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 ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 1,600,000(64 BB) | 500,000 |
SL Stan Levitin Australia | 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 Australia | 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 Australia | 1,050,000(53 BB) | 450,000 |
LL Louis Luo Australia | 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 Australia | 1,100,000(55 BB) | 400,000 |
XF Xueying Fang Australia | 390,000(20 BB) | 60,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JB Joshua Baraba Australia | 1,600,000(80 BB) | 500,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 1,600,000(80 BB) | 300,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 1,500,000(75 BB) | 500,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 Australia | 1,250,000(63 BB) | -100,000 |
SS Sammy Salha Australia | 1,000,000(50 BB) | 350,000 |
JL Johan Lees Australia | 600,000(30 BB) | |
RD Roberto Damelian Australia | 300,000(15 BB) | -150,000 |
JS Jack Sweet Australia | 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 Australia | 2,800,000(140 BB) | 1,500,000 |
EA Ehsan Amiri Australia | 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 Australia | 910,000(46 BB) | 510,000 |
AH Aaron Han Australia | 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 Australia | 1,400,000(70 BB) | 918,000 |
DL Daniel Lei ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 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 Australia | 700,000(35 BB) | 608,000 |
LJ Liam Jehu Australia | 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 ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 890,000(59 BB) | 380,000 |
AC Adrian Chiu Australia | 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 Australia | 700,000(47 BB) | -300,000 |
CW Christopher Wadih Australia | busted | -241,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
EA Ehsan Amiri Australia | 1,650,000(110 BB) | 963,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 Australia | 1,350,000(90 BB) | 150,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba Australia | 1,100,000(73 BB) | 350,000 |
JB Jordan Bautista Australia | 1,100,000(73 BB) | 760,000 |
ES Edorado Sforza Australia | 750,000(50 BB) | 85,000 |
JS Jack Sweet Australia | 625,000(42 BB) | 50,000 |
JL Johan Lees Australia | 600,000(40 BB) | 315,000 |
RD Roberto Damelian Australia | 450,000(30 BB) | -50,000 |
LJ Liam Jehu Australia | 250,000(17 BB) | -50,000 |
DH David Hirst Australia | 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 Australia | 500,000(33 BB) | 304,000 |
YA Yuho Ando Australia | 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 Australia | 1,300,000(87 BB) | 626,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan Australia | 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 Australia | 750,000(50 BB) | 508,000 |
NB Nicholas Bovey Australia | 400,000(27 BB) | 83,000 |
GG Gengjian Gu Australia | 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 Australia | 185,000(15 BB) | -49,000 |
SP Sudesh Piyatissa Australia | 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 Australia | 1,000,000(83 BB) | -450,000 |
FR Filip Radic Australia | 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 Australia | 1,200,000(100 BB) | 825,000 |
LJ Liam Jehu Australia | 300,000(25 BB) | 28,000 |
HS Hong Sun Australia | 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 Australia | 1,000,000(83 BB) | 15,000 |
AH Aaron Han Australia | 650,000(54 BB) | 454,000 |
ZZ Zhen Zhao Australia | 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 ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 425,000(35 BB) | 171,000 |
XM Xavier Mangano ![Belgium [BEL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/be.svg "Belgium [BEL]"){kind=small} Belgium | 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 Australia | 665,000(55 BB) | 132,000 |
PL Peter Lin Australia | 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 Australia | 650,000(54 BB) | 451,000 |
VS Van Sau Mai Australia | 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 Australia | 1,000,000(83 BB) | 674,000 |
