2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships

AU$1,150 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
100,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,150 AUD
Prize Pool
363,896 AUD
Total Entries
366
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
93
Players Left
26
Players Left 1 / 366
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AU$1,150 Main Event

Day 1b Completed

Emran Abu Tops Day 1B of the $1,150 Poker Palace Summer Championships Main Event

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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After ten levels of 45 minutes each, 26 players out of a field of 93 survived Day 1B to progress through to Day 2 of the $1,150 Main Event of the Summer Championships here at the Poker Palace at Club Marconi. That adds to the 26 who made it through on Day 1A. So far, there have been 179 entries in total, which should see the estimated prize pool of $250,000 easily reached on Day 1C.

Emran Abu (412,500) bagged the most chips after a solid day, with Marco Perri (350,500), Majid Saab (326,000), and Ram Lakshamanasamy (308,000) hot on his tail. Kiavash Arbabi, who won the APL Million event last year, also had a strong day finishing with an above-average stack.

After having no luck in the $550 Satellite to the $5,000 Super High Roller event, Mark Yazbeck jumped into the Main and finally turned things around to end the day with a top 10 stack, while satellite winners David Rodwell and Chris Pisani G. will be hoping to parlay their satty investment into a five-figure cash.

The other Chris Pisani (uncle of Chris Pisani G.) also made it through with the shortest stack of 45,000, just under the original starting stack of 50,000. Finally, Daniel Embleton will also be there on Day 2, helped by a triple-up as a short stack earlier in the day when his pocket aces held up.

Saturday will see the final two flights of the event played, with Day 1C kicking off at noon and the turbo Day 1D at 6 p.m local time. Follow all the action of Day 1C with complete coverage here on PokerNews, while Day 1D chip counts will be added later in the night.

Day 1B Chip Counts (full)

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Emran Abu au
Emran Abu
412,500
500
500
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Marco Perri au
Marco Perri
350,500
500
500
Profile photo of Majid Saab au
Majid Saab
326,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of Ram Lakshamanasamy
Ram Lakshamanasamy
308,000
Profile photo of Adrian Pacheco
Adrian Pacheco
265,000
Profile photo of Mark Yazbeck
Mark Yazbeck
248,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Kiavash Arbabi au
Kiavash Arbabi
233,500
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Barry Roy
Barry Roy
229,500
229,500
229,500
Profile photo of Chris Pisani G
Chris Pisani G
223,500
152,500
152,500
Profile photo of Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
221,500
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of Amir Abbas
Amir Abbas
211,500
91,500
91,500
Profile photo of Jackson Lorch
Jackson Lorch
195,500
8,500
8,500
Profile photo of Sid Guna
Sid Guna
186,500
136,500
136,500
Profile photo of Paul Tartak
Paul Tartak
155,000
67,000
67,000
Profile photo of Junyun Mai
Junyun Mai
144,000
144,000
144,000
Profile photo of Zhengyu Yao
Zhengyu Yao
139,000
119,000
119,000
Profile photo of David Rodwell
David Rodwell
132,500
82,500
82,500
Profile photo of Uday Kumar
Uday Kumar
105,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Daniel Embleton au
Daniel Embleton
88,500
111,500
111,500
Profile photo of Jian Long
Jian Long
81,500
11,500
11,500
Profile photo of Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
77,000
77,000
77,000
$25K Fantasy
Profile photo of Alan Wilson
Alan Wilson
71,500
71,500
71,500
Profile photo of Sammy Luciano
Sammy Luciano
66,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Charlie Ienco
Charlie Ienco
63,500
86,500
86,500
Profile photo of Titus Tay
Titus Tay
59,500
59,500
59,500

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Day 1B Completed

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The remaining 26 players have now bagged and tagged their stacks with some of the chip leaders below. A full recap will be posted later tonight.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Emran Abu au
Emran Abu
412,000
77,000
77,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Marco Perri au
Marco Perri
350,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Majod Saab
Majod Saab
326,000
326,000
326,000
Profile photo of Ram Lakshamanasamy
Ram Lakshamanasamy
308,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Adrian Pacheco
Adrian Pacheco
265,000
113,000
113,000

Jaber Straight

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With the board showing {5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{q-Diamonds}, Noel Jaber bet 15,000 into a pot of around 25,000. His opponent tanked for a while, teasingly almost flashing his cards, and then called.
Jaber's {q-Hearts}{6-} had hit the straight against his opponent's pocket sevens and Jaber dragged the pot.

Long Wins a Small Pot

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jian Long raised from early position to 5,000 and Mark Yazbeck called in the small blind.

Both played checked the flop of {2-Hearts}{8-Spades}{a-Hearts}. The turn was {9-Clubs} and Yazbeck bet out for 6,000, Long called. The river was {5-Hearts} and again, both players checked.

Yazbeck showed 8-6, while Long had top pair holding A-J and took down the pot.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Jaber's 4-Bet Takes it Down

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With the final level of the day about to start, a player on the button min-raised, the small blind 3-bet, and Noel Jaber 4-bet from the big blind took down the pot after his opponents quickly folded.

Lucky with the Ladies

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Paul Tartak held pockets queens against his opponent's pocket aces and had to get lucky. A queen on the flop gave Tartak a set and put him way out in front. The board ran out with four clubs, but his opponent did not have one.