James Obst

Biography

James Obst is an Australian poker player and tennis player with over $3.5 million in live tournament earnings.

Obst won his maiden bracelet in the 2017 $10,000 Razz Championship as he defeated Eric Kurtzman to win $265,138. Olbst had almost won a bracelet the previous year when he finished runner-up in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship for $261,354.

Also in 2016, Obst secured his largest career cash with a 13th place finish in the WSOP Main Event for $427,930.

Obst left poker in 2017 to pursue a career in professional tennis. However, Obst returned to the WSOP in 2023 and quickly found success with a fourth-place finish in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $411,824.

James Obst's Top Five Live Cashes

DATE	EVENT	PLACE	PRIZE
July 2016	WSOP $10,000 Main Event	13th	$427,930
June 2023	WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship	4th	$411,824
June 2017	WSOP $10,000 Razz Championship	1st	$265,138
June 2016	WSOP $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship	2nd	$261,354
January 2011	A$100,000 Aussie Millions Poker Championship	5th	$197,804

Event	Place	Prize
2023 World Series of Poker Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	50^th	$4,873
2023 World Series of Poker Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship	323^rd	$44,700
2023 World Series of Poker Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	36^th	$16,175
2023 World Series of Poker Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)	83^rd	$11,524
2023 World Series of Poker Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship	4^th	$411,824
2023 World Series of Poker Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship	17^th	$17,789
2023 World Series of Poker Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	8^th	$48,300
2023 World Series of Poker Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	5^th	$63,737
2023 World Series of Poker Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship	13^th	$20,425
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney AU$5,000 Challenge	6^th	48,350 AUD
2019 World Series of Poker Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship	16^th	$15,128
2019 World Series of Poker Event #62: $10,000 Razz Championship	18^th	$14,872
2019 World Series of Poker Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	13^th	$6,099
2019 World Series of Poker Event #33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw	44^th	$2,559
2019 World Series of Poker Event #31: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	107^th	$4,514
2019 World Series of Poker Event #12: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty	15^th	$11,483
2019 World Series of Poker Event #6: $2,500 Limit Mixed Triple Draw	45^th	$3,737
2018 World Series of Poker Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship	46^th	$156,265
2018 World Series of Poker Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship	16^th	$15,256
2018 World Series of Poker Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship	6^th	$37,904
2018 World Series of Poker Event #22: $1,500 Eight Game Mix	20^th	$4,844
2018 World Series of Poker Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha	99^th	$2,019
2017 World Series of Poker Event #69: $1,500 Razz	38^th	$2,818
2017 World Series of Poker Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed)	15^th	$77,320
2017 World Series of Poker Event #53: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	25^th	$5,524
2017 World Series of Poker Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	7^th	$57,550
2017 World Series of Poker Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship	1^st	$265,138
2017 World Series of Poker Event #17: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship	8^th	$32,474
2017 World Series of Poker Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw	26^th	$2,987
2017 World Series of Poker Event #7: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball	2^nd	$80,922
2017 World Series of Poker Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT	41^st	$6,407
2016 Aussie Millions Event #11: $10,600 Main Event	11^th	120,000 AUD
2016 Aussie Millions Event #8: $1,150 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator	28^th	3,700 AUD
2016 Aussie Millions Event #4: $1,150 Pot-Limit Omaha	14^th	3,335 AUD
2016 Aussie Millions Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E.	1^st	35,100 AUD
2014 World Series of Poker Event #61: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship	3^rd	$103,895
2014 World Series of Poker Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship	10^th	$115,447
2014 World Series of Poker Event #43: $1,500 Limit Hold'em	35^th	$4,966
2014 World Series of Poker Event #7: $1,500 Seven-Card Razz	30^th	$3,069
2013 Aussie Millions $10,000 Main Event	19^th	40,000 AUD
2012 Aussie Millions $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounties	8^th	10,000 AUD
2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne Main Event	11^th	18,300 AUD
2011 Aussie Millions Event #8: $100,000 Challenge	5^th	200,000 AUD
2009 PokerStars.com EPT London £5,000 EPT London Main Event	44^th	£12,800

Event

Place

Prize

2023 World Series of Poker
Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.

50^th

$4,873

2023 World Series of Poker
Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship

323^rd

$44,700

2023 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

36^th

$16,175