Auckland held the first ever WPT NZ event in June 2018 with a total of 9 events between 25 May and 4 June. The Main Event alone generated a prize pool of $720,000 and attracted players from all across the world. A huge congratulations to all our winners and a massive thank you to everyone who joined us!
| Event 1: WPT NZ Opening Event Auckland Poker Championships | |
|---|---|
| 1. Steve | $52,275 |
| 2. Jacko | $33,825 |
| 3. David | $22,550 |
| 4. Lyndon | $17,425 |
| 5. Paul | $13,840 |
| 6. Alicia | $11,275 |
| 7. David | $9,225 |
| 8. Mark | $7,175 |
| 9. Sosia | $5,125 |
| 10. Keith | $4,100 |
| 11. Joshua | $3,590 |
| 12. Stuart | $3,590 |
| 13. Adam | $3,075 |
| 14. Sam | $3,075 |
| 15. Natalia | $3,075 |
| 16. Te Ratana | $2,560 |
| 17. Geo | $2,560 |
| 18. Guy Van | $2,560 |
| 19. Darren | $2,050 |
| 20. David | $2,050 |
| Event 2: WPT NZ $175 NLH Re-buy Tournament | |
|---|---|
| 1. William | $9,142 |
| 2. Shaun | $6,095 |
| 3. Dean | $3,944 |
| 4. Luis | $3,047 |
| 5. Steve | $2,510 |
| 6. Scott | $2,061 |
| 7. Adam | $1,703 |
| 8. Damien | $1,344 |
| 9. Sarah | $986 |
| 10. Grant | $807 |
| 11. Misty | $627 |
| 12. Sherif | $627 |
| 13. Geo | $538 |
| 14. Hoshy | $538 |
| 15. Anthony | $538 |
| 16. Wei | $448 |
| 17. Tiger | $448 |
| 18. Katsuhiro | $448 |
| Event 3: WPT NZ $175 NLH Re-buy Tournament | |
|---|---|
| 1. Matt | $9,858 |
| 2. Jack | $6,696 |
| 3. Zhenyang | $4,464 |
| 4. Sherif | $3,534 |
| 5. Stuart | $2,790 |
| 6. Jakson | $2,418 |
| 7. Deepak | $2,046 |
| 8. Kevin | $1,674 |
| 9. Ryan | $1,302 |
| 10. Kelvin | $930 |
| 11. Zoran | $744 |
| 12. Aaron | $744 |
| Event 4: WPT NZ Bounty | |
|---|---|
| 1. Trevor | $9,792 |
| 2. Gregory | $6,528 |
| 3. Wayne | $$4,224 |
| 4. Ryan | $3,264 |
| 5. Sherif | $2,688 |
| 6. Norman | $2,208 |
| 7. James | $1,824 |
| 8. Sileako | $1,440 |
| 9. Ilja | $1,056 |
| 10. Liam | $864 |
| 11. Sean | $672 |
| 12. Carl | $672 |
| 13. Jonathon | $576 |
| 14. Allen | $576 |
| 15. John | $576 |
| 16. Jeffrey | $480 |
| 17. Russell | $480 |
| 18. Te Ratana | $480 |
| Event 5: WPT NZ Six Max 30 second shot clock | |
|---|---|
| 1. Stephen | $15,158 |
| 2. Alan | $10,296 |
| 3. Michael | $6,721 |
| 4. Te Ratana | $5,005 |
| 5. Julian | $3,432 |
| 6. Dean | $2,574 |
| 7. Misty | $2,002 |
| 8. Joshua | $1,573 |
| 9. Tatjana | $1,573 |
| 10. Conrad | $1,287 |
| 11. Liam | $1,287 |
| 12.Glen | $1,287 |
| 13. Chin | $1,001 |
| 14. David | $1,001 |
| 15. Kevin | $1,001 |
| 16. Daniel | $1,001 |
| 17. Ziqiang | $1,001 |
| Event 6: WPT NZ Main Event | |
|---|---|
