Kristen Bicknell Wins 2018 APPT Macau High RollerCanadian Pro Defeats 117-Entry Field To Win $284,960 USD |
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Kristen Bicknell outlasted a field of 117 total entries to win the 2018 Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau $80,000 HKD no-limit hold’em high roller. The tournament featured a buy-in equivalent to $10,200 USD and built a prize pool of $1,111,096. Bicknell defeated 2016 Card Player Player of the Year winner David Peters heads-up to capture the title, winning $2,192,000 HKD ($284,960 USD). The two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner from St. Catherines, Canada now has nearly $1.5 million in lifetime live tournament earnings.
“It feels kinda surreal, just to even play David Peters heads-up,” Bicknell told PokerStars reporters. “It feels like a big step in my poker career. What drives me is definitely competition. I’m just always trying to get better as a player. I want to do well to represent women in poker. That drives me a lot.”
Bicknell, who is sponsored by partypoker, joined the top 20 on the female all-time live tournament earnings list as a result of this latest win.
Peters earned $1,480,160 HKD ($192,421 USD) for his runner-up showing. The American poker pro now has more than $19.9 million in lifetime live earnings, enough to put him in 15th place on the all-time money list.
Check out PokerStars Blog’s video interview with Bicknell below to learn more about her title run in Macau.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at this final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points |
| 1 | Kristen Bicknell | $284,960 | 600 |
| 2 | David Peters | $192,421 | 500 |
| 3 | Klaus Pautrot | $125,190 | 400 |
| 4 | Felix Schulze | $103,610 | 300 |
| 5 | Hong Zhu | $83,590 | 250 |
| 6 | Matthew Moss | $65,910 | 200 |
| 7 | Yong Wang | $50,440 | 150 |
| 8 | Allan Bedwick | $37,960 | 100 |
| 9 | Alex Lindop | $28,340 | 50 |
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