$10,000 The Trojan Day 2 | 2025 Australian Poker Open

04-24-2025 01:51 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Weiran Pu	1,815,000 215,000	215,000

Kahle Burns	1,675,000 30,000	30,000

Noel Jaber	1,600,000 100,000	100,000

Benjamin LeBlond	1,120,000 80,000	80,000
Joshua McSwiney	890,000 25,000	25,000
Joseph Antar	700,000 110,000	110,000
John Perry	560,000 125,000	125,000
Anthony Xu	225,000 60,000	60,000

04-24-2025 01:40 UTC+11

Najeem Ajez Eliminated in 9th Place (A$$23,970)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Najeem Ajez was all in for his last 250,000 from early position and Kahle Burns called on the button.

Najeem Ajez: Q♦8♦ All in
Kahle Burns: A♠10♠

Ajez was unlucky to lose a big portion of his stack just moments ago, but couldn't reverse his luck on the 9♠K♣3♠3♥A♦ runout meant he was the first player to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	1,645,000 245,000	245,000

Najeem Ajez	Busted

Tags: Kahle Burns Najeem Ajez

04-24-2025 01:33 UTC+11

LeBlond With Back-to-Back Doubles

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Najeem Ajez raised the button to 50,000 and Benjamin LeBlond shoved around 500,000 from the small blind. Ajez snap-called.

Benjamin LeBlond: A♦9♣ All in
Najeem Ajez: Q♠Q♦

LeBlond had just spiked an ace on the river to survive and though he didn't find it on the river this time, he did turn an ace on the 5♠5♦6♣A♥7♠ runout to double up again for the second time in two hands!

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin LeBlond	1,200,000 650,000	650,000
Najeem Ajez	250,000 540,000	540,000

Tags: Benjamin LeBlond Najeem Ajez

04-24-2025 01:31 UTC+11

LeBlond Spikes the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kahle Burns made it 50,000 to go from middle position and Benjamin LeBlond peeled from the big blind.

The flop came 6♠4♣5♦ and LeBlond shoved for 210,000. Burns quickly called.

Benjamin LeBlond: A♥3♥ All in
Kahle Burns: K♣K♥

Burns was ahead with his pocket kings but had to fade a lot of outs as LeBlond had an over card plus an open-ended straight draw. The 6♦ on the turn was a brick, but the A♠ on the river was good enough to see LeBlond double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	1,400,000 200,000	200,000

Benjamin LeBlond	550,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Benjamin LeBlond Kahle Burns

04-24-2025 01:24 UTC+11

McSwiney Makes Jaber Fold Same Hand

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Joseph Antar raised to 50,000 from the hijack with K♥7♥ and Noel Jaber three-bet to 125,000 on the button. Joshua McSwiney then four-bet shoved for 640,000 from the small blind, and Antar quickly folded. Jaber got a count and after some time, Jaber decided to fold and showed 10♠10♥.

McSwiney responded by showing the same hand—10♦10♣ —and raked in the pot without seeing any community cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Jaber	1,700,000 45,000	45,000

Joshua McSwiney	865,000 165,000	165,000
Joseph Antar	810,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Joseph Antar Joshua McSwiney Noel Jaber

04-24-2025 01:11 UTC+11

Burns Pays Off Pu

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kahle Burns made it 50,000 to go from under the gun and Weiran Pu called on the button.

The action was checked to the river on the 4♠10♦9♦7♥8♠ runout where Burns bet 40,000 and Pu raised to 140,000. Burns thought about it for some time and seemed in agony while he tried to figure out how to proceed. Eventually, he decided to call.

Pu then showed A♥J♣ for a straight, and Burns' 7♦7♠ went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weiran Pu	1,600,000 260,000	260,000

Kahle Burns	1,600,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Kahle Burns Weiran Pu

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

04-24-2025 01:04 UTC+11

Pu Picks Up Kings

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joshua McSwiney opened to 40,000 on the hijack with A♥7♣ and Najeem Ajez three-bet the button to 100,000 with Q♣10♥. Unfortunately for them both, Weiran Pu was in the big blind and four-bet to 275,000, which got the job done as everybody folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weiran Pu	1,340,000 150,000	150,000

Najeem Ajez	790,000 110,000	110,000
Joshua McSwiney	700,000 30,000	30,000

04-24-2025 01:02 UTC+11

Final Table Underway

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The final table of the Trojan is now underway! Here's a reminder of what's at stake.

Place	Prize (A$)
1	$250,000
2	$177,700
3	$117,800
4	$69,800
5	$55,900
6	$41,900
7	$33,960
8	$27,970
9	$23,970

04-24-2025 00:48 UTC+11

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

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