |
TO Travis O'grady | 717,000 |
EA Ehsan Amiri | 687,000 |
KI Kenta Ito | 674,000 |
KD Ken Demlakian | 667,000 |
VG Vincent Green-gibson | 640,000 |
JL Jianke Li | 635,000 |
JX Jin Xue | 630,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan | 616,000 |
AK Adam Kharman | 601,000 |
YG Yunsong Ge | 567,000 |
CS Chester Swords | 555,000 |
LH Lachlan Hoenig | 550,000 |
SJ Seve Jarvin | 543,000 |
ES Edorado Sforza | 533,000 |
LL Louis Luo | 524,000 |
ZZ Zhen Zhao | 508,000 |
SH Sam Hsien Yi Chi | 490,000 |
LY Liu Yang 2 | 482,000 |
KS Kei Sugita | 481,000 |
YW Yue Wang 2 | 477,000 |
NZ Neng Zhao | 477,000 |
SF Salvatore Fazzino | 472,000 |
JD Joshua Duce | 469,000 |
EI Erdinc Ibrahim | 464,000 |
FR Filip Radic | 464,000 |
TS Tolly Sakellariou | 455,000 |
LK Lachlan Kavanagh | 439,000 |
YC Young Chung | 437,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 2 | 435,000 |
KM Kevin Machado | 434,000 |
TS Troy Sweet | 419,000 |
JT Jarrod Thatcher | 412,000 |
CT Chaoyin Tong | 405,000 |
PV Peter Vrljic | 404,000 |
AR Amin Riyazati | 400,000 |
XM Xavier Mangano | 371,000 |
WM William Mckay | 363,000 |
DT Darren Thompson | 360,000 |
JY Jing Yong | 360,000 |
JB Jordan Bautista | 340,000 |
JS Jack Sweet | 338,000 |
XF Xueying Fang | 330,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang | 326,000 |
MW Martin Ward | 323,000 |
CH Changyeon Hwang | 320,000 |
CH Chenyang Huang | 318,000 |
NB Nicholas Bovey | 317,000 |
DH David Hirst | 310,000 |
DL Dongwen Liu | 309,000 |
XZ Xiangxi Zheng | 302,000 |
MM Mehrdad Mousapour | 300,000 |
HL Hannah Lee | 296,000 |
SW Siang Wei | 288,000 |
MA Matt Alamdari | 288,000 |
RP Rohit Prasad | 286,000 |
JL Johan Lees | 285,000 |
HK Hyunku Kang | 277,000 |
LJ Liam Jehu | 272,000 |
JL Jason Lee | 272,000 |
SC Shakti Chauhan | 265,000 |
GG Gengjian Gu | 261,000 |
AQ Ayman Qutami | 261,000 |
| 260,000 | |
DL Daniel Lei | 259,000 |
SP Sudesh Piyatissa | 256,000 |
SW Samuel Worthington | 256,000 |
VP Vaibhav Patodia | 255,000 |
ST Sean Tan | 254,000 |
NW Nicholas Woodhams | 244,000 |
MB Michael Brahim | 244,000 |
JW Justin Woo | 242,000 |
CW Christopher Wadih | 241,000 |
TP Taeil Park | 239,000 |
AB Attila Bognar | 234,000 |
MK Musang Kim | 218,000 |
CL Chao Li 2 | 213,000 |
KS Kamran Samimi | 208,000 |
CB Callum Blinco | 205,000 |
AC Anthony Chan | 201,000 |
AZ Ali Zebarjad | 199,000 |
SS Sammy Salha | 199,000 |
BS Bryan Suasono | 197,000 |
AH Aaron Han | 196,000 |
RD Roberto Damelian | 196,000 |
SJ Simon Javor | 195,000 |
NT Naohito Tamaya | 195,000 |
SK Salwa Khoueis | 191,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba | 186,000 |
AC Adrian Chiu | 185,000 |
GD Gening Dai | 176,000 |
TH Tingjia Huang | 170,000 |
AS Adrian Salter | 170,000 |
HS Hong Sun | 165,000 |
YL Yin Lai 1 | 161,000 |
EC Edmond Chim | 148,000 |
SL Shitao Li 2 | 148,000 |
MO Michael O'grady 1 | 147,000 |
MC Michael Culibrk | 147,000 |
DC Duncan Cameron | 144,000 |
GC Guoxi Chen | 144,000 |
PY Patrick Yazbeck | 143,000 |
ZW Zheqi Wang | 139,000 |
RC Ross Coveney | 138,000 |
PM Peter Moore | 138,000 |
LS Leonardo Speiciale | 135,000 |
MS Majid Shahikarijani | 133,000 |
PA Pooria Asaadi | 129,000 |
PL Peter Lin | 129,000 |
CW Christopheros Winters | 128,000 |
PE Paul Elliott | 127,000 |
SR Slawomir Rypinski | 125,000 |
CT Carlos Trindade | 124,000 |
YL Yang Lan | 124,000 |
HY Hasib Younan | 123,000 |
NM Nicholas Mentis | 122,000 |
WS Wael Salloum | 122,000 |
NW Nicholas Wright | 121,000 |
TH Timo Hettinger | 120,000 |
WD Wei Dai | 119,000 |
LL Ling Liu | 117,000 |
TE Travis Endersby | 112,000 |
TF Thibaut Fixari | 111,000 |
YL Yang Li 4 | 108,000 |
GO Gavin Ogilvy | 105,000 |
HL Hok Lam | 102,000 |
YA Yuho Ando | 102,000 |
JW Jun Wang | 98,000 |
ZV Zac Vigar | 98,000 |
WZ Wei Zhu 2 | 94,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen | 92,000 |
VS Van Sau Mai | 84,000 |
NZ Ningyuan Zhou | 84,000 |
JN Jonny Nagel | 82,000 |
DH David Hovey | 79,000 |
DH Daniel Hameiri | 74,000 |
CB Cadeyrn Barthelson | 70,000 |
MF Michael Fraser | 54,000 |
KK Kacper Kumpiewski | 28,500 |
| Place | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 215,920 | $155,889 |
| 2 | 133,000 | $96,023 |
| 3 | 99,000 | $71,476 |
| 4 | 74,000 | $53,426 |
| 5 | 56,500 | $40,792 |
| 6 | 43,000 | $31,045 |
| 7 | 33,000 | $23,825 |
| 8 | 26,000 | $18,771 |
| 9 | 22,000 | $15,883 |
| 10 | 18,600 | $13,429 |
| 11 | 18,600 | $13,429 |
| 12 | 16,100 | $11,624 |
| 13 | 16,100 | $11,624 |
| 14 | 14,200 | $10,252 |
| 15 | 14,200 | $10,252 |
| 16 | 12,600 | $9,097 |
| 17 | 12,600 | $9,097 |
| 18 | 11,100 | $8,014 |
| 19 | 11,100 | $8,014 |
| 20 | 11,100 | $8,014 |
| 21 | 9,700 | $7,003 |
| 22 | 9,700 | $7,003 |
| 23 | 9,700 | $7,003 |
