Victorian Poker Championship
12 OCT - 27 OCT 2026

🏆 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊 | 𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐘 (𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐌 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍) 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍! 🏆 Congratulations to Jimmy (Liem Tran), who has conquered the Monster Stack, outlasting a field of 87 entries to claim the title and a massive $12,500 first-place payday! 🔥 With $40,890 in the prize pool, the Monster Stack delivered plenty of action, with Jimmy (Liem Tran) emerging victorious after a hard-fought battle on the felt! 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒 🥇 1st – Jimmy (Liem Tran) — $12,500 🥈 2nd – Norman (Yingda Liang) — $8,000 🥉 3rd – Luka Djumic — $5,270 4th – Ray (Yixiao Wang) — $3,800 5th – George (Michael F) — $2,850 6th – Jingyu Wang — $2,200 7th – Roman Shcherbakov — $1,800 8th – James Mier — $1,450 9th – Fedon Phaedonos — $1,200 A huge congratulations to Jimmy (Liem Tran) on taking down the Monster Stack and to all nine players who made the final table! ♠️👏 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 | 𝐒𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟖 𝐀𝐏𝐓 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 | 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝟗 🏆 We’re down to the FINAL 9 in The One Dayer at Crown Metropol Melbourne, with $63,800 in the prize pool and $25,000 waiting for the champion! 🔥 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝟗 ♠️ Maduka Perera (Dukes) ♠️ Shem Goltz ♠️ Paris Sitzoukis ♠️ Sean Ragozzini ♠️ Stephen Topakas (Big Show) ♠️ Mackenzie Alford ♠️ Wadih Barbara ♠️ Lachlan Crilly ♠️ Ben Pockett 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝟓 𝐏𝐀𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒 💰 🥇 1st: $25,000 🥈 2nd: $15,600 🥉 3rd: $10,300 4️⃣ 4th: $7,250 5️⃣ 5th: $5,650 Who will take home the title and the $25,000 top prize? 👀🏆 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 | 𝐒𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟖 𝐀𝐏𝐓 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬.

🔥 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞 | 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗧! 🏆 We’re down to the final 9 players in the $40,000 GTD Monster Stack at the Melbourne Champs! After a field of 87 entries, the remaining players are now battling it out for the title, trophy and a massive $12,500 first prize! 💰♠️ Jimmy (Liem Tran) leads the charge with 1,475,000 chips, closely followed by Luka Djumic with 1,360,000. With $40,890 in the prize pool and everything still to play for, the action is set to heat up! 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝟵 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗦 🥇 Jimmy (Liem Tran) — 1,475,000 🥈 Luka Djumic — 1,360,000 🥉 Norman (Yingda Liang) — 895,000 4️⃣ Ray (Yixiao Wang) — 870,000 5️⃣ James Mier — 770,000 6️⃣ George (Michael F) — 430,000 7️⃣ Roman Shcherbakov — 355,000 8️⃣ Fedon Phaedonos — 275,000 9️⃣ Jingyu Wang — 43,000 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦 💰 🥇 1st — $12,500 🥈 2nd — $8,000 🥉 3rd — $5,270 4th — $3,800 5th — $2,850 6th — $2,200 7th — $1,800 8th — $1,450 9th — $1,200 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗡! 🔥 Nine players remain, but only one will claim the Monster Stack crown! Who will rise to the top and take home the $12,500 first prize? 🏆 📍 Crown Metropol Melbourne | Sky Bar 28 APT is proud to partner with Crown Resorts.

𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗜 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗘-𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 The APT MELBOURNE CHAMPS II - THE ONE-DAYER is down to the final 9 players and showing all of the action as the players battle it out for their share of the $63,800 prize pool , $25,000 1st Prize and a magnificent trophy. 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 | 𝐒𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟖 Expect big hands, big decisions and plenty of action as we play down to the winner. 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://www.youtube.com/@AustralianPokerTour

🏆 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 | 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡! 🔥 JORDAN BATIS IS YOUR CHAMPION! 🏆💰 What a performance! Jordan Batis has conquered the $350,000 GTD Melbourne Champs Main Event, outlasting a massive field of 320 entries to take home an incredible $100,000 first prize! ♠️🔥 Batis battled it out every step of the way, winning crucial flips when it mattered most and expertly adapting to the ever-changing dynamics of the final table. Showing resilience, composure and a willingness to take his chances, Jordan navigated the pressure and came out on top to claim the coveted title and the biggest share of the $464,000 prize pool! 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 💰 🥇 1st – Jordan Batis — $100,000 🥈 2nd – Martin Kozlov — $65,500 🥉 3rd – Dean Blatt — $45,000 4th – Kurt Stevens — $33,500 5th – Simon Avrutis — $25,500 6th – Patrick Barba — $19,400 7th – Andrew Freer — $15,220 8th – Liam Neeson — $12,150 9th – Patrick Vo — $9,700 Congratulations to Jordan Batis on a phenomenal victory, and to all nine finalists on their fantastic performances! 👏 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the Melbourne Champs Main Event. What a tournament, what a prize pool, and what a champion! 🏆🔥 📍 Crown Metropol Melbourne | Sky Bar 28 APT is proud to partner with Crown Resorts.

