With K♣ 9♣, Cooper Feltham raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Ling Liu defended from the big blind holding Q♦ J♣.
Liu checked the 6♥ A♣ 4♦ flop and then folded to Feltham's minimum bet of 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 17,000,000(85 BB) | |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 8,800,000(44 BB) | |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 7,900,000(40 BB) | |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 5,400,000(27 BB) | -1,100,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 2,800,000(14 BB) | 700,000 |
Liu Yang limped in from the small blind holding 8♣ 2♠ and Kenta Ito checked the big blind with J♥ 7♥.
On the K♦ 7♣ 9♠ flop, Yang fired 250,000 and Ito called to the Q♣ turn, which checked through.
A 6♥ on the river meant Yang was left with eight-high, and he gave it up with a check. Ito knuckled back and took it down with his pair of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 16,800,000(84 BB) | -200,000 |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 8,000,000(40 BB) | 200,000 |
Sasha SkalrudCooper Feltham completed from the small blind and Sasha Skalrud made it 650,000 to go from the big blind. Feltham called.
Feltham checked to Skalrud on the 8♣ 3♥ 8♠ flop and Skalrud checked behind.
Both players checked the 9♠ turn again before the 7♣ completed the board.
Feltham checked for the final time and Skalrud bet 475,000.
Feltham burned through a time bank before going for the most aggressive option, check-raising to 1,600,000. Skalrud pondered how to proceed and ultimately elected to call.
Feltham turned over a stone bluff with K♦ J♥, losing the pot to Skalrud's A♦ 7♦ for just a pair of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 8,900,000(59 BB) | 2,000,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 2,100,000(14 BB) | -1,700,000 |
Ling LiuKenta Ito picked up 7♦ 2♦ in the small blind and made it 425,000 to go. Ling Liu was in the big blind holding K♥ T♣ and called.
The flop came 4♥ 7♥ Q♦, where both checked to the A♠ turn. Ito reached for chips and fired 350,000 with his pair of sevens, and Liu called.
A J♦ on the river gave Liu Broadway and the nuts, and she got the great news as Ito shoved. Liu snap-called for her stack of around 2,400,000, earning a huge double-up before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 17,000,000(113 BB) | |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 7,800,000(52 BB) | -3,200,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 6,900,000(46 BB) | 300,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 6,500,000(43 BB) | 3,200,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 3,800,000(25 BB) |
Ling Liu raised to 300,000 from under the gun, and Cooper Feltham three-bet to 700,000 from the cutoff.
Liu thought for a while before ripping it in for 2,300,000 with A♥ 9♥. Feltham got rid of A♦ 9♦, and Liu picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 3,800,000(25 BB) | -400,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 3,300,000(22 BB) | 1,000,000 |
Liu Yang raised the cutoff to 300,000 holding 8♣ 5♠, and Cooper Feltham defended his big blind with A♥ 3♥.
Yang found a good flop on 8♥ T♠ 9♠ with a pair, and it checked to the 9♦ turn. Again it checked around to the 7♠ river, where Feltham fired 275,000.
With a scary board in front of him, Yang did eventually make the call and took it down with his pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 17,000,000(113 BB) | 1,000,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 4,200,000(28 BB) | -700,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 16,000,000(107 BB) | -200,000 |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 11,000,000(73 BB) | -1,800,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 6,600,000(44 BB) | 200,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 4,900,000(33 BB) | 300,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 2,300,000(15 BB) | -900,000 |
Sasha Skalrud raised under the gun to 300,000 and Kenta Ito three-bet to 850,000 on the button with A♣ K♦. Skalrud called.
Another all-diamond flop appeared as the dealer spread 2♦ 4♦ T♦, giving Ito a flush draw. Skalrud checked and Ito continued his aggression with a bet of 450,000. Skalrud called.
An A♥ on the turn gave Ito top pair to go along with his flush draw, and when the action got to him, he checked back.
A 7♥ filled out the board on the river and Skalrud checked it over to Ito, who had to decide if he wanted to go for value. After mulling it over, Ito reached for chips and bet 1,750,000.
Skalrud's cards hadn't been picked up by the graphics, and nobody will ever know what he had as he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 12,800,000(85 BB) | 1,800,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 6,400,000(43 BB) | -1,800,000 |
Cooper Feltham raised to 300,000 from the button, and Liu Yang defended from the big blind.
Check, check came on the 5♠ 6♠ 3♦ flop before the 3♠ arrived on the turn, where both players checked again.
