$10,000 The Trojan
Day 2 Completed
2024 Australian Poker Open
$10,000 The Trojan
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 Australian Poker Open
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
639,200 AUD
Entries
68
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
68
Players Left
5
Mostafa Haidary Leads Final Five as The Trojan Heads for Extra Day
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
From a starting field of 68 players here at the Australian Poker Open, just five players remain in The Trojan.
With a first-prize of A$220,000 up for grabs, the competition was fierce, with an extra day required to find the winner.
Mostafa Haidary is the end-of-day chip leader, but it's tight in the middle with Bernardo del Toro, Daniel Veljkovic, Ehsan Amiri all on similar stacks, and Marcial Dias bringing up the rear.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mostafa Haidary | 2,065,000 | 52 |
| 2 | Bernardo Del Toro | 1,485,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Daniel Veljkovic | 1,415,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Ehsan Amiri | 1,360,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Marcial Dias | 495,000 | 12 |
Day 2 Recap
It was always going to be a long day after the field swelled over the course of the first hour. The prospect of 60-minute levels, as well as a repeat of the final level of Day 1, meant that in total there were 31 more entries on Day 2, bringing the field to 68.
Just eight places would be paid, however, and the bustouts would be continuous throughout the evening. Daniel Veljkovic would try his best to hold onto his overnight chip lead, but he was quickly overtaken by Andy Lee.
And as the bustouts continued to fly, it was Mostafar Haidary who broke the seven-figure mark first.
However, he was unable to break away from the field as the tournament neared its final table. Blake Lockwood finished tenth, with Haidary still leading the final nine.
Short-stacked Sean Ragozzini would triple and then double to stay alive, but remained rooted to the bottom of the counts. The unfortunate bubble boy was Sergio Barrios, who ran aces into the king-nine of Ehsan Amiri, who flopped trips to send Barrios to the rail and take over as chip leader.
Benjamin Bottles was eliminated in eighth place by Haidary, before Ragozzini finally ran out of steam — a commendable effort considering how short he was once the final table was reached.
Tournament officials announced that the day would end after Level 22, and Haidary looked like he had done enough to secure the overnight chip lead, chipping up to well over two million chips.
There was still time for Bernardo Del Toro to send Lee to the rail, but it wasn't enough for him to end atop the chip counts and he, like the others, will have to hunt down Haidary to win The Trojan title!
Join us tomorrow for the conclusion to The Trojan from Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi right here on PokerNews!
End of Day Chip Counts
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,065,000
-445,000
|
-445,000 |
|
1,485,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
1,415,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
||
|
1,360,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
495,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,510,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
|
1,465,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
1,190,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
1,145,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
490,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Andy Lee Eliminated in 6th Place (A$33,000)
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Bernardo Del Toro raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Andy Lee defended his big blind.
The flop came 10♣8♠6♦ and both players checked.
Lee check-called 110,000 on the A♠ turn and the river was the 5♦.
Lee checked and Del Toro moved all in, covering his opponent. Lee took his time, counting out his stack, before calling.
Andy Lee: Q♦8♥ 
Bernardo Del Toro: A♣6♣
Lee held middle pair but lost out to the two pair of Del Toro and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,615,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
1,405,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
|
1,205,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
945,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
|
630,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
Busted | |
Amiri Doubles Through Del Toro
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ehsan Amiri moved all in for 495,000 from the cutoff and Bernardo Del Toro tanked in the small blind before calling. The big blind folded.
Ehsan Amiri: 7♥7♣
Bernardo Del Toro: A♥10♥
The sevens held on the 9♥8♠5♦4♦3♠ runout to see Amiri double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,445,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
1,175,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,050,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
|
875,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
740,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
|
515,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Dias Doubles Through Lee
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Marcial Dias was all in for his tournament life holding 8♥8♣ against the A♣K♥ of Andy Lee.
Dias flopped a set to double up to around 950,000 while Lee was left with around twenty big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
|
530,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Final Table Pictures
Haidary Looks to Push Clear
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Mostafa Haidary K♥J♠ opened to 60,000 under the gun.
Andy Lee 7♥7♣ called in the small blind before Bernardo Del Toro A♥4♣ three-bet to 275,000 from the big blind.
Haidary four-bet to 610,000 and Lee tanked for a minute or two before ultimately folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,415,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
|
1,365,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
|
|
980,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,050,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
1,670,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
1,125,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,040,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
|
495,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
420,000
45,000
|
45,000 |