$3,300 APO Main Event Day 1f | 2024 Australian Poker Open

03-28-2024 12:22 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddy Ge	120,000 55,000	55,000
Alecos Pericleous	58,000 3,000	3,000
Hassib Younan	57,000
Nicholas Wright	54,000 -16,000	-16,000
Toby Giles	39,000 1,000	1,000
David Sebesfi	25,000 5,000	5,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

03-28-2024 12:15 UTC+10

Sem Doubles Through Yazbeck

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a Q♠10♥2♥ flop it checked to Ethan Erdeljac who bet 1,500. Mark Yazbeck called before Soumen Sem moved all in for around 8,000.

Erdeljac folded and Yazbeck called.

Soumen Sem: Q♥9♥ All in
Mark Yazbeck: 10♣9♠

The 6♠8♣ runout held no scare cards as Sem secured the small double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Yazbeck	58,000
Lauchlan Swann	54,000 4,000	4,000
Graham Cowan	54,000
Jacque Ramsden	51,000
Michael Clair	50,000
Ethan Erdeljac	48,000
Soumen Sem	20,000

Tags: Mark Yazbeck Ethan Erdeljac Soumen Sem

03-28-2024 12:09 UTC+10

Mirza vs Goldsmith

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Noman Mirza opened to 1,000 and got calls from Patrick Yazbeck and Josh Goldsmith.

The J♥6♥3♠ flop was checked to Mirza who continued for 2,000. Goldsmith was the only caller and the pair checked down the 3♥7♣ board.

Goldsmith tabled 10♦6♦ for two pair, but found himself outkicked by the A♣6♠ of Mirza who took down the pot.

Meanwhile, Amin Riyazati and Lauchlan Swann have both re-entered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Yazbeck	57,000 57,000	57,000
Noman Mirza	53,000 53,000	53,000
Amin Riyazati	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jarrod Thatcher	50,000 50,000	50,000
Lauchlan Swann	50,000 50,000	50,000
Josh Goldsmith	42,000 42,000	42,000

03-28-2024 11:58 UTC+10

Ge Shoves on Williams

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a river of J♥J♠5♦8♥6♠ Eddy Ge had bet 8,000 into a pot of around 10,000. His opponent was Mark Williams who raised to 22,000.

Ge then three-bet all in for over 40,000 and Williams went into the tank. He agonized over the decision before ultimately folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Wright	70,000
Eddy Ge	65,000
Alecos Pericleous	55,000
Toby Giles	38,000
Mark Williams	25,000
David Sebesfi	20,000

03-28-2024 11:56 UTC+10

Chip Counts from Day 1f

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gino Portolesi	70,000
Michael Fraser	55,000
Jim Middleton	51,000
Pratik Mehta	50,000
Bernie Stang	49,000
Jeison Berdugo	38,000

03-28-2024 11:49 UTC+10

Amundarain River Raise Forces Out Arbabi

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jose Amundarain opened to 800 and Kiavash Arbabi defended his big blind.

Arbabi check-called 1,000 on the Q♥10♠9♣ flop and the turn was the 10♦. Both players checked.

The river was the 9♦ and Arbabi bet 2,000. Amundarain then raised in position to 6,000 and Arbabi eventually open-folded Jx8x for a flopped straight.

Amundarain studied his cards before flipping over a Q♠ and scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kiavash Arbabi	70,000 8,000	8,000
Jose Amundarain	48,000
Michael Brahim	24,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Kiavash Arbabi Jose Amundarain

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

03-28-2024 11:38 UTC+10

Riyazati Eliminated by Liow

Will Shillibier

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Cards were on their backs between Amin Riyazati and Marcuss Liow on a flop of 10♣4♣2♦:

Amin Riyazati: Q♣Q♦ All in
Marcuss Liow: J♣8♣

The turn A♥ was a brick but the 3♣ completed Liow's flush and sent Riyazati to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcuss Liow	105,000 55,000	55,000
Amin Riyazati	Busted

Tags: Amin Riyazati Marcuss Liow

03-28-2024 11:32 UTC+10

Swann Gets Rivered

Will Shillibier

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Amin Riyazati opened to 600 and got calls from Yuanting Wang and Lauchlan Swann in the big blind.

The flop came Q♦3♦2x and Swann shoved for 15,000. Riyazati folded but Wang called.

Lauchlan Swann: 5♦2♦ All in
Yuanting Wang: 8♦10♦

Wang was needing to improve to knock out Swann as the turn came the 4♣. The river was the 8♠, handing Wang a pair and sending Swann to the rail as the first elimination of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuanting Wang	95,000 43,000	43,000
Amin Riyazati	52,000 -1,000	-1,000
Lauchlan Swann	Busted

Tags: Lauchlan Swann Amin Riyazati