| 24 | 8,400 | $6,065 |
| 25 | 8,400 | $6,065 |
| 26 | 8,400 | $6,065 |
| 27 | 8,400 | $6,065 |
| 28 | 8,400 | $6,065 |
| 29 | 8,400 | $6,065 |
| 30 | 8,400 | $6,065 |
| 31 | 8,400 | $6,065 |
| 32 | 7,200 | $5,198 |
| 33 | 7,200 | $5,198 |
| 34 | 7,200 | $5,198 |
| 35 | 7,200 | $5,198 |
| 36 | 7,200 | $5,198 |
| 37 | 7,200 | $5,198 |
| 38 | 7,200 | $5,198 |
| 39 | 7,200 | $5,198 |
| 40 | 6,200 | $4,476 |
| 41 | 6,200 | $4,476 |
| 42 | 6,200 | $4,476 |
| 43 | 6,200 | $4,476 |
| 44 | 6,200 | $4,476 |
| 45 | 6,200 | $4,476 |
| 46 | 6,200 | $4,476 |
| 47 | 6,200 | $4,476 |
| 48 | 5,300 | $3,826 |
| 49 | 5,300 | $3,826 |
| 50 | 5,300 | $3,826 |
| 51 | 5,300 | $3,826 |
| 52 | 5,300 | $3,826 |
| 53 | 5,300 | $3,826 |
| 54 | 5,300 | $3,826 |
| 55 | 5,300 | $3,826 |
| 56 | 4,500 | $3,249 |
| 57 | 4,500 | $3,249 |
| 58 | 4,500 | $3,249 |
| 59 | 4,500 | $3,249 |
| 60 | 4,500 | $3,249 |
| 61 | 4,500 | $3,249 |
| 62 | 4,500 | $3,249 |
| 63 | 4,500 | $3,249 |
| 64 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 65 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 66 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 67 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 68 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 69 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 70 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 71 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 72 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 73 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 74 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 75 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 76 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 77 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 78 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 79 | 3,780 | $2,729 |
| 80 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 81 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 82 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 83 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 84 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 85 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 86 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 87 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 88 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 89 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 90 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 91 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 92 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 93 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 94 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 95 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 96 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 97 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 98 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 99 | 3,180 | $2,296 |
| 100 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 101 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 102 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 103 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 104 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 105 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 106 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 107 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 108 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 109 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 110 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 111 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 112 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 113 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 114 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 115 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 116 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 117 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 118 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 119 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 120 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 121 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 122 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 123 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 124 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 125 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 126 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 127 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 128 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 129 | 2,600 | $1,877 |
| 130 | 2,600 | $1,877 |