Australian Poker Open 2020

The Australian Poker Open 2020 was the first edition of this poker tournament series and was hosted by Poker Central . The seven high roller tournaments with buy-ins between 10,000 and 100,000 Australian dollars were played from January 25 to February 1, 2020 at the Star Gold Coast in the Australian Gold Coast .

structure

Of the seven tournaments, five were played in the No Limit Hold'em variant . There were also two events in Pot Limit Omaha . Due to the high buy-in, only the world's best poker players and wealthy businessmen could be found at the tournaments. The tournaments were designed for two days. Stephen Chidwick collected the most points across all tournaments and therefore won the Australian Poker Championship . Following the Australian Poker Open , the Super High Roller Bowl Australia was played in Sydney with a buy-in of 250,000 Australian dollars.

Tournaments

Overview

#	Tournament start	Buy-in (in A $ )	variant	Attendees	winner	origin	Prize money (in A $)
1	Jan 25, 2020	010,000	No Limit Hold'em	59	Mike Watson		0.177,000
2	Jan. 26, 2020	010,000	Pot Limit Omaha	43	András Németh		0.146,200
3	Jan 27, 2020	025,000	No Limit Hold'em	49	Timothy Adams		0.416,500
4th	Jan 28, 2020	025,000	Pot Limit Omaha	29	Farid Jattin		0.290,000
5	Jan 29, 2020	025,000	No Limit Hold'em	47	Stephen Chidwick		0.399,500
6th	Jan. 30, 2020	050,000	No Limit Hold'em	35	Lucas Greenwood		0.700,000
7th	Jan 31, 2020	100,000	No Limit Hold'em	28	Michael Addamo		1,288,000

# 1 - No Limit Hold'em

Mike Watson (2016)

The first event was played on January 25th and 26th, 2020. 59 participants paid the buy-in of 10,000 Australian dollars.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in A $)	Points
1		Mike Watson	177,000	300
2		Michael O'Grady	118,000	210
3		Benjamin Shannon	082,600	150
4th		Örpen Kısacıkoğlu	059,000	120
5		Jamie Lee	047,200	090
6th		András Németh	035,400	060
7th		Elio Fox	029,500
8th		Ben Lamb	023,600
9		Lucas Greenwood	017,700

# 2 - Pot Limit Omaha

The second event was played in Pot Limit Omaha on January 26th and 27th, 2020 . 43 participants paid the buy-in of 10,000 Australian dollars.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in A $)	Points
1		András Németh	146,200	300
2		Najeem Ajez	093,600	210
3		Mike Watson	064,500	150
4th		Joni Jouhkimainen	043,000	120
5		Sean Winter	034,400	090
6th		Erik Seidel	025,800	060
7th		David Rheem	021,500

# 3 - No Limit Hold'em

Timothy Adams (2013)

The third event was played on January 27th and 28th, 2020. 49 participants paid the buy-in of 25,000 Australian dollars.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in A $)	Points
1		Timothy Adams	416,500	300
2		Stephen Chidwick	269,500	210
3		Andy Lee	183,750	150
4th		Steve O'Dwyer	122,500	120
5		Örpen Kısacıkoğlu	098,000	090
6th		Aaron Van Blarcum	073,500	060
7th		David Rheem	061,250

# 4 - Pot Limit Omaha

The fourth event was played in Pot Limit Omaha on January 28th and 29th, 2020 . 29 participants paid the buy-in of 25,000 Australian dollars.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in A $)	Points
1		Farid Jattin	290,000	300
2		Joni Jouhkimainen	188,500	210
3		George Wolff	116,000	150
4th		András Németh	072,500	120
5		Alex Foxen	058,000	090

# 5 - No Limit Hold'em

Stephen Chidwick (2014)

The fifth event has been played since January 29, 2020. 47 participants paid the buy-in of 25,000 Australian dollars.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in A $)	Points
1		Stephen Chidwick	399,500	300
2		Erik Seidel	258,500	210
3		Seth Davies	176,250	150
4th		Michael Addamo	117,500	120
5		Jorryt van Hoof	094,000	090
6th		Farid Jattin	070,500	060
7th		Matthias Eibinger	058,750

