Melbourne Champs II
30 SEPT - 11 OCT 2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙𝗙! We’ve already passed the $75K Guarantee with 119 entries in The Crown Opener, and late registration still open for one more level until 1:55PM tomorrow. Plus there’s a brand new trophy waiting for the winner. Huge numbers, an incredible field and a spectacular venue here at Sky Bar 28 at Crown Metropol Melbourne. A massive thank you to every player who has joined us and helped make the opening event such a success. And this is only the beginning. 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗗! Keep an eye on our socials for Cathy's videos and all of the updates everything happening at the Melbourne Champs II over the next 11 days of premium poker. Proudly partnered with Crown Resorts. Save time when you arrive and register online at australianpokertour.com.au 📍 Crown Metropol, Melbourne 📅 30 September – 11 October #AustralianPokerTour #MelbourneChampsII #CrownPoker #CrownMetropol #Poker

🏆 Check out the new-style trophies! 🏆 24 beautiful trophies up for grabs and ready to go home! 🔥 WHO’S COMING TO FIGHT FOR THE GLORY… AND THAT SHINY PIECE OF METAL? 🥇💪 The question is… DO YOU WANT IT BAD ENOUGH? 👀 Let the battle begin! 🔥🏆

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥 – 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 $75,000 GTD Wednesday 30 September 3:00PM START $750 BUY-IN $640 + $110 TICKET FEE 80,000 STARTING CHIPS RE-ENTRY SHOT CLOCK BAGS 11:30PM LATE REGISTRATION UNTIL 1:55PM, THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER The Crown Opener kicks off Melbourne Champs II at Crown Metropol Melbourne, Sky Bar 28. $75,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE POOL. Who’s taking down the first of our NINE Feature event trophies 📍 Crown Metropol, Melbourne 📅 30 September – 11 October View the full schedule and secure your entry tickets: https://australianpokertour.com.au/SeriesDetail... #APTMelbourneChamps #AustralianPokerTour

ONE DAY TO GO. 🏆 APT Melbourne Champs II kicks off tomorrow at Crown Metropol. 📍 Crown Metropol, Melbourne 📅 30 September – 11 October View the full schedule and secure your entry tickets: https://australianpokertour.com.au/SeriesDetail?id=6a39dc1d6c2b79d538560ea2 #APTMelbourneChamps #AustralianPokerTour

🏆 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 & 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗪 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦! 🏆 A huge congratulations to our three lucky winners who have scored their seats into three marquee events at Australian Poker Tour Melbourne Champs II! 🎉 🥇 Nick Kealy 🎟️ $750 The Crown Opener 💰 $75K GTD | Wednesday 30 September | 3PM 🥈 Rach Maree 🎟️ $600 Hachem Deepstack 💰 $60K GTD | Friday 2 October | 3PM 🥉 Rheman Caldwell 🎟️ $750 The Whale 💰 $50K GTD | Sunday 4 October | 3PM Congratulations Nick, Rach and Rheman! 👏🔥 And a massive thank you to everyone who liked, shared and got involved in the draw. Melbourne Champs II is coming to Crown Metropol, Sky Bar 28 from 30 September – 11 October 2026, with $1.5 MILLION+ guaranteed across 24 events. Please 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 to claim your prize and receive the details for your event. 🎉 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢, 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 & 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘. 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 Check out the full event schedule, structures and all the latest information. Register online before you arrive and save time at the venue. 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂

𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 | 𝗩𝗜𝗣 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 Only a few VIP Pre-Sale Packages remain for Melbourne Champs II, and if you're considering chasing the Player of the Series, this is a great opportunity to save $1,000 while putting yourself in the best position to chase a Melbourne Champs III Passport. For $13,300, you receive $14,300 in value, including a $1,000 bonus that can be used towards additional tournament entries or official APT merchandise. Your VIP Package includes entry into 9 feature events, including the Main Event, The Goliath, Van's Vault, Players Champs, The Grind, Big Flipper, Hachem Deepstack and more, with over $1 million in guaranteed prize pools across these events. And with the Player of the Series offering $20,000 GTD, including a $10,000 Melbourne Champs III Passport for 1st place, plus additional passports and APT Credits for the top finishers, your VIP Package gives you plenty of opportunities to build your points total across the series. We'll also organise your VIP merchandise for you to wear throughout the series. Just let us know your size. For enquiries or to reserve your package, contact the APT VIP Team at vip@australianpokertour.com.au 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢, 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 & 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘. 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 Check out the full event schedule, structures and all the latest information. Register online before you arrive and save time at the venue. 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂 📍 Crown Metropol Melbourne, Sky Bar 28 📅 30 September – 11 October

𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗜 | 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 The race is on at APT Melbourne Champs II with $20,000+ GTD in Player of the Series prizes. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟯 𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗜𝗜 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦 🥇 1ST: $10,000 Melbourne Champs III Passport + Trophy 🏆 🥈 2ND: $6,000 Melbourne Champs III Passport 🥉 3RD: $4,000 Melbourne Champs III Passport (Melbourne Champs III will be our biggest series yet in January 2027 at Crown) 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗦 4TH: $3,000 APT Credits 5TH: $2,000 APT Credits 6TH: $1,000 APT Credits Additional APT Credits will be awarded to lower placings if over $20,000. 📊 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗧𝗠 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 Players must finish in the money (ITM) to score Player of the Series points. 2% will be withheld from all prize pools. See Poster for Points System. 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 APT, proud partner of Crown, brings you a luxury premium poker experience in Melbourne at the stunning Crown Metropol Melbourne, Sky Bar 28. 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢, 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 & 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘. 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 Check out the full event schedule, structures and all the latest information. Register online before you arrive and save time at the venue. 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂 📍 Crown Metropol Melbourne, Sky Bar 28 📅 30 September – 11 October *Open to Crown Rewards Members who are 18+ and not prohibited from the casino or any Crown property for any reason. For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au

𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 A Crown Rewards Card is required to play at APT Melbourne Champs II. If you don't already have a Crown Rewards Card, it is very easy to sign up for one at any Crown Rewards desk. Please ensure you have your Crown Rewards Card with you when registering and playing in APT events. 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 APT, proud partner of Crown, brings you a luxury premium poker experience in Melbourne at the stunning Crown Metropol Melbourne, Sky Bar 28. 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢, 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 & 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘. 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 Check out the full event schedule, structures and all the latest information. Register online before you arrive and save time at the venue. 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂 📍 Crown Metropol Melbourne, Sky Bar 28 📅 30 September – 11 October *Open to Crown Rewards Members who are 18+ and not prohibited from the casino or any Crown property for any reason. Full T&Cs here crownmelbourne.com.au/casino/table-games/poker For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗜 Playing an event at APT Melbourne Champs II? Your Crown parking can be validated. Simply request a parking receipt when you enter any of our events and present at the Crown Poker Room desk after playing your event to have your parking validated. 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 APT, proud partner of Crown, brings you a luxury premium poker experience in Melbourne at the stunning Crown Metropol Melbourne, Sky Bar 28. 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢, 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 & 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘. 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 Check out the full event schedule, structures and all the latest information. Register online before you arrive and save time at the venue. 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂 📍 Crown Metropol Melbourne, Sky Bar 28 📅 30 September – 11 October

𝗩𝗜𝗣 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 | 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘 There are still a few VIP Pre-Sale Packages available for Melbourne Champs II, offering fantastic value for players looking to lock in their place early. For just $13,300, you receive $14,300 in value, including a $1,000 bonus which can be used towards additional tournament entries or official APT merchandise. Your VIP Package includes entry into 9 of our feature events, including the Main Event, The Goliath, Van's Vault, Players Champs, The Grind, Big Flipper, Hachem Deepstack and more, with over $1 million in guaranteed prize pools across these events. Plus, we'll organise VIP merchandise for you to wear throughout the series. Just let us know your size. We're excited to welcome players to Crown Metropol Melbourne and the incredible Sky Bar 28 for Melbourne Champs II as part of our new partnership with Crown Resorts. Melbourne Champs II | 30 Sep - 11 Oct Crown Metropol | Sky Bar 28 With only a few packages remaining, now is the time to secure yours and take advantage of this incredible value. For enquiries or to reserve your package, contact the APT VIP Team at vip@australianpokertour.com.au. Australian Poker Tour are the Official Satellite Partner for Crown Melbourne, supporting the Crown Poker Victorian Poker Championship and Aussie Millions, and sponsored by Linktech Australia and Dazzla Tickets. https://www.australianpokertour.com.au

