As the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Gold Coast Main Event reached its crescendo, four more winners were crowned, capping off a memorable series that also served as a fitting end to an incredible year for Australian poker. Here’s our final round-up of event results, with special thanks once again to our friends at The Star Gold Coast.
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$1,100 PLO: Vo the vanquisher
After starting Day 2 as chip leader, Ami Asif was denied victory in his heads-up battle against Patrick Vo, with the pair shaking hands on an ICM chop before Vo went on to claim his first WSOP Circuit ring.
WPT Australia $550 PLO Champion Leo Kamiya finished in third place, with Daniel Laidlaw, Jymmi Briggs and German ex-pat Martin Finger amongst those to have reached the final table.
2022 WSOP CIRCUIT GOLD COAST $,100 PLO ($1,100 buy-in, 199 entries, 30 players paid)
| Place | Name | Amount |
| 1st | Patrick Vo | $34,398* |
| 2nd | Ami Asaf | $45,000* |
| 3rd | Leo Kamiya | $21,230 |
| 4th | Aaron Shaw | $15,300 |
| 5th | Daniel Laidlaw | $11,213 |
| 6th | Martin Finger | $8,396 |
| 7th | Jun Wang | $6,426 |
| 8th | Jymmi Briggs | $5,030 |
| 9th | William Kennedy | $4,028 |
$10K Super High Roller: Gan gets it done
Haozhe Gan continued the trend of breakthrough victories, fending off Singapore”s Alex Lee in the closing stages of the $10K Super High Roller to claim his first major live tournament victory, following up from a deep run the $5K High Roller earlier in the series.
The final table was comprised of some of the biggest names on the Australian poker scene, including Adam Kharman, Kiavash Arbabi and 2019 WSOP Main Event 11th place finisher, Sean Ragozzini.
2022 WSOP CIRCUIT GOLD COAST $10K SUPER HIGH ROLLER ($10,000 buy-in, 71 entries, 11 players paid)
| Place | Name | Amount |
| 1st | Haozhe Gan | $190,224* |
| 2nd | Alex Lee | $160,000* |
| 3rd | Rory Young | $89,948 |
| 4th | Josh McCully | $62,667 |
| 5th | Adam Kharman | $45,299 |
| 6th | Sean Ragozzini | $34,021 |
| 7th | Shivan Abdine | $26,587 |
| 8th | Kiavash Arbabi | $21,657 |
| 9th | Janet Wyvill | $18,419 |
$660 Double Shot Action Clock: Da Costa dominates
Shortly after the conclusion of the Main Event, the final table of the $660 Double Shot Action clock was reached, boasting another star-studded line-up that featured Elise Depauw, Bert Perry, and Dean Blatt.
However, it was New Caledonia’s own Florian Da Costa who defeated Shu Yih Ng heads-up for his first major poker championship title and $34,000 in prize money.
2022 WSOP CIRCUIT GOLD COAST $660 DOUBLE SHOT ACTION CLOCK ($660 buy-in, 216 entries, 42 players paid)
| Place | Name | Amount |
| 1st | Florian Da Costa | $34,000 |
| 2nd | Shu Yih Ng | $28,534 |
| 3rd | Dean Blatt | $16,915 |
| 4th | Bert Perry | $12,196 |
| 5th | Wayne Clinch | $8,956 |
| 6th | Yann Del Rey | $6,700 |
| 7th | Elise Depauw | $5,109 |
| 8th | Todor Kondevsi | $3,972 |
| 9th | Edwin Chu | $3,150 |
$550 Finale: Thaggard FTW!
Closing out the series was the $550 Finale, which brought in 216 entries for a total prize pool of $108,000; three-time WPT League Champion Adam Thaggard added his first WSOP ring to the collection after defeating Troy McLean heads-up for $25,960 in prize money – his biggest tournament score to date.
2022 WSOP CIRCUIT GOLD COAST $550 FINALE ($550 buy-in, 216 entries, 33 players paid)
| Place | Name | Amount |
| 1st | Adam Thaggard | $25,960 |
| 2nd | Troy McLean | $16,043 |
| 3rd | Wei Zhu | $11,337 |
| 4th | Pat Pannucio | $8,170 |
| 5th | Misaki Tominaga | $6,006 |
| 6th | Jerome Hickel | $4,506 |
| 7th | Adam Agresta | $3,452 |
| 8th | Kim MacNaught | $2,701 |
| 9th | Michel Bouskila | $2,159 |
The WSOP International Circuit continues with its series at the Enjoy Punta del Este in Uruguay, before moving to the Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary, Canada. Visit wsop.com for more information, and be sure to check out starpoker.com.au for the latest on their regular tournaments and upcoming events.
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