$3,300 APO Main Event Day 2 | 2025 Australian Poker Open

04-26-2025 01:53 UTC+11

Bansal Forces a Fold From Edwards

Dan O'Hair

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Luke Edwards opened to 100,000 from middle position and found one caller in Paawan Bansal in the big blind.

Bansal check-called a 100,000 bet from Edwards on the 9♦7♣6♥ flop and then led out for 150,000 himself after the 9♠ turn paired the board. Edwards called.

The 3♠ appeared on the river and Bansal sized up for a bet of 770,000. Edwards tanked for a couple of minutes before letting his hand go and Bansal took down the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	3,900,000 400,000	400,000
Luke Edwards	1,900,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Luke Edwards Paawan Bansal

04-26-2025 02:09 UTC+11

Burns Leads the Turn

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Dan O'Hair

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kahle Burns opened to 100,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 300,000 by Luke Edwards on the button. Action folded back to Burns, who called.

Burns check-called a 250,000 bet from Edwards on the J♣4♣K♥ flop and then led out for 275,000 after the 10♣ fell on the turn.

Edwards wanted none of it and let his hand go — conceding the pot to Burns.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	3,450,000

Luke Edwards	1,500,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Kahle Burns Luke Edwards

04-26-2025 02:14 UTC+11

Morvan Doubles With Burns

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kahle Burns shoved from the small blind and after having the clock called on him, Romain Morvan dropped in his stack of 375,000 from the big blind.

Romain Morvan: 9♥9♣ All in
Kahle Burns: Q♣7♠

Morvan was miles ahead and all but sealed the deal on the K♦9♦4♠ flop as he made middle set. No running cards appeared for Burns as the 5♦K♥ runout meant Morvan doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	3,100,000 350,000	350,000

Romain Morvan	810,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Kahle Burns Romain Morvan

04-26-2025 02:15 UTC+11

Quick Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining 16 players have been sent on a 10-minute break.

Level: 23

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

04-26-2025 02:27 UTC+11

Pranav Bhatt Eliminated in 16th Place (A$17,600)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 23 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Pranav Bhatt shoved for his last 705,000 from early position and it was folded to Romain Morvan, who called from the small blind to put Bhatt at risk.

Pranav Bhatt: 7♣7♦ All in
Romain Morvan: 9♥9♣

Bhatt would need a lot of help with his lower pair, but the 4♥10♥4♦Q♠2♠ runout changed nothing — eliminating Bhatt in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Morvan	1,600,000 790,000	790,000
Pranav Bhatt	Busted

Tags: Pranav Bhatt Romain Morvan

04-26-2025 02:28 UTC+11

Peter Stott Eliminated in 15th Place (A$19,600)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 23 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chad Awerbuch opened from middle position to 120,000 and Peter Stott three-bet the button to 275,000. When it got back to Awerbuch, he shoved for 1,100,000, and Stott snap-called for his stack of a little less.

Peter Stott: K♣K♠ All in
Chad Awerbuch: A♦Q♦

Stott was in the driver's seat but the roles were quickly reversed when the flop came down 6♥A♠5♠. No king arrived on the 8♣ turn nor 10♠ river, and Stott had to make his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Awerbuch	2,300,000 500,000	500,000
Peter Stott	Busted

Tags: Peter Stott

04-26-2025 02:30 UTC+11

Michael Tran Eliminated in 14th Place (A$19,600)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

On a flop of 9♥4♣7♣, there were around 400,000 chips in the middle when Paawan Bansal and Noel Jaber checked, then Michael Tran bet 210,000. Bansal then raised to 415,000, which got Jaber to quickly folded. Tran, however, decided to shove for around 1,100,000, and Bansal snap-called.

Michael Tran: Q♠Q♥ All in
Paawan Bansal: K♣Q♣

Tran was ahead with his queens but had a lot of outs to dodge as Bansal had a flush draw with an overcard. The 5♦ turn was safe for Tran and left him one card away from a double, but he couldn't fade the river as the K♥ gave Bansal a pair of kings, ending Tran's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	5,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Michael Tran	Busted

Tags: Michael Tran Noel Jaber Paawan Bansal

04-26-2025 02:39 UTC+11

Daniel Gan Eliminated in 13th Place (A$22,400)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Short-stacked Daniel Gan shoved his last 280,000 from the hijack and was called by Nelson Dong in the big blind.

Daniel Gan: J♣10♥ All in
Nelson Dong: J♦8♦

Gan was ahead but quickly fell behind on the 5♣8♣7♠ flop as Dong paired his eight. A 2♣ turn and Q♥ river couldn't change the outcome of the hand, and Gan was out in 13th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nelson Dong	4,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Daniel Gan	Busted

Tags: Daniel Gan Nelson Dong

04-26-2025 02:42 UTC+11

Burns Takes Two Pots Off of Steaming Jaber

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Dan O'Hair

Level 23 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In the first hand, Kahle Burns opened to 125,000 first to act and Noel Jaber called on the button.

Burns checked on the 8♣A♦8♦ flop and Jaber bet 250,000, which Burns called.

The J♠ fell on the turn and Burns checked again — prompting a 575,000 bet from Jaber. This time Burns announced he was all in, which got a fold from Jaber after a bit of thought.

On the very next hand, Jaber opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Burns called in the big blind.

Burns check-called a 125,000 bet from Jaber on the 5♠Q♠J♦ flop and then both players checked on the 2♥ turn.

The 5♣ river paired the board and Burns led out for 550,00. Jaber looked him up and Burns tabled 7♦5♥ for trip fives.

"F*** he finds a five!" an incredulous Jaber shouted. "Get f***ed." Jaber then showed he held the Q♦ and mucked — awarding the second pot in a row to Burns.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	4,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Noel Jaber	1,400,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Kahle Burns Noel Jaber