Sam Trickett played at WPT Shooting Stars final table
Sam Trickett is a seasoned poker professional from England. Sam was one of the strongest players at the WPT Shooting Stars final table. You will find out later whether he managed to get a victory in that charity tournament.
Final day highlights
The second game day of WPT Shooting Stars at PartyPoker took place on July 30. Mikita Badziakouski eliminated from the event at the very beginning of the second day. The player lost almost his entire stack during the hand against Sam Trickett: he had A-J suited while Trickett got pocket queens. Badziakouski took 29th place and earned $3 400.
Manig Loeser finished the first game day as a chip leader, but he failed to make it to the finals. The guy has won over $11 000 00 in live tournaments throughout his poker career, but this time Manig's result was very modest: 14th place and $5 400 in prize money.
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There were no well-known poker players at the WPT Shooting Stars final table, except for Sam Trickett. The guy was a favorite of the event, but he lacked a bit of luck as busted in sixth place after losing a hand to the future tournament winner Timo Kamphues. Sam’s payout amounted to $15 800.
In the final heads-up, Kamphues fought for victory against Nikita Kupchin. The last had a short stack, and luck was all he could hope for. Kupchin eventually ended up the tournament as a runner-up, earning an impressive prize of $64 400.
The German regular Timo Kamphues turned out to be a WPT Shooting Stars champion. For taking the first place, Kamphues received $90 500 in prize money.
WPT Shooting Stars results
