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

04-21-2025 13:03 UTC+11

Murray's Bluff Gets Picked Off

Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The pot already had around 300,000 in it on a board of A♣4♥4♣10♣3♥ when the action was on Liam Murray, who fired out a bet of 200,000.

Kieran Dyson was the man facing the bet and after some time thinking it over, he flicked in the call.

Murray then revealed a bluff with the nut flush blocker holding K♣J♥, and Dyson's A♠9♠ was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kieran Dyson	1,000,000
Liam Murray	400,000 405,000	405,000

Tags: Liam Murray Kieran Dyson

04-21-2025 13:12 UTC+11

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Neilson	1,250,000
Jennifer Cassell	1,050,000
Shayne Sim	1,000,000
Ehsan Amiri	900,000
Noel Jaber	900,000
Zac Vigar	575,000
Zhen Chen	525,000
Dustin Tran	325,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

04-21-2025 13:28 UTC+11

Mohajerami Flops the Nuts, Cassell Takes the Side Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jennifer Cassell opened from middle position and got a call from Farhad Mohajerami on the button and the player in the big blind.

The flop came 8♦6♥7♣ and all hell broke loose as the big blind led for 50,000 and Cassell made it 140,000. Mohajerami then shoved for 244,000, the big blind called, and Cassell also came along.

With a dry side pot, both active players checked the 4♥ turn to the Q♥ river, where the big blind fired 150,000. Cassell mulled it over for just a few seconds before she dropped in a call.

Mohajerami then revealed he had flopped the joint with 10♥9♣, the big blind showed 8♥7♠ for two pair, and Cassell revealed 8♠8♣ for a flopped set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jennifer Cassell	900,000 150,000	150,000
Farhad Mohajerami	800,000

Tags: Farhad Mohajerami Jennifer Cassell

04-21-2025 13:41 UTC+11

Ma and Ghezelbash Take a Flip

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Shengfeng Ma opened to 30,000 from early position and got a call from the cutoff before Ali Ghezelbash shoved from the big blind for 145,000. Ma then reshoved, with a covering stack, and the cutoff pondered for a few moments before folding.

Ali Ghezelbash: A♦J♥ All in
Shengfeng Ma: 6♠6♣

It was a fair fight and Ma kept the lead after the 9♥3♦7♦ flop, but Ghezelbash added a lot more outs on the 2♦ turn when he picked up a flush draw. That flush completed on the Q♦ river, and Ghezelbash doubled up, evening out the stacks with Ma.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Ghezelbash	350,000
Shengfeng Ma	340,000

Tags: Ali Ghezelbash Shengfeng Ma

04-21-2025 13:56 UTC+11

Dyson Gets the Better of Murray Again

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Liam Murray and Kieran Dyson just clashed again with the latter getting the better of his opponent once again in the PPC.

Initially, Reece Bedot opened to 30,000 from early position and Murray three-bet from the hijack to 80,000. Dyson cold-called out of the small blind and Bedot also put in the extra chips.

It checked to Murray on the 7♥9♣4♣ flop, where he continued for 40,000. Dyson called and Bedot got out of the way. The 2♠ dropped on the turn and both players checked.

When the K♣ landed on the river, Dyson elected to lead out for 200,000, sending Murray into the tank.

"How come that much, that's heaps," said Murray as he continued to think it over. Eventually, Murray decided to fold, and Dyson raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reece Bedot	1,300,000
Kieran Dyson	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
Liam Murray	360,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Kieran Dyson Liam Murray Reece Bedot

04-21-2025 14:04 UTC+11

Joyce Puts a Big Dent in Woo's Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A full board of K♣2♠5♠2♦Q♦ was already showing and with around 250,000 in the pot, Toby Joyce shoved for almost 300,000. Justin Woo had the decision and was in the tank for some time before he eventually decided to call.

Joyce then flipped the rockets with A♥A♠, and Woo flashed Kx8x before it went into the bin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Joyce	850,000 850,000	850,000
Justin Woo	500,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Justin Woo Toby Joyce

04-21-2025 14:12 UTC+11

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Reece Bedot	1,450,000 150,000	150,000
Joshua McSwiney	1,400,000 400,000	400,000
Daniel Neilson	1,400,000 150,000	150,000
Kieran Dyson	1,350,000 150,000	150,000
Ehsan Amiri	1,300,000 400,000	400,000
Jennifer Cassell	950,000 50,000	50,000
Shayne Sim	750,000 250,000	250,000
Dustin Tran	650,000 325,000	325,000
Uno Uka	350,000
Zac Vigar	340,000 235,000	235,000
Liam Murray	320,000 40,000	40,000