Vuksanovic Leads APO Main Event Final Table; A$345,000 for the Winner
Georgina Vuksanovic came into the start of Day 2 second in chips. She ended it is the clear chip leader with nine players left in the Australian Poker Open Main Event.
After narrowly missing out on the overall chip lead heading into the day, she made no mistake and held the chip lead for most of Day 2 ahead of bagging 6,515,000.
She leads from Lauchlan Swann (4,160,000), Onay Hasan (3,715,000) and Michael Sleiman (3,125,000).
German WSOP bracelet winner and EPT champion Martin Finger narrowly missed out on a spot at the final table, falling in tenth place.
APO Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Seymour | 1,400,000 | 35 |
| 2 | Toby Giles | 2,595,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Michael Sleiman | 3,125,000 | 78 |
| 4 | Adi Dahari | 2,180,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Hasan Onay | 3,715,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Lauchlan Swann | 4,160,000 | 104 |
| 7 | Higor Seibel | 1,880,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Daniel Tolomeo | 1,870,000 | 47 |
| 9 | Georgina Vuksanovic | 6,515,000 | 163 |
Day 2 Recap
Vuksanovic was active early, allowing Finger to double through her in an entertaining hand involving Laurence Hall. That allowed the likes of start-of-day chip leader Sayed Jabbour and Higor Seibel to launch their own assaults on the chip lead.
It was Seibel who led at the dinner break, but Vuksanovic was starting to build up steam. She eliminated Jim Pizanias, going runner-runner to make a flush to close the gap to Seibel, who still led at the three table redraw, albeit only by ten big blinds.
Vuksanovic was also overtaken by Lauchlan Swann who had his own late surge, but she would retake the chip lead after eliminating Day 1f chip leader Sayed Jabbour.
It was a chip lead she wouldn't relinquish. Seibel and even Hasan Onay would rally, but Vuksanovic's grip on the chip lead would only tighten as she sought value from Seibel on the feature table.
And while her chip stack touched seven million at one point after the elimination of Jacques Ramsden, she still manages to bag a healthy 6,515,000 chips, clear of Swann and Sleiman as Seibel dropped back in the counts late on.
APO Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Payout (AUD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $345,000 |
| 2 | $205,000 |
| 3 | $120,000 |
| 4 | $90,000 |
| 5 | $66,000 |
| 6 | $51,000 |
| 7 | $43,000 |
| 8 | $34,500 |
| 9 | $27,900 |
The final table will resume on Sunday, March 31 at Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi with 1:13 remaining in Level 21 (20,000/40,000). The remaining players are all guaranteed A$27,900 with the winner walking away with A$345,000 and the APO Main Event trophy.
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