$1,500 Platinum Players Championship
Day 2 Started
2025 Australian Poker Open
$1,500 Platinum Players Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Australian Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
1,500 AUD
Prize Pool
1,300,000 AUD
Entries
1,000
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
126
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 1,000
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The A$1,500 Platinum Players Championship resumes today at 11 a.m. at Club Marconi at Doltone House Western Sydney as part of the 2025 Australian Poker Open. Boasting a guaranteed prize pool of A$1,000,000, the event drew a strong turnout of 1,000 entries across five Day 1 flights—each playing 40-minute levels and halting once just 12.5% of the field remained.
For the 126 who survived, they are now back under one roof for Day 2, where levels extend to 60 minutes and the plan is to play all the way down to a winner. With a seven-figure prize pool and the prestigious Platinum title on the line, another epic day of poker awaits at one of the biggest stops on the Aussie poker calendar.
2024 $1,500 Platinum Player Championships Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (AUD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Moussa | Australia | $248,000 |
| 2 | Justin Woo | Australia | $176,000 |
| 3 | Khanh Le | Australia | $114,000 |
| 4 | Paris Sitzoukis | Australia | $70,600 |
| 5 | Sergio Colosimo | Australia | $43,500 |
| 6 | Alex Lee | Singapore | $31,000 |
| 7 | Campbell Ashton | Australia | $26,700 |
| 8 | Ken Demlakian | Australia | $22,500 |
| 9 | David Hirst | Australia | $18,200 |
Last year’s Platinum Players Championship saw Chris Moussa mount an incredible comeback to capture the title and A$248,000 top prize after navigating a 937-entry field that generated a A$1,218,100 prize pool. Moussa entered the unscheduled Day 3 as one of the short stacks but turned things around in spectacular fashion—tripling up with back-to-back pocket kings and riding the momentum all the way to the trophy at the inaugural edition of the APO.
From short stack to dominant force, Moussa eliminated multiple players en route to heads-up play against Justin Woo, the chip leader to start the day. A calm and focused Moussa held the lead from start to finish and closed it out with a well-timed value bet that sealed the deal. “This event is world class… 100 percent the best venue and series in Australia, no question, no doubt,” he said after his victory at Club Marconi.
As a new champion prepares to be crowned today, PokerNews will be on the tournament floor to bring you live updates, chip counts, photos, and all the action from the 2025 Platinum Players Championship.
Level: 15
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the Platinum Players Championship!
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Chris Moussa and Justin Woo, who both made it to heads-up play last year in this event, are both still in contention here on Day 2. While Moussa has around nine big blinds, Woo is doing slightly better with a stack of just over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | |
|
805,000 | |
|
500,000 | |
|
350,000 | |
|
310,000 | |
|
90,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With exactly 1,000 entries being recorded in this year's Platinum Players Championship, a prize pool of A$1,300,000 was generated and the eventual champion will take home A$252,300!
A min-cash is worth A$2,650, and each player that makes the final table will lock up at least A$16,600.
| Place | Prize (A$) | Place | Prize (A$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $252,300 | 16-17 | $10,400 |
| 2 | $147,300 | 18-20 | $9,100 |
| 3 | $102,300 | 21-23 | $7,800 |
| 4 | $74,300 | 24-27 | $6,800 |
| 5 | $57,800 | 28-31 | $5,800 |
| 6 | $42,300 | 32-39 | $4,900 |
| 7 | $28,300 | 40-55 | $4,300 |
| 8 | $19,300 | 56-71 | $3,700 |
| 9 | $16,600 | 72-95 | $3,100 |
| 10-11 | $14,675 | 96-119 | $2,750 |
| 12-13 | $13,100 | 120-126 | $2,650 |
| 14-15 | $11,700 |
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Around ten players have already made their way to the payout desk and Romain Morvan was the latest casualty in the PPC.
Morvan had flopped an open-ender with 9♦7♦ and couldn't get there against the A♣7♣ of Jim Pizanias on the 8♣10♦2♣4♥2♦ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
What a start for Jim Pizanias!
Travis Endersby had shoved around 130,000 and Pizanias had his stack of just over 320,000 in the middle. Chad Awerbuch covered both and put them at risk to try and score a double knockout.
Travis Endersby: A♦10♠ 
Jim Pizanias: Q♦Q♠
Chad Awerbuch: A♥K♦
Pizanias had a great chance to triple up and his hand remained in the lead through the 6♦8♥J♥ flop. A 10♦ on the turn gave Awerbuch a gutshot to Broadway and gave Endersby a few more outs, but the 6♠ bricked off, allowing Pizanias to scoop a big pot early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Anthony Khalil had his stack of around 250,000 in the middle and was quickly put at risk by Joshua McSwiney.
Anthony Khalil: A♦J♦
Joshua McSwiney: A♥Q♥
Khalil was pipped by McSwiney and momentarily thought he took the lead when the J♠ revealed itself in the window, however it was followed by 6♣Q♣, giving McSwiney top pair. No more excitement was seen on the 2♥4♣ runout, and Khalil was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | |
|
Busted |
