James Obst Wins WPT Australia Championship! (AUD $585,359* / ~US $398,512) Travis Endersby Runner-Up (AUD $389,478 / ~US $265,157);

James Obst

It’s all over! On Hand #173, Travis Endersby limps, James Obst raises 375,000, Endersby three-bets all in, Obst quickly calls. 

Travis Endersby
James Obst

The board runs . Obst ships it and becomes the 2024 WPT Australia champion! He wins AUD $585,359  (~US $398,512) and a seat worth US $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship in Las Vegas. 

Travis Endersby earns AUD $389,478  (~US $265,157) for his runner-up finish. 

Travis Endersby and James Obst

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Obst took over the chip lead early on Day 3 and seemingly held the top spot ever since then, closing out the victory in dominating fashion. The AUD $8,000 buy-in attracted a field of 396 entries and generated a prize pool of AUD $2,930,400 (~US $1,995,016) with the lion’s share being distributed today.

On the final day, Aspers Casino live satellite qualifier Dillan Patel bowed out in the very first hand in a flip against Endersby. Responsible for the next two eliminations was Daniel Murphy, who sent Matthew Wakeman and Oleg Ivanchenko to the payout desk.

Yet, the lead of Obst was never threatened and he peaked at nearly 200 big blinds. In three-handed play, the action was fast-paced and the tower of chips for Obst kept growing. The biggest trouble he had all day long was seemingly the unbagging of chips at the start and moving them to a different spot for heads-up play against Endersby.

The duel for the title only lasted five hands and Obst had the best of it with ace-king versus king-jack to seal the victory in a mere four and a half hours.

Final Result

1st. James Obst – AUD $585,359* (~US $398,512*)
2nd. Travis Endersby – AUD $389,478 (~US $265,157)
3rd. Daniel Murphy – AUD $285,669 (~US $194,483)
4th. Oleg Ivanchenko – AUD $211,929 (~US $144,281)
5th. Matthew Wakeman – AUD $159,024 (~US $108,264)
6th. Dillan Patel – AUD $120,694 (~US $82,168)

* The winner also receives the US $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship in Las Vegas on top of his cash prize.

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 $0.6808.