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From 3 bb to champion! Sheng Ye wins record breaking WPT Prime Gold Coast Main Event |
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Chinese-Australian player Sheng Ye emerged as the newest World Poker Tour Prime champion and he did so by rising from 3 big blinds! Ye defeated Ben Richardson at heads up of the WPT Prime Gold Coast Main Event for a career high AU$ 374,953 (~US$253,843) and his second major title in a span of just four months.Â
At Day 2 with 22 players remaining, Ye was down to 3 bb and was nearly out the door when his survived overcards for a double up. Shortly after, he banked another double up with pocket Jacks dominating pocket Nines, and just like that, he was out of the hole and up to a decent 21 bb. Ye reached the final table of 9 players with a healthy 45+ bb.
At eight players remaining, Ye catapulted to the top in a three way showdown. On a board showing . Ye’s crushed Andreas Vasiliou’s to drag in a huge side pot while short stacked Gary Lin claimed the main pot with set. Ye went on to clean out three players to bag the coveted title.
Buy in: AU$ 2,000 (~US$ 1,320)
Entries: 1,224
Prize pool: AU$ 2,203,200 (~US$ 1,457,700)
ITM: 52 players
Final table payouts
1
Sheng Ye
A$ 374,953
US$ 253,843
2
Ben Richardson
A$ 238,978
US$ 161,788
3
Mo Haidary
A$ 176,753
US$ 119,662
4
Josh Foster
A$ 132,048
US$ 89,396
5
Anita Savage
A$ 99,654
US$ 67,466
6
Gary Lin
A$ 75,981
US$ 51,439
7
Slav Rypinski
A$ 58,534
US$ 39,628
8
Andreas Vasiliou
A$ 45,564
US$ 30,847
9
Noman Mirza
A$ 35,847
US$ 24,268
WPT Prime Gold Coast ran from February 23 to Mar...
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News source: SomuchPoker
Publication date: 11-03-2023 16:16
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