Congratulations Marley Wynter ($430,919), WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller Champion!
Marley Wynter has broken through for his biggest career score to date, taking down the WPT 20th Anniversary Super High Roller!
The bombastic Launceston grinder, who now calls Brisbane home, topped a star-studded field of 63 runners to pocket $430,919, which is almost 100 times larger than his previous best score of $4,500 at the APT Sydney Goliath earlier this year.
Speaking with PokerMedia Australia in the wake of his victory, Wynter praised The Star Gold Coast and the WPT for their efforts in hosting the series.
“Full credit to Danny (McDonagh) and the team here from WPT and Star, they’re doing such a great job!” Wynter said. “That was a good field, like a really good field – and the guy I was heads-up with [Khac-Trung Tran], really good, really good.”
Wynter had not originally planned to play in this tournament unless it got at least 20 players, but once the entries started filing in on Day 1, he decided to jump in.
“It’s good to see a really big tournament like this in Australia,” Marley said. “Normally you have to go overseas for something like this, so to see prize pools like this are insane!”
Wynter is also optimistic that his home state of Tasmania is now primed for even more action, given that the Apple Isle is now seeing more major events being established, particularly through the APL Poker Tour and the Bullets Poker League offerings: “Many people said Tassie was too small for two or three brands, but I think there’s room, and there’s definitely a lot of good players.”
Wynter now plans to play the WPT Australia Main Event as well as the $10,000 High Roller, but as Wynter pointed out, it’s simply moving onto the next one.
“For all the credit people want to give you, that tournament’s over and you’re now starting another … time to start from scratch and just keep playing.”
WPT AUSTRALIA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER HIGH ROLLER ($20,000 buy-in, 63 entries, eight players paid)
| Place | Name | Country | Amount |
| 1st | Marley Wynter | Australia | $430,919 |
| 2nd | Khac-Trung Tran | Australia | $253,166 |
| 3rd | Aaron Li | Australia | $158,603 |
| 4th | Brian Kim | Australia | $107,730 |
| 5th | James Mendoza | Australia | $83,790 |
| 6th | Daniel Hachem | Australia | $65,835 |
| 7th | Michael Egan | Australia | $53,865 |
| 8th | Cheng Gu | Australia | $43,092 |
And so another WPT Australia event is all wrapped up! PMA will now be bringing you social media updates, images and daily articles of the Main Event, thanks to our partners at the World Poker Tour, before we return on Monday to bring you live updates of Day 2 of the Mini Main Event, before closing out with Day 2 of the High Roller on Tuesday.
Be sure to follow us here at pokermedia.com.au and on all of our socials for all that’s happening on and around the felt here at the WPT Australia series, as well as everything that’s happening all throughout the Aussie poker scene.
Thanks again for joining us, and until next time, from all of us here at The Star Gold Coast, it’s ‘bye for now!
Khac-Trung Tran eliminated in 2nd place ($253,166)
The WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller is now officially in the books, with the final hand of the night having been played out just before 9:15pm local time.
After a button raise from Marley Wynter to 250,000, Khac-Trung Tran called from the big blind and then both players checked the flop of 10♥6♥5♣.
Tran then checked to Wynter after the turn of the 8♥; Wynter bet 800,000 and Tran called before the dealer produced the river 8♦.
Wynter open-shoved and Tran tanked for almost three minutes before he made a crying call.
Tran: Q♠10♦
Wynter: 8♠6♦
A full house for Wynter, which confirmed Tran as our runner-up, but more importantly, we now have ourselves a champion!
| Khac-Trung Tran | BUSTED! |
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s official – the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller is in the books! PokerMedia Australia will be back shortly to wrap this up – stick around and we’ll be right back.
Tran feels the Wynter chill
Khac-Trung Tran has taken a big hit in this heads-up battle for the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller as we head into the 21st level of play.
Wynter raised to 300,000 from the button and Wynter called before the dealer spread a flop of J♦10♥8♣. Tran then led out for 300,000 and Wynter called before Tran bet 600,000 on the turn of the 2♦.
Wynter smooth-called, which prompted the dealer to peel out the river 6♠. Tran then fired a third shell worth 800,000 and Wynter called, turning over 9♣7♥ for a flopped straight to scoop the pot.
| Marley Wynter | 11,250,000 |
| Khac-Trung Tran | 4,500,000 |
Level 21: 75,000/125,000 (125,000)
Aaron Li eliminated in 3rd place ($158,603)
We are now officially heads-up for the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller title after Aaron Li was eliminated in third place!
