Australian Poker Young Achiever Award: Alex Lynskey
Shortly before Day 2 got underway, two awards were given out by members of the Australian Poker Hall of Fame.
The first was the Australian Poker Young Achiever Award. After Kahle Burns received this award last year, Joe Hachem was on hand to present.
"Every year we try and recognise someone who is up and coming worked hard on their game," said Hachem. "They've represented Australia all over the world and made big strides. We see this as an encouragement. We see poker in Australia growing every year and we want to encourage people to keep doing what they’re doing."
This year's award went to Alex Lynskey.
Alex Lynskey's 2018 in Poker
- 7th WSOP $10,000 Main Event ($1,500,000)
- 9th $5,300 Caribbean Poker Party Main Event ($155,000)
- 1st WSOP International Circuit Sydney Main Event (AU$422,796)
“It feels amazing," said Lynskey. "Obviously making the WSOP Main Event final table is fantastic and it's great to see all the hard work pay off."