$1,500 Platinum Player Championships
Day 1b Started
2024 Australian Poker Open
$1,500 Platinum Player Championships
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
142
Players Left
18
Second Chance Commences on Day 1b of $1,500 Platinum Player Championships
The eventful Australian Poker Open continues shortly, as players return for Day 1b of the $1,500 Platinum Player Championships. An impressive field of 148 entries took their seats yesterday, all looking to collect chips and make it into the money of this AUD $500,000 guaranteed event.
Play gets underway at 3 p.m. local time at Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi, where the main ballroom is all dressed up and ready for action.
A total of 19 players survived Day 1am, with Minkyu Jun leading the way after bagging 1,521,000 chips. That sets a big benchmark for players in this unlimited reentry event, as players have four more opening flights to chase down the chip leader.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minkyu Jun | Australia | 1,521,000 |
| 2 | Greg Davison | Australia | 1,078,000 |
| 3 | Adrian Salter | Australia | 627,000 |
| 4 | Gavin Ogilvy | Australia | 541,000 |
| 5 | David Bowen | Australia | 518,000 |
| 6 | Michael Sleiman | Australia | 499,000 |
| 7 | Jesse Alati | Australia | 433,000 |
| 8 | Stylianos Makariou | Australia | 331,000 |
| 9 | Rehman Kassam | United Kingdom | 321,000 |
| 10 | Khanh Le | Australia | 288,000 |
Day 1b gets underway at 3 p.m. local time, following the same format as action in yesterday’s flight. Players will begin with 50,000 chips and late registration closes at the end of Level 9.
Levels continue at 40 minutes in length on Day 1, and blinds begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Players will be sent on scheduled breaks after every three levels of play.
$1,500 Platinum Player Championships Remaining Schedule
| Date | Time | Day | Blinds | Late Reg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 28 | 3 p.m. | Day 1b | 40 min | 9:45 p.m. |
| Fri, Mar 29 | 2 p.m. | Day 1c | 40 min | 9:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Mar 30 | 11 a.m. | Day 1d | 40 min | 6:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Mar 31 | 2 p.m. | Day 1e | 40 min | 9:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Apr 1 | 12 p.m. | Day 2 | 60 min | Closed |
The PokerNews reporting team will once again be live to capture all of the exciting action, so don’t miss a minute of our coverage from Day 1b in Sydney.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Cards Are In the Air!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The tournament director has given the green light and action is underway on Day 1b.
There are currently 14 players registered to begin the day.
Early Entries
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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Four-Bet From Ly
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Tty Ly opened to 500 in the hijack before Scott Redman slid out a three-bet to 1,500 in the cutoff.
Action folded back around to Ly, who announced a four-bet to 4,000. Redman took a moment but made the fold, as Ly raked in an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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53,000 | |
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48,500
-1,500
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-1,500 |
Tran Takes From Thomas
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Henry Tran opened to 400 in middle position with Michael Doumani making the call on the button.
Steffan Thomas, who bagged 180,000 in yesterday's opening flight, announced a three-bet to 1,600 in the small blind. Both opponents called to see the 7♥10♣8♣ flop.
Thomas check-called a bet of 2,500 from Tran, while Doumani folded before the J♠ turn. Thomas checked again, calling after Tran fired 5,500.
The 4♥ river saw both players check. Thomas showed A♦K♠ for ace-high, while Tran took the pot with 8♦7♦ for a pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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49,200
-800
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43,000
-137,000
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-137,000 |
Strong Start for Sem
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Sasha Skalrud and Soumen Sem were heads up on the completed board showing J♣K♠10♣7♣A♣ and a sizeable pot already built.
Skalrud fired 11,000 from the small blind before Sem raised it to 31,000. After a couple of minutes, Skalrud slid his cards into the muck, awarding the pot to Sem.
Sem showed K♣9♣ for the nut flush as he raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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74,000
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29,000 |
May Fires Thrice
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action folded around to Nathan May in the small blind, who raised to 500. Henry Tran defended his big blind to the 4♣10♠5♠ flop.
May continued by leading out for 600, with Tran calling to the 6♥ turn.
Another lead from May saw a bet of 1,500 slide forward. Tran did not take long to fold, with May taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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55,800
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54,500
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