Li came out with a button raise worth 200,000 before Khac-Trung Tran re-raised to 500,000 from the small blind; Marley Wynter folded his big blind, Li shoved and Trung snap-called.
Tran: K♥K♦
Li: 3♥3♦
Board: 4♠Q♥7♥9♦5♦
| Marley Wynter | 9,400,000 |
| Khac-Trung Tran | 6,350,000 |
| Aaron Li | BUSTED! |
Wynter is coming
Marley Wynter has extended his chip lead at this final table, now up past 9 million in chips as three-handed action continues.
Khac-Trung Tran min-raised to 200,000 from the button and Wynter called from the small blind before Aaron Li folded on the big blind to go heads-up to a flop of 2♠J♠2♣.
Wynter opened for 275,000 and Tran called, and then Wynter led out 300,000 after the turn of the 4♦, which prompted a raise of 1,000,000 straight from Tran.
Wynter called, and both players then checked the river 3♥; Wynter tabled J♦10♣ for two pair, which was enough to take it down.
| Marley Wynter | 9,300,000 |
| Khac-Trung Tran | 3,500,000 |
| Aaron Li | 2,950,000 |
Brian Kim eliminated in 4th place ($107,730)
Down to three players in the Super High Roller now, after the elimination of Brian Kim in fourth place.
Khac-Trung Tran folded from first position and Marley Wynter raised to 300,000 from the button before Kim jammed from the small blind for his last 3.125 million. Aaron Li folded his big blind and the remaining players went to showdown.
Wynter: J♥J♦
Kim: 5♥5♦
No change to the outcome after the board was spread 9♥4♦6♥3♦3♠, and thus Kim was our first player to pocket a six-figure sum from this tournament.
| Marley Wynter | 7,950,000 |
| Brian Kim | BUSTED! |
James Mendoza eliminated in 5th place ($83,790)
Our final four players are now being moved onto the feature table after James Mendoza was felted in fifth place at the hands of Marley Wynter.
Action folded to Mendoza who completed his small blind before Wynter made it 300,000 to go from the big blind. Mendoza shoved for 2.325 million and Wynter insta-called.
Wynter: J♥J♦
Mendoza: A♠4♥
Board: 3♣9♦K♥8♦Q♣
| Marley Wynter | 4,825,000 |
| Khac-Trung Tran | 4,800,000 |
| Brian Kim | 3,850,000 |
| Aaron Li | 2,275,000 |
| James Mendoza | BUSTED! |
Daniel Hachem eliminated in 6th place ($65,835)
We’re now down to six players at this final, after Daniel Hachem was sent to the rail in sixth place.
Khac-Trung Tran raised from the +1 position to 200,000 and action folded around to Hachem who defended his big blind to go heads-up to a flop of 8♠A♦J♣.
Hachem checked to Tran who opened for 250,000 and Hachem called before checking his option again after the turn of the J♠.
Tran fired out 300,000, Hachem check-raised all-in and Tran snap-called.
Tran: K♥J♦
Hachem: Q♣10♠
Hachem missed the double-gutter after the river 7♦ completed the board, bringing his run in this Super High Roller tournament to an end.
| Khac-Trung Tran | 4,600,000 |
| Daniel Hachem | BUSTED! |
Level 20: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Glee for Li
Another all-in-and-call at this final table, with Aaron Li doubling through James Mendoza just as the blinds ticked over into Level 20.
The action folded to Li who ripped in his last 1.1 million from the button holding A♥8♥ before Mendoza called out of the big blind with K♣10♠.
Li then hit top-top on the flop of 2♥4♥8♣, which went on to make to pair as the turn and river repeated 3♠, 3♣.
| Aaron Li | 2,300,000 |
| James Mendoza | 2,700,000 |
Michael Egan eliminated in 7th place ($53,865)
Michael Egan has departed the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller in seventh place after having busted at the hands of James Mendoza.
After a pre-flop min-click to 160,000 from Khac-Trung Tran, Mendoza quickly ripped in his remaining 995,000. Mendoza snap-called and the others got out of the way before the cards were tabled.
Mendoza: A♠A♦
Egan: 7♦7♣
The board of Q♥2♠3♥5♥2♣ was clean for Mendoza, and Egan headed to the cage to collect his $53K payday.
| James Mendoza | 3,900,000 |
| Michael Egan | BUSTED! |
Mendoza doubles
Brian Kim has taken another to his stack after James Mendoza won a crucial flip to double up at this final table.
