Standout Australian pro James Obst holds a commanding chip lead heading into the final table of WPT Australia.
The second half of Season XXII of the World Poker Tour is officially underway with Main Tour events traversing the globe for the last four months of 2024 – starting with WPT Australia. After five days of poker, the final table of the WPT Australia Championship is officially locked in, headlined by runaway chip leader James Obst . The 34-year-old from Adelaide, Australia is one of the most accomplished Australian poker players of all time, first traversing the online poker with a multitude of major titles and then crossing over into success in live poker with two World Series of Poker bracelets to date. He currently sits at No. 10 on Australia’s all-time money list, according to Hendon Mob, and he’ll have a chance to climb depending on his result at this final table.
Obst has been at or near the top of the chip counts for much of the tournament, and he’ll be looking to close out a dominant performance with his first ever WPT Main Tour title. Standing in his way is a predominantly Australian slate of competition, led in the standings by Travis Endersby , who regularly streams his online poker play on Twitch.
There’s also Australians Daniel Murphy and Matthew Wakeman – Irish-born and South Korea-born, respectively – as well as a wild card in Oleg Ivanchenko and England’s Dillan Patel .
All six will be playing for a top prize of AUD $585,359 ($398,512 USD), which includes a seat in the upcoming WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas in December.
Action will resume on Wednesday morning at 11:30 a.m. local time at The Star Gold Coast (9:30 p.m. EST Tuesday), with the action streaming on a one-hour delay on all of WPT’s streaming channels.
Ahead of the final table action, here’s what you need to know about each of the remaining six contenders for the WPT Australia title.
Stats are courtesy of The Hendon Mob. James Obst – 8,840,000 (177 BB)
Age: 34 Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia Currently Resides: […]
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