Mikita Badziakowski went into the WPT High Roller Championship final table as a favourite to win and chip leader overnight. Over six hours later, he’d done the business and booked another win, albeit with no shortage of bumps along the way.

It took three days to play down to a winner, but the racing favourite managed to hold his nerve to the line as Badziakowski got the job done to continue growing his burgeoning reputation as one of poker’s true modern masters.

The final table kicked off in predictable style, as the man with the least chips coming into play, Bosnian superstar Ali Imsirovic, bowed out. He was followed by a player expected to run a lot deeper, however, with Russian player Aleksei Barkov all-in with king-five in his final hand, called and busted by Alexandros Kolonias from Greece. Barkov, who had won his way into the event from a $265 satellite, cashed for an incredible $197,667 – a return on his investment of $74,591 times his initial buy-in.

Next to go was Daniel Rezaei from Austria in 5th place and he was swiftly followed to the virtual rail by Mark Demirjian from Lebanon, who won $380,652 for finishing in 4th place.