The K♥ river brought two more checks, and Yang won the pot with J♥ 5♥ for a pair of fives, as Feltham mucked A♦ Q♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 16,200,000(108 BB) | 200,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 4,600,000(31 BB) | -300,000 |
Liu Yang opened under the gun to 300,000 with A♦ 6♣ and Cooper Feltham called with 4♦ 4♣ in the small blind. Sasha Skalrud called in the big blind with 9♠ 6♥.
The all-diamond flop of 2♦ 3♦ Q♦ checked through to the K♦ turn, giving both Feltham and Yang a flush. When it got to Yang, he bet 300,000, and Feltham called. Skalrud folded.
A K♣ on the river paired the board and Feltham knuckled it over to Yang, who took some time before he bet 900,000 with the nut flush. Feltham sat static with his hand on his face before rechecking his cards and making the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 16,000,000(107 BB) | 2,000,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 4,900,000(33 BB) | -900,000 |
Jinyu WangLing Liu raised to 300,000 from under the gun and Cooper Feltham three-bet to 750,000 from the hijack holding pocket aces. Everyone folded and Feltham took down the pot.
On the very next shuffle, Feltham min-raised to 300,000 from under the gun. When it folded to Jinyu Wang in the small blind, he jammed for 475,000 and Feltham immediately called.
Jinyu Wang: A♣ T♦
Cooper Feltham: K♠ K♣
Feltham had found the two best starting hands in poker back-to-back and now just had to fade an ace to boost his stack and eliminate Wang in sixth place.
The 6♥ 2♠ T♥ flop gave Wang some additional outs as he paired his ten.
However, the 9♣ turn and J♦ river changed nothing, and Wang became the next casualty of the WPT Prime Championship.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 5,800,000(39 BB) | 1,500,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | busted | -775,000 |
Sasha Skalrud raised J♥ J♦ on the button to 325,000 and Kenta Ito looked down at Q♥ T♣ in the big blind before he called.
They saw a flop of K♠ 2♠ A♥, where Ito checked and Skalrud bet 175,000. Ito peeled off a card in pursuit of Broadway, but the 4♦ river wasn't what he was looking for.
When it got to Skalrud again, he bet 725,000, and Ito quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 14,000,000(93 BB) | -700,000 |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 11,000,000(73 BB) | |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 8,200,000(55 BB) | 400,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 4,300,000(29 BB) | -100,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 3,200,000(21 BB) | 500,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 775,000(5 BB) |
Liu YangWith J♦ T♠, Liu Yang raised to 300,000 from under the gun, and Sasha Skalrud defended from the big blind holding A♦ Q♥.
Skalrud checked the A♣ Q♦ 4♥ flop, and Yang bet 300,000. Skalrud called.
The T♦ on the turn brought a second check from Skalrud and a second barrel from Yang, this time for 1,100,000. Again, Skalrud called.
A K♥ rolled off on the river, resulting in a final check from Skalrud. Yang decided to unload the chamber, firing a third and final barrel of 2,500,000.
Skalrud didn't like it, as he put out time bank after time bank while thinking over the hand. After mulling it over, Skalrud correctly folded two pair, allowing Yang to win another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 14,700,000(98 BB) | 1,700,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 7,800,000(52 BB) | -2,200,000 |
Cooper FelthamJinyu Wang shoved the button for 2,900,000 and Cooper Feltham snapped from the big blind for his stack of 2,100,000.
Cooper Feltham: Q♥ Q♣
Jinyu Wang: A♠ 9♦
Feltham picked up pocket queens at the perfect time, and flopped top set on the J♣ Q♦ T♥ board. However, Wang had an open-ender and plenty of outs to send Feltham packing.
Instead, it was Feltham that took the pot as the 5♠ 9♣ runout changed nothing, which left Wang with 775,000 in his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 4,400,000(29 BB) | 2,500,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 775,000(5 BB) | -2,425,000 |
With K♦ T♣, Liu Yang raised to 325,000 from the cutoff and Ling Liu defended from the big blind holding 8♥ 7♥.
Liu checked the A♦ K♥ 3♥ flop and Yang fired a continuation-bet of 250,000. Liu elected to continue with a call.
The board-pairing A♣ rolled off on the turn, prompting both players to check.
A 6♥ arrived on the river and Liu moved all-in for 1,300,000. Yang gave it plenty of thought, knowing he would still hold the chip lead even if he called and was wrong.
After around two minutes, Yang elected to fold and Liu picked up a much-needed pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 13,000,000(87 BB) | -800,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 2,700,000(18 BB) | 600,000 |
Louis LuoLouis moved all in for his last 100,000 in the hijack and Sasha Skalrud called in the small blind. Liu Yang checked the big blind.
