From Mexico to Canada, Diego Ponce has loved a busy begin to 2026, notching 9 cashes. However his tenth has seen him safe solely his second profession poker title, and the second-largest money of his complete profession.
WPT International Ambassador Ponce defeated a area of 342 entries on the 2026 Aussie Hundreds of thousands Poker Championship Introduced by CrownBet to win Occasion #7: $2,500 NLH. He took dwelling A$179,665 (US~$130,000) after defeating Weiran Pu heads-up.
Pu, a WSOP bracelet winner from 2023 with over $3.8 million in profession earnings, had began the ultimate desk because the brief stack and efficiently navigated his method to heads-up, however must accept second place.
Aussie Hundreds of thousands Occasion #7: $2,500 NLH Remaining Desk Outcomes
1Diego PonceMexico$179,665
2Weiran PuChina$108,115
3Josh ChenAustralia$69,870
4Jordan TentoriAustralia$53,480
5Ronan HanleyAustralia$39,245
6Sang HongAustralia$31,550
7Dean BlattAustralia$26,165
8Banipal BabanaAustralia$21,160
9Lachlan CrillyAustralia$16,930
Bubble Bursts
Simply 49 gamers returned on Day 2, with 44 gamers paid, and the bubble burst in brutal trend.
Ponce himself was concerned, calling a three-bet shove from Sascha Manns to place his opponent in danger. Ponce held 2♥2♣ however was manner behind the Okay♣Okay♦ of Manns. Nonetheless, the 4♦7♠4♥A♣2♦ runout noticed Ponce river a full home to burst the bubble and ship Manns dwelling empty-handed.
Remaining Desk Motion
Quick-forward to the ultimate 9, and it was Ponce who sat within the lead forward of Josh Chen. Nonetheless, Chen would placed on a last desk masterclass, eliminating a slew of opponents to take a seat with double his nearest competitor at one level.
After Lachlan Crilly was eradicated in nith place, Chen despatched Banipal Babana and Dean Blatt to the rail. Ponce doubled by way of Chen because the stacks started to stage out, however he would bounce again to eradicate Sang Hong with aces versus ace-queen to regain the chip lead, which had been held by Jordan Tentori.
Chen then spiked an ace with ace-ten to crack the pocket tens of Ronan Hanley to eradicate one more participant.
Weiran Pu had began the ultimate desk because the shortest stack, however an early double left him comparatively protected, and he in the end moved into the lead with the elimination of Jordan Tentori in fourth place, earlier than Ponce ultimately removed the full of life Chen in third place to carry a 4:1 chip lead into heads-up.
It was a comparatively brief heads-up battle, with Weiran Pu ultimately shoving with 6♥6♦ from the button for his final eight huge blinds and Ponce calling with 10♥10♣. There was no assist for Pu on the runout and he was eradicated, with Ponce celebrating together with his rail.
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Will Shillibier
Managing Editor
He graduated from the College of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He additionally holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports activities Journalism.
