Mateos claims the Purple Jacket, Winter wins the finale and Kolev takes Cyprus
Adrian Mateos secures the Poker Masters series title, Sean Winter wins the US$51,000 finale, and Ivelin Kolev captures WPT Prime Cyprus.
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Lee wins in Melbourne, Bay 101 pauses at six and Kislinskii breaks through
Hun Wei Lee beats Joe Hachem for the Victorian title, Quoc Mai leads Bay 101’s December finalists, and Sergei Kislinskii claims his first PGT trophy.
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Mateos takes the Masters lead as Pillamarapu wins in Texas
Adrian Mateos leads the Poker Masters race after Event #5, Shrikant Pillamarapu wins WPT Prime Lodge, Jonathan Rees tops Castellón, and Liam Jehu returns as Victorian champion.
Rafael and Wilson win Super High Roller Bowls as Melbourne poker builds
Sean Rafael and Brandon Wilson captured Super High Roller Bowl titles in Las Vegas, Charlie Hu won The Grind in Melbourne, and Joe Hachem unveiled a changing-format feature event for the Victorian Poker Championship.
Thompson wins in Sydney as online champions close out September
Alex Thompson takes the WPT Australia title, Boianovsky and Lococo headline the WCOOP Main Events, Sergio Aido claims his third bracelet, and Cesar Garcia closes the PGT PLO Series.
Two bracelets, fresh champions and Melbourne’s next chapter
La Francesca doubles up at WSOP Online, Hayward claims a Circuit ring, WCOOP crowns more winners and Melbourne prepares for a new festival setting.
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