On the Q♣ 4♦ 7♦ flop, it checked to the A♣ turn and the 3♦ river, where Skalrud fired 400,000. Yang folded.
Luo tabled 6♠ 6♦ for a pair of sixes, but that was no good against the K♦ 5♦ of Skalrud, who had a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 13,800,000(110 BB) | -200,000 |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 11,000,000(88 BB) | 1,000,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 10,000,000(80 BB) | 200,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 3,200,000(26 BB) | 300,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 2,100,000(17 BB) | |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 1,900,000(15 BB) | |
LL Louis Luo Australia | busted | -100,000 |
Jiaxu ChenKenta Ito raised to 250,000 from early position and Jiaxu Chen used a few time banks before calling from the small blind, leaving himself just over three big blinds behind.
The dealer fanned the Q♠ 7♥ A♥ flop and Chen checked. Ito bet the minimum of 125,000 and, after a few moments, Chen check-raised all-in for 400,000. Ito quickly called.
Jiaxu Chen: Q♦ J♦
Kenta Ito: A♣ T♣
Chen had second pair but was well behind Ito's top pair.
Chen needed a queen or jack to survive, but neither came on the 5♠ turn or 8♦ river, sending him to the rail in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 11,000,000(88 BB) | 1,000,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen Australia | busted | -900,000 |
Louis Luo shoved the button for 900,000 and Cooper Feltham called from the small blind for his stack of 800,000.
Cooper Feltham: 6♥ 6♣
Louis Luo: A♥ T♠
Feltham was the at-risk player, but his sixes held strong through the Q♣ 9♣ J♣ 5♦ 6♠ board with a set on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 1,900,000(15 BB) | 800,000 |
LL Louis Luo Australia | 100,000(1 BB) | -875,000 |
When it folded to Kenta Ito in the cutoff with A♣ 3♣, he jammed with a stack that covered the remaining players in the hand.
After two folds, Louis Luo went into the tank from the big blind with 7♦ 7♣.
Luo had 975,000 behind and was the second-shortest stack at the table. After using a couple of time banks, Luo elected to fold and Ito took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 14,000,000(112 BB) | |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 10,000,000(80 BB) | 600,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 9,800,000(78 BB) | |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 2,900,000(23 BB) | 500,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 2,100,000(17 BB) | -200,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 1,100,000(9 BB) | -600,000 |
LL Louis Luo Australia | 975,000(8 BB) | -525,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen Australia | 900,000(7 BB) | -325,000 |
Sasha Skalrud opened the button to 250,000 with A♠ K♦ and Liu Yang peeled the small blind with 8♣ 7♣.
On the T♣ Q♦ 3♦ flop, Yang checked and Skalrud fired 175,000. Yang came along for the ride and picked up equity on the 5♣ turn with a flush draw.
Both tapped the table to the 5♥ river, leaving both players with no made hand. Yang reached for chips and led out for 525,000, which gave Skalrud a decision with ace-high.
Eventually, Skalrud did call, and reaped the rewards as he scooped the pot with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 14,000,000(112 BB) | -1,000,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 9,800,000(78 BB) | 1,400,000 |
Liu Yang raised to 250,000 from under the gun and Sasha Skalrud defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the 7♠ 9♣ 6♣ flop to see the Q♦ on the turn, which again checked through.
Two final checks came after the 3♠ river and Skalrud turned over K♣ 3♣ for a pair of threes. Yang had that beat with A♦ 6♥ for a pair of sixes and added more chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 15,000,000(120 BB) | 1,000,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 8,400,000(67 BB) | -300,000 |
Daniel FrancisLiu Yang raised to 250,000 from early position and Daniel Francis shoved the button for 500,000. Yang called.
Daniel Francis: J♦ J♣
Liu Yang: Q♥ T♥
Francis had a great chance to double up, but the river card ended his run in ninth as Yang made a pair of queens on the 4♠ K♥ 3♠ 8♥ Q♦ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 14,000,000(112 BB) | 800,000 |
LL Louis Luo Australia | 1,500,000(12 BB) | -600,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 Australia | busted | -1,150,000 |
Sasha Skalrud raised to 250,000 from the hijack with A♦ Q♥ and Jinyu Wang three-bet to 775,000 from the small blind holding A♣ Q♦. Skalrud called when the action got back to him.
The dealer fanned the 7♥ 3♦ J♦ flop and Wang continued for 500,000. Skalrud called.
An 8♠ landed on the turn and Wang checked. Skalrud bet 450,000 and, after a few moments, Wang let go of the same hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 8,700,000(70 BB) | 1,500,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 2,400,000(19 BB) | -1,500,000 |
Sasha Skalrud limped in with A♠ T♦ from the small blind and Liu Yang made it 375,000 from the big blind holding A♦ J♣. Skalrud called.
