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

Mar 27, 2024

Swann Flops a Royal Flush!

Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was relayed to PokerNews after a wild hand at table 6 between Lauchlan Swann and Jarrod Thatcher.

An open to 2,400 was called to see the J♠A♠Q♠ flop, where 1,200 from each player went into the middle. A pair of checks followed the 8♦ turn before an all in and call on the 8♣ river.

Thatcher showed J♥8♥ for a full house on the river, while the table reacted in amazement as Swann revealed K♠10♠ for a flopped royal flush.

Thatcher was eliminated, but quickly reentered and was back in the very same seat.

Mar 27, 2024

Day 1a Faces in the Crowd

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Mar 27, 2024

Field Hits 100 Entries

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Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Day 1a has climbed over the 100-entry mark early on Level 6.

There are currently 103 entries, with 77 players remaining.

Level: 6

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Mar 27, 2024

Riyazati Chipping Up

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Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Amin Riyazati opened to 2,000 in early position and was called by Steven Marrone on the button. Ivan Alloshe also came along in the small blind, as did Louis Luo in the big blind.

Action checked to Riyazati on the Q♠A♦7♣ flop, who continued for 2,500. Marrone called while both blinds got out of the way.

Riyazati then checked the A♣ turn, making the call when Marrone bet 6,000. Riyazati tapped the table again on the Q♣ river, with Marrone opting to check behind.

Riyazati showed K♣3♣ for a flush, adding to his stack as Marrone mucked.

Tags: Amin Riyazati Ivan Alloshe Louis Luo Steven Marrone

Mar 27, 2024

Alati Takes Out Day

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Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Gordon Day limped under the gun and Jesse Alati also called in the hijack. Joseph Wu then checked his big blind option to the 6♥6♣K♥ flop.

Wu and Day checked to Alati, who fired 3,000. Wu folded, while Day called to see the 2♦ turn. Both players then checked to the 9♦ river, where Day led out for 3,500.

Alati announced a raise to 21,500 and snap-called after Day moved all in.

Day showed A♠6♣ for trip sixes on the flop, but Alati's 9♠9♥ found a full house on the river to score a massive pot.

Tags: Gordon Day Jesse Alati Joseph Wu

Mar 27, 2024

Cunningham Connects on the River

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Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jarod Cunningham was all in from the small blind with the board showing 2♠7♥9♣ and three other players involved in the action. Chad Awerbuch fired 3,800 from the big blind, as did Luke Thomas and Bernie Stang.

The 3♥ turn saw Awerbuch fired 7,900, producing a fold from Thomas and a call from Stang. Awerbuch led out again for 8,200 after the J♣ river, with Stang taking a moment before making the fold.

Awerbuch showed K♣9♦ for a flopped pair of nines to earn the side pot, while Cunningham hit top pair on the river with J♠2♦ to stay alive.

Tags: Bernie Stang Chad Awerbuch Jarod Cunningham Luke Thomas

Mar 27, 2024

Wu Pips McAllister

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Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joseph Wu opened to 2,300 in the cutoff and found a call from David McAllister in the small blind.

McAllister led out by moving all in on the 10♦3♦K♥ flop, with Wu making the quick call.

David McAllister: K♠7♦ All in
Joseph Wu: K♣8♥

Both players flopped top pair, but Wu's kicker held on the 10♣2♦ runout to send McAllister to the rail.

Tags: David McAllister Joseph Wu

Level: 5

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Mar 27, 2024

Thomas Coolers Bansal

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Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

John Doringer limped from under the gun before Steffan Thomas opened to 1,800. Pawaan Bansal responded by three-betting to 6,200 and Doringer made the call.

Thomas then four-bet all in, finding a call from Bansal and a fold from Doringer.

Pawaan Bansal: K♠K♦ All in
Steffan Thomas: A♥A♦

Doringer let the table know that he folded pocket jacks before Bansal hit a set on the 10♣Q♣K♥ flop. Thomas then took the lead back by spiking the A♠ turn, holding after the 8♦ river to eliminate Bansal.

Tags: John Doringer Pawaan Bansal Steffan Thomas