$3,300 APO Main Event
Day 1f Completed
2024 Australian Poker Open
$3,300 APO Main Event
Day: 1f
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1f
2024 Australian Poker Open
Buy-in
3,300 AUD
Prize Pool
1,457,100 AUD
Entries
549
Level
27
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
147
Players Left
18
Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After fourteen-and-a-half levels on Day 1f of the Australian Poker Open Main Event, just 18 players survived through to Day 2 at Doltone House Western Sydney at Club Marconi.
And the gap at the top is less than a single buy-in. Sayed Jabbour (1,042,000) held off the late surge from Dylan Wayne (1,009,000) to bag the chip lead and top the field of 147 — the biggest starting flight of the APO so far.
It had looked like Jabbour had been pipped to the chip lead by Wayne, with Jabbour having held the chip lead for long periods after the elimination of Zelig Otter, after they shoved into Jabbour's nut straight holding just ace-high.
Joining Jabbour and Wayne in Day 2 are father and son duo Mark and Patrick Yazbeck. However, it'll be bragging rights for the younger of the two, with Patrick bagging 331,000 to his father's 213,000.
Australian Poker Open Day 1F Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sayed Jabbour | Australia | 1,042,000 |
| 2 | Dylan Wayne | Australia | 1,009,000 |
| 3 | Graham Cowan | Australia | 771,000 |
| 4 | Tomas Szwarcberg | Mexico | 693,000 |
| 5 | Toby Giles | Australia | 540,000 |
| 6 | Wei Zhu | China | 488,000 |
| 7 | Lauchlan Swann | Australia | 408,000 |
| 8 | Guangyu Wang | Australia | 395,000 |
| 9 | Michael Clair | Australia | 344,000 |
| 10 | Patrick Yazbeck | Australia | 331,000 |
A big name through to Day 2 is Martin Finger (pictured) who also bagged 213,000. A WPT bracelet winner and EPT champion, Finger had to battle his way through to Day 2, but with 16 cashes in the country since the start of 2022, the German has more than enough experience to continue his push to the APO title.
Everyone through to Day 2 has guaranteed themselves a min-cash worth $5,000, but will be eyeing up more once Day 2 resumes on Saturday, March 30 at 12 p.m. local time so stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the action.
Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,042,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
||
|
1,009,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
771,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
693,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
540,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
488,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
408,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
395,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
344,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
331,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
290,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
223,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
213,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
213,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
||
|
145,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
94,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
93,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
57,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mark Yazbeck limped from early position, as did Graham Cowan in the small blind. Nicholas Wright then moved all in for 125,000 from the big blind. Yazbeck folded and Cowan called.
Nicholas Wright: A♦K♥ 
Graham Cowan: A♠4♣
Wright had woken up with a premium hand, but the Q♠9♣4♥ flop handed Cowan the lead. The turn 2♥ and river 8♠ bricked and Wright was eliminated.
The remaining 18 players are all bagging up ahead of Day 2 which starts at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 30.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Eddy Ge was down to his last five big blinds and has just been eliminated, meaning with 19 players remaining we are on the money bubble. This is also the end of day bubble with the final 18 players bagging up for Day 2 on Saturday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 15
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Two players checked to Mark Yazbeck on a K♣8♥10♦ flop and he shoved for 75,000. Lauchlan Swann raised to 180,000 and the other two players folded.
Mark Yazbeck: 10♣8♣
Lauchlan Swann: K♥Q♠
The turn 8♠ improved Yazbeck to a full house and the river 6♠ was irrelevant as he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
|
215,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Level 15
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
925,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
560,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
265,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
200,000 | |
|
|
130,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
110,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
55,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 13
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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