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Hasan “Huss Onay Has won the Main Event of the 2024 Australian Poker Open After a heads-up agreement with Brazil’s Higor Seibel.
Onay, the second-most successful player in Hustler Casino Live History entered heads-up in a dominant chip lead and agreed a deal with Seibel.
The tournament attracted 549 players. Doltone Western Sydney at Club MarconiOnay wins the home A$284,480 Seibel won the inaugural APO Main Event. Seibel receives A$255.520 for his efforts.
Australian Poker Open Main Event Results
| Place | Players | Country | Prize (AUD), |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasan Onay | Australia | $284,480* |
| 2 | Higor Seibel | Brazil | $255,520* |
| 3 | Lauchlan Swann | Australia | $120,000 |
| 4 | Georgina Vuksanovic | Australia | $90,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Tolomeo | Australia | $66,000 |
| 6 | Toby Giles | Australia | $51,000 |
| 7 | Michael Sleiman | Australia | $43,000 |
| 8 | Adi Dahari | Australia | $34,500 |
| 9 | Marc Seymour | Australia | $27,900 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Winner’s Reaction
“It has been mentioned that I may retire from cash games to play tournaments.” Onay said PokerNews Following his victory. “This is the one place I can earn cash so I may just play here!”
I could retire from cash games to play tournaments.
Onay finished the final day in third place behind Lauchlan and the chip leader. Georgina VuksanovicDespite his best efforts, he ended up finishing fourth.
Onay stated, “We had a lot of depth so I felt comfortable.” “I was short for a while, and [Vuksanovic] Half the chips were in play. It felt like we were all competing for second. That’s not the way poker works. I think she was unlucky at times, and I turned the tables.”
Onay was proud to say that the inaugural Australian Poker Open Main Event had been a great success.
It’s a really special moment for me. It’s a great feeling to be able to share the experience with the organizers.
“It feels great to win, because I know that the organizers have put a lot of work into it.”
Does this victory mean that Huss will have to wait a while before he returns to the US cash games scene?
“I’d love to say that I won’t be there very often but I think I will be there for certain.” Give me a few months with the baby, and I’ll definitely be there!
Final Table Recap
Vuksanovic, a woman determined to start the final round of poker, was on a mission. She was sniffing out bluffs and spotting them from other players. Adi Dahari Onay, sent before Dahari Marc Seymour The rail is the First elimination of the final table.
Vuksanovic led the pack by a large margin at the first break. After an hour of madness, the field was reduced from eight to four.
Michael Sleiman The following are some examples of how to get started: Lauchlan Swann Played out Enjoying pot Swann was able to move up the rankings, while Vuksanovic climbed even higher. bluffing Toby Giles Off pocket kings .
Then the eliminations began. Swann eliminated Dahari and Sleiman quickly, before Onay eliminated Giles. Daniel Tolomeo. Although Vuksanovic was still in the lead with her chip, the proceedings were much less formal.
Seibel showed excellent game awareness by raising-folding multiple times and using “safety first” tactics. To make it to this point, he doubled twice four-handed.
Then, there was a Change in chip lead Vuksanovic and Swann tangled. Vuksanovic raised with pocket sixes on a dry jack high flop, but Swann shoved with pocket aces and forced her out of the game.
Seibel would double up before Swann Finishing off Vuksanovic Fourth place.
Onay’s surge was perfectly timed. Seibel secured another double by Swann. This meant that he held the chip leading at the pivotal moment This is the final table.
Onay limped with Qâ Q⦠blind on blind, with Swann raising with 9â¥9⦠In the big blind. Onay raised again before Swann shoved over 70 big blinds.
Onay waited a long time before he finally called, his pocket-pair holding to eliminate Swann.
Onay said, “Looking back, I feel as if I slow-rolled the guy.” PokerNews later. “But I felt like ICM-suicide and I didn’t know if it was time to call off.” If he had covered me, I would have honestly folded.”
Heads-up wasn’t a long affair. Seibel doubled one last time before the two agreed on a deal to see Onay win the trophy and title of the inaugural APO Main Event.
The Australian Poker Open action continues here. PokerNews The Platinum Player Championships, and The $10,000 Buy-in Trojan, which begins tomorrow, will be covered in detail. Stay tuned to all the latest from Sydney.
Managing Editor
Will, based in the United Kingdom began working for PokerNews.com as a free-lance live reporter in 2015. He joined the full time staff in 2019.
He graduated in 2017 from the University of Kent with a B.A. He holds a B.A. Er hat auch ein NCTJ Diploma für Sportjournalismus.
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