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Action begins on a 30-minute delay at 12:30 p.m. local time!
Catch Day 2 coverage of the Main Event today on the Australian Poker Open Twitch channel!
Action begins on a 30-minute delay at 12:30 p.m. local time!
Action was on a Q♦8♥4♥3♣10♦ river with Michael Sleiman checking to Jim Pizanias who had bet 27,000.
Sleiman eventually called and Pizanias tabled A♥7♥ but Sleiman had that beat with 6♥6♦
"Wow," said tablemate Hasan Onay. "We have a genius among us!"
"Good call," said Pizanias as Sleiman chipped up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Antar |
490,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Hasan Onay |
375,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
Michael Sleiman |
360,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
Jim Pizanias |
340,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
Khanh Le |
200,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Alex Lynskey |
90,000
-104,500
|
-104,500 |
Zac Vigar |
80,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
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Three players saw a flop of A♦6♦4♦ and it checked to David Sebesfi who bet 10,000. Adrian Sportelli was the only caller.
The turn was the A♣ and Sebesfi check-called 25,000 and the river was the K♥.
Sebesfi checked and Sportelli bet 75,000. Sebesfi then check-raised to 225,000.
"Ace-king or pocket kings," said Sportelli. "Would you bet ace-king on the river? Or would you check it to me?"
He continued the thinking out loud.
"Surely you wouldn't raise a flush on the river? Wow. Really? I'm not folding this hand bro."
Eventually Sportelli called and was shown the A♥K♠ for a rivered full house by his opponent. Sportelli turned over 6♠6♣ for an inferior full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Sebesfi |
780,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Adrian Sportelli |
295,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
Graham Cowan checked the 9♥8♦3♦ flop and David Sebesfi bet 10,000.
Cowan check-raised to 26,000 and Sebesfi called. The pair checked the Q♦ turn and the river was the 3♥.
Cowan bet 16,000 and Sebesfi raised in position to 65,000. Cowan called.
Sebesfi tabled Q♣Q♠ for a full house and won the pot.
"I had three pair," said Cowan. "That's no use is it?"
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Graham Cowan |
630,000
-141,000
|
-141,000 |
Jai Duffy |
620,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
David Sebesfi |
570,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Adrian Sportelli |
565,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
Tom Amir |
365,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Andy Lee |
195,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Rehman Kassam |
115,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Cards are in the air for the start of Day 2 here at the APO Main Event. There are 34 minutes left in 2,000/5,000/5,000 before the levels increase to 60 minutes.
Welcome back to Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi for Day 2 of the Australian Poker Open Main Event.
Now that registration has closed, the prize pool has been confirmed and 68 players are through to Day 2, it's time to play down to a final table of nine.
Leading the way is Day 1f chip leader Sayed Jabbour, ahead of Day 1g chip leader Georgina Vuksanovic. The rest of the top 10 chip counts all came from the last two starting flights, with the exceptions of Daniel Tolomeo (Day 1b) and Michael O'Grady (Day 1e)
Rank | Player | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sayed Jabbour | 1,042,000 | 208 |
2 | Georgina Vuksanovic | 1,032,000 | 206 |
3 | Higor Seibel | 1,028,000 | 206 |
4 | Dylan Wayne | 1,009,000 | 202 |
5 | Victor Dai | 987,000 | 197 |
6 | Malcolm Traynor | 880,000 | 176 |
7 | Daniel Tolomeo | 794,000 | 159 |
8 | Graham Cowan | 771,000 | 154 |
9 | Tomas Szwarcberg | 693,000 | 139 |
10 | Michael O'Grady | 679,000 | 136 |
Today sees the blinds roll back to the earliest end of a starting flight. This means that while Day 1g finished at 6,000/12,000, we will return to 2,000/5,000 with chip leaders sitting with excess of 200 big blinds.
That means a long day is in store, made easier by the fact that payouts have been confirmed. All players who made it through to Day 2 received $5,000, with a min-cash today worth an additional $1,500.
Full payouts are available in the Payouts tab, but here are the amounts for the final table of the 2024 APO Main Event.