Again, all the money was in pre-flop, with Mendoza at-risk against Kim.
Kim: 6♠6♣
Mendoza: A♣Q♥
Board: 7♠Q♠7♦2♣5♠
| James Mendoza | 3,900,000 |
| Brian Kim | 3,730,000 |
Wynter time
Another double-up at this Super High Roller final table, with Marley Wynter coming out best against Michael Egan.
After Egan min-clicked to 160,000, Wynter jammed holding A♥A♦ and Egan called, flopping two pair with his 8♠5♠ after it came down 5♥7♠8♣.
Egan kept his lead after the turn of the J♠, but Wynter scored top set with the river A♣ to double through.
| Marley Wynter | 1,325,000 |
| Michael Egan | 1,100,000 |
Kim takes a hit
In one of the first hands after the dinner break, Daniel Hachem scored a double-up through Brian Kim.
From under the gun, Kim raised to 160,000 and the action folded around to Hachem who moved all-in for 885,000. Kim called and showed down A♠7♠, but Hachem rolled up A♥K♦ and coasted through to a full double after flushing on the board of 8♦6♦4♦9♦J♥.
| Daniel Hachem | 1,970,000 |
| Brian Kim | 6,080,000 |
Level 19: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Dinner time!
Our players are now on a 45-minute dinner break. Time to get some chippies!
| Brian Kim | 6,125,000 |
| Aaron Li | 2,980,000 |
| James Mendoza | 1,760,000 |
| Khac-Trung Tran | 1,700,000 |
| Michael Egan | 1,540,000 |
| Daniel Hachem | 885,000 |
| Marley Wynter | 835,000 |
Egan back in it
The pace of play at this final table has slowed somewhat, but Michael Egan has found another double-up in the lead-up to the dinner break.
Egan ripped in his last 620,000 pre-flop holding K♣J♠ and managed to hook up on the turn against James Mendoza’s 10♥10♣ after the dealer spread the board of 7♦6♥8♠J♥3♣.
| Michael Egan | 1,400,000 |
| James Mendoza | 1,750,000 |
Wynter frozen
Another double-up from Daniel Hachem, who has taken a big chunk out of Marley Wynter’s stack.
The action folded to Wynter who raised to 140,000 from the button before Hachem announcedK that he was all-in. Wynter called and showed down K♠10♣, but Hachem dominated with his A♥K♥, with no change to either hand after the board ran out 8♣7♥3♦9♣5♦.
| Daniel Hachem | 975,000 |
| Marley Wynter | 950,000 |
Egan elevates
Michael Egan has found a timely triple-up as the clock ticked over into Level 18.
Play folded around to Egan who jammed his last 185,000 into the middle from the cut-off; Mendoza called from the button, as did Brian Kim from the big blind before both players checked through the board of 3♥4♣10♠4♠9♦.
Egan then tabled A♠J♥, which was enough to take it down as the others mucked.
| Brian Kim | 4,700,000 |
| James Mendoza | 2,220,000 |
| Michael Egan | 645,000 |
Level 18: 30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Cheng Gu eliminated in 8th place ($43,092)
Cheng Gu has become the first player to cash out from the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller, eliminated by Aaron Li.
The action folded around to Li who open-shoved from the small blind with 7♣3♣, but although he trailed Gu’s Q♠9♥, the flop and turn of 5♠2♣2♥6♣ gave Li a ton of outs, of which the river 7♠ was one of them.
Gu smiled wryly as he stood up and left the tournament area.
“That was a sick river card!” said Marley Wynter.
“Suck turn card, actually,” Li replied. “It’s a good Blackjack hand, that’s for sure!”
| Aaron Li | 3,565,000 |
| Cheng Gu | BUSTED! |
Double for Mendoza
James Mendoza has himself found a double-up through Brian Kim.
After Mendoza opened to 100,000 from the button, the action passed to Kim in the big blind, who slammed down a stack of blue T25,000 chips over the line, and was enough to put Mendoza all-in. Mendoza short-called.
Mendoza: 8♥8♣
Kim: Q♠J♠
The board of 6♦10♦4♦K♦2♠ improved neither hand, and Mendoza earned the full double.
| James Mendoza | 2,130,000 |
| Brian Kim | 4,445,000 |
Double for Daniel
Daniel Hachem has just doubled through James Mendoza as play continues at this final table.
