Level: 15
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2024 Australian Poker Open
$1,500 Platinum Player Championships
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
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
164
Players Left
20
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Nelson Dong opened to 16,000 from under the gun and found a call from Ken Demlakian on the button.
Dong checked the 9♠3♣8♣ flop, with Demlakian checking behind. Dong tapped the table again after the 6♣ turn.
Demlakian fired 22,000, enough to take down the pot as Dong folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
264,000
-112,500
|
-112,500 |
|
262,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
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Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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♦ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
148,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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♦
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
130,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Martin Stewart opened to 20,000 and Ken Demlakian made the call. Mitch Webster then moved all in, with only Stewart calling.
Mitch Webster: 10♠10♥
Martin Stewart: 7♠7♥
Webster was in great shape and found a set on the 10♦A♠K♠8♠J♦ runout to earn the double through Stewart.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
312,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
130,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The final 30 players are gathered at the last four tables.
Day 1c will conclude when 21 players remain, who will bag for Day 2 and earn $2,300.
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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♠
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
895,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
540,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
290,000 | |
|
Busted |