2024 Australian Poker Open

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

2024 Australian Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
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 1d
Entries
182
Players Left
23

Adiyta Falls to So

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Patrick So
Patrick So

Adiyta Rao was all in and at risk against Patrick So with the cards on their backs.

Adiyta Rao: 22 All in
Patrick So: JJ

Adiyta was trailing So's pocket jacks and could not find any help on the 10Q437 runout. So added more chips to his stack, now up over 600,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick So au
Patrick So
604,000
376,000
376,000
Adiyta Rao au
Adiyta Rao
Busted

Tags: Adiyta RaoPatrick So

Two Pair For Demlakian

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Will Jones opened to 8,500 in the hijack and was called by Ken Demlakian in the cutoff. Jackson Young slid out a call from the small blind, as did Thomas Lee in the big blind.

Young and Lee checked the 57K flop and Jones continued for 14,000. Demlakian called, while both blinds folded.

Jones fired again on the 4 turn, this time for 23,000. Demlakian made the call and Jones led out on the 3 river for 33,000.

Demlakian made the call and Jones turned over AK for a pair of kings. Demlakian showed 73 for two pair, taking down a sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Demlakian au
Ken Demlakian
273,000
223,000
223,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
Thomas Lee au
Thomas Lee
254,000
-31,000
-31,000
Jackson Young au
Jackson Young
224,000
174,000
174,000
Will Jones au
Will Jones
68,000
36,000
36,000

Tags: Jackson YoungKen DemlakianThomas LeeWill Jones

APO Main Event Down to Final 30

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Australian Poker Open Table
Australian Poker Open Table

The Australian Poker Open Main Event is down to the final 30 players, all chasing the top prize of $345,000.

Day 2 coverage continues on the Australian Poker Open Twitch channel.

Play will conclude tonight when the final table is reached. Catch our live coverage here!

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Stanley Scores Double Knockout

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Damien Stanley
Damien Stanley

Javad Etaat and Jessica Byrnes both had their stacks in the middle, at risk against Damien Stanley.

Javad Etaat: AQ All in
Jessica Byrnes: AQ All in
Damien Stanley: JJ

Stanley was in great shape, and his pocket jacks held through the 792106 runout. Etaat and Byrnes both hit the rail, while Stanley stacked his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Damien Stanley au
Damien Stanley
352,000
204,000
204,000
Javad Etaat au
Javad Etaat
Busted
Jessica Byrnes au
Jessica Byrnes
Busted

Tags: Damien StanleyJavad EtaatJessica Byrnes

So Building a Stack

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Patrick So opened to 6,000 in the cutoff and found a call from Mitchell Frost on the button.

So led out for 5,000 on the 69K flop and was called to see the 8 turn, where both players checked.

So fired again on the J river, this time for 27,000. Frost took a moment before mucking his hand, as So added to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick So au
Patrick So
228,000
43,000
43,000
Mitchell Frost au
Mitchell Frost
82,000

Tags: Mitchell FrostPatrick So

Day 1d Field Confirmed

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Australian Poker Open
Australian Poker Open

The largest flight of the tournament so far attracted 182 entries.

Day 1d will play down to the final 23 players, who will bag for Monday and earn $2,300.

Rao Catches the River

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Adiyta Rao was all in and at risk from the small blind, facing Patrick So in the big blind.

Adiyta Rao: K6 All in
Patrick So: A8

Rao was looking for help but neither player connected with the 4105 flop or Q turn. The 6 river delivered a pair for Rao, good enough for the double up through So.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick So au
Patrick So
185,000
135,000
135,000
Adiyta Rao au
Adiyta Rao
94,000
44,000
44,000

Tags: Adiyta RaoPatrick So