The action folded around to Hachem who open-shoved from the lojack for 560,000; play then passed to Mendoza who called out of the big blind.
Mendoza: A♠8♥
Hachem: K♦Q♥
Board: 4♥Q♣2♠3♠9♣
| Daniel Hachem | 1,145,000 |
| James Mendoza | 680,000 |
Sean Ragozzini eliminated in 9th place
Having come into the final table as the short stack, Sean Ragozzini jammed all of what he had left from the button before Brian Kim called him out of the big blind.
Ragozzini was at risk with his K♥J♠ against Kim’s Q♦10♥; both players then paired up on the flop of J♥Q♥A♠, but Kim turned Broadway after the dealer peeled out the K♠.
Needing any King or Jack to survive, Ragozzini was confirmed as our bubble in ninth place after the 2♠ bricked out on the river.
| Brian Kim | 4,650,000 |
| Sean Ragozzini | BUSTED! |
Level 17: 25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Break it up!
Our players are now on a 10-minute break.
Tran draws first blood
In one of the first hands at this final table for the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller, Khac-Trung Tran has taken a chunk of change off the initial final table chip leader, Brian Kim.
After Kim raised from middle position to 85,000, the action folded to Tran who defended his big blind to go heads-up to a flop of 2♣K♥K♣.
Tran check-called after Kim’s c-bet of 60,000, Tran making the call and the action repeated after Kim’s bet of 130,000 on the turn of the 10♦ before both players checked the river J♣.
Tran showed down A♠K♦ for trips and Kim sent his hand into the muck.
| Khac-Trung Tran | 3,140,000 |
| Brian Kim | 3,850,000 |
WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller final table*
Our players have already re-drawn and are now back into action. Without further ado, here is your final nine of the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller!
| Seat | Name | Country | Chips |
| 1 | Sean Ragozzini | Australia | 555,000 |
| 2 | Marley Wynter | Australia | 1,340,000 |
| 3 | Brian Kim | Australia | 4,150,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Hachem | Australia | 700,000 |
| 5 | Aaron Li | Australia | 1,180,000 |
| 6 | Cheng Gu | Australia | 1,935,000 |
| 7 | Khac-Trung Tran | Australia | 2,750,000 |
| 8 | Michael Egan | Australia | 900,000 |
| 9 | James Mendoza | Australia | 1,425,000 |
Sandaev sent packing
Joe Sandev has bowed out of the WPT 20th Anniversary Super High Roller, narrowly missing another final table.
After tangling earlier in a pot and losing a considerable piece of his stack against Michael Egan, Sandaev got it all in with K♦10♦, but was called by Sean Ragozzini out of the big blind with A♥8♥.
Sandaev was then confirmed as the final table bubble, as the board ran out Q♦6♥Q♠6♠3♣.
| Sean Ragozzini | 4,100,000 |
| Joe Sandaev | BUSTED! |
Kim on a rampage
Brian Kim has taken another player off the felt as we draw closer to the final table of the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller.
Kim opened from under the gun for 80,000 and the action folded around to Andy Lee who shoved from the small blind. Kim quickly displayed his A♣K♣, with Lee asking the dealer for no flush as he showed the J♣10♣.
The board ran clean for Kim, as it came 3♦4♥7♣A♠K♥ to move him up to more than 4 million in chips.
| Brian Kim | 4,100,000 |
| Andy Lee | BUSTED! |
Goodbye Vincent
With a raise from late position, Brian Kim found himself calling the all-in shove of 550,000 from Vincent Huang.
The flop of 8♥4♣8♦ left Huang’s A♦10♦ drawing effectively dead to Kim’s A♠8♠, and the turn and river K♣, A♣ sealed the deal.
| Brian Kim | 3,220,000 |
| Vincent Huang | BUSTED! |
Tran takes Finger
Our reporter picked up the action heads-up between Martin Finger and Khac-Trung Tran into a flop of 8♠5♦J♥; Finger bet 70,000 into a pot of 240,000, but Tran raised to 220,000. Finger made the call, which then prompted the dealer to peel out the turn of the K♠.
Finger moved all-in. Tran took some time before eventually calling, turning over J♠7♥, ahead of Finger who rolled up Q♣10♠.