Place | Payout (AUD) |
---|---|
1 | $345,000 |
2 | $205,000 |
3 | $120,000 |
4 | $90,000 |
5 | $66,000 |
6 | $51,000 |
7 | $43,000 |
8 | $34,500 |
9 | $27,900 |
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Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Guangyu Wang | 395,000 | 79 |
1 | 2 | Andrew Tang | 321,000 | 64 |
1 | 3 | Antonio Tavella | 98,000 | 20 |
1 | 4 | Khac Trung Tran | 168,000 | 34 |
1 | 5 | Tomas Szwarcberg | 693,000 | 139 |
1 | 6 | Slav Rypinski | 179,000 | 36 |
1 | 7 | Michael Clair | 344,000 | 69 |
1 | 8 | Jarod Cunningham | 422,000 | 84 |
2 | 1 | Nelson Dong | 94,000 | 19 |
2 | 2 | Jason Pritchard | 555,000 | 111 |
2 | 3 | Robert Hill | 97,000 | 19 |
2 | 4 | Cooper Feltham | 296,000 | 59 |
2 | 5 | Daniel Klinger | 358,000 | 72 |
2 | 6 | Higor Seibel | 1,028,000 | 206 |
2 | 7 | Geetinder Singh | 460,000 | 92 |
2 | 8 | Mitchell Curley | 240,000 | 48 |
3 | 1 | Mark Yazbeck | 213,000 | 43 |
3 | 2 | Marc Seymour | 593,000 | 119 |
3 | 3 | Adi Dahari | 576,000 | 115 |
3 | 4 | Peter An | 317,000 | 63 |
3 | 5 | Daniel Tolomeo | 794,000 | 159 |
3 | 6 | Michael Brahim | 185,000 | 37 |
3 | 7 | Didier Guerin | 343,000 | 69 |
3 | 8 | Josh Duce | 236,000 | 47 |
4 | 1 | Lauchlan Swann | 408,000 | 82 |
4 | 2 | Patrick Yazbeck | 331,000 | 66 |
4 | 4 | Tolly Sakellariou | 349,000 | 70 |
4 | 5 | Elisa Onay | 249,000 | 50 |
4 | 6 | Victor Dai | 987,000 | 197 |
4 | 7 | Marcial Dias | 114,000 | 23 |
4 | 8 | John Yacoub | 497,000 | 99 |
5 | 1 | Daniel O'shea | 505,500 | 101 |
5 | 2 | John Perry | 358,000 | 72 |
5 | 3 | Daniel Veljkovic | 318,000 | 64 |
5 | 4 | Wei Zhu | 488,000 | 98 |
5 | 5 | Michael O'grady | 679,000 | 136 |
5 | 6 | Jacque Ramsden | 476,000 | 95 |
5 | 7 | Noman Mirza | 341,000 | 68 |
5 | 8 | Michael Pickle Tran | 481,000 | 96 |
6 | 1 | Martin Finger | 213,000 | 43 |
6 | 2 | Dylan Wayne | 1,009,000 | 202 |
6 | 3 | Karl Symonds | 93,000 | 19 |
6 | 4 | Yang Lei | 223,000 | 45 |
6 | 5 | Georgina Vuksanovic | 1,032,000 | 206 |
6 | 6 | Laurence Hall | 453,000 | 91 |
6 | 7 | Thomas Lee | 290,000 | 58 |
6 | 8 | Nurlan Boobekov | 383,000 | 77 |
7 | 1 | Jun Wang | 153,000 | 31 |
7 | 2 | Zelig Otter | 169,000 | 34 |
7 | 3 | Nikhil Autar | 279,000 | 56 |
7 | 4 | Toby Giles | 540,000 | 108 |
7 | 5 | Malcolm Traynor | 880,000 | 176 |
7 | 6 | Sayed Jabbour | 1,042,000 | 208 |
7 | 7 | Slade Fisher | 145,000 | 29 |
7 | 8 | Marcuss Liow | 57,000 | 11 |
8 | 1 | Michael Sleiman | 149,000 | 30 |
8 | 2 | Alex Lynskey | 194,500 | 39 |
8 | 3 | Jim Pizanias | 399,000 | 80 |
8 | 4 | Zac Vigar | 116,000 | 23 |
8 | 5 | Joseph Antar | 505,000 | 101 |
8 | 7 | Khanh Le | 140,000 | 28 |
8 | 8 | Hasan Onay | 470,000 | 94 |
9 | 1 | David Sebesfi | 470,000 | 94 |
9 | 2 | Adrian Sportelli | 564,000 | 113 |
9 | 3 | Tom Amir | 342,000 | 68 |
9 | 5 | Rehman Kassam | 126,000 | 25 |
9 | 6 | Jai-benjamin Duffy | 641,000 | 128 |
9 | 7 | Graham Cowan | 771,000 | 154 |
9 | 8 | Andy Lee | 194,000 | 39 |
$3,300 APO Main Event
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