World Poker Tour (WPT)

🚨 The World Poker Tour (WPT) Australia Festival STARTS TODAY The Star Sydney 🇦🇺

🦘 WPT Australia Festival -- Sept. 10 - 30

🪙 AUD $1,500 WPT Prime Australia Championship -- Sept. 17 - 22

🏆 AUD $5,000 WPT Australia Championship -- Sept. 24 - 30

🔗 WPT Australia Festival Schedule & More Information
wpt.co/AustraliaS24

25-year-old Blake Ellinghaus WINS the $5,000 WPT bestbet Scramble Championship 🏆🥇

Ellinghaus qualified for the event through a $580 satellite, entered the Final Table as chip leader, and eventually took control after hours of battling to best the field of 294 entrants 🔥

Ellinghaus won $294,900 and a WPT World Championship entry for his efforts, more than DOUBLE his total career earnings of $142,895 🤯

Congratulations Blake, you ARE a WPT Champion! 🎉

The $5,000 WPT bestbet Scramble Championship FINAL TABLE is LIVE NOW on all WPT channels 🚨👀

Remaining Payouts -
🥇 1st - $294,900, including a seat in the WPT World Championship
🥈2nd - $184,000
🥉3rd - $135,000
4th - $100,000
5th - $75,000
6th -$57,000

Visit the link in our bio for live updates, chip counts, and the Final Table livestream 🔗

Thomas Shepard found his way into the WPT bestbet Scramble Championship from a 218 Chip satellite on ClubWPT Gold, and is currently sitting with one of the biggest stacks with just 16 players remaining in the tournament 👀

Shepard would more than triple his previous career-high score of $84,000 (accomplished at the WPT World Championship) if he takes down the title at his home poker room 🤯