2024 Australian Poker Open

$1,500 Platinum Player Championships
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
118
Players Left
10

Luo Can't Fade a Queen

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Louis Luo moved all in for his last 225,000 from under the gun and was at risk after Justin Woo made the call on his left. The rest of the table folded, and the hands were revealed.

Louis Luo: AK All in
Justin Woo: AQ

Woo found a queen in the window of the Q39 flop, while Luo could not catch up on the 6 turn or J river to hit the rail in 44th place.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Salter au
Adrian Salter
1,450,000
823,000
823,000
Justin Woo au
Justin Woo
920,000
-260,000
-260,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Michel Bouskila au
Michel Bouskila
865,000
573,000
573,000
Louis Luo au
Louis Luo
Busted

Tags: Justin WooLouis Luo

Awerbuch Busts, Xu's Run Ends

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Chad Awerbuch
Chad Awerbuch

After getting away from big slick in a tough spot earlier, Chad Awerbuch was all in and at risk against Shane Pearce as the cards were turned up.

Chad Awerbuch: AK All in
Shane Pearce: 88

Awerbuch found ace-king once again but ran into Pearce's pocket pair, with the 43Q22 board providing no help.

At a nearby table, Eric Xu came up short with ace-queen against a pair of sixes to end his run in 49th place for $4,260.

Eric Xu
Eric Xu
Player Chips Progress
Shane Pearce au
Shane Pearce
1,820,000
5,000
5,000
Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
Busted
Eric Xu au
Eric Xu
Busted

Tags: Chad AwerbuchEric XuShane Pearce

Tan Busts to Big Slick

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Winston Tan
Winston Tan

Minkyu Jun limped from under the gun before Winston Tan moved all in for 335,000. Campbell Ashton then shoved his stack of 1,400,000 and action was on Chad Awerbuch on the button.

Awerbuch took a few minutes, agonizing over his decision before opting to fold. Jun got out of the way and the hands were turned up.

Winston Tan: AJ All in
Campbell Ashton: AK

Upon seeing the hands, Awerbuch told the table that he folded AK. Tan was unable to find any help on the 658210 runout, hitting the rail while Ashton added to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Minkyu Jun au
Minkyu Jun
1,810,000
40,000
40,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Campbell Ashton au
Campbell Ashton
1,750,000
822,000
822,000
Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
760,000
7,000
7,000
Winston Tan au
Winston Tan
Busted

Tags: Campbell AshtonChad AwerbuchMinkyu JunWinston Tan

Zhao Can't Connect

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Justin Woo opened to 30,000 from middle position before Neng Zhao moved all in from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Woo, who made the call.

Neng Zhao: KQ All in
Justin Woo: A2

Zhao was trailing and could not hit the 689106 board, ending his run as Woo raked in the last of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Woo au
Justin Woo
1,620,000
620,000
620,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Neng Zhao au
Neng Zhao
Busted

Tags: Justin WooNeng Zhao

Lee Loses on the River

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Hassib Younan opened in the cutoff before Jason Lee moved all in from the big blind. Younan made the quick call and the hands were turned up.

Jason Lee: A9 All in
Hassib Younan: AK

Lee was trailing but found two pair on the AJ9 flop. The 6 turn left Lee on the verge of doubling up, but the K river put Younan back in front to earn the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Hassib Younan au
Hassib Younan
570,000
404,000
404,000
Jason Lee au
Jason Lee
Busted

Tags: Hassib YounanJason Lee