Joshua McSwiney has etched his title into WPT historical past, taking down the WPT Prime Gold Coast Championship for a career-best AU$283,336 (~US$177,680). The victory at The Star Gold Coast marks his third Principal Occasion title within the final two years and his greatest rating so far, pushing his stay event earnings previous $800,000, with $200,000 of that coming in 2025 alone.
McSwiney topped a 1,106-entry area within the AU$1,100 buy-in occasion, which generated a AUD $1,918,500 (US $$1,203,091) prize pool. After agreeing to a heads-up chop with runner-up Patrick Yazbeck, McSwiney secured the lion’s share of the prize pool and a $10,400 seat to the 2025 WPT World Championship in Las Vegas.
WPT Prime Gold Coast Remaining Desk Outcomes
* contains $10,400 2025 WPT World Championships seat** signifies heads-up deal
Remaining Desk Motion
The ultimate desk kicked off with a rapid-fire begin, as Wiremu Renata and Matthew Woodhall each fell inside the first 9 fingers.
Gary Lin was left quick with simply three massive blinds after McSwiney’s ace-queen paired as much as crack pocket jacks. The very subsequent hand, Jiaxu Chen rivered a pair of aces to ship Lin to the payout desk in seventh.
With momentum on his facet, McSwiney climbed into the chip lead after Chen endured three all-in losses. However Yazbeck quickly took management, slow-playing kings to perfection and eliminating Daniel Klinger in a four-bet pot.
McSwiney then picked up some cowboys of his personal, utilizing them to ship Michael Egan, essentially the most achieved participant on the desk, to the rail. Moments later, Chen snatched the highest spot when his pocket sevens rivered a straight to eradicate Joseph Antar, whose pocket eights couldn’t maintain.
Three-handed play stretched over 56 fingers earlier than Yazbeck dashed Chen’s hopes of a wire-to-wire victory. Yazbeck’s queens held in opposition to Chen’s ace-ten, setting the stage for an intense heads-up battle.
The ultimate duel between McSwiney and Yazbeck was a back-and-forth affair, with a number of lead adjustments. Ultimately, the 2 agreed to a heads-up chop, guaranteeing every participant AU$250,000 (~US$156,775). That left AU$33,336 (~US$20,905), the trophy, and the WPT World Championship seat nonetheless up for grabs.
Simply 14 fingers after the deal, Yazbeck made his closing stand with king-five, solely to run into McSwiney’s queen-jack suited. A flush on the river sealed the win for McSwiney, cementing his place amongst Australia’s rising poker stars.
Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Stay Occasions Govt
