$350 Diamond Cup Day 2 | 2025 Australian Poker Open

04-19-2025 14:32 UTC+11

Uka Triples Up

Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Uno Uka was on the ropes and had just six big blinds to his name, but a much-needed triple-up brought his stack back to around 400,000 and out of the danger zone.

Uka had shoved 119,000 from the button over an open and a call, and got two calls from his opponents.

No more chips went into the pot on the 9♥9♣Q♠6♣8♣ runout as both other players checked. Uka then revealed A♣Q♣ to scoop the pot and triple up!

Player	Chips	Progress
Uno Uka	400,000

Tags: Uno Uka

04-19-2025 14:28 UTC+11

Tran and Hay Clash in the Blinds

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Minh Tran and Andrew Hay got into a raising war preflop from the blinds where Hay made a three-bet to 150,000 and Tran snapped back with a four-bet to 300,000. After some consideration, Hay dropped in a call.

The flop came 6♠7♣A♦ and both checked to see the Q♥ drop on the turn. Immediately, Tran moved all in, which gave Hay a test for his remaining stack of around 400,000.

"Do you have aces or kings?" said Hay as he pushed his cards back to the dealer. Tran didn't respond and returned his cards face down while he raked in the pot, sending his stack back to around 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Minh Tran	1,000,000 50,000	50,000
Andrew Hay	400,000

Tags: Andrew Hay Minh Tran

04-19-2025 14:13 UTC+11

Baraba's Ace Good at Showdown

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With over 200,000 in the pot on a 9♣A♥6♥ flop, both Joshua Baraba from early position and Pankaj Gogia in the hijack checked to see the 3♥ hit the turn. Baraba checked again, then Gogia fired out 60,000. Baraba called.

A 6♦ completed the runout and both players knuckled the table where Baraba showed A♣J♣ for a pair of aces. Gogia couldn't beat that and mucked his hand, allowing Baraba to chip up to around 600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Baraba	600,000
Pankaj Gogia	400,000

Tags: Joshua Baraba Pankaj Gogia

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

04-19-2025 14:04 UTC+11

First Fantasy Points Up for Grabs at the APO

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The 2025 Australian Poker Open isn't just about trophies—it's also the first chance for players in the A$2K Fantasy Draft to rack up points for their teams.

With 55 drafted players battling across approximately 30 events, every deep run and elimination matters. Each fantasy team consists of five players, and the leaderboard will heat up fast with A$11K for 1st, A$7K for 2nd, and A$4K for 3rd on the line.

Early signs are promising for the Banana Benders, as Cooper Feltham is up to around 900,000 chips after busting Marcial Dias to gain the upper hand in the Diamond Cup. Armon Van Wijk was not as fortunate and busted early, but did score his team some points with a cash.

Stay tuned to see who’s climbing the fantasy ranks as the APO action continues!

Tags: Armon Van Wijk Cooper Feltham Marcial Dias

04-19-2025 13:49 UTC+11

Van Wijk Heads to the Exit

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Armon Van Wijk had the last of his stack in the middle preflop and was put at risk by big-stacked Minh Tran.

Armon Van Wijk: A♠6♣ All in
Minh Tran: 5♥5♦ All in

Van Wijk didn't connect with any piece of the 7♥7♦9♣2♠Q♥ board, and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Minh Tran	1,050,000 50,000	50,000
Armon Van Wijk	Busted

Tags: Armon Van Wijk Minh Tran

04-19-2025 13:42 UTC+11

Feltham Flushes Out Dias

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With around 140,000 in the middle on a flop of 10♣9♣A♠, Marcial Dias from under the gun had his stack of 215,000 in the middle and was quickly put at risk by Cooper Feltham on the button.

Marcial Dias: Q♥J♦ All in
Cooper Feltham: Q♣J♣

Feltham was free-rolling and needed a club to send Dias to the rail in the second level of the day. The K♠ turn gave both Broadway, but it was still the club that Dias needed to fade to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Dias, the 3♣ landed on the river and Feltham lived up to his name and felted Dias with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cooper Feltham	900,000

Russell Terrey	700,000
Marcial Dias	Busted

Tags: Cooper Feltham Marcial Dias

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

04-19-2025 13:27 UTC+11

Chen Finds the River to Double Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Rani Sami opened to 25,000 from early position and Chris Chen shoved from the next seat for around 120,000. Once the action got back to Sami, he quickly flicked in the call.

Chris Chen: A♦K♥ All in
Rani Sami: A♣6♣

Chen held a huge lead, but soon fell behind when the dealer put out a flop of 5♦10♦6♠, pairing Sami's six. A Q♣ dropped on the turn which have Chen some more outs with a Broadway draw, but he didn't seem confident and reached for his bag in preparation for an early departure. However, he soon put it back down again when he smashed top pair with the K♦ river, much to the shock of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Chen	275,000
Rani Sami	100,000

Tags: Rani Sami Chris Chen

04-19-2025 13:23 UTC+11

Some Big Stacks to Start the Day

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Wiremu Moodie	1,300,000
Michael O'Grady	1,200,000

Minh Tran	1,100,000
Joshua Guo	1,100,000
Manuelito Uy	950,000
Sherif Reyad	900,000
Ahmed Latif	850,000
Sam Karam	800,000
Deon Rance	650,000