Finger hit the rail after the river 10♣ completed the board.
| Khac-Trung Tran | 1,700,000 |
| Martin Finger | BUSTED! |
Hyung out
Hyung Kim has been felted at the hands of James Mendoza in 16th place.
Kim opened from late position to 300,000, leaving 85,000 behind. James Mendoza called, making it heads-up to the flop of 10♣7♥8♥.
Kim then shoved the remainder of his stack in s stack and was met with a snap-call from Mendoza.
Kim:A♥3♥
Mendoza: K♣Q♥
Kim soared further ahead with the turn of the A♦, however the river J♠ gave Mendoza the straight.
| James Mendoza | 2,110,000 |
| Hyung Kim | BUSTED! |
Level 16: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Tran trips up Kim
Khac-Trung Tran has scored a crucial double through Brian Kim as we had into the 16th level of play.
Trung open-shoved for his last 405,000 and Kim called, which took us to another heads-up showdown; Tran turned over K♥9♥ and found himself in a fair fight against A♦Q♠.
Both players paired upon the flop of K♦7♦Q♥ and Tran then picked up more outs with the 4♥ on the turn, however the river K♣ was plenty good to take it down.
| Khac-Trung Tran | 860,000 |
| Brian Kim | 735,000 |
So long, Hong
Ryan Hong has hit the rail, taken down by James Mendoza despite an earlier double-up through Andy Lee.
Having been cut back in an earlier hand, Hong moved the last of his money from the button before the flop with K♦J♣, but although Lee picked up the flush draw on fourth street with the board that read A♠7♠7♥4♥, the 3♠ fell on the river, resulting in Hong doubling up to 270,000.
Hong then jammed them over the line again in the very next hand and Mendoza made the call.
Mendoza: Q♠J♥
Hong: J♦10♣
Board: 10♠A♠4♦A♣Q♣. Suck-re-suck!
| James Mendoza | 1,725,000 |
| Andy Lee | 1,210,000 |
| Ryan Hong | BUSTED! |
Mendoza mops up Mazyar
Having just been smashed by Martin Finger in an earlier hand, Mazyar open-shoved for his last 80,000 from the button but got a quick call from James Mendoza out of the small blind.
Mendoza: A♦9♣
Mazyar: K♥7♠
Board: 5♦6♣A♥Q♦9♥
And with that, we said goodbye to Misaghian, who has been very entertaining during the course of this tournament, to say the least!
| James Mendoza | 1,320,000 |
| Mazyar Misaghian | BUSTED! |
Finger lookin’ good
Martin Finger has just scored a big double-up and in the process has decimated Mazyar Misaghian’s stack.
Action folded around to Finger who raised to 60,000 from early position before Misaghian jammed from the big blind with A♠Q♣, but Finger beat him into the pot and quickly turned up A♥K♦.
Finger then went on to river the nut flush after the dealer spread a board of 7♥5♥6♥2♦Q♥.
| Martin Finger | 1,345,000 |
| Mazyar Misaghian | 100,000 |
Final 16
Table 3
| Seat | Name | Chips |
| 1 | Sean Ragozzini | 1,125,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Hachem | 575,000 |
| 3 | Cheng Gu | 730,000 |
| 4 | Joseph Sandaev | 1,375,000 |
| 5 | Aaron Li | 1,750,000 |
| 6 | Marley Wynter | 785,000 |
| 7 | Hyung Kim | 715,000 |
| 8 | Michael Egan | 1,075,000 |
Table 4
| Seat | Name | Chips |
| 1 | Brian Kim | 935,000 |
| 2 | Martin Finger | 650,000 |
| 3 | Vincent Huang | 610,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Hong | 1,450,000 |
| 5 | Khac-Trung Tran | 650,000 |
| 6 | Andy Lee | 1,175,000 |
| 7 | Mazyar Misaghian | 835,000 |
| 8 | James Mendoza | 1,280,000 |
Level 15: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Break time!
Our remaining 16 players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day. We’ll have the full re-draw and counts for you shortly.
Robertson robbed
Our Super High Roller field was reduced down to two tables after the elimination of Cameron Robertson.
In the last few minutes before the first break, Cameron Robertson jammed his last 350,000 in from the big blind after Ryan Hong open-shoved out of the small blind.
Robertson rolled over A♣5♥ and found himself ahead of Hong’s Q♣8♠; Robertson then extended his lead after the flop of 10♥2♣A♠, but remarkably, the turn and river ran out K♦, J♣ to give Hong a run-on Broadway!
| Ryan Hong | 1,500,000 |
| Cameron Robertson | BUSTED! |
Kim possible
Two more double-ups during this level, with Brian Kim and Marley Wynter the beneficiaries as action continues in the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller.
