Vuksanovic Bags Overall Chip Lead Ahead of APO Main Event Day 2

At 6:30 p.m., Georgina Vuksanovic had 125,000 which was good enough for 40 big blinds. A decent stack. But fast forward to the end of Day 1G of the Australian Poker Open Main Event and Vuksanovic had decidedly more.

So much more, in fact, that she bagged the chip lead with 1,032,000. It was another tight race, with Higor Seibel responsible for the penultimate elimination of the day here at Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi, but missing out on the chip lead by just 4,000.

APO Main Event End of Day 1g Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Georgina Vuksanovic	Australia	1,032,000
2	Higor Seibel	Brazil	1,028,000
3	Victor Dai	Australia	987,000
4	Malcolm Traynor	Australia	880,000
5	Jai Duffy	Australia	641,000
6	Michael Tran	Australia	481,000
7	Jacque Ramsden	United Kingdom	476,000
8	Hasan Onay	Australia	470,000
9	David Sebesfi	Australia	470,000
10	Laurence Hall	Australia	453,000

Overall there were 213 players on Day 1G, the largest of all the starting flights, with just 27 players advancing to Day 2.

Yesterday saw father and son Mark and Patrick Yazbeck advance to Day 2, well today husband and wife Hasan and Elisa Onay both made the money and their ticket to tomorrow. While yesterday it was Patrick with the bragging rights, today it's Hasan (pictured) with 470,000 chips in the bag ahead of Elisa's 249,000.

Day 2 of the APO Main Event kicks off at 12 p.m. with the levels increasing to 60 minutes in length. The 68 survivors will resume play at the earliest level one of the seven starting flights finished. This means that while Day 1g finished in 6,000/12,000/12,000, the blinds will be rolled back to 2,000/5,000/5,000.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage of the 2024 Australian Poker Open Main Event, as well as the Platinum Player Championships which you can read full live updates of here.

Australian Poker Open Remaining Event Schedule

While the APO Main Event and Platinum Player Championships continue, check out the full list of events going on at Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi.

Date	Time	Event	Prizepool	Buy-in	Stack	Blinds	Late Reg
Sat, Mar 30	12pm	APO Day 2		$330	50,000	60 mins	CLOSED
	11am	Platinum Player Championships 1d	$500,000 GTD	$1,500	50,000	40 mins	18:00
	4pm	Diamond Cup 1e	$150,000 GTD	$350	50,000	30 mins	23:00
	4pm	The Titan	$350,000	$5,000	100,000	40 mins	LEVEL 13 (Day 2)
	8pm	Nightly Turbo	$20,000	$550	30,000	20 mins	22:20
Sun, Mar 31	12pm	APO Final Table		$3,300	50,000	60 mins	CLOSED
	2pm	Diamond Cup Day 2		$350	50,000	40 mins	CLOSED
	2pm	Platinum Player Championships 1e	$500,000 GTD	$1,500	50,000	40 mins	21:00
	2pm	The Titan Day 2	$350,000	$5,000	100,000	40 mins	14:40
	8pm	Nightly Turbo	$20,000	$550	30,000	20 mins	22:20
Mon, Apr 1	12pm	Platinum Player Championships Day 2		$1,500	50,000	60 mins	CLOSED
	1pm	Six Max	$100,000	$1,150	40,000	30 mins	17:40
	4pm	The Trojan	$500,000 GTD	$10,000	100,000	40 mins	LEVEL 13
	6pm	PKO Bounty	$250,000	$660	40,000	30 mins	20:40
	6pm	Lauren's Ladies Championships	$10,000	$350	40,000	30 mins	22:30
	8pm	Nightly Turbo	$20,000	$650	30,000	20 mins	22:20
Tue, Apr 2	4pm	The Trojan Day 2	$500,000	$10,000	100,000	40 mins	16:40
	4pm	Poker Palace High Roller Day 1	$300,000	$2,500	100,000	40 mins	LEVEL 13
	5pm	Poker Palace Warm Up 1a	$125,000	$550	40,000	30 mins	LEVEL 13
Wed, Apr 3	4pm	Poker Palace High Roller Day 2	$300,000	$2,500	100,000	40 mins	16:40
	5pm	Poker Palace Warm Up 1b	$125,000	$550	40,000	30 mins	LEVEL 13
	5pm	H.E.R.O.S.	$40,000	$2,000	50,000	30 mins
Thur, Apr 4	4pm	Poker Palace High Roller Final Table		$2,500	100,000	40 mins	CLOSED
	2pm	PLO High Roller Day 1	$150,000	$5,000	50,000	40 mins	21:00
	5pm	Poker Palace Warm Up 1c	$125,000	$550	40,000	40 mins	LEVEL 13
	5pm	Poker Palace Main Event 1a	$300,000	$1,150	50,000	45 mins	LEVEL 12
Fri, Apr 5	2pm	PLO High Roller Day 2		$5,000	50,000	40 mins	CLOSED
	2pm	The Establishment	$400,000 GTD	$20,000	100,000	40 mins	LEVEL 13
	3pm	Pot Limit Omaha	$40,000	$1,150	40,000	30 mins	19:40
	5pm	Poker Palace Warm Up 1d	$125,000	$550	40,000	40 mins	LEVEL 13
	5pm	Poker Palace Main Event 1b	$300,000	$1,150	50,000	45 mins	LEVEL 12
Sat, Apr 6	12pm	Poker Palace Warm Up Day 2	$125,000	$550	40,000	40 mins	LEVEL 13
	12pm	Poker Palace Main Event 1c	$300,000	$1,150	50,000	45 mins	LEVEL 12
	2pm	Establishment Day 2			100	60 mins	15:00
	2pm	9 Game	$40,000	$2,000	50,000	40 mins	18:40
	7pm	Poker Palace Main Event 1d	$300,000	$1,150	50,000	25 mins	LEVEL 12
Sun, Apr 7	12pm	Poker Palace Main Event Day 2	$300,000	$1,150	50,000	60 mins	LEVEL 12
	2pm	Senior Championships (40+)	$50,000	$1,150	40,000	30 mins	18:40
	6pm	Staff Championships	$10,000 GTD	$150/$250	30,000	20 mins	20:20

Tags: David Sebesfi Elisa Onay Georgina Vuksanovic Hasan Onay Jacque Ramsden Jai Duffy Laurence Hall Malcolm Traynor Patrick Yazbeck