Excitement In The Air As 2025 WPT Australia Championship Begins Today In Sydney

The World Poker Tour has returned to Australia, bringing its premier Main Tour series to the country for the fourth time since 2022. This year, the spotlight shifts to the gorgeous city of Sydney, where the harbor city plays host to the 2025 WPT Australia festival for the first time.

2025 WPT AUSTRALIA – Full Schedule

2025 WPT Australia Championship Event

Running since September 18 at The Star Sydney, the opening week has drawn big crowds signaling a possible record breaker in the midst. Action continues today, September 25 with the much awaited flagship event, the WPT Australia Championship, where one player will be etched in history as the first-ever champion of this event in Sydney. Awaiting that moment is the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.

• Buy-in: AU $5,500 (~US $3,560)
• Day 1A: Thursday, September 25
• Day 1B: Friday, September 26
• Day 1C: Saturday, September 27
• Day 2: Sunday, September 28
• Day 3: Monday, September 29
• Day 4: Tuesday, September 30
• Final Day: Wednesday, October 1

The  deep structure features three opening flights with a buy-in of AU $5,500 (~US $3,560). All Day 1 heats will see blinds increase every 60 minutes with a 15-minute break every two levels. Late registration closes at the start of Level 11, which is the final level of the night. Unlimited re-entries are permitted for all players however no multiple stacks are allowed.

Day 2 onwards will see blinds increase every 90 minutes then drops to half pace once the heads-up stage is reached. One in eight entries – approximately 12.5% of the field – will be in the money and the eventual winner will be etched in history on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.

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Halfway Highlights

#1 AUSTRALIAN POKER CUP (1,500 AUD)

Total Prize USD

$528,045

Total Prize

A$801,250

Entries

606

ITM

76

#	Payout	Player
1	A$154,551 $101,853	YG Yunsong Ge Australia
2	A$105,365 $69,438	BB Banipal Babana Australia
3	A$67,757 $44,654	YZ Yifeng Zhang Australia
4	A$48,606 $32,033	PY Peter Yoo Australia
5	A$37,305 $24,585	TS Tian Shou Australia
6	A$30,539 $20,126	SG Siddharth Gunasekaran Australia
7	A$25,128 $16,560	SS Sammy Salha Australia
8	A$20,035 $13,204	VW Vincent Wan Australia
9	A$15,023 $9,901	TN Tri Nguyen Australia

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#6 MYSTERY BOUNTY (150 AUD)

Total Prize USD

$251,602

Total Prize

A$381,778

Entries

480

ITM

61

#	Payout	Player
1	A$70,289 $46,322	TH Thijs Hilberts Netherlands
2	A$54,410 $35,858	RB Ricardo Bono Australia
3	A$39,180 $25,821	YJ Yushun Ji China
4	A$23,115 $15,233	FM Farhad Mohajerani Australia
5	A$17,747 $11,696	DP Dimitrios Pizanias Australia
6	A$14,791 $9,748	CL Chun Lam Ng Hong Kong
7	A$12,349 $8,138	LC Lachlan Crilly Australia
8	A$9,915 $6,534	SI Sacha Ignatenko Australia
9	A$7,484 $4,932	NM Noman Mirza Australia

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#9 $5K MAD MAX (8 HANDED) (double re-entry until start level 12) (5,000 AUD)

Total Prize USD

$229,275

Total Prize

A$347,900

Entries

76

ITM

10

#	Payout	Player
1	A$121,125 $79,825	AG Angel Guillen Mexico
2	A$67,002 $44,156	VD Victor Dai Australia
3	A$41,919 $27,626	JL Johan Lees New Zealand
4	A$28,347 $18,681	SZ Steven Zhou Australia
5	A$21,475 $14,153	AL Aaron Li Australia
6	A$17,524 $11,549	ML Mikael Larsson Australia
7	A$15,118 $9,963	ML Meng Ling Lin Taiwan
8	A$13,400 $8,831	SB Sergio Barrios Mexico
9	A$11,682 $7,699	TS Tomas Szwarcberg Mexico

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#11 DOWN UNDER DOMINATOR (1,500 AUD)

Total Prize USD

$210,681

Total Prize

A$348,475

#	Payout	Player
1	A$70,000 $46,132	GC Guoxi Chen Australia
2	A$52,924 $34,878	ZV Zac Vigar Australia
3	A$48,000 $31,633	JB Joshua Baraba Australia
4	A$21,727 $14,319	HS Higor Seibel Brazil
5	A$16,779 $11,058	CY Carlos Youssef Australia
6	A$13,904 $9,163	VW Vincent Wan Australia
7	A$11,674 $7,693	YK Yeung Keung Australia
8	A$9,757 $6,430	DM Daniel Murphy Australia
9	A$7,938 $5,231	TE Travis Endersby Australia

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#13 LADIES AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT (600 AUD)

Total Prize USD

$29,524

Total Prize

A$44,800

Entries

70

ITM

10

#	Payout	Player
1	A$18,069 $11,908	KC Karen Chen Australia
2	A$7,898 $5,205	GV Georgina Vuksanovic Australia
3	A$4,941 $3,256	CR Carol Robson
4	A$3,341 $2,202	CW Chenjie Wang Australia
5	A$2,531 $1,668	MB Maria Boast Australia
6	A$2,066 $1,362	XD Xiaofang Dong Australia
7	A$1,782 $1,174	NM Nicola Mclawrence Australia
8	A$1,580 $1,041	CL Carmen Ling Australia
9	A$1,377 $907	AT Alicia Tangiiti New Zealand

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