$3,300 APO Main Event Day 1g | 2024 Australian Poker Open

03-29-2024 12:50 UTC+11

Hickey Busts to Schicchitano

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Noel Jaber opened to 1,200 and got calls from Angelo Schicchitano and Greg Davison before Ian Hickey three-bet to 6,500. Jaber folded and Schicchitano called.

"Almost valued me in here," mused Davison before ultimately folding.

The flop came Q♠6♥3♣ and Schicchitano check-called 7,000.

The turn was the 8♥. Schicchitano checked again and Hickey moved all in for 32,100. Schicchitano instantly asked for a count and eventually slid his chips forward.

Ian Hickey: A♣10♣ All in
Angelo Schicchitano: Q♥9♥

Hickey was down to three outs to save his skin, but the river 4♣ bricked to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Scicchitano	90,000
Chris Daoud	75,000 25,000	25,000
Greg Davison	64,000
Sergio Barrios	57,000
Noel Jaber	42,000 42,000	42,000
Will Jones	37,000
Scott Tower Wright	35,000 15,000	15,000
Ian Hickey	Busted

Tags: Angelo Schicchitano Greg Davison Ian Hickey Noel Jaber

03-29-2024 12:36 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Harmohit Singh	98,000
Enkhjargal Adiya	90,000
Laurence Hall	85,000

Roland Paul	80,000
Aleix Castro	70,000 20,000	20,000
Travis Endersby	52,000 2,000	2,000
Peter Le	51,000 2,000	2,000
Wenjie Hall	50,000
Chao Li	47,000
Yongjin Lin	43,000 43,000	43,000
Josh Foster	42,000 8,000	8,000
Ken Demlakian	23,000 27,000	27,000
John Doringer	20,000 30,000	30,000
Pierce Hynes	10,000 10,000	10,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

03-29-2024 12:27 UTC+11

Kassam Talks His Way to a Win

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Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Josh Duce opened to 1,000. Rehman Kassam tried to three-bet, but it was ruled a call. David Sebesfi and Daniel Embleton came along from the blinds.

"Put out nine-seven-seven dealer," asked Kassam as the flop came Q♦10♦2♦. It checked to Kassam who bet 1,200. Both Duce and Embleton called.

"I need the blackest of black," said Kassam as the turn brought the 5♦ and each player checked. The river was the K♥. It checked to Kassam.

"I don't have a flush, but that probably means you don't have a flush, therefore..." he said before moving all in for 15,000. Both players folded and Kassam took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Duce	65,000 16,000	16,000
David Sebesfi	47,000 47,000	47,000
Daniel Embleton	44,000 44,000	44,000
Rehman Kassam	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Daniel Embleton David Sebesfi Josh Duce Rehman Kassam

03-29-2024 12:14 UTC+11

Wang Up Early; Farazmand First Elimination of Day 1g

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Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Yuanting Wang made a strong start to Day 1f and has made a similarly good start to Day 1g, getting aces in against kings on his very first hand.

Meanwhile, after Amir Farazmand and Chris Zenonos checked the Q♦10♣9♠5♣ turn, Farazmand shoved for 7,500 into 10,000 on the 7♦ river.

Zenonos thought before calling. "I have a ten," said Farazmand.

"With what?" asked Zenonos as his opponent turned over 10♠6♦

Zenonos revealed J♣10♥, outkicking his opponent and sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuanting Wang	107,000 107,000	107,000
Chris Zenonos	69,000 69,000	69,000
David Pham (AU)	58,000 58,000	58,000
Daniel Klinger	56,000 1,000	1,000
Anthony Bagshaw	52,000 52,000	52,000
Anthony McNamara	52,000 52,000	52,000
Andrew Tang	51,000 51,000	51,000
Michel Bouskila	50,000 50,000	50,000
Brian Gu	49,000 49,000	49,000
Ehsan Amiri	49,000 49,000	49,000
Erden Ibrahim	49,000 1,000	1,000
Nicholas Cooper	41,000 9,000	9,000
Craig Austin	39,000 39,000	39,000
Amir Farazmand	Busted

Tags: Amir Farazmand Chris Zenonos Yuanting Wang

03-29-2024 12:06 UTC+11

Clock Called in Level Two

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Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was on a river with 34,000 in the middle on a board of A♥9♣4♦Q♦6♦

Robert Kwan had shoved all in for around the same amount with Amador Bermejo pondering his decision.

"First hand all in?" Bermejo asked his opponent.

Eventually, the clock was called on Bermejo by Jai Duffy, to the bemusement of some players who considered it too soon.

"Doesn't it have to be 10% of the blind level?" asked Damien Stanley, with Bermejo also surprised at the decision.

The floor was called but Bermejo wasn't put on the clock just yet.

"You're telling me you have nines or fours," Bermejo said aloud to Kwan. "Or ace-queen?"

The tournament director eventually put Bermejo on the clock, with Bermejo open-folding the A♠ as the clock counted down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Kwan	65,000 15,000	15,000
Amador Bermejo	29,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Amador Bermejo Damien Stanley Jai Duffy Robert Kwan

03-29-2024 11:56 UTC+11

Three Barrels From Ye

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Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Sheng Ye opened to 700 and Henry Tran defended his big blind.

Tran check-called 800 on the J♠6♠5♦ flop and a larger bet of 3,200 on the 2♣ turn.

The river was the Q♠ and Tran again checked to Ye who bet 7,500. Tran quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Boskovic	56,000 56,000	56,000
Robert Kwan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Damien Stanley	49,000 1,000	1,000
Amador Bermejo	49,000 49,000	49,000
Jai Duffy	48,000 2,000	2,000
Henry Tran (AU)	47,000
Sheng Ye	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Henry Tran Sheng Ye

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

03-29-2024 11:42 UTC+11

APO Main Event Day 1 Chip Leaders

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Will Shillibier

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

So far 41 players have booked their place in Day 2 with yesterday's Day 1f chip leader Sayed Jabbour the chip leader with over one million chips.

Day	Entries	Survivors	Chip Leader	Stack
1a	29	4	Adrian Sportelli	564,000
1b	35	4	Daniel Tolomeo	794,000
1c	23	3	Marc Seymour	593,000
1d	29	4	John Yacoub	497,000
1e	59	8	Michael O'Grady	679,000
1f	147	18	Sayed Jabbour	1,042,000
Total	322	41

03-29-2024 11:37 UTC+11

Liu's River Raise Gets Paid

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Will Shillibier

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Kiavash Arbabi raised to 500 and got calls from Robert Liu and Josh Duce in the blinds.

The flop came K♥5♣2♥. It checked to Arbabi who continued for 800. Liu was the only caller and the turn was the K♣.

Both players checked and the river was the 4♠. Liu checked and Arbabi bet 1,100. Liu check-raised to 4,400 and after some thought, Arbabi called.

Liu tabled K♦J♦ for trip kings and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Klinger	57,000 7,000	7,000
Louis Luo	53,000 3,000	3,000
Belinda Oosthuizen	52,000 2,000	2,000
Robert Liu	50,000
Josh Duce	49,000 49,000	49,000
Michael Tran	45,000 45,000	45,000
Kiavash Arbabi	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Josh Duce Kiavash Arbabi Robert Liu