Queensland entrepreneur Nikki Knights has rounded out a monumental all-female quadrella in the Star Gold Coast Champs, taking down the $350 buy-in Final Wave Wipeout.
Only moments after Jennifer Cassell’s historic win in the $1,500 buy-in Main Event, Knights topped a field of 101 entries for a top prize of $9,856, defeating Ryan Cotter heads-up for the title.
The accomplishment certainly wasn’t lost on the Gold Coast liquor and wine merchant, who joined Cassell, Luci Bonaccorso and Michelle Cochrane on the Star Gold Coast Champs winner’s list in the wake of the celebration of International Women’s Day a fortnight ago.
“To be honest, this was only the ninth tournament I’ve ever played in, I normally just grind cash games,” Knights said, “but it’s also been the fourth final table I’ve made out of those nine.”
“Being a female, you’re so intuitive and it helps in such a male-dominated sport. I love poker so much … I really dig the synergy and I’m thrilled to be amongst an incredible group of women who have all had such great success!”
STAR GOLD COAST CHAMPS FINAL WAVE WIPEOUT – FINAL TABLE RESULTS ($350 buy-in, 101 entries, 13 players paid)
| Place | Name | Country | Amount |
| 1st | Nikki Knights | Australia | $9,856 |
| 2nd | Ryan Cotter | Australia | $6,060 |
| 3rd | Ben Turner | Australia | $3,717 |
| 4th | Janine Butler | Australia | $2,424 |
| 5th | Chris Savelle | Australia | $1,891 |
| 6th | Jeison Berdugo | Colombia | $1,511 |
| 7th | Minh Tran | Australia | $1,285 |
| 8th | Shaun Elliot | Australia | $1,115 |
| 9th | Lara Jones | Australia | $986 |
Meanwhile, Sydney’s Robert Spano added to his ever-growing poker CV after taking out the $2,500 NLH Shot Clock Event, fending off Carlos Youssef heads-up in his third final table appearance for the series.
The victory is yet another in a long list of achievements for the two-time Poker Palace champion, who has earned over USD $750,000 in tournament cashes, including podium finishes in the 2016 Sydney Champs $7K Challenge and the most recent Treasury Brisbane Poker Festival $1,500 NLH Event.
STAR GOLD COAST CHAMPS $2,500 SHOT CLOCK – FINAL TABLE RESULTS ($2,500 buy-in, 86 entries, 11 players paid)
| Place | Name | Country | Amount |
| 1st | Robert Spano | Australia | $51,181* |
| 2nd | Carlos Youssef | Australia | $51,180* |
| 3rd | Roy Agresta | Australia | $23,983 |
| 4th | Nick Williams | Australia | $16,220 |
| 5th | Angel Guillen | Mexico | $12,363 |
| 6th | Yita Choong | Australia | $9,890 |
| 7th | Rehman Kassam | Australia | $8,209 |
| 8th | Ricky Kroesen | Australia | $6,923 |
| 9th | Chin Wang | Australia | $6,379 |
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