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03/06/2026

🎥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗛 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 - 𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦

Did you know you can go back and relive all the action from one of the premier events of the Adelaide Champs!

The $2,500 GOLIATH attracted a stacked field of 66 entries and generated a massive $148,500 prize pool, where we saw Hossein Haydari take down the trophy and $38,750 first prize.

Whether you want to:
♠️ Relive the biggest hands
♠️ Watch the final table play out
♠️ Study decision making and strategy
♠️ Learn from some of Australia's top players
♠️ Share with your friends and family
♠️ Spread the word to others on how they can get involved in our next series

The full Final Table Live Stream replay is available now:

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Don't forget to subscribe to the Australian Poker Tour YouTube channel to catch replays, highlights, feature tables and future live streams from Adelaide Champs and events across Australia.

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30/05/2026

Wishing Jarred Graham all the best from Australian Poker Tour in Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2026 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Just 7 players bagging up for Day 3 tomorrow!

Tony Hachem Joseph Hachem Nathanial Hutton Lachlan Crilly Jackson Warne

🇦🇺 AUSSIE DEEP RUN ALERT 🇦🇺

Australia's own Jarred Graham is through to the Final Table of Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2026 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas!

The event attracted a massive 716 entries, creating a prize pool of over USD $3.29 million, and Jarred has navigated his way through the field to reach the final nine players.

With USD $45,502 already locked up and a top prize of USD $595,388 awaiting the winner, Jarred will return to the final table sitting 6th in chips with 2.2 million (44 big blinds).

Final Table Payouts

🥇 1st – USD $595,388
🥈 2nd – USD $396,892
🥉 3rd – USD $277,537
4th – USD $197,139
5th – USD $142,279
6th – USD $104,359
7th – USD $77,815
8th – USD $59,001
9th – USD $45,502

Final Table Chip Counts:

1. Jesse Lonis (USA) – 10.2M (204 BB)
2. Edward Leonard (USA) – 5.4M (108 BB)
3. Evan Krentzman (USA) – 4.7M (94 BB)
4. Stephen Hubbard (USA) – 4.7M (94 BB)
5. Yang Wang (China) – 3.2M (64 BB)
6. Jarred Graham (AUS) – 2.2M (44 BB)
7. Justin Scott (USA) – 1.55M (31 BB)
8. Zackary Estes (USA) – 1.4M (28 BB)
9. Dylan Weisman (USA) – 1.3M (26 BB)

With 44 big blinds in play, Jarred remains well within striking distance as he chases another major international title.

Good luck Jarred! 🇦🇺🏆

Also putting their first WSOP cashes of the summer on the board were Sunshine Coast locals Jesse Stanley and Josh McCully, who also both made deep runs in this event.
Stanley finished 31st for USD $19,195, while McCully collected USD $13,920 for his 41st-place finish.

📍 Vegas Update Request

If you're running deep at the WSOP, Wynn, Venetian, Aria, MGM, Golden Nugget, or any other Las Vegas summer series, send us a message with your chip counts, updates, photos, results, or final table appearances.

We'll do our best to share Aussie success stories and keep the Australian poker community updated throughout the Vegas summer.

Tournament updates, chip counts and photography courtesy of PokerNews.
For live reporting, complete chip counts, photos and ongoing coverage of this event, follow PokerNews: https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2026-wsop/event-5-pot-limit-omaha/

28/05/2026

𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 – 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘

The Australian Poker Tour is heading back to Melbourne and we’re looking for experienced poker dealers to join the action at Melbourne Champs II.

📍 Crowne Plaza, Melbourne Carlton
📅 2nd–14th September 2026
🏆 Melbourne Champs II

This is your opportunity to be part of one of Australia’s fastest growing poker tours, working alongside a professional team in a high-energy tournament environment.

If you are passionate about poker, reliable, and thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere, we would love to hear from you.

SEND INTEREST TO [email protected]

26/05/2026

❤️ 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 ❤️

Now that the Adelaide Champs has wrapped up and everyone has finally had a moment to catch their breath, we want to take a moment to sincerely thank every single staff member who helped make this series such an incredible success. ♠️🏆

From our tournament directors, dealers, registration staff, media team, floor staff, stream crew, chip runners, management, venue staff, and everyone working tirelessly behind the scenes, this series simply would not have been possible without your passion, professionalism, and hard work. 👏

Long hours, late nights, early starts, pressure moments, nonstop action, and countless moving parts were all handled with amazing dedication from start to finish. The teamwork and commitment shown throughout the entire festival helped create one of the biggest and most memorable Adelaide Champs series we’ve ever had. 🔥

We also want to extend a huge thank you to the incredible staff at Crowne Plaza Adelaide Mawson Lakes, whose support, hospitality, and professionalism throughout the series helped create an amazing experience for both players and staff alike. ❤️

To every person who contributed to the Adelaide Champs, thank you for the effort, sacrifice, and pride you brought every single day. Your work absolutely does not go unnoticed, and the players, viewers, and the entire APT community appreciate everything you do. 👏

The Adelaide Champs may be over, but the memories and success of the series were built by an incredible team effort from all involved.💪

26/05/2026

🏆 𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 🏆

After an incredible Adelaide Champs series packed with huge fields, massive moments, and nonstop action, the final standings for the Adelaide Champs Player of the Series race are officially locked in. 🔥♠️

A huge congratulations to Andrew Mabarrack, who has been crowned the 2026 Adelaide Champs Player of the Series Champion after an outstanding series performance across multiple events. 👏🏆

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗

1st — Andrew Mabarrack — 1,109 pts
2nd — Simerjeet Chawla — 1,057 pts
3rd — Khim Hii — 935 pts

4th — Milan Mehta — 841 pts
5th — Renato Martins — 807 pts
6th — Damiano Aloi — 748 pts
7th — Qihui Mu — 713 pts
8th — Jean Loh — 577 pts
9th — Rosario Lepro — 576 pts
10th — Pierre Aoukar — 533 pts
11th — Adam Loring — 519 pts
12th — Hossein haydari — 507 pts
13th — Prabhu Dayalan — 507 pts
14th — Steve Kanjo — 465 pts
15th — Fred Tschirsch — 461 pts
16th — Behrang Geravand — 446 pts
17th — Luis Chuquipiondo — 446 pts
18th — Elliot Esca — 444 pts
19th — van marcus — 426 pts
20th — Daniel Melville — 421 pts

💰 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗦

🥇 1st Place — Andrew Mabarrack
🏆 Adelaide Champs Player of the Series Trophy
🎒 APT Prize Package
🥤 Official APT Drink Bottle

🥈 2nd Place — Simerjeet Chawla
🎒 APT Prize Package

🥉 3rd Place — Khim Hii
💰 $2,150 APT Credits

The total Adelaide Champs Player of the Series prize pool reached an incredible $19,150. 🔥

Congratulations to all players who battled throughout the series and made this one of the most competitive Player of the Series races we’ve ever seen. ♠️🏆

📍 Crowne Plaza Adelaide Mawson Lakes

24/05/2026

🏆 𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗠 𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 🏆

HUGE congratulations to Adam Loring, who has officially etched his name into Adelaide Champs history after taking down the Main Event and claiming the massive $45,000 first prize. ♠️🔥

After four huge days of poker and a marathon final day battle, Adam outlasted a massive 403-entry field to become the Adelaide Champs Main Event Champion at Crowne Plaza Adelaide Mawson Lakes. 👏

The Main Event generated an enormous $205,530 prize pool, with players from across Australia battling under the pressure of the 30 Second Shot Clock format for one of the biggest titles on the Australian Poker Tour calendar. 🏆

The heads-up battle between Adam Loring and Elliot Esca was a long, grueling fight that had railbirds locked in from start to finish, with both players displaying incredible skill, composure, and determination deep into the night. Both competitors played fantastic games and delivered a truly worthy Main Event finale. 🔥

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦

🥇 Adam Loring — $45,000
🥈 Elliot Esca — $27,000
🥉 Jiafan Wang — $18,370
4th — Khim Hii — $14,150
5th — Weng Wong — $11,200
6th — Phil Aoukar — $8,800
7th — Luka Djumic — $6,800
8th — Amin Chehade — $5,200
9th — Josh Gourd — $4,000

An incredible effort from all finalists, but tonight belongs to Adam Loring, the 2026 Adelaide Champs Main Event Champion. 🔥♠️

📍 Crowne Plaza Adelaide Mawson Lakes

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24/05/2026

𝗬𝗢𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗢𝟱 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗭𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 💥

Simerjeet Chawla has conquered Event #23 - YOLE PLO5 FRENZY after navigating a stacked 54 entry field at the Adelaide Champs, securing the title, $5,000 first prize and the trophy.

Tim Wilson battled hard to finish runner-up, while Chris Castle rounded out the podium after a fast-paced and action-packed final table. 🔥

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦
1st - Simerjeet Chawla - $5,000
2nd - Tim Wilson - $3,500
3rd - Chris Castle - $2,400
4th - Andrew Mabarrack - $1,650
5th - Aaron Sebastyan - $1,250
6th - Qihui Mu - $910
7th - Prabhu Dayalan - $900

54 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, $15,930 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲-𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹, $350 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆

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24/05/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 💥

Zachary Carapetis has conquered Event #22 - THE BEAST after outlasting a huge 110 entry field at the Adelaide Champs, securing the title, $10,500 first prize, the trophy and custom drink bottle. ♠️🏆

Luis Chuquipiondo continued his impressive series with another runner-up finish, while Daniel Melville completed the podium after a hard-fought final table battle. 🔥

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦
1st - Zachary Carapetis - $10,500
2nd - Luis Chuquipiondo - $9,000
3rd - Daniel Melville - $5,000
4th - Hui Liang - $3,600
5th - Luke Hutton - $2,700
6th - Milan Mehta - $2,100
7th - Liam Jehu - $1,700
8th - Chenkang Weng - $1,400
9th - Frank Sergi - $1,165

110 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, $41,800 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲-𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹, $450 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆

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24/05/2026

The man of the people Djumic Luka has joined the comms box for a while. Go tune into our main event final table livestream on YouTube or Facebook

24/05/2026

We are live from Crowne Plaza Adelaide Mawson Lakes as the Adelaide Champs Main Event plays down to a champion. ♠️🏆

From a massive 403-entry field and a huge $205,530 prize pool, just seven players remain in the hunt for the title and the $45,000 first prize. 🔥

💰 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦

1st — $45,000
2nd — $27,000
3rd — $18,370
4th — $14,150
5th — $11,200
6th — $8,800
7th — $6,800

The pressure is on as the final seven battle under the 30-second shot clock for one of the biggest titles of the Adelaide Champs series. 👀

Who’s taking down the Adelaide Champs Main Event tonight? 🏆