$3,300 APO Main Event Day 1d | 2025 Australian Poker Open

04-19-2025 18:32 UTC+11

Dong Out; Dong In

Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Robert Sabados was seen collecting the rest of Nelson Dong's chips with queen-jack against Dong's ace-ten on a queen-high runout.

Dong immediately re-entered and wasted little time getting back in action.

At Dong's new table, Ryan Hall opened to 1,900 first to act and was called by Dylan Rands in the small blind and Dong in the big blind.

Action checked to Hall on the K♣7♠2♣ flop and he continued for 4,000, which got a fold from Rands and a call from Dong.

Both players checked on the 2♠ turn, but Dong led out for 8,000 after the 5♣ completed the board.

Hall didn't take long to look Dong up and Dong tabled Q♣3♣ for a flush. Hall sent his hand into the muck, giving Dong a good start with his fresh stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Sabados	76,000 76,000	76,000
Nelson Dong	66,000 30,000	30,000
Dylan Rands	56,000 6,000	6,000
Ryan Hall	47,000 33,000	33,000

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04-19-2025 17:42 UTC+11

Klinger Gets a Tough Fold From Issa

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Daniel Klinger opened to 1200 from middle position and was three-bet to 3,600 by Moussa Issa in the cutoff. Action folded back around to Klinger, who called.

Both players checked on the A♥10♥6♠ flop and Klinger took over the betting lead with a 4,000 bet on the 9♠ turn. Issa called.

Klinger sized up for a hefty 18,000 bet after the K♥ fell on the river — sending Issa deep into the tank.

Eventually, the clock was called and it was ruled Issa would have 30 seconds to act. Issa received a verbal count from five seconds down to zero and his hand was declared dead to award Klinger the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Klinger	63,000 13,000	13,000
Moussa Issa	47,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Daniel Klinger Moussa Issa

04-19-2025 16:55 UTC+11

Lui is Flush With Chips

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up with several thousand already in the middle, Domenic Galati checked from the big blind to Erping Lui, who fired 4,000 into the middle. Galati called.

Both players checked on the 2♥ turn and Galati checked a final time after the J♠ filled the river. Lui cut out a bet of 12,000 and placed it into the middle, which Galati called after a bit of thought.

Lui turned over 7♥6♥ for a flush and Galati sent his hand into the muck to award Lui the large pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erping Lui	74,000 24,000	24,000
Domenic Galati	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Domenic Galati

04-19-2025 14:37 UTC+11

Day 1d of 2025 Australian Poker Open Main Event Set to Begin at 3 p.m.

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Dan O'Hair

Inaugural APO Main Event Champion Hasan Onay

Welcome to the 2025 Australian Poker Open, which is already underway with players from across the globe gathering at Club Marconi at Doltone House Western Sydney to take part in the $4,000,000 AUD guaranteed series. The crown jewel of the series — the APO Main Event — continues today with Day 1d and features an increased guaranteed prize pool of $1,500,000 (up from $1,000,000 in 2024) due to the resounding success of last year's main event, which smashed the guarantee after attracting 549 players and generating a $1,457,100 prize pool. Today marks the fourth of six starting flights and is scheduled to get underway at 3 p.m. local time.

Last year, Hasan "Huss" Onay overcame the odds to become the inaugural APO Main Event Champion and take home a cool $284,480 after making a deal with runner-up Higor Seibel.

2024 Australian Poker Open Main Event 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}

Players will begin with 50,000 in chips with blinds starting at 100/200 with a 200 big-blind ante on Level 1. Levels will last 40 minutes each and late registration will close at the start of Level 10 (approximately 10 p.m.) Breaks will be held at the end of every three levels.

Play will suspend for the day once the field has been reduced to 12.5% of total players remaining. Everyone who bags into Day 2 will be guaranteed a $5,000 min-cash. The remaining players from all starting flights will reconvene on Friday, April 25 at noon for Day 2.

$3,300 APO Main Event Schedule

Date	Time	Day	Blinds	Late Reg
Saturday, April 19	3 p.m.	Day 1d	40 mins	9 Levels
Monday, April 21	12 p.m.	Day 1e	40 mins	9 Levels
Thursday, April 24	12 p.m.	Day 1f	40 mins	9 Levels
Friday, April 25	12 p.m.	Day 2	60 mins	-
Saturday, April 26	2 p.m.	Final Table	60 mins	-