Both made top pair on the A♥ Q♥ 7♦ flop and Skalrud checked it over to Yang, who fired 250,000. Skalrud called to see the 9♦ turn, and checked it over to Yang.
Yang tapped the table to the 3♦ river, and was faced with a bet of 800,000 from Skalrud. With the best hand, Yang did eventually make the call, and took the pot to grow his stack to over 13,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 13,200,000(106 BB) | 1,200,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 7,200,000(58 BB) | -1,200,000 |
Ling LiuLing Liu raised to 900,000 from the cutoff, leaving herself just one blue T-100,000 chip behind. Louis Luo moved all-in from the small blind and Liu called to put herself at risk.
Ling Liu: A♣ K♠
Louis Luo: Q♦ Q♣
It was a classic race, with Liu taking the lead after pairing her ace on the A♠ 4♥ 2♣ flop.
The 8♣ turn and 3♥ river offered no help to Luo, and Liu doubled up with Big Slick.
Sasha Skalrud raised the cutoff to 200,000 with K♠ T♠ and Jinyu Wang defended K♦ T♥ in the big blind.
With the same hand, they saw a flop of Q♦ Q♥ 8♣, and Wang checked it over to Skalrud, who fired 150,000. Wang peeled one off and saw the J♣ land on the turn, giving both players an open-ended straight draw.
Another check followed from Wang, and Skalrud knuckled behind to the 5♥ river. Again it checked through, and the opening pot was chopped up.
In the next hand, Skalrud raised to 200,000 in the hijack with J♠ T♥ and Liu Yang three-bet A♥ K♥ in the cutoff to 650,000. Skalrud folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 12,000,000(120 BB) | 800,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 8,400,000(84 BB) | -75,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 3,900,000(39 BB) | -100,000 |
WPT Australia Prime Championship Final TableAction is underway. A reminder that the final table will be streamed on The Star Poker Facebook Page with a 30-minute delay.
The live updates will be synchronized with the stream, with the first hands pushing through around 1:10 p.m.
With the start of the final table moments away, here is how they will line up.
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 9,400,000 | 1 | 1 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 4,000,000 | 1 | 2 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 1,275,000 | 1 | 3 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 Australia | 1,150,000 | 1 | 4 |
LL Louis Luo Australia | 2,975,000 | 1 | 5 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 1,700,000 | 1 | 6 |
JC Jiaxu Chen Australia | 1,225,000 | 1 | 7 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 8,475,000 | 1 | 8 |
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 11,200,000 | 1 | 9 |
WPT Prime Australia TrophyThe WPT Prime Championship reaches its conclusion today at The Star Sydney, with just nine players remaining from the 1,036-entry field and Liu Yang leading the way as they return to battle for the title.
The tournament generated a prize pool of AUD 1,346,800, with each of the nine finalists already guaranteed at least AUD 22,000 for reaching the final table. However, all eyes will be on the AUD 215,920 top prize and WPT trophy awaiting the eventual
Yang holds the chip lead with 11,200,000, but Kenta Ito is not far behind with 9,400,000, while Sasha Skalrud rounds out the top three with 8,475,000. Jinyu Wang returns fourth in chips, with Louis Luo, Cooper Feltham, Ling Liu, Jiaxu Chen and Daniel Francis completing the final nine.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 11,200,000 |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 9,400,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 8,475,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 4,000,000 |
LL Louis Luo Australia | 2,975,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 1,700,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 1,275,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen Australia | 1,225,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 Australia | 1,150,000 |
Play will resume with a few minutes remaining in Level 27, with the blinds at 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante. With several short stacks returning, the action could come thick and fast from the moment the cards are back in the air.
The entire final table will be streamed on a delay across the WPT's Facebook and Twitch channels, giving poker fans around the world the chance to catch every hand of the action as the nine finalists play down to a champion.
| 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 |
Somuchpoker will also be on the tournament floor throughout the final day, bringing you all the latest action until the WPT Prime Championship trophy finds its new home.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
LY Liu Yang 2 Australia | 11,200,000 |
KI Kenta Ito Australia | 9,400,000 |
SS Sasha Skalrud Australia | 8,475,000 |
JW Jinyu Wang Australia | 4,000,000 |
LL Louis Luo Australia | 2,975,000 |
CF Cooper Feltham Australia | 1,700,000 |
LL Ling Liu Australia | 1,275,000 |
JC Jiaxu Chen Australia | 1,225,000 |
DF Daniel Francis 1 Australia | 1,150,000 |
| 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 |