APT SIGNS WORLD NO.1 BRYN KENNEY AS INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR Poker’s all-time live tournament earnings leader joins the Australian Poker Tour. The Australian Poker Tour has appointed Bryn Kenney as its official International Ambassador. Kenney currently leads poker’s all-time live tournament money list, with more than US$90 million in recorded cashes. His achievements include two World Series of Poker bracelets, five Triton Poker titles and victory in the 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event at Crown Melbourne. Kenney will make his first official appearance as an APT International Ambassador at the Melbourne Champs at Crown Melbourne in January 2027. He will compete in the series and help promote APT internationally, attract leading players and re-establish Melbourne as a major January poker destination. APT owner Tony Hachem described the signing as a defining moment for the Tour. “For someone of Bryn’s standing to choose APT and support our vision is an enormous endorsement of what our team is building for the future of poker” Hachem said. Hachem also acknowledged APT's International BDM Clint Taylor for bringing the partnership together. “Clint’s relationship with Bryn began during the 2019 Aussie Millions and has grown into a genuine friendship. Through his persistence, vision and belief in APT’s future, Clint & Tony created the pathway that made this partnership possible.” Together, Bryn Kenney and APT are building Australia into a global destination for the world’s best tournament poker players. ABOUT APT The Australian Poker Tour delivers professionally operated tournament series across Australia, bringing players together to compete for prize pools, trophies, titles and national recognition. www.australianpokertour.com.au

🎟️ 𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧! 🎟️ Melbourne Champs II is coming to 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹, 𝗦𝗸𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟴 from 𝟯𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 – 𝟭𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, and we're giving 𝟯 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 the chance to score a seat into one of three marquee events! 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗦. 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦. 🏆 𝟭 𝗫 $𝟳𝟱𝟬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥 $75K GTD | Wednesday 30 September | 3PM 🏆 𝟭 𝗫 $𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞 $60K GTD | Friday 2 October | 3PM 🏆 𝟭 𝗫 $𝟳𝟱𝟬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗘 $50K GTD | Sunday 4 October | 3PM 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥: 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 / 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗧 to this post! ✅ 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 the Australian Poker Tour Facebook Page! ✅ 𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝟮 𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 in the comments! ✅ 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 this post! ✅ 🎉 The 𝟯 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 will be drawn on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. Get tagging, get sharing and get ready for APT Melbourne Champs II! 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗜 𝟯𝟬 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 – 𝟭𝟭 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗟 | 𝗦𝗞𝗬 𝗕𝗔𝗥 𝟮𝟴 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 australianpokertour.com.au

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦! 𝗩𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦! The road to the Crown Victorian Poker Championship is well underway, with another 18 players securing their $2,500 Main Event seat at the APT Satellite Showdown II! 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟲 | 𝟱 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗦 Damien Moloney Mel Judah Steven Gacovski Michael Barkho Sean Ragozzini 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟵 | 𝟯 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗦 Jordon Lush Levina Drake Nathan O'Malley 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟮 | 𝟯 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗦 Denzel Barkho Dylan Davys Douglas Dias 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟯 | 𝟱 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗦 Denzel Barkho Sean Ragozzini Michael Barkho James Keenan Nigel Andrews 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗨𝗞𝗞𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗪 Sharbell secured his $2,500 VIC Champs Main Event seat from the barrel draw. 𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗬 (𝗫𝗜𝗨𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗨𝗔𝗡𝗚) 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 Uncle Sammy secured his seat through the APT 300 Leaderboard Challenge. 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗗! 𝟰𝟱 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗟! That's $112,500 worth of VIC Champs Main Event seats already won via our Satellite Showdown events. Good luck to everyone who won a seat at the Crown Victorian Poker Championship. 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟮–𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘

𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗜𝗜 | $𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗥 | 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡🏆 Nathan O'Malley has closed out the APT 500 Closer in style, defeating a field of 57 entries to claim the $6,350 top prize after a 3-handed deal! 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: 1st: Nathan O'Malley – $6,350* 2nd: Samuel Sewell – $5,400* 3rd: Cameron Lawless – $5,000* 4th: Banana (Amador Bermejo) – $2,600 5th: Oliver Chua – $1,950 6th: Christos Andreadis – $1,500 7th: Tomasz Wojkowski – $1,200 8th: Chris Gatley – $1,000 *Deal Made 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱: 𝟱𝟳 | 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹: $𝟮𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 | 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆: $𝟱𝟬𝟬 | 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗱: 𝟴

𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧! The cards are in the air for the $25,000 GTD APT 500 CLOSER and we’re bringing you all the action LIVE! Tune in tonight as the field battles it out at the tables, with all the big hands, big decisions and big moments captured LIVE. 🎙️ LIVE COMMENTARY Join Graeme Bennett & Eugene Portlen behind the microphones, calling all the action as we race towards crowning our APT 500 CLOSER Champion! We’ll be streaming right through until we crown the winner! 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 APT YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@AustralianPokerTour https://www.youtube.com/live/AMp_4W4GZBk $25,000 GTD | APT 500 CLOSER | LIVE FROM 8:30PM Get comfortable, turn it up and join us for the action!

𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗥 | $𝟮𝟱𝗞 𝗚𝗧𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝟰𝟬 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗝𝗨𝗠𝗣 𝗜𝗡 We’re currently sitting on a $5,000 overlay with late registration closing at 5:50PM. $500 Entry | 80K Starting Stack 30 Sec Shot Clock | Re-Entry 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗬: $5,000 If you’ve been thinking about playing, now’s the time to get in. 📍 Crowne Plaza Melbourne Carlton 701 Swanston Street, Carlton

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬’𝗦 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 | 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟭𝟯 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗩𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝟭 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘 | 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬𝗣𝗠 2 SEATS GTD | $75 | 15K START STACK 30 SEC SHOT CLOCK | RE-ENTRY | LATE REG 1:45PM 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗥 | 𝟭:𝟬𝟬𝗣𝗠 $25K GTD | $500 | 80K START STACK 30 SEC SHOT CLOCK | RE-ENTRY | LATE REG 5:50PM 𝗩𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘 | 𝟱:𝟬𝟬𝗣𝗠 5 SEATS GTD | $300 | 30K START STACK 30 SEC SHOT CLOCK | RE-ENTRY | LATE REG 8:05PM 📍 Crowne Plaza Melbourne Carlton 701 Swanston Street, Carlton 𝗚𝗧𝗗 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗦 All guarantees are subject to APT Terms & Conditions. Tournament clock starts at the scheduled time. First hand is dealt once at least 3 players are seated. If fewer than 3 players are registered, the tournament will be cancelled at the end of Level 4.

𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗜𝗜 | 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 | $𝟰𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞 🏆 Michael Tchong has taken down the Monster Stack at APT Satellite Showdown II, defeating a huge field of 81 entries to claim the $5,600 top prize! It was a massive final table with plenty of big names, and Michael held on to take the title in one of the biggest events of the series. 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: 1st: Michael Tchong – $5,600* 2nd: Leon Oflus – $6,195* 3rd: Jarrod Mcintrye – $5,600* 4th: Fotini Sakkos – $2,660 5th: OG (Idris Hassan) – $1,960 6th: Freddy Sedigh – $1,480 7th: Charlie Pappalardo – $1,140 8th: Tony Hachem – $940 9th: Theo Gouskos – $820 10th: Ash Ovens – $740 *Denotes Deal 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱: 𝟴𝟭 | 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹: $𝟮𝟳,𝟭𝟯