Here is the first look at the Australian Poker Open Main Event trophy!
Here is the first look at the Australian Poker Open Main Event trophy!
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A brief announcement was made in the tournament room, with the guarantees being surpassed in all three marquee events: The APO Main Event, the Platinum Players Championship and the Diamond Cup.
Operations manager Lauren Mooney thanked all the players who have worked to support the entire APO event.
"On behalf of the entire management team, the dealers, Doltone House and Club Marconi, we just wanted to say thank you to every player who has supported us over the last months," she said to a packed tournament room.
"Thank you for the support in all our satellites, and thank you to all players who have talked about us at every event for the last six months. We're so thankful.
"We hope everybody enjoys this event and the next three days as much as we have done.
"Best of luck and thank you so much!"
Ashton Campbell looks like the first player over 300,000 chips as we approach the end of Level 9.
A reminder that late registration will close at the end of Level 9, with Day 1g playing down to 12.5% (which would currently equate to 25 players).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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330,000
150,000
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150,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Action was on a flop of 10♣7♥6♠ with Liam Murray having checked to Johan Lees. Lees bet 7,500 with chip leader Ashton Campbell calling.
Murray then check-raised all in for 36,000. Lees re-raised all in, forcing out Campbell.
"You got eight-nine?" asked Murray.
Liam Murray: Q♥10♠
Johan Lees: J♠J♥
Lees had not flopped a straight, but was still ahead of his opponent. The turn 8♦ and river 5♠ changed nothing.
"GG," said Lees as he got up from the table. Meanwhile Campbell was sat shaking his head.
"You had a nine?" Lees asked him, to no reply.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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330,000 | |
|
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130,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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115,000 | |
|
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45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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Busted |
Players are going on a 25-minute break. When they return registration will be closed. The tournament clock shows 89 of 205 players remaining.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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325,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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260,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
180,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
|
170,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
140,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
135,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
130,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
125,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
100,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
95,000 | |
|
|
80,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
75,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
60,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
60,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
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50,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
50,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
48,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
On a 5♣3♥2♠9♣8♣ board and with 50,000 in the pot, action was on Higor Seibel who thought before sliding out a large bet well over the size of the pot.
His opponent was Van Tran who quickly folded, with Seibel taking down the pot and moving above average stack, which currently stands at 127,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
|
220,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
165,000 | |
|
|
140,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
131,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
105,000 | |
|
|
82,000
82,000
|
82,000 |