$1,500 Platinum Player Championships Day 1c | 2024 Australian Poker Open

03-29-2024 13:39 UTC+10

Player	Chips	Progress
Nelson Dong	50,000 12,000	12,000
Adonis Popotas	50,000 50,000	50,000
Alex Castro	50,000 50,000	50,000
Yang Lei	50,000 50,000	50,000
Will Siale	50,000 50,000	50,000
Karl Symonds	50,000 50,000	50,000
Matt Rolfe	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tim Smith	50,000 50,000	50,000
Adi Dahari	50,000
Tri Lam	50,000 50,000	50,000
Adrian Sportelli	50,000 50,000	50,000
Moe Azizan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Sheraton Hall	Busted

"Check-Raise Coming"

Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Emmanuel Derecho opened to 500 from under the gun and was met with a three-bet from Nelson Dong, who made it 1,700 in the cutoff.

Derecho called to the 10♥8♠2♣ flop and checked to Dong, who continued for 3,000. Derecho called and checked again on the 7♦ turn, with Dong checking behind.

Another check from Derecho on the 5♥ river was followed by a check from Dong. "Ah, check-raise coming," said Derecho, as he smiled and turned over 7♠7♥ for a set of sevens.

Dong mucked, and Derecho raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emmanuel Derecho	55,000 5,000	5,000
Nelson Dong	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Emmanuel Derecho Nelson Dong

03-29-2024 13:20 UTC+10

Tetley Takes an Early Pot

Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Craig Tetley limped from middle position and called when Sunia Fonua slid out a three-bet to 800 from the small blind.

Fonua checked the 4♦5♥7♥ flop before Tetley fired 1,200. The call was made to the 9♠ turn, where Fonua checked once more.

Tetley tossed out a bet of 2,600, good enough to take down an early pot when Fonua mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sunia Fonua	53,500 3,500	3,500
Craig Tetley	48,200 -1,800	-1,800

Tags: Craig Tetley Sunia Fonua

03-29-2024 13:10 UTC+10

Player	Chips	Progress
Gareth Armstrong	50,000
James Calacoci	50,000
Adi Dahari	50,000
Emmanuel Derecho	50,000 50,000	50,000
Amir Farazmand	50,000
Nicholas Ferizis	50,000
Sunia Fonua	50,000
Sheraton Hall	50,000
David Hirst	50,000 50,000	50,000
Aden Levin	50,000
Nick Low	50,000
Shane Pearce	50,000
Pascal Rabany	50,000
Geetinder Singh	50,000
Craig Tetley	50,000
Dimitrios Theodorikakos	50,000 50,000	50,000
Steve Tupua	50,000
Nikki Turner	50,000 50,000	50,000

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Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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03-29-2024 13:03 UTC+10

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The first 18 players have taken their seats, and Day 1c is underway!

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

03-29-2024 11:50 UTC+10

Day 1c of $1,500 Platinum Player Championships Set to Begin

Josh Noy

It is expected to be a very busy day at the Australian Poker Open, where players will get another shot at finding the money of the $1,500 Platinum Player Championships. The third opening flight of the event begins at 2 p.m. local time at the spaceous Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi, where the field is likely to surpass the AUD $500,000 guaranteed prize pool on Day 1c.

There have been a total of 290 entries through the first two flights, with 37 players securing $2,300 and a bag for Day 2. The event features unlimited reentries, offering players many opportunities to find a bag.

That’s exactly what overall chip leader Minkyu Jun and Day 1b big stack Hasan Onay have done, dominating their opening flights to set the benchmark for the rest of the field.

Overall Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Minkyu Jun	Australia	1,521,000
2	Hasan Onay	Australia	1,433,000
3	Greg Davison	Australia	1,078,000
4	Tty Ly	Australia	969,000
5	Chad Awerbuch	Australia	753,000
6	Adrian Salter	Australia	627,000
7	Sam Ioannou	Australia	599,000
8	Jerry Xia	Australia	569,000
9	David McAllister	Australia	561,000
10	Gavin Ogilvy	Australia	541,000

Day 1c will begin at 2 p.m. local time, with 40-minute levels being played until 12.5% of the field remains. Players will sit down with 50,000 chips, and the blinds will start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.

Just like the opening two flights, late registration remains open until the end of Level 9. Breaks are scheduled after every three levels, including a 30-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6.

$1,500 Platinum Player Championships Remaining Schedule

Date	Time	Day	Blinds	Late Reg
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

Be sure to follow along as the PokerNews live reporting team has all of the action covered from the $1,500 Platinum Player Championships, plus the $3,300 APO Main Event here at Club Marconi.

Tags: Adrian Salter Chad Awerbuch David McAllister Gavin Ogilvy Greg Davison Hasan Onay Jerry Xia Jun Clark Sam Ioannou