Clutch performance from Kassam in Star Gold Coast Champs $550 Big Bounty Shot Clock

Rehman Kassam has added another major trophy to the Poker Palace cabinet, taking down the Star Gold Coast Champs $550 Big Bounty Shot Clock.

The Sydneysider – who flew in late last night with best mate and WPTDeepStacks Gold Coast Main Event Champion Will Davies – eliminated five out of the final nine players at the final table en route to his first major title since winning the Poker Palace Summer Championships Warm-Up Event last year.

Kassam topped a field of 179 entries, defeating Paul O’Brien heads-up for the top prize of $11,590, while Mike Maddocks, Simon Pedler, Robert Damelian, Ricky Kroesen and Antoine Follet were amongst those to have registered ITM results.

STAR GOLD COAST CHAMPS BIG BOUNTY SHOT CLOCK – FINAL TABLE RESULTS ($550 buy-in, 179 entries, 23 players paid)*

Place	Name	Country	Amount
1st	Rehman Kassam	England	$11,590
2nd	Paul O’Brien	Australia	$7,775
3rd	Simon Pedler	Australia	$4,587
4th	Mike Maddocks	Canada	$2,790
5th	Robert Damelian	Australia	$2,155
6th	Michael Blake	Australia	$1,786
7th	Harrison Duce	Australia	$1,522
8th	Michal Jalc	Australia	$1,338
9th	Gloria Mason	Australia	$1,159

PokerMedia Australia‘s Live Reporting coverage of the Star Gold Coast Champs continues for the entire duration of the $1,500 buy-in Main Event, before wrapping up with Day 2 of the $2,500 Shot Clock on Monday.