Hand #138: Yang Lei Wins WPT Prime Gold Coast (AUD $216,763); Naj Ajez Finishes as Runner-Up (AUD $134,508)

Photo:  WPT Prime Gold Coast Champion Yang Lei and his friends are showered by confetti after his victory.

HAND #138  –  Naj Ajez limps for 200,000, Yang Lei raises to 750,000, and Ajez quickly moves all in for about 5,000,000.

Lei snap-calls with , and Ajez turns over . Ajez is dominated, and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the board brings a gutshot straight draw on the turn for a possible chop, but the river card misses. Lei wins the pot — and the WPT Prime title — with a pair of aces.

Naj Ajez finishes as the runner-up, earning AUD $134,508 (~US $94,761).

Photo:  WPT Prime Gold Coast Champion Yang Lei was interviewed by WPT Royal Flush Crewmember Ashleigh Lawrence after his victory.

Yang Lei wins the WPT Prime Gold Coast Main Event, earning AUD $216,763 (~US $152,710). Lei’s prize amount also includes his US $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas in December.

Congratulations to Yang Lei!

1st:  Yang Lei  –  AUD $216,763*  (~US $152,710*)
2nd:  Naj Ajez  –  AUD $134,508  (~US $94,761)
3rd:  Tony Jun Lu  –  AUD $99,229  (~US $69,907)
4th:  Mark Staples  –  AUD $74,002  (~US $52,134)
5th:  Justin Bernstein  –  AUD $55,798  (~US $39,310)
6th:  Mark Zhu  –  AUD $42,541  (~US $29,970)
7th:  Win Meng Tan  –  AUD $32,800  (~US $23,108)
8th:  Jerry Wang  –  AUD $25,578  (~US $18,020)
9th:  Fendy Fendy  –  AUD $20,176  (~US $14,214)

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s US $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

NOTE:  For worldwide consistency across all WPT events, the amounts on the Payouts page are in U.S. dollars. For this event, payouts have been converted using a rate of AUD $1.00 = US $0.7045.

Photo:  Runner-Up Naj Ajez