$1,500 Platinum Player Championships
Day 3 Started
2024 Australian Poker Open
$1,500 Platinum Player Championships
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 Australian Poker Open
Buy-in
1,500 AUD
Prize Pool
1,218,100 AUD
Entries
937
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
10
Players Left
1
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Justin Woo | Australia | 8,150,000 | 54 |
| 1 | 2 | David Hirst | Australia | 5,325,000 | 36 |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Sleiman | Australia | 875,000 | 6 |
| 1 | 5 | Chris Moussa | Australia | 1,600,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 6 | Paris Sitzoukis | Australia | 4,900,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 1 | Ken Demlakian | Australia | 4,875,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 2 | Sergio Colosimo | Australia | 3,950,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 4 | Alex Lee | Singapore | 8,125,000 | 54 |
| 2 | 5 | Khanh Le | Australia | 4,950,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 8 | Campbell Ashton | Australia | 4,100,000 | 27 |
Trophy Time on Day 3 of $1,500 Platinum Player Championships
It will take an extra day to decide a champion at Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi, where the final 10 players in the $1,500 Platinum Player Championships will return at 4 p.m. local time to battle for the Australian Poker Open trophy.
The field of 937 entries is down to 10, with each of them guaranteed A$14,000 to this point. All of them will have their eye on the title and first-place prize of A$248,000, which will finally be handed out on this unscheduled Day 3.
Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Woo | Australia | 8,150,000 | 54 |
| 2 | Alex Lee | Singapore | 8,125,000 | 54 |
| 3 | David Hirst | Australia | 5,325,000 | 36 |
| 4 | Khanh Le | Australia | 4,950,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Paris Sitzoukis | Australia | 4,900,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Ken Demlakian | Australia | 4,875,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Campbell Ashton | Australia | 4,100,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Sergio Colosimo | Australia | 3,950,000 | 26 |
| 9 | Chris Moussa | Australia | 1,600,000 | 11 |
| 10 | Michael Sleiman | Australia | 875,000 | 6 |
The top two on the leaderboard are separated by just a single 25,000 chip, as Justin Woo and Alex Lee tower over the rest of the field with 54 big blinds apiece. Their stacks combine to represent a third of the chips in play, and they return to action with sizeable leads at their tables.
Day 3 will begin at 4 p.m. local time, where action will resume hand-for-hand on the final table bubble. The last nine players will then redraw for the final table, playing down to a winner from there.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $248,000 |
| 2 | $176,000 |
| 3 | $114,000 |
| 4 | $70,600 |
| 5 | $43,500 |
| 6 | $31,000 |
| 7 | $26,700 |
| 8 | $22,500 |
| 9 | $18,200 |
| 10 | $14,000 |
Play will recommence with 60-minute levels, beginning with blinds of 100,000/150,000 and a 150,000 big blind. Players will see scheduled breaks after every two hours of play.
The Australian Poker Open Twitch channel team will be sticking around for an extra day, bringing you all of the action on stream beginning at the final table.
The PokerNews live reporting team will also be on the ground for every moment in the final stretch to crowning a new champion in Sydney, so keep it locked here for full coverage.
Level: 27
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
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Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Play is underway for the final 10 players, resuming hand-for-hand action action the final table bubble.
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Woo Paid Off by Sitzoukis
Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Justin Woo opened under the gun and was called by Paris Sitzoukis in the big blind. Sitzoukis checked the 3♦4♦7♣ flop, calling when Woo fired 500,000.
Both players checked the 6♠ turn, with Sitzoukis tapping the table one last time after the J♣ river.
Woo slid out a bet of 1,300,000 and Sitzoukis went into the tank. After more than four minutes, Sitzoukis tossed in a single calling chip to see the bad news.
Woo showed A♥5♥ for a straight, and Sitzoukis mucked as a good portion of his stack was sent across the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,150,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
||
|
3,050,000
-1,850,000
|
-1,850,000 |
Sleiman Pick Up a Pot
Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Action folded to short stack Michael Sleiman in the cutoff, and he slid out a raise to 450,000. That left just 275,000 behind, but the rest of the table folded and Sleiman picked up some much-needed chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,075,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Demlakian Shoves the River
Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Action was heads up betweem Ken Demlakian and Alex Lee to the 4♣4♠2♣ flop. Demlakian checked to Lee on the button, who fired 275,000.
Demlakian called to see the K♦ turn and both players checked. Demlakian then moved all in on the 2♥ river, taking down the pot once Woo mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,100,000
-1,025,000
|
-1,025,000 |
|
3,900,000
-975,000
|
-975,000 |
|
||
Moussa Doubles With Kings
Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Justin Woo opened to 300,000 in the cutoff before Chris Moussa moved all in from the big blind for 1,450,000. Woo made the call, leaving Moussa at risk.
Chris Moussa: K♠K♦ 
Justin Woo: A♥4♣
"If I get it in, it's either kings or aces." Moussa told the table as he table his pocket pair. The kings were never in danger on the Q♠3♠J♥8♦2♦ runout, as Moussa doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,200,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,150,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
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