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

Apr 21, 2025

Seymour Sends Endersby Packing

Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Marc Seymour raised from early position and was three-bet to 5,500 by Travis Endersby on the button. It was folded back around to Seymour, who called.

The flop came J♥9♦8♥ and Seymour checked to Endersby, who continued for 5,000. Seymour raised enough to put Endersby all in and Endersby called all in for approximately 40,000 total.

Travis Endersby: A♦J♠ All in
Marc Seymour: 9♥8♠

Endersby got up from his seat after seeing Seymour had flopped two pair and the 2♠8♦ runout needlessly improved Seymour to a full house for the elimination.

Tags: Marc Seymour Travis Endersby

Apr 21, 2025

Seibel Flushes Morvan Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Higor Seibel opened to 1,600 from middle position and was called by Romain Morvan on the button.

Seibel checked to Morvan, who bet 1,600 on the J♣7♥10♣ flop. Seibel paused before making it 6,000 to go. Undeterred, Morvan came back over the top with a raise to 21,600 — leaving himself just 4,000 behind. Seibel called.

The A♣ fell on the turn and Seibel led out for 4,000 to put Morvan all in. Morvan obliged and hands were revealed.

Romain Morvan: A♥J♠ All in
Higor Seibel: 6♣5♣

Morvan was in rough shape against Seibel's turned flush and would need to draw to an unlikely full house to double up. It wasn't meant to be, however, as the 7♠ river bricked out — sending the large pot Seibel's way and eliminating Morvan.

Seibel, who placed runner-up in the Main Event last year, now sits with approximately 70,000 in chips and will be looking to make another deep run.

Tags: Hasan Onay Higor Seibel Romain Morvan

Level: 4

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Apr 21, 2025

Flashback: Hasan "Huss" Onay Wins 2024 Australian Poker Open Main Event

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Last year in Sydney, Hasan "Huss" Onay won the 2024 Australian Poker Open Main Event after a heads-up deal with Brazil's Higor Seibel.

Onay entered heads-up with a dominating chip lead, with Seibel managing to double once, before the players agreed to a deal.

The 549-player tournament took place at Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi, with Onay taking home A$284,480 and the inaugural APO Main Event title.

2024 Australian Poker Open Main Event Final Table 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}

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Apr 21, 2025

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

The field is currently up to 60 entrants with 52 players remaining.

Apr 21, 2025

Bean Catches a Queen to Bust Prill

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Timon Prill opened on the button and was three-bet by Ron Bean in the small blind. Action folded back around to Prill, who shoved for approximately 30,000 total. Bean called to put Prill at risk and a showdown was held.

Timon Prill: A♥K♠ All in
Ron Bean: A♦Q♠

Prill was in good shape to double, but the dealer fanned out a Q♦4♣4♠ flop to vault Bean into the lead with queens-up.

The A♣ turn nor 10♣ river were of any help to Prill and he was forced to surrender his stack to Bean.

Tags: Ron Bean Timon Prill

Apr 21, 2025

Casas' Ace is Best

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jin Xue limped on the button and Chen Zhihao called from the small blind. Alan Casas took a look at Xue's stack before checking his option in the big blind.

Zhihao and Casas checked to Xue, who bet 1,500 on the J♣J♥A♣ flop. Zhihao got out of the way, but Casas called.

Both players checked on the 6♣ turn and then Casas led out for 2,000 on the 5♦ river.

Xue tossed in a call and Casas tabled A♦10♣ for aces-up. Xue sent his hand into the muck upon seeing it and Casas, who has got off to a hot start, added to his stack.

Tags: Alan Casas Chen Zhihao Jin Xue

Apr 21, 2025