Win a World Poker Tour Title Down Under at WPT Australia Festival

There was no scarcity of poker motion in Australia as of late, most not too long ago with the profitable return of the Aussie Hundreds of thousands earlier this month. Now, the Land Down Underneath is gearing up for the World Poker Tour (WPT) Australia competition happening Sept. 10-30.

The competition at The Star Sydney will culminate with the AUD $5,000 buy-in WPT Australia Championship and also will embrace the AUD $1,500 WPT Prime Australia Championship, in addition to a number of aspect occasions.

Win a WPT Title in Australia

The WPT Prime Australia Championship will kick issues off because it runs Sept. 17-22 earlier than the WPT Australia Championship working from Sept. 24-30. Each occasions will likely be live-streamed on the WPT YouTube channel.

Along with the 2 Major Occasions, the competition will function a AUD $500 Girls Australian Championship happening Sept. 15-16. The total schedule, which has but to be launched, may also function an array of No-Restrict Maintain’em, Omaha and bounty tournaments.

“We’re thrilled to return to The Star Sydney for an additional WPT Australia competition,” WPT CEO Adam Pliska stated in a press launch. “Australia continues to be one of many world’s most passionate poker areas, and we look ahead to welcoming gamers from across the globe as we crown the subsequent WPT Champion.”

Final 12 months’s WPT Australia Major Occasion drew 600 runners for a prize pool of $1,961,000 USD as Alan Pham defeated Jordan Bautista to win $364,958, a six-figure victory that pushed the Australian over one million in dwell earnings.

“It feels surreal, it seems like a dream!” Pham informed WPT anchor Lynn Gilmartin after profitable the WPT title.

The ultimate desk was a completely Australian affair that additionally included Jarrod Thatcher (third – $179,094), Luo Ming Liu (4th – $133,356), Corey Kempson (fifth – $100,330) and Jiaxu Chen (sixth – $76,270).

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This 12 months’s WPT season is already in full swing and most not too long ago noticed NFL nice Richard Seymour denied a title by Ian Cohen within the WPT Seminole Onerous Rock Poker Showdown Major Occasion.

Regulate the WPT web site for extra details about the WPT Australia competition, together with the total schedule.

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Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Exterior Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for 3 International Poker Awards for his writing.