# 6 - No Limit Hold'em

The sixth event has been played since January 30, 2020. 35 participants paid the buy-in of 50,000 Australian dollars.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in A $)	Points
1		Lucas Greenwood	700,000	300
2		Mikita Badsjakouski	455,000	210
3		András Németh	280,000	150
4th		David Rheem	175,000	120
5		Michael Addamo	140,000	090

# 7 - No Limit Hold'em

The main event was played on January 31st and February 1st, 2020. 28 participants paid the buy-in of 100,000 Australian dollars.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in A $)	Points
1		Michael Addamo	1,288,000	350
2		Aaron Van Blarcum	0.784,000	245
3		Alex Foxen	0.448,000	175
4th		Stephen Chidwick	0.280,000	140

Australian Poker Championship

Point system

The players collected points with each money placement according to the following scheme:

space	Tournaments 1-6	Main Event
1	300	350
2	210	245
3	150	175
4th	120	140
5	090	105
+6+	060	070

Final score

Stephen Chidwick (2014)

In the event of a tie, the prize money won was decisive. Winner Stephen Chidwick made the money three times and won the fifth event.

space	origin	player	Points	Prize money (in A $)	Cashes
1		Stephen Chidwick	650	0.949,000	3
2		András Németh	630	0.534.100	4th
3		Michael Addamo	560	1,545,500	3
4th		Mike Watson	450	0.241,500	2
5		Lucas Greenwood	360	0.717,700	2
6th		Farid Jattin	360	0.360,500	2
7th		Joni Jouhkimainen	330	0.231,500	2
8th		Aaron Van Blarcum	305	0.857,500	2
9		Timothy Adams	300	0.416,500	1
10		Erik Seidel	270	0.284,300	2
11		Alex Foxen	265	0.506,000	2
12		David Rheem	240	0.257,750	3
13		Mikita Badsjakouski	210	0.455,000	1
14th		Örpen Kısacıkoğlu	210	0.157,000	2
15th		Michael O'Grady	210	0.118,000	1
16		Najeem Ajez	210	0.093,600	1
17th		Andy Lee	150	0.183,750	1
18th		Seth Davies	150	0.176,250	1
19th		George Wolff	150	0.116,000	1
20th		Benjamin Shannon	150	0.082,600	1
21st		Steve O'Dwyer	120	0.122,500	1
22nd		Jorryt van Hoof	090	0.094,000	1
23		Jamie Lee	090	0.047,200	1
24		Sean Winter	090	0.034,400	1
25th		Matthias Eibinger	060	0.058,750	1
26th		Elio Fox	060	0.029,500	1
27		Ben Lamb	060	0.023,600	1

Web links

• Australian Poker Open 2020 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
• Australian Poker Open 2020 at pokercentral.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Super High Roller Bowl and Poker Open are coming to Australia on hochgepokert.com on November 25, 2019, accessed on January 5, 2020.
2. ↑ Australian Poker Open (A $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event # 1)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 26, 2020 (English).
3. ↑ Australian Poker Open (A $ 10,000 Pot Limit Omaha (Event # 2)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 27, 2020 (English).
4. ↑ Australian Poker Open (A $ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event # 3)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 28, 2020 (English).
5. ↑ Australian Poker Open (A $ 25,000 Pot Limit Omaha (Event # 4)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 29, 2020.
6. ↑ Australian Poker Open (A $ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event # 5)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 30, 2020 (English).
7. ↑ Australian Poker Open (A $ 50,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event # 6)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 31, 2020 (English).
8. ↑ Australian Poker Open (A $ 100,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event # 7)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 1, 2020 (English).
9. ↑ Michael Addamo Wins $ 100k Main Event - Stephen Chidwick Wins Australian Poker Open on pokercentral.com February 1, 2020, accessed February 1, 2020.