$1,500 Platinum Player Championships Day 2 | 2024 Australian Poker Open

04-01-2024 21:34 UTC+10

Greg Davison Eliminated in 21st Place (A$6,200)

Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Greg Davison opened to 135,000 from under the gun and Minkyu Jun called in the small blind. Andreas Vasiliou also came along in the big blind, and checked the 8♣8♠K♦ flop.

Davison then moved all in for around 1,200,000 and Jun folded. Vasiliou called quickly and showed Davison the bad news.

Greg Davison: A♣K♥ All in
Andreas Vasiliou: J♥8♥

Davison's top pair was no good, as Vasiliou had flopped trip eights. The Q♦ turn and 7♠ river were no help, as Davison exited in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Vasiliou	3,700,000 2,415,000	2,415,000
Greg Davison	Busted

Tags: Andreas Vasiliou Greg Davison

04-01-2024 21:09 UTC+10

Hassib Younan Eliminated in 22nd Place (A$6,200)

Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Justin Woo opened to 120,000 and was called by Paris Sitzoukis and Hassib Younan.

All three players checked the Kx8x2x flop and the 4x turn. Sitzoukis fired 250,000 on the 5x river before Younan moved all in for 660,000.

Woo got out of the way, and Sitzoukis called. Younan showed J♠8♠, while Sitzoukis had KxQx for top pair to score the knockout.

Tags: Hassib Younan Justin Woo Paris Sitzoukis

04-01-2024 20:52 UTC+10

Jason Pritchard Eliminated in 23rd Place (A$5,720)

Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jason Pritchard got his chips into the middle against David Hirst, looking for help as the hands were revealed.

Jason Pritchard: J♠9♠ All in
David Hirst: A♠4♥

Hirst was ahead with his ace, while Pritchard bricked out on the 3♣8♣10♣8♠4♦ board to end his run in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hirst	2,920,000 940,000	940,000
Jason Pritchard	Busted

Tags: David Hirst Jason Pritchard

04-01-2024 20:37 UTC+10

Alex Lynskey Eliminated in 24th Place (A$5,720)

Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alex Lynskey was all in and at risk against Minkyu Jun, as the cards were turned up.

Alex Lynskey: Q♥J♠ All in
Minkyu Jun: A♥Q♦

Lynskey was looking for help but could not connect on the 9♣6♦K♣K♠4♠ runout, sending him to the rail in 24th place.

Tags: Alex Lynskey Minkyu Jun

04-01-2024 19:14 UTC+10

Hirst Takes Out McSwiney

Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Joshua McSwiney had all of his chips in the middle, at risk against David Hirst with the cards on their backs.

Joshua McSwiney: 4♣4♥ All in
David Hirst: K♠K♣

McSwiney found no help on the J♥6♥6♠3♣7♥ board against Hirst's pocket kings, ending his run in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hirst	2,065,000 -560,000	-560,000
Joshua McSwiney	Busted

Tags: David Hirst Joshua McSwiney

04-01-2024 19:09 UTC+10

Del Toro Cracks Hilbert's Kings

Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Thijs Hilbert opened to 100,000 in the cutoff but was facing a decision for all of his chips after Bernardo Del Toro moved all in from the big blind. Hilbert made the call and was at risk.

Thijs Hilbert: K♣K♦ All in
Bernardo Del Toro: A♥Q♦

Del Toro quickly took the lead on the A♠8♣7♦ flop and held through the 10♦5♥ runout to crack Hilbert's kings and send him to the rail.