2024 Australian Poker Open
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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♥
Mark Yazbeck: 10♣9♠
The 6♠8♣ runout held no scare cards as Sem secured the small double.
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.
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.
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.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Cards were on their backs between Amin Riyazati and Marcuss Liow on a flop of 10♣4♣2♦:
Amin Riyazati: Q♣Q♦
Marcuss Liow: J♣8♣
The turn A♥ was a brick but the 3♣ completed Liow's flush and sent Riyazati to the rail.
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♦
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.