The 2025 Australian Poker Open is entering its final stretch, and players will have one last chance to make a run in the $3,300 APO Main Event as Day 1e — the sixth and final flight — gets underway at noon local time.
In the previous flight, Joe Sandaev surged late to bag 817,000 chips — good for second overall through five starting flights. John Perry still holds the top spot, sitting just shy of a million chips thanks to a dominant Day 1d performance inside Club Marconi at Doltone House Western Sydney.
The Main Event has drawn 303 entries across the first five flights, with 33 players advancing to Day 2. Here are the current chip leaders:
APO Main Event Overall Chip Leaders (Day 1a - Day 1e)
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Flight |
| 1 | John Perry | Australia | 982,000 | Day 1d |
| 2 | Joe Sandaev | Australia | 817,000 | Day 1e |
| 3 | Jackson Young | Australia | 763,000 | Day 1d |
| 4 | Noel Jaber | Australia | 677,000 | Day 1b |
| 5 | Timon Prill | Australia | 668,500 | Day 1e |
| 6 | Shayne Leroy | Australia | 658,000 | Day 1e |
| 7 | Marc Seymour | Australia | 628,000 | Day 1e |
| 8 | Constantinos Boucas | Australia | 590,000 | Day 1e |
| 9 | Shayne Sim | Australia | 552,000 | Day 1a |
| 10 | Kiavash Arbabi | Australia | 315,500 | Day 1c |
Players start with 50,000 chips, with blinds at 100/200 and a 200 big-blind ante for Level 1. Levels will be 40 minutes each, and late registration will close at the start of Level 10. Unlimited re-entries are allowed until then. Breaks will take place every three levels.
Play will pause once the field is trimmed to 12.5% of entries. Everyone who bags for Day 2 will lock up an immediate A$5,000 min-cash. Survivors from all starting flights will return tomorrow (April 25) at noon for Day 2.
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