2024 Australian Poker Open

$1,500 Platinum Player Championships
Day: 1c
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Event Info

2024 Australian Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥4♥
Prize
248,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,500 AUD
Prize Pool
1,218,100 AUD
Entries
937
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
164
Players Left
20
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Double Bubble To End Day 1c

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Steffan Thomas
Steffan Thomas

Sitting just one elimination away from the money, players watched two all-ins called on adjoining tables.

Table 17

Justin Woo raised from under the gun and made the call after Steffan Thomas moved all in.

Steffan Thomas: A♣K♠ All in
Justin Woo: K♣K♥

Thomas could not find an ace to crack Woo's pocket kings on the 10♦3♠5♦8♣9♦ runout. "You're welcome, everyone," said Woo as players then turned their attention to the other table.

Table 13

Ken Demlakian called an open to 25,000 from early position and called the rest of his short stack when Mitch Webster moved all in on the button.

Ken Demlakian: 6♠5♠ All in
Mitch Webster: 9♣9♥

Webster's nines were never in danger on the K♥4♦4♥8♠2♦ board, ending Demlakian's run on the bubble.

Demlakian and Thomas were eliminated together, and split the $2,300 min cash. The remaining 20 players then bagged up for the night.

Ken Demlakian
Ken Demlakian
Player Chips Progress
Justin Woo au
Justin Woo 		1,000,000
458,000
 458,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Mitch Webster au
Mitch Webster 		208,000
83,000
 83,000
Ken Demlakian au
Ken Demlakian 		Busted
Day 1D Chip Leader
Steffan Thomas au
Steffan Thomas 		Busted

Tags: Justin WooKen DemlakianMitch WebsterSteffan Thomas

Gabriel Doubles Up

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 15 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Lauren Gabriel
Lauren Gabriel

Amir Farazmand opened to 20,000 from under the gun and made the call after Lauren Gabriel moved all in for 70,000.

Lauren Gabriel: 8♥8♦ All in
Amir Farazmand: 9♠9♣

Gabriel was pipped until the 8♠J♠6♦ flop, where she spiked a set. The rest of the 4♥A♥ runout changed nothing, as Gabriel doubled while leaving Farazmand short.

Farazmand was headed to the exit shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Lauren Gabriel au
Lauren Gabriel 		148,000
18,000
 18,000
Amir Farazmand au
Amir Farazmand
Busted

Tags: Amir FarazmandLauren Gabriel

Wright Sees Gergis Out

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 14 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nicholas Wright
Nicholas Wright

Nicholas Wright opened to 20,000 and Steven Gergis committed his short stack on the button. Wei Chin Huang made the call in the big blind, leaving Gergis at risk against two opponents.

Huang checked the 3♥8♣5♥ flop and folded after Wright fired 40,000 into the middle. Gergis and Wright then turned up their hands.

Steven Gergis: K♦10♦ All in
Nicholas Wright: K♠K♥

Gergis missed the flop and could not recover against Wright's kings, sending him to the rail shy of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Wright au
Nicholas Wright 		195,000
89,000
 89,000
Wei Chin Huang tw
Wei Chin Huang 		130,000
18,000
 18,000
Steven Gergis au
Steven Gergis
Busted

Tags: Nicholas WrightSteven GergisWei Chin Huang

Kings Send Ibrahim to Chip Lead

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Erden Ibrahim
Erden Ibrahim

Elliot Esca opened to 12,000 and was called by Shane Pearce called on his left. Tommy Nguyen then three-bet to 37,000 in the cutoff before Erden Ibrahim slid out a four-bet to 110,000 on the button.

Esca and Pearce got out of the way, and Nguyen took some time before announcing all in. Ibrahim made the call and the hands were turned up.

Tommy Nguyen: A♠K♠ All in
Erden Ibrahim: K♣K♥

Ibrahim had Nguyen covered by a single big blind, and his pocket kings on the 4♣8♣5♠8♠Q♠ runout to vault up the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Erden Ibrahim au
Erden Ibrahim 		895,000
630,000
 630,000
Shane Pearce au
Shane Pearce 		540,000
48,000
 48,000
Elliot Esca au
Elliot Esca 		290,000
Tommy Nguyen au
Tommy Nguyen 		Busted

Dong More Than Doubles

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 12 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nelson Dong
Nelson Dong

Nelson Dong opened to 10,000 in early position, finding calls from Moe Azizan in the cutoff and Martin Stewart on the button. Josh Baraba also came along in the small blind.

Sunia Fonua was next to act in the big blind, and he moved all in for 47,500. Dong responded by shoving his stack of 117,000 into the middle, followed by Azizan who covered them both. Stewart and Baraba both got out of the way and the hands were turned up.

Sunia Fonua: K♠9♦ All in
Nelson Dong: Q♥Q♦ All in
Moe Azizan: 7♣7♦

Dong's pocket queens held through the 10♥6♥5♦2♣9♣ runout, more than doubling his stack while eliminating Fonua.

Player Chips Progress
Nelson Dong au
Nelson Dong 		376,500
133,500
 133,500
Moe Azizan au
Moe Azizan
215,000
30,000
 30,000
Martin Stewart au
Martin Stewart 		172,000
-48,000
 -48,000
Josh Baraba au
Josh Baraba
115,000
115,000
 115,000
Sunia Fonua au
Sunia Fonua
Busted

Tags: Josh BarabaMartin StewartMoe AzizanNelson DongSunia Fonua

Reitsema Can't Connect

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Martin Stewart opened to 4,000 and made the call after Scotty Reitsema moved all in for 37,000.

Scotty Reitsema: A♦4♦ All in
Martin Stewart: 3♠3♣

Reitsema was flipping but could not find any help on the 10♣9♠K♠6♦10♦ runout, as Stewart's pocket pair held to score the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Stewart au
Martin Stewart 		182,000
45,000
 45,000
Scotty Reitsema au
Scotty Reitsema
Busted

Tags: Scotty ReitsemaMartin Stewart

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