KD Ken Demlakian Australia | 700,000(58 BB) | 33,000 |
AC Anthony Chan Australia | 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 Australia | 375,000(31 BB) | -60,000 |
XF Xueying Fang Australia | 330,000(28 BB) | |
YA Yuho Ando Australia | 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 Australia | 750,000(75 BB) | 600,000 |
SF Salvatore Fazzino Australia | 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 Australia | 1,450,000(145 BB) | 733,000 |
JS Jack Sweet Australia | 575,000(58 BB) | 237,000 |
GC Guoxi Chen Australia | busted | -144,000 |
JW Jun Wang China | 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 Australia | 1,300,000(130 BB) | 147,000 |
YW Yue Wang 2 China | 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 Australia | 400,000(40 BB) | -108,000 |
CT Carlos Trindade Australia | 300,000(30 BB) | 176,000 |
DL Daniel Lei United States of America | 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 Australia | 224,000(22 BB) | 107,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba Australia | 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 Australia | 260,000(26 BB) | 74,000 |
CB Cadeyrn Barthelson Australia | 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 ![South Korea [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "South Korea [KOR]"){kind=small} South Korea | 550,000(55 BB) | 273,000 |
CT Chaoyin Tong Australia | 500,000(50 BB) | 95,000 |
NW Nicholas Woodhams ![United Kingdom [GBR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/gb.svg "United Kingdom [GBR]"){kind=small} United Kingdom | busted | -244,000 |
LS Leonardo Speiciale Australia | 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 Australia | 1,153,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 985,000 |
SL Stan Levitin Australia | 727,000 |
TO Travis O'grady Australia | 717,000 |
EA Ehsan Amiri Australia | 687,000 |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 674,000 |
KD Ken Demlakian Australia | 667,000 |
VG Vincent Green-gibson Australia | 640,000 |
JL Jianke Li Australia | 635,000 |
JX Jin Xue Australia | 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 Australia | 1,153,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 985,000 |
SL Stan Levitin Australia | 727,000 |
TO Travis O'grady Australia | 717,000 |
EA Ehsan Amiri Australia | 687,000 |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 674,000 |
KD Ken Demlakian Australia | 667,000 |
VG Vincent Green-gibson Australia | 640,000 |
JL Jianke Li Australia | 635,000 |
JX Jin Xue Australia | 630,000 |
HH Hussein Hassan Australia | 616,000 |
AK Adam Kharman Australia | 601,000 |
YG Yunsong Ge Australia | 567,000 |
CS Chester Swords Australia | 555,000 |
LH Lachlan Hoenig Australia | 550,000 |
SJ Seve Jarvin Australia | 543,000 |
ES Edorado Sforza Australia | 533,000 |
LL Louis Luo Australia | 524,000 |
ZZ Zhen Zhao Australia | 508,000 |
SH Sam Hsien Yi Chi Australia | 490,000 |
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 482,000 |
KS Kei Sugita ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 481,000 |
YW Yue Wang 2 China | 477,000 |
NZ Neng Zhao Australia | 477,000 |
SF Salvatore Fazzino Australia | 472,000 |
JD Joshua Duce Australia | 469,000 |
EI Erdinc Ibrahim Australia | 464,000 |
FR Filip Radic Australia | 464,000 |
TS Tolly Sakellariou Australia | 455,000 |
LK Lachlan Kavanagh Australia | 439,000 |
YC Young Chung Australia | 437,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 2 Australia | 435,000 |
KM Kevin Machado Australia | 434,000 |
TS Troy Sweet Australia | 419,000 |
JT Jarrod Thatcher Australia | 412,000 |
CT Chaoyin Tong Australia | 405,000 |
PV Peter Vrljic Australia | 404,000 |
AR Amin Riyazati Australia | 400,000 |
XM Xavier Mangano Belgium | 371,000 |
WM William Mckay Australia | 363,000 |
DT Darren Thompson Australia | 360,000 |
JY Jing Yong Australia | 360,000 |
JB Jordan Bautista Australia | 340,000 |
JS Jack Sweet Australia | 338,000 |
XF Xueying Fang Australia | 330,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 326,000 |
MW Martin Ward Australia | 323,000 |
CH Changyeon Hwang Australia | 320,000 |
