$10,000 The Trojan Day 1 | 2024 Australian Poker Open

04-01-2024 22:27 UTC+10

Chip Counts from Table 25

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Sabados	160,000 -5,000	-5,000
Sean Ragozzini	150,000 90,000	90,000
Nicholas Wright	105,000 10,000	10,000
Dylan Wayne	70,000 -30,000	-30,000
Didier Guerin	65,000 -50,000	-50,000
Victor Dai	60,000 -2,000	-2,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

04-01-2024 22:00 UTC+10

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are going on a 15-minute break.

04-01-2024 21:58 UTC+10

Duffy Doubles Through Bithell

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Noja opened to 4,000. Oliver Bithell called and Jai Duffy three-bet to 29,600.

Noja folded and Bithell asked for a count. "I'll give you a spin," said Bithell before calling.

"Famous last words," replied Duffy.

Jai Duffy: 10♥10♦ All in
Oliver Bithell: Q♣J♣

It was a classic flip but Duffy's pocket pair held on the A♥A♦9♣9♠7♦ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Bithell	210,000 -25,000	-25,000
Jai Duffy	75,000 15,000	15,000
Daniel Noja	35,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Daniel Noja Jai Duffy Oliver Bithell

04-01-2024 21:47 UTC+10

Bottles Secures Double Elimination

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Benjamin Bottles was stacking chips as the new chip leader with around 400,000 in chips.

As relayed to PokerNews, on a A♥A♠7♦10♠J♦ board, Travis Endersby had moved all in, Amin Riyazati had shoved over the top and Bottles called putting both players at risk.

Travis Endersby: 10♣10♦ All in
Amin Riyazati: A♦10♥ All in
Benjamin Bottles: A♣J♠

Bottles held the best hand and sent both players to the rail in a single hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Bottles	400,000 327,000	327,000
Oliver Bithell	235,000 70,000	70,000
Amir Farazmand	75,000
Jai Duffy	60,000 -92,000	-92,000
George Elias	32,000 -13,000	-13,000
Travis Endersby	Busted
Amin Riyazati	Busted

Tags: Amin Riyazati Benjamin Bottles Travis Endersby

04-01-2024 21:34 UTC+10

Finger Eliminates Antar

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After an open to 4,000, Joseph Antar raised to 28,000 leaving himself a single chip behind. Martin Finger called and the original raiser folded.

Antar's last chip went in on the A♦J♥6♥ flop.

Joseph Antar: 10x10x All in
Martin Finger: A♣Q♥

Finger had flopped top pair and held on the 6♠ turn and 2♦ river to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noman Mirza	170,000 -50,000	-50,000
Martin Finger	140,000 105,000	105,000

Yita Choong	105,000 20,000	20,000
Bert Perry	80,000 2,000	2,000
Josh McCully	80,000 -20,000	-20,000
Slade Fisher	57,000 6,000	6,000
Joseph Antar	Busted

Tags: Joseph Antar Martin Finger

04-01-2024 21:26 UTC+10

Amiri Joins the Field

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Trayner	240,000 40,000	40,000

Marcial Dias	220,000 90,000	90,000
Cooper Feltham	190,000
Jacque Ramsden	155,000 -5,000	-5,000
Ehsan Amiri	100,000
Blake Lockwood	95,000 -20,000	-20,000
Alex Lynskey	75,000 -25,000	-25,000
Daniel Noja	43,000 -58,000	-58,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

04-01-2024 21:23 UTC+10

Ragozzini Secures a Double

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Robert Sabados opened to 3,000 from the button and called a shove from Sean Ragozzini in the small blind.

Sean Ragozzini: A♣7♣ All in
Robert Sabados: 6♥6♣

The board came Q♥8♣7♥K♥4♦ with the pair of sevens enough to give Ragozzini the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Sabados	165,000 -35,000	-35,000
Sean Ragozzini	60,000 35,000	35,000

04-01-2024 21:22 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Noman Mirza	220,000 -20,000	-20,000
Josh McCully	100,000
Yita Choong	85,000 52,000	52,000
Bert Perry	78,000 6,000	6,000
Slade Fisher	51,000 -29,000	-29,000
Joseph Antar	36,000 -15,000	-15,000
Martin Finger	35,000 -5,000	-5,000