Addamo Wins WPT High Roller Turbo; Third in $10K

They say that in life, only taxes and death are certain. You can add something else to that short list, Michael Addamo running deep in high roller tournaments.

Addamo took down the $5,200 WPT High Roller Turbo over the weekend and got his hands on the $87,459 top prize. The UK-based Australian outlasted 53 opponents on his way to glory, including Team partypoker’s Mikita Badziakouski, who finished fifth for $17,982.

Only nine players received a slice of the $270,000 prize pool. David Szep and David Peters were the first to cash; the latter’s exit set the seven-handed final table.

Artur Martirosian, Joakim Andersson, and Badziakouski busted in succession before Chris Brewer fell in fourth. The elimination of the talented Steve O’Dwyer in third, a finish worth $35,031, left Addamo heads-up against Alex Foxen.

Addamo proved too strong for Foxen, who proposed to Team partypoker’s Kristen Bicknell last week (she said yes!), and the Aussie secured yet another high roller title.

WPT High Roller Turbo Final Table Results

Place | Player | Country | Prize
1 | Michael Addamo | United Kingdom | $87,459
2 | Alex Foxen | Canada | $53,715
3 | Steve O’Dwyer | Netherlands | $35,031
4 | Chris Brewer | Canada | $24,288
5 | Mikita Badziakouski | Slovenia | $17,982
6 | Joakim Andersson | Malta | $15,066
7 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | $12,966

Brewer Bags $10K High Roller Title

Addamo went into the final day of the WPT #05 High Roller: $1M Gtd as the chip leader, but he could not quite finish the job. Seventeen of the 99 starters made it through to the second and final day, each locking up at least $21,277 for their efforts.

Artur Martirosian was the first player out of the door, closely followed by Rob Yong. The field thinned one player at a time until David Peters crashed out in eighth place and set the star-studded final table.

Sergi Reixach, Simon Mattsson, and Ramiro Petrone busted. Mike Watson dusted off his stack in fourth and was the last player not to reel in a six-figure haul; Watson won $80,047.

Addamo’s tournament ended in a third-place finish worth $116,183, which left Shawn Daniels and Chris Brewer to lock horns heads-up for the title and the quarter of a million dollars top prize.

Brewer defeated Daniels and banked $249,791, leaving Daniels to walk away with a $166,429 consolation prize.

WPT High Roller Turbo Final Table Results

Place | Player | Country | Prize
1 | Chris Brewer | Canada | $249,791
2 | Shawn Daniels | Canada | $166,429
3 | Michael Addamo | United Kingdom | $116,183
4 | Mike Watson | Canada | $80,047
5 | Ramiro Petrone | Argentina | $59,059
6 | Simon Mattsson | Sweden | $46,521
7 | Sergi Reixach | Mexico | $37,676

Mini and Micro Main Events Reach Latter Stages

The Mini and Micro Main Events are at the business end of their respective tournaments, and some juicy prizes are on the horizon.

WPT #02 Mini Main Event is down to its last 28 players. Brazilian Joao Guilherme Hideki Hayashi is the man to catch in that event, where $88,701 awaits the champion. Play resumes at 19:05 BST and continues until only nine players remain.

The WPT #02 Micro Main Event concludes this evening. Only 40 players remain in contention for the $22,507 top prize. George Klun of Slovenia leads the final day’s players back into battle.

WPT Online Series Events Scheduled For May 18

There is a ton of WPT Online Series action on May 18, including a $2,650 satellite into the $25,500 Super High Roller. The satellite has three such seats guaranteed, and you can win your way into it from a mere $0.01 thanks to the phase structure of the feeders!

Time (BST) | Tournament | Buy-in
16:05 | WPT #04 Knockout Day 1 Turbo: $500K Gtd | $1,575
| WPT #04 Mini Knockout Day 1 Turbo: $200K Gtd | $162
| WPT #04 Micro Knockout Day 1 Turbo: $50K Gtd | $16.50
17:05 | WPT #06 Omaha Knockout Day 1 Turbo: $250K Gtd | $1,575
| WPT #06 Mini Omaha Knockout Day 1 Turbo: $50K Gtd | $162
| WPT #06 Micro Omaha Knockout Day 1 Turbo: $20K Gtd | $16.50
18:05 | WPT #13 Super High Roller Satellite: 3x$25,500 Gtd | $2,650
19:05 | WPT #02 Mini Main Event Day 3: $500K Gtd |
| WPT #02 Micro Main Event Final Day: $150K Gtd |
| WPT #04 Knockout Final Day: $500K Gtd |
| WPT #04 Mini Knockout Final Day: $200K Gtd |
| WPT #04 Micro Knockout Final Day: $50K Gtd |
| WPT #11 7-Max: $150K Gtd | $530
| WPT #11 Mini 7-Max: $30K Gtd | $55
| WPT #11 Micro 7-Max: $10K Gtd | $5.50
| WPT #12 Omaha High Roller: $200K Gtd | $5,200
| WPT #12 Mini Omaha: $50K Gtd | $530
| WPT #12 Micro Omaha: $10K Gtd | $55
20:05 | WPT #08 WPT500 Knockout Day 1B: $1M Gtd | $530
| WPT #09 Super50 Knockout Day 1B: $400K Gtd | $55
| WPT #09 Super5 Knockout Day 1B: $50K Gtd | $5.50
| WPT #06 Omaha Knockout Final Day: $250K Gtd |
| WPT #06 Mini Omaha Knockout Final Day: $50K Gtd |
| WPT #06 Micro Omaha Knockout Final Day: $20K Gtd |
21:05 | WPT High Roller Turbo: $250K Gtd | $5,200
21:015 | WPT 6-Max Turbo Knockout: $30K Gtd | $265