CH Chenyang Huang Australia | 318,000 |
NB Nicholas Bovey Australia | 317,000 |
DH David Hirst Australia | 310,000 |
DL Dongwen Liu China | 309,000 |
XZ Xiangxi Zheng Australia | 302,000 |
MM Mehrdad Mousapour Australia | 300,000 |
HL Hannah Lee Australia | 296,000 |
SW Siang Wei Australia | 288,000 |
MA Matt Alamdari Australia | 288,000 |
RP Rohit Prasad Australia | 286,000 |
JL Johan Lees Australia | 285,000 |
HK Hyunku Kang South Korea | 277,000 |
LJ Liam Jehu Australia | 272,000 |
JL Jason Lee Australia | 272,000 |
SC Shakti Chauhan Australia | 265,000 |
GG Gengjian Gu Australia | 261,000 |
AQ Ayman Qutami United States of America | 261,000 |
| 260,000 | |
DL Daniel Lei United States of America | 259,000 |
SP Sudesh Piyatissa Australia | 256,000 |
SW Samuel Worthington United States of America | 256,000 |
VP Vaibhav Patodia Australia | 255,000 |
ST Sean Tan Singapore | 254,000 |
NW Nicholas Woodhams United Kingdom | 244,000 |
MB Michael Brahim Australia | 244,000 |
JW Justin Woo Australia | 242,000 |
CW Christopher Wadih Australia | 241,000 |
TP Taeil Park Australia | 239,000 |
AB Attila Bognar Australia | 234,000 |
MK Musang Kim Australia | 218,000 |
CL Chao Li 2 Australia | 213,000 |
KS Kamran Samimi Australia | 208,000 |
CB Callum Blinco Australia | 205,000 |
AC Anthony Chan Australia | 201,000 |
AZ Ali Zebarjad Australia | 199,000 |
SS Sammy Salha Australia | 199,000 |
BS Bryan Suasono ![New Zealand [NZL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/nz.svg "New Zealand [NZL]"){kind=small} New Zealand | 197,000 |
AH Aaron Han Australia | 196,000 |
RD Roberto Damelian Australia | 196,000 |
SJ Simon Javor Australia | 195,000 |
NT Naohito Tamaya Japan | 195,000 |
SK Salwa Khoueis Australia | 191,000 |
JB Joshua Baraba Australia | 186,000 |
AC Adrian Chiu Australia | 185,000 |
GD Gening Dai Australia | 176,000 |
TH Tingjia Huang Australia | 170,000 |
AS Adrian Salter Australia | 170,000 |
HS Hong Sun Australia | 165,000 |
YL Yin Lai 1 Australia | 161,000 |
EC Edmond Chim ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | 148,000 |
SL Shitao Li 2 Australia | 148,000 |
MO Michael O'grady 1 Australia | 147,000 |
MC Michael Culibrk Australia | 147,000 |
DC Duncan Cameron Australia | 144,000 |
GC Guoxi Chen Australia | 144,000 |
PY Patrick Yazbeck Australia | 143,000 |
ZW Zheqi Wang Australia | 139,000 |
RC Ross Coveney ![Ireland [IRL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ie.svg "Ireland [IRL]"){kind=small} Ireland | 138,000 |
PM Peter Moore ![Isle of Man [IMN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/im.svg "Isle of Man [IMN]"){kind=small} Isle of Man | 138,000 |
LS Leonardo Speiciale Australia | 135,000 |
MS Majid Shahikarijani Australia | 133,000 |
PA Pooria Asaadi Australia | 129,000 |
PL Peter Lin Australia | 129,000 |
CW Christopheros Winters Australia | 128,000 |
PE Paul Elliott Australia | 127,000 |
SR Slawomir Rypinski Australia | 125,000 |
CT Carlos Trindade Australia | 124,000 |
YL Yang Lan Australia | 124,000 |
HY Hasib Younan Australia | 123,000 |
NM Nicholas Mentis Australia | 122,000 |
WS Wael Salloum Australia | 122,000 |
NW Nicholas Wright Australia | 121,000 |
TH Timo Hettinger Australia | 120,000 |
WD Wei Dai Australia | 119,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 117,000 |
TE Travis Endersby Australia | 112,000 |
TF Thibaut Fixari ![France [FRA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/fr.svg "France [FRA]"){kind=small} France | 111,000 |
YL Yang Li 4 Australia | 108,000 |
GO Gavin Ogilvy Australia | 105,000 |
HL Hok Lam Australia | 102,000 |
YA Yuho Ando Australia | 102,000 |
JW Jun Wang China | 98,000 |
ZV Zac Vigar Australia | 98,000 |
WZ Wei Zhu 2 Australia | 94,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen Australia | 92,000 |
VS Van Sau Mai Australia | 84,000 |
NZ Ningyuan Zhou Australia | 84,000 |
JN Jonny Nagel Australia | 82,000 |
DH David Hovey Australia | 79,000 |
DH Daniel Hameiri Australia | 74,000 |
CB Cadeyrn Barthelson Australia | 70,000 |
MF Michael Fraser Australia | 54,000 |
KK Kacper Kumpiewski Australia | 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 |
