$1,500 Platinum Players Championship Day 2 | 2025 Australian Poker Open

04-22-2025 01:11 UTC+11

Ehsan Amiri Eliminated in 12th Place (A$13,100)

Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The action folded around to Hai Kee on the button, who shoved in his own unique style.

"All in! No gamble, no future," shouted Kee, who put his stack of around 2,700,000 in the pot. Short-stacked Ehsan Amiri was in the big blind and with around 450,000 behind, he eventually put himself at risk.

Ehsan Amiri: A♣2♦ All in
Hai Kee: A♠K♣

Amiri had just a few big blinds and needed to find a lot of help to stay alive. No deuce appeared on the 6♦4♣5♥ flop, but he did pick up a gutshot as any three would complete a straight. However, neither the 6♥ turn nor K♦ river could save Amiri, and he was out in 12th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hai Kee	3,200,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Ehsan Amiri	Busted

Tags: Ehsan Amiri Hai Kee

04-22-2025 01:00 UTC+11

Au Rakes a Small Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Wai Au made it 260,00 to go from under the gun and got called by Johan Lees & Daniel Neilson in the blinds.

A flop of K♥3♥J♦ saw the action check to Au, who put out a bet of 330,000. That was enough to get the job done as both Lees and Neilson folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Neilson	6,300,000 500,000	500,000
Johan Lees	3,800,000 800,000	800,000
Wai Au	2,800,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Daniel Neilson Johan Lees Wai Au

Level: 26

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

04-22-2025 00:32 UTC+11

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Players are on a 20-minute break.

04-22-2025 00:28 UTC+11

Bedot Raises the River Big

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Reece Bedot made it 200,000 to go from the hijack and Daniel Neilson three-bet the small blind to 800,000. When it got back to Bedot, he called.

The flop came K♥3♥10♥ where Neilson continued for 350,000 and Bedot called to watch the 7♦ land on the turn. Both tapped the table to see the J♣ on the river, Neilson bet 700,000 and Bedot took some time before he raised to 2,400,000. Neilson riffled his chips for a while as he pondered what to do, but eventually settled on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reece Bedot	8,700,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Daniel Neilson	6,800,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Daniel Neilson Reece Bedot

04-22-2025 00:21 UTC+11

Flashback: Hasan "Huss" Onay Wins 2024 Australian Poker Open Main Event

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Last year in Sydney, Hasan "Huss" Onay won the 2024 Australian Poker Open Main Event after a heads-up deal with Brazil's Higor Seibel.

Onay entered heads-up with a dominating chip lead, with Seibel managing to double once, before the players agreed to a deal.

The 549-player tournament took place at Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi, with Onay taking home A$284,480 and the inaugural APO Main Event title.

2024 Australian Poker Open Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (AUD)
1	Hasan Onay	Australia	$284,480*
2	Higor Seibel	Brazil	$255,520*
3	Lauchlan Swann	Australia	$120,000
4	Georgina Vuksanovic	Australia	$90,000
5	Daniel Tolomeo	Australia	$66,000
6	Toby Giles	Australia	$51,000
7	Michael Sleiman	Australia	$43,000
8	Adi Dahari	Australia	$34,500
9	Marc Seymour	Australia	$27,900

_{*Denotes heads-up deal}

Read the Full Recap Here

04-22-2025 00:18 UTC+11

Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Neilson	9,100,000 2,045,000	2,045,000
Reece Bedot	5,900,000 700,000	700,000
Jason Brown	5,700,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Jennifer Cassell	5,700,000 500,000	500,000
Johan Lees	4,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Daniel Klinger	4,500,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Anthony Xu	3,300,000 700,000	700,000
Dustin Tran	2,400,000 100,000	100,000
Zac Vigar	2,300,000 700,000	700,000
Wai Au	2,200,000 270,000	270,000
Hai Kee	2,150,000 225,000	225,000
Ehsan Amiri	1,300,000 120,000	120,000

04-22-2025 00:08 UTC+11

Mitch Webster Eliminated in 13th Place (A$13,100)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Mitch Webster had his stack of around 1,850,000 in the middle and had been called by Jason Brown from the next seat.

Mitch Webster: A♥Q♣ All in
Jason Brown: A♦K♠

Webster didn't like his situation and found no improvement on the 8♦7♠9♦ flop. A 9♠ on the turn did bring around some chop outs, but the 10♣ river bricked off, and Webster was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Brown	7,700,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Mitch Webster	Busted

Tags: Jason Brown Mitch Webster

04-21-2025 23:55 UTC+11

Louis Luo Eliminated in 14th Place (A$11,700)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jennifer Cassell opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Louis Luo called in the cutoff.

The flop came 10♣9♣9♦ and Cassell continued with a bet of 150,000. Luo then raised to 450,000, Cassell shoved, and Luo called off his stack of around 1,300,000 total.

Louis Luo: A♣Q♣ All in
Jennifer Cassell: 9♠9♥

Just quads for Cassell as Luo was left needing runner-runner straight flush to survive. This is the APO where magic happens and dreams are realized, but not for Luo on this occasion as the 6♦10♠ runout meant he was out in 14th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jennifer Cassell	5,200,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Louis Luo	Busted

Tags: Jennifer Cassell Louis Luo

04-21-2025 23:52 UTC+11

Shayne Sim Eliminated in 15th Place (A$11,700)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Shayne Sim made it 275,000 from early position and Reece Bedot called from the button.

The flop came 3♥J♦3♦ and Sim bet 200,000, then Bedot raised, Sim shoved around 1,200,000, and Bedot called.

Shayne Sim: A♦K♥ All in
Reece Bedot: A♣J♥

Sim had been outflopped and needed some help from the dealer in order to survive. Some salvation arrived in the form of a 7♦ on the turn, giving him a flush draw, but the 2♥ river bricked off, sending Sim out in 15th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reece Bedot	6,600,000 340,000	340,000
Shayne Sim	Busted

Tags: Reece Bedot Shayne Sim