Earlier, Kim put his last 240,000 at risk with J♣10♣ after a flop of 7♣9♣4♠, but although he initially trailed the A♦K♣ of Vincent Huang, Kim spiked two pair as the turn and river came running J♦, 10♠.
Winter then shoved for his remaining chips pre-flop with 9♣6♣, but flopped second pair and held on the board of 4♠Q♠9♥5♠K♥ against Sean Ragozzini, who had called with A♠J♦.
| Sean Ragozzini | 1,100,000 |
| Marley Wynter | 810,000 |
| Brian Kim | 665,000 |
| Vincent Huang | 510,000 |
May the fours be with you
Cameron Robertson has scored himself a double-up in convincing fashion through Martin Finger, getting his money in with with a jam pre-flop and a snap call by Martin Finger.
Finger: Q♥Q♦
Robertson: 4♦4♣
Robertson flopped bottom set and then rivered quads on the board of 10♦7♣4♠5♠4♥.
| Cameron Robertson | 335,000 |
| Martin Finger | 575,000 |
Li on the double
Aaron Li has doubled up through Mazyar Misaghian as the action continues in this Super High Roller event.
All the money went into the middle after a flop of [invalid notations] was presented; Li showed K♠K♦ into Misaghian’s A♦K♣, with no real sweat for Li as the turn 6♣ and the river 4♥ completed the board to give Li the full double..
| Aaron Li | 1,860,000 |
| Mazyar Misaghian | 960,000 |
Level 14: 15,000/25,000 (25,000)
Ragozzini on the rise
Despite two big double-ups earlier, Michael Wang has been eliminated at the hands of Sean Ragozzini.
Action folded to Wang who open-shoved for his last 400,000 effective from the button with 6♥6♦, however Ragozzini woke up with 9♠9♣ and made the bigger two pair on the board of A♦8♠3♦10♠8♦.
| Sean Ragozzini | 1,100,000 |
| Michael Wang | BUSTED! |
Ehsan’s swansong
Ryan Hong has moved up to 1.5 million in chips after he took out Ehsan Amiri.
Action folded to Hong on Table 2, who raised to 40,000 from the hijack; Amiri jammed his last 130,000 in from the big blind and Hong snap-called.
Hong: A♦K♦
Amiri: A♥5♠
Board: K♠9♣Q♣9♠7♠
| Ryan Hong | 1,500,000 |
| Ehsan Amiri | BUSTED! |
Martinelli licked
Back over on Table 3, Aaron Li min-raised to 40,000 and found two callers in Vincent Huang from the cut-off, as well as Luke Martinelli from the big blind to go three-handed to a flop of 6♠Q♦A♠.
Martinelli then open-shoved, but Li isolated to force Huang out of the way before the cards were tabled.
Li: J♠J♥
Martinelli: 7♠7♥
Down to just two outs, Martinelli whiffed as the board completed 8♠, 10♠.
| Aaron Li | 1,675,000 |
| Vincent Huang | 615,000 |
| Luke Martinelli | BUSTED! |
Trevallion taken out
Over on Table 2, the action folded around to Alex Trevallion who open-shoved for his last 245,000 from middle position holding K♣Q♥, however Sean Ragozzini woke up with A♣Q♦ from the big blind and quickly called.
Trevallion picked up his bag and calmly walked away after the dealer spread a board of 6♦4♣3♠3♦7♥.
| Sean Ragozzini | 580,000 |
| Alex Trevallion | BUSTED! |
Wang goes bang
Two successive double-ups for Michael Wang have seen him rocket up the counts in the early stages of this level.
In earlier action on Table 4, action folded around to Wang who moved all-in for his last 115,000; Sean Ragozzini was the only caller out of the big blind.
Ragozzini: A♥6♣
Wang: J♠8♠
Board: 7♣3♥2♣J♦5♥
Then in the very next hand, Wang ripped them in after a pre-flop raise from Martin Finger and found himself miles ahead with his A♥A♦ against Finger’s A♠J♣, which held as the board was spread 3♦J♦7♥9♦2♥.
| Martin Finger | 675,000 |
| Michael Wang | 570,000 |
| Sean Ragozzini | 295,000 |
Huss bust
We’ve just had our first player eliminated from Day 2 of the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller.
Out on Table 3, action folded to Luke Martinelli who min-raised to 40,000 from the hijack. Hussein Hassan defended his big blind and left himself with just 5,000 behind, which he flicked into the middle immediately after the flop was spread Q♣2♥5♦. Martinelli quickly called and tabled Q♥10♥.
“Oh, you sucked out on me!” Hassan cried as he threw down his K♦9♠
Martinelli’s pair held firm after the turn and river bricked 3♠, 8♣.
| Luke Martinelli | 470,000 |
| Hussein Hassan | BUSTED! |
Shuffle up and deal!
Play is now underway for Day 2 of the WPT Australia 20th Anniversary Super High Roller!
We’ll now be playing through 60-minute levels, and right through until we have ourselves a winner tonight.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
| 13 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 14 | 15,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 15 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 16 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 17 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 18 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| 19 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| 20 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 21 | 75,000 | 125,000 | 125,000 |
| 22 | 75,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| 23 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| 24 | 125,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Level 13: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
The chase is on!
Good morning and welcome back to PokerMedia Australia’s Live Reporting coverage of the WPT 20th Anniversary Super High Roller!
The prize pool for this $20,000 buy-in event blew away all expectations yesterday, with 63 entries taken in to give us a total prize pool just shy of $1.2 million. 22 runners have returned today and are eyeing off the top prize of $430,919. With the average chip count at 38 big blinds, players are deep enough to steady themselves as they stake their claim for the silverware.
Coming back in as chip leader is Andy Lee (1,835,000); he’s joined by other big notables including Daniel Hachem (955,000), Sean Ragozzini (585,000) and Martin Finger (980,000), along with $2,500 8-Max Champion Joe Sandaev (695,000), who will no doubt be looking to protect his lead in the WPT Australia Player of the Festival points race.
That’s not all we have in store though, as today also marks the opening of the $5,400 buy-in WPT Australia Main Event, which is expected to draw another large crowd.
Coincidentally, the start of the Big Dance also lands on what would have been Mike Sexton’s 75th birthday. No doubt that Mike is here with us in spirit, as the players eye off the coveted Mike Sexton Cup and earn their place in poker history.
PMA will be offering social media coverage for the Main Event, with live updates available through our friends at the World Poker Tour, plus live streaming of the final table next Tuesday.
Stay with us for all the updates from the Super High Roller from 11:15am AEST and right up until the final river falls!
Day 2 seat draw
Play will resume at 11:15am AEST, with recommencing blinds at 10,000/20,000 (20,000). Please ensure you bring your photo ID and Star Club Card with you for verification of your bag, and if you have any queries regarding your seat allocation, please approach staff at Star Poker Gold Coast. Good luck, all!
Table 2
| PMA ID | Seat | Name | Chips |
| 0201 | 1 | Cameron Robertson | 410,000 |
| 0202 | 2 | Martin Finger | 980,000 |
| 0203 | 3 | Michael Wang | 165,000 |
| 0204 | 4 | Alexander Trevallion | 295,000 |
| 0205 | 5 | Khac-Trung Tran | 320,000 |
| 0206 | 6 | Ehsan Amiri | 170,000 |
| 0207 | 7 | Sean Ragozzini | 585,000 |
| 0208 | 8 | Ryan Hong | 1,140,000 |
Table 3
| PMA ID | Seat | Name | Chips |
| 0301 | 1 | Aaron Li | 810,000 |
| 0302 | 2 | Brian Kim | 1,085,000 |
| 0303 | 3 | Hussein Hassan | 65,000 |
| 0304 | 4 | Michael Egan | 1,185,000 |
| 0305 | 5 | ||
| 0306 | 6 | Mazyar Misaghian | 935,000 |
| 0307 | 7 | Hyung Kim | 655,000 |
| 0308 | 8 | Luke Martinelli | 410,000 |
Table 4
| PMA ID | Seat | Name | Chips |
| 0401 | 1 | Marley Wynter | 300,000 |
| 0402 | 2 | Cheng Gu | 520,000 |
| 0403 | 3 | James Mendoza | 1,700,000 |
| 0404 | 4 | Andy (Hun Wei) Lee | 1,835,000 |
| 0405 | 5 | ||
| 0406 | 6 | Vincent Huang | 530,000 |
| 0407 | 7 | Daniel Hachem | 955,000 |
| 0408 | 8 | Joseph Sandaev | 695,000 |
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