It’s been a tremendous few days for Lin, who bagged an 11th-place stack on Day 1 and then the chip lead for two days running. Now, six months later, Lin has returned to The Star Gold Coast and made his first WPT Championship Event final table. The Chinese-born 19-year-old took a big step forward in March when he made a pair of final tables at WPT Prime stops in Gold Coast, Australia, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It’s been a major level-up in 2023 for Gary Lin. Other Notable Results: 3rd, 2023 $5,300 WPT Prime Cambodia Super High Roller for $33,392 Lifetime Live Tournament Earnings: $137,728īiggest Live Cash: $51,321, 6th, 2023 WPT Prime Gold Coast Let’s get to know a little more about the players who will compete for the WPT Australia title. local time in Australia, with a live stream set to kick off 30 minutes later at noon (10 p.m. Play is set to resume Wednesday morning at 11:30 a.m. And sitting on the short stack, Ken Demlakian is far from out of it, either. Richard Lee will multiply his lifetime earnings no matter where he finishes. Nino Marotta has major final table experience of his own, with a pair of deep Aussie Millions runs to his name. World Series of Poker bracelet winner Martin Kozlov is directly in the hunt. Gary Lin, who held the chip lead himself at the end of the night on Day 2 and Day 3, is in the mix as he looks to complete a strong run in which he never bagged worse than 11th (which he did on Day 1). Chip leader Romain Morvan has the inside track before a single card is pitched into the air however four of the other five players could double up and take over the top spot at any time. After an intense 12-hour Day 3, almost half of which was spent playing down from nine to six, the final table of WPT Australia is finally locked in.įrom a field of 600 entries at The Star Gold Coast who put up the AUD$8,000, these six players each hope to add their name to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup on Wednesday and take home the $550,267 first-place prize.ĭespite a long Day 3, the average stack will sit at over 50 big blinds when play resumes.

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