Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2025 Australian Poker Open
$3,300 APO Main Event
Day: 1fg
Event Info
2025 Australian Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1fg
Buy-in
3,300 AUD
Prize Pool
2,001,000 AUD
Entries
690
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
386
Players Left
47
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Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nelson Dong opened to 16,000 from under the gun and just behind him, David Pham three-bet to 41,000. Action then folded to Keegan Paterson on the button, who made it 75,000 to go. Dong folded, but Pham called.
Both players checked on the 3♥J♦10♦ flop, but Pham cut out a bet of 92,000 and placed it into the middle after the J♥ fell on the turn.
Paterson tanked a bit and counted out his stack, but eventually tossed his hand into the muck to concede the large pot to Pham.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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750,000
70,000
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70,000 |
|
350,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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215,000
75,000
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75,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A short-stacked Michael O'Grady shoved for his last 36,000 from early position and action folded to Louis Luo, who called in the small blind to put O'Grady at risk.
Michael O'Grady: 7♦7♣
Louis Luo: A♦J♥
O'Grady got up from his seat to sweat the runout, which came 10♥6♥K♥6♦7♠ — leaving O'Grady best with a full house to keep his tournament life alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
88,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nelson Dong has been on quite a tear in the past couple of levels and is the current definitive chip leader.
In a recent hand, Nelson Dong opened to 16,000 on the button and Laurence Hall shoved for his last 120,000 from the big blind. Nelson snap-called to put Hall at risk and a showdown was held.
Laurence Hall: 10♥9♥
Nelson Dong: K♥K♦
Things looked bleak for Hall on the Q♣2♣Q♥ flop, but the J♥ turn gave Hall a real sweat with some straight and flush outs.
It wasn't meant to be, however, as the 7♣ river bricked out and Dong was awarded the rest of Hall's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
930,000
180,000
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180,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Geetinder Singh opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 58,000 by Shan Huang on the button. Action folded back around to Singh, who called.
Both players checked on the Q♥A♣5♥ flop and J♠ turn, but Singh put 35,000 into the middle after the 3♦ filled the river.
Huang stuck in a call and Singh turned over A♦5♦ for a flopped two pair. Huang couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Singh.
At another table, Michael O'Grady was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
620,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jon-Peter Rounce-Sue opened to 20,000 from the hijack and Dale Marsland defended his big blind for a heads-up pot.
Both players checked on the 5♥3♦6♣ flop and then Marsland led out for 30,000 on the 9♠ turn. Rounce-Sue called.
The 8♥ landed on the river and Marsland checked to Rounce-Sue, who thought a while before placing 70,000 into the middle.
Marsland looked Rounce-Sue up and he showed 5♦5♠ for a set of fives. Marsland sent his hand into the muck and Rounce-Sue padded his stack.
The pace of play has slowed as of late as just 43 players remain, which means only six players need to bust to burst the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
320,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining 42 players have been sent on what is certain to be their last 15-minute break of the evening.
Five more players need to be eliminated for the Day 2 bubble to burst.
Level: 16
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 16
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kahle Burns put on a stellar performance at the feature table and has continued his crushing ways after being seated back down on the floor.
In a recent hand, Burns raised to 24,000 from early position and the player on the button shoved for their last 150,000. It was folded back to Burns, who quickly called to put his opponent at risk.
Burns held jacks against his opponent's ace-five and the board ran out low to score Burns with a knockout. Burns currently sits with about 1,500,000 — which is by far the current chip lead.
There are now 39 players remaining, which means two more eliminations until the Day 2 bubble bursts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
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