57TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER
WSOP

WSOP Circuit - THE STAR SYDNEY

Nov 28 2017 - Dec 18 2017The Star Sydney
Event#5

Event #5: A$5K Challenge - A$1 Million Guarantee

Start Date

Dec 06 10:00 AM

Buy-in

A$5,000

ITM

Top 24 players

End Date

Dec 07 10:00 AM

Entries

229

Prize

A$1,087,750

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Country Code - AU

Winner

Brendon Rubie

A$271,952

NoPlayerCountryEarnings
1
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Brendon Rubie
Australia
A$271,952
2
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sam higgs
New Zealand
A$168,079
3
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Jordan Wesmorland
Unknown Country
A$122,328
4
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Steve Pappas
Unknown Country
A$90,468
5
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Hun Wei Lee
Malaysia
A$67,951
6
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Charbel Boustani
Unknown Country
A$51,831
7
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Ryan Pignatelli
Unknown Country
A$40,137
8
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Jiayuan Liu
Unknown Country
A$31,544
9
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Antonis Kambouroglou
Australia
A$25,159
10
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Joe Hachem
Australia
A$20,362
11
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Nathan Sawyers
Australia
A$20,362
12
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Julius Colman
Australia
A$20,362
13
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Duy Vu
Canada
A$16,718
14
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Ryan Bownds
Unknown Country
A$16,718
15
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Bradley Kain
Unknown Country
A$16,718
16
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Robert Spano
Australia
A$13,912
17
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Ashish Gupta
Australia
A$13,912
18
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Najeem Ajez
Australia
A$13,912
19
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Sahil Soni
Unknown Country
A$11,736
20
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Adam Mills
Canada
A$11,736
21
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Randy Lew
United States
A$11,736
22
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Dean Blatt
Australia
A$10,039
23
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Brett Murtagh
Unknown Country
A$10,039
24
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Paul Edward Byrne
United Kingdom
A$10,039
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