| 1. Nauvneel | $169, 200 |
| 2. Jacko Efaraimo | $108,000 |
| 3. Sosia Jiang | $68,400 |
| 4. Kelvin Li | $54,000 |
| 5. Anthony Inns | $39,600 |
| 6. Zachary Metin | $32,400 |
| 7. Nick Southorn | $25,200 |
| 8. Daniel Nielson | $21,240 |
| 9. Eden Smith | $17,280 |
| 10. Manu Luke | $14,040 |
| 11. Davy Fa'apito | $11,880 |
| 12. Keith Shoer | $11,880 |
| 13. Samuel Salt | $9,720 |
| 14. Wayne Phillips | $9,720 |
| 15. Sarah Saifi | $9,720 |
| 16. Alex Maynard | $7,920 |
| 17. Michael Bouskila | $7,920 |
| 18. James Wilson | $7,920 |
| 19. Bob Sova | $6,480 |
| 20. Joshua Bell | $6,480 |
| 21. Paul Reid | $6,480 |
| 22 Hayao Gen | $5,760 |
| 23. Olivia Andre | $5,760 |
| 24. Joe Hachem | $5,760 |
| 25. Lyndon Webster | $5,040 |
| 26. Dion Mahutoto | $5,040 |
| 27. Stuart Jordan | $5,040 |
| 28. Jonathon Trip | $4,680 |
| 29. James Keenan | $4,680 |
| 30. Jamie Mulligan | $4,680 |
| 31. Darryl Hussey | $4,680 |
| 32. Chris Pavlovic | $4,680 |
| 33. Lance Climo | $4,680 |
| 34. Damien Walsh | $4,680 |
| 35. Majid Saab | $4,680 |
| 36. Allister Williams | $4,680 |
| Event 7: WPT NZ High Roller tournament | |
|---|---|
| 1. Tatjana Zuzic | $54,600 |
| 2. Joe Hachem | $35,100 |
| 3. Ryan Otto | $23,400 |
| 4. Fotios F Manolakos | $16,900 |
| Event 8: WPT NZ Turbo freeze out tournament | |
|---|---|
| 1. Benson Mak | $4,628 |
| 2. Robert Megino | $3,086 |
| 3. Bizan S-Kolah | $1,973 |
| 4. Imad Al-Badrawi | $1,543 |
| 5. Calvin Yates | $1,262 |
| 6. Shaun Yi Song Tan | $1,029 |
| 7. Tenisi Moheroa | $842 |
| 8. Daren Guildford | $655 |
| 9. Phil Coll | $468 |
| 10. Sherif Badran | $374 |
| 11. Kevin Ellet | $318 |
| 12. Trevor Potts | $318 |
| 13. Jeff McLintoch | $262 |
| 14. Bryan Suasono | $262 |
| 15. Mark Toelau | $262 |
| 16. Lofs Murray | $224 |
| 17. Murray Brewster | $224 |
| 18. Richard Hunter | $224 |
| 19. Jackie Miru | $187 |
| 20. Ria Taylor | $187 |
| 21. Ian Mclean | $187 |
| 22. Mita Joe Henry | $187 |
| Event 9: WPT NZ Mega stack freeze out tournament | |
|---|---|
| 1st Shi Feng | $10,852 |
| 2nd Kani Edwards | $9,600 |
| 3rd Sherwin Naidoo | $9,600 |
| 4th Steve Smith | $9,600 |
| 5th Michel Bouskila | $9,600 |
| 6th Leo Boxell | $4,071 |
| 7th Sherif Badran | $3,363 |
| 8th Renae Baker | $2,655 |
| 9th Thomas Brittenden | $1,947 |
| 10th Patrick Caalim | $1,593 |
| 11th Robert Megino | $1,239 |
| 12th Jason Shen | $1,239 |
| 13th Peng Zhang | $1,062 |
| 14th Trevor Potts | $1,062 |
| 15th Ray Kingston | $1,062 |
| 16th Xin He (Derek) | $885 |
| 17th Kanniga Morgan | $885 |
| 18th Nishith Gupta | $885 |