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𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 | 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 🔥 The race for Player of the Series is heating up, and with ONLY TODAY’S EVENTS LEFT, every single point is critical! The leaderboard is taking shape, and we’re heading into the final showdown at the Melbourne Champs! 🏆 Paris Sitzoukis continues to lead the way with an impressive 1,106 points, but Patrick Barba sits in second with 861, followed by Lucas Morritt on 810. With critical points still up for grabs today, there’s everything to play for! 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟮𝟬 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 🥇 Paris Sitzoukis — 1,106 points 🥈 Patrick Barba — 861 points 🥉 Lucas Morritt — 810 points 4. Sean Ragozzini — 738 points 5. Theo G — 682 points 6. Omar Melki — 571 points 7. Michael Mihelakis — 543 points 8. Luka Djumic — 541 points 9. Jarred Graham — 496 points 10. Daniel Dessmann — 493 points 11. Dean Blatt — 488 points 12. Yifan Yao — 469 points 13. Harry (Hung Lin Shih) — 465 points 14. Zhongyu Deng — 460 points 15. Nathanial Hutton — 439 points 16. Fred Tschirsch — 432 points 17. Mackenzie Alford — 420 points 18. Manoj Thapa — 398 points 19. OG (Idris Hassan) — 388 points 20. Big Show (Stephen Topakas) — 383 points 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘! ⚡ With only today’s events remaining, every deep run, every final table and every result could change the standings. Can Paris hold on to the lead, or will someone make a late charge to claim the Player of the Series crown? One final day. One final push. The race is going down to the wire! 🔥🏆 Stay tuned for more Melbourne Champs Player of the Series updates! 📍 Crown Metropol Melbourne | Sky Bar 28 APT is proud to partner with Crown Resorts.

𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊 | $𝟒𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐆𝐓𝐃 🔥 Get ready for the Monster Stack today at Crown Metropol Melbourne, featuring a huge $40,000 guaranteed prize pool! With a massive starting stack and plenty of room to build your way to the top, it's time to make your move on the felt! 🃏💥 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐁𝐮𝐲-𝐈𝐧: $550 ($470 + $80 Ticket Fee) 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤: 80,000 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭: No-Limit Hold’em 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤: Available 𝐑𝐞-𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲: Available 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞: $40,000 Bring your A-game and take advantage of that monster 80,000 starting stack as you battle it out for the title, the trophy and a share of the prize pool! Who's ready to go big at the Monster Stack? 🏆🔥 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 | 𝐒𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟖 𝐀𝐏𝐓 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬. 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞: https://live.australianpokertour.com.au/tournament-schedule/

𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗜 - 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 The APT MELBOURNE CHAMPS II - MAIN EVENT is down to the final 9 players and showing all of the action as the players battle it out for their share of the $464,000 prize pool , $100,000 1st Prize and a magnificent trophy. 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 | 𝐒𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟖 Expect big hands, big decisions and plenty of action as we play down to the winner. 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://www.youtube.com/@AustralianPokerTour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_D_O0kBxqc

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 🏆🔥

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 - 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥! 🏆🔥 She spoke it into existence, believed it all day, and delivered when it mattered most! 💫 Jade Mitchell has conquered The Beast, taking home the title and a massive $13,250 after battling through a 126-entry field to claim the $50,000 guaranteed event! From the moment she sat down, Jade was manifesting this win for herself. She knew what she came here to do, backed herself every step of the way, and carried that belief all the way to the finish line. This wasn't just a dream — she believed this trophy was hers to take down, and she made it happen! 🏆✨ 🥇 1st – Jade Mitchell – $13,250 🥈 2nd – Theo G – $8,550 🥉 3rd – Jing Zhu – $6,200 4th – Fred Tschirsch – $4,250 5th – Mr Richmond (Quan Dinh) – $3,150 6th – Will Siale – $2,450 7th – Jason Giuliano – $1,950 8th – Sharbell Sukkar – $1,630 9th – Stephen Quon – $1,370 A huge congratulations to Jade on an incredible performance! She manifested it, believed it, and made it hers. Sometimes you've just got to back yourself — and Jade did exactly that! 👑🔥 SHE KNEW THIS ONE WAS HERS! 💥🏆 📍 Crown Metropol Melbourne | Sky Bar 28 APT is proud to partner with Crown Resorts.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 | $𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐆𝐓𝐃 🔥 The One Dayer is hitting the felt today at Crown Metropol Melbourne, featuring a massive $50,000 guaranteed prize pool! Get ready for a day of high-stakes action, big pots and the chance to take home a trophy! 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐁𝐮𝐲-𝐈𝐧: $2,300 ($2,100 + $200 Ticket Fee) 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤: 60,000 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭: No-Limit Hold’em 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤: Available 𝐑𝐞-𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲: Available 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Open until the end of Level 8 With $50,000 guaranteed and a deep 60,000 starting stack, it's time to take your shot at The One Dayer! Bring your A-game, battle it out on the felt and make your move for the title! 🏆 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 | 𝐒𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟖 𝐀𝐏𝐓 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬. 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞: https://live.australianpokertour.com.au/tournament-schedule/

𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 - 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 💥 The Melbourne Champs Main Event is heating up, with just 24 players remaining from a massive 320-entry field, all battling for the title, trophy and a huge $100,000 first prize! ♠️ 🔥 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻 leads the charge with a commanding 2,675,000, followed by Martin Kozlov with 2,419,000 and Jordan Batis with 1,696,000! 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗦 Liam Neeson - 2,675,000 Martin Kozlov - 2,419,000 Jordan Batis - 1,696,000 Patrick Vo - 1,107,000 Van Marcus - 880,000 OG (Idris Hassan) - 822,000 Patrick Barba - 750,000 Simon Avrutis - 744,000 Yixiao Wang - 584,000 Simon Chahine - 577,000 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦 💰 1st - $100,000 2nd - $65,500 3rd - $45,000 4th - $33,500 5th - $25,500 6th - $19,400 7th - $15,220 8th - $12,150 9th - $9,700 10th - $7,600 11th - $7,600 12th - $6,250 13th - $6,250 14th - $5,250 15th - $5,250 16th - $5,250 17th - $4,600 18th - $4,600 19th - $4,600 20th - $4,600 21st - $4,100 22nd - $4,100 23rd - $4,100 24th - $4,100 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟰 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚! Average stack: 800,000 Blinds: 15,000 / 30,000 (30,000 ante) Next level: 20,000 / 40,000 (40,000 ante) The final stretch is here! Who will rise to the top and claim the Melbourne Champs Main Event title and the massive $100,000 payday? 🏆 🔥 Chip counts and tournament information supplied from the latest update at 8:47pm.*

𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗜 - 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮 The APT MELBOURNE CHAMPS II - MAIN EVENT DAY 2 is down to the final 27 players and showing all of the action as the players battle it out for their share of the $464,000 prize pool and a magnificent trophy. 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 | 𝐒𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟖 Expect big hands, big decisions and plenty of action as we play down to the final table. 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://www.youtube.com/@AustralianPokerTour

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𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 - 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 💥 The 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 is heating up, with 74 players remaining from a massive 320-entry field as the battle continues for the title, trophy and a huge $100,000 first prize! ♠️🔥 𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗦 leads the way with 650,000, closely followed by Rana Bose with 616,000 and Liam Neeson with 606,000. 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗦 Jordan Batis — 650,000 Rana Bose — 616,000 Liam Neeson — 606,000 David Abram — 563,000 Michael Egan — 562,000 Raunak Mor — 510,000 Luka Djumic — 479,000 Todd Sekli — 474,000 Martin Kozlov — 473,000 Rob Madson — 448,000 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦 1st — $100,000 2nd — $65,500 3rd — $45,000 4th — $33,500 5th — $25,500 6th — $19,400 7th — $15,220 8th — $12,150 9th — $9,700 10th — $7,600 11th — $7,600 12th — $6,250 13th — $6,250 14th — $5,250 15th — $5,250 16th — $5,250 17th — $4,600 18th — $4,600 19th — $4,600 20th — $4,600 21st — $4,100 22nd — $4,100 23rd — $4,100 24th — $4,100 25th — $3,750 26th — $3,750 27th — $3,750 28th — $3,750 29th — $3,750 30th — $3,750 31st — $3,500 32nd — $3,500 33rd — $3,500 34th — $3,500 35th — $3,500 36th — $3,500 37th — $3,500 38th — $3,500 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗡! 🏆🔥 With $464,000 in the prize pool and $100,000 waiting for the eventual champion, every pot matters as the field fights towards the final table! 𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞: 259,459 📍 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲 | 𝗦𝗸𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟴 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀. Save time at the venue and 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 before you arrive. View the full tournament schedule: https://live.australianpokertour.com.au/tournament-schedule/ Chip counts and tournament information supplied from the latest update at 3:09pm.*

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝟱𝟬𝟬 | 𝗪𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡! 🏆🔥 𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗬! The APT 500 attracted a field of 𝟳𝟭 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, smashing the $25,000 guarantee to create a fantastic $30,175 prize pool — and Lucas Morritt has battled his way to the top to claim the title and a huge 𝗔𝗨$𝟴,𝟴𝟬𝟬 first prize! 💰 Dean Blatt put together an impressive run to finish runner-up for $5,720, while Sean Ragozzini secured third place and $3,900 to round out the podium! 👏 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝟵: 🥇 Lucas Morritt — $8,800 🥈 Dean Blatt — $5,720 🥉 Sean Ragozzini — $3,900 4th: Omar Melki — $2,750 5th: Tanya Bowen — $2,050 6th: Norman (Yingda Liang) — $1,650 7th: Fred Tschirsch — $1,400 8th: Jackson Young — $1,200 9th: Lukas Kassl — $1,100 𝗔 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝟱𝟬𝟬! 🔥 With 71 entries and $30,175 up for grabs, the APT 500 delivered plenty of action at the tables. Congratulations to Lucas and all our finalists on a fantastic result! 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧 — 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡! 🏆👑 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗: 𝟳𝟭 | 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗟: $𝟯𝟬,𝟭𝟳𝟱 | 𝗕𝗨𝗬-𝗜𝗡: $𝟱𝟬𝟬 📍 Crown Metropol Melbourne | Sky Bar 28 𝐀𝐏𝐓 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬. 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞: https://live.australianpokertour.com.au/tournament-schedule/

𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 — 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 #𝟳 🏆🔥 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗭𝗢𝗨𝗞𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗! 👀 The latest Player of the Series standings are in, and Paris Sitzoukis is extending his lead at the top with an incredible 𝟭,𝟭𝟬𝟲 points! Patrick Barba remains in second on 861, but Lucas Morritt has made a strong move into third with 776 points. Sean Ragozzini is hot on his heels in fourth with 738, while Omar Melki has climbed into the top five with 571! With the leaderboard shifting after every event, the race for Player of the Series is heating up! 🔥 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟮𝟬: 🥇 1. Paris Sitzoukis — 1,106 🥈 2. Patrick Barba — 861 🥉 3. Lucas Morritt — 776 4. Sean Ragozzini — 738 5. Omar Melki — 571 6. Michael Mihelakis — 543 7. Luka Djumic — 541 8. Jarred Graham — 496 9. Daniel Dessmann — 493 10. Theo G — 491 11. Dean Blatt — 488 12. Yifan Yao — 469 13. Harry “Hung Lin Shih” — 465 14. Zhongyu Deng — 460 15. Nathanial Hutton — 439 16. Mackenzie Alford — 420 17. Manoj Thapa — 398 18. Idris Hassan “OG” — 388 19. Stephen Topakas “BIG SHOW” — 383 20. Daniel Klinger — 366 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗨𝗣! 🚨 Paris has built a commanding 245-point lead over Patrick, putting himself in a strong position as the series continues. But the battle behind him is getting interesting! Lucas sits just 85 points ahead of Sean, while Michael Mihelakis and Luka Djumic are separated by only two points. Daniel Dessmann, Theo G and Dean Blatt are also tightly packed together, with just five points separating sixth from eleventh! Every result counts, and one big tournament could shake up the standings in a heartbeat. Can Patrick close the gap? Will Lucas and Sean make a charge? Or is Paris destined to run away with the crown? 🔥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗘 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗦 𝗨𝗣? 🏆 📍 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲 | 𝗦𝗸𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟴 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀. Save time at the venue and 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 before you arrive. View the full tournament schedule and register online: https://live.australianpokertour.com.au/tournament-schedule/

𝐕𝐈𝐂 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 | 𝟓:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 | 𝟓 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐃 Your chance to win a seat into the Victorian Poker Championship Main Event starts here, with 5 seats guaranteed! 𝐁𝐮𝐲-𝐈𝐧: $300 ($250 + $50 Ticket Fee) 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤: 30,000 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞: 300,000 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤: 30 𝐑𝐞-𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲: Available 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬: 20 minutes 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐥: $12,500 Five seats guaranteed. One massive opportunity to secure your place in the Vic Champs! 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 | 𝐒𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟖 𝐀𝐏𝐓 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬. 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞: https://live.australianpokertour.com.au/tournament-schedule/