$10,000 The Trojan
Day 3 Started
2025 Australian Poker Open
$10,000 The Trojan
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 Australian Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
799,000 AUD
Entries
85
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
6
Players Left
1
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Four days after the dust settled on Day 2, the 2025 Australian Poker Open A$10,000 Trojan is finally ready to crown its champion at 1 p.m. today.
Originally scheduled to play out on Saturday, the final table was pushed back by a day after Kahle Burns made a deep run in the APO Main Event. Now, six players return today — Sunday, April 27 — to battle it out for the A$250,000 top prize at Club Marconi at Doltone House Western Sydney.
Noel Jaber leads the way with a slight edge over Joseph Antar, but with an elite lineup still in the mix — including Burns himself — the road to the trophy is wide open. With blinds high and chips flying, it won't take long for the action to reach a boiling point as the 85-entry field plays down to a winner.
Final Six Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Jaber | Australia | 2,090,000 | 42 |
| 2 | Joseph Antar | Australia | 1,935,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Weiran Pu | China | 1,610,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Benjamin LeBlond | Canada | 1,065,000 | 21 |
| 5 | Kahle Burns | Australia | 970,000 | 19 |
| 6 | Joshua McSwiney | Australia | 830,000 | 17 |
Three players have already secured their cash payouts, with Najeem Ajez (A$23,970), Anthony Xu (A$27,970), and John Perry (A$33,960) falling just short of the final six. The remaining players are now guaranteed at least A$41,900, with A$250,000 still waiting up top for the eventual champion.
Results and Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (A$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | ||
| 2 | $177,700 | ||
| 3 | $117,800 | ||
| 4 | $69,800 | ||
| 5 | $55,900 | ||
| 6 | $41,900 | ||
| 7 | John Perry | Australia | $33,960 |
| 8 | Anthony Xu | Australia | $27,970 |
| 9 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | $23,970 |
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the live updates, chip counts, and crowning moments from the thrilling conclusion of The Trojan.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Play is underway in the final day of the A$10,000 Trojan!
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
After a slow start in the Trojan, not much action has been seen.
In the last hand, Joseph Antar raised the button to 100,000 and Noel Jaber defended his big blind.
They went to a flop of 4♥3♦K♠ where Jaber check-called a bet of 75,000 from Antar. The rest of the action was checked down on the 5♣9♠ runout, and Jaber's 6♠4♠ was good with a pair of fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,100,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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2,000,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Weiran Pu opened the action to 100,000 from the hijack and Kahle Burns called on the button. Joshua McSwiney then three-bet to 310,000 from the big blind, leaving himself around 300,000 behind. Pu shoved, Burns folded, and McSwiney called off his remaining stack.
Joshua McSwiney: A♦2♦ 
Weiran Pu: A♣K♣
McSwiney didn't seem confident and was already on his feet when the flop came K♥4♥9♠, giving Pu top pair. The Q♣ turn left McSwiney drawing dead, and the 3♣ river was just a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action got to Benjamin LeBlond in the small blind, who ripped in his stack of 840,000. Weiran Pu was in the big blind and after getting a count, he called.
Benjamin LeBlond: A♠10♣
Weiran Pu: A♥6♥
LeBlond held the lead and his hand was still good after the 8♥J♣J♠ flop. However, things changed when the 6♦ on the turn paired Pu, leaving LeBlond with one chance to survive. Instead, Pu boated up as the 6♠ river earned him the pot, and sent LeBlond out in 5th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,200,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Joseph Antar made it 115,000 on the button and Noel Jaber defended his big blind to the 5♣6♥A♠ flop, where both checked.
The turn brought a 9♠ and Jaber check-called a bet of 150,000 from Antar to the 8♠ river, where Jaber decided to lead for 400,000. Antar was thinking when Jaber had some words for him.
"What can you beat, Joey?" asked Jaber.
Around 90 seconds passed and Antar finally decided to fold, allowing Jaber to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
600,000
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600,000 |
|
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1,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Weiran Pu is starting to run away with the chip lead and holds over half of the chips in play after the latest hand.
Noel Jaber made it 125,000 from the small blind and Pu called from the big blind to see a flop of 2♥5♦10♠. Jaber led out for 75,000 and Pu raised to 250,000. Jaber snap-called.
The 9♥ fell on the turn and after Jaber checked, Pu bet 400,000. Jaber held his cards up and then folded A♥K♦, allowing Pu to add more chips to his stack,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
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2,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Weiran Pu raised from under the gun and Noel Jaber defended his big blind.
Both checked the J♣6♠8♠ flop to the 4♠ turn, where Jaber led out for 150,000. Pu called.
A 2♦ filled out the board and Jaber quickly bet 200,000. Pu just as quickly called.
Jaber announced an eight and showed 8♦3♦, but Pu held 9♠9♦ to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,100,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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1,600,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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