{"id":8250,"date":"2018-08-18T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=8250"},"modified":"2018-08-18T08:00:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T12:00:32","slug":"phil-siddell-wins-sydney-low-pot-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/phil-siddell-wins-sydney-low-pot-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Siddell Wins Sydney Low Pot Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
Low-profile player Phil Siddell has managed to add a title to his name, and that\u2019s just brilliant. The newly-crowned champion of the Sydney Championship $550 Pot Limit Omaha (PLO)<\/strong> tournament is quite content with his victory, modest as it may have been. With a rather decent turnout the competition was held at the Star Poker Room. <\/p>\n Phil didn\u2019t win much, to be honest. But then again, adding $14,500<\/strong> to his bankroll isn\u2019t too bad, especially for a few hours of gaming. And even though he really didn\u2019t have to compete with droves of poker pros, he still managed to overcome 140 entrants<\/strong> who had come with the very same purpose as Phil had in mind himself. <\/p>\n Now, it was a bit of pell-mell action, all things considered. Some players soon dropped out of the way and headed for the other excellent facilities at the venue of choice. Meanwhile, a local star, Michael Mayer<\/strong>, who has been known for his poker exploits in Sydney, was relegated out of the race, just a hairbreadth away from clinching, in the very least, a consolatory prize. <\/p>\n Michael\u2019s stack went belly up and he concluded 10th in the overall race. With Michael out of the race, this opened opportunities for his fellow Sydney players<\/a> who have been definitely less known names around poker in the city and abroad. <\/p>\n Continuing with the game itself, players started to drop out, one after the other. Out of the final nine to go first was Daniel Noja<\/strong>, who bagged $1,300 and finished ninth. Next was Yu Chen<\/strong> who kept her game going, but finally had to settle for eighth place in the overall standing. Well, Yu managed to walk away with $1,600 which all things considered \u2013 is not too bad at all, especially given her previous success at the Star Sydney Championships Mix<\/a>.<\/p>\n Josh McCully<\/strong>, the winner of the Sydney Championship Main Event, was bumped out of the competition in the sixth place, which was a bit of a surprise, of course, but in poker the game changes quite often and yesterday\u2019s winners are today\u2019s respectful also-runs. <\/p>\n The final leg of the gaming action also saw Tae Woo Park and Htet Zin to take their farewell with the tournament and walk away with prize money between $4,000 and $6,500. <\/p>\nThe Sydney Action at Full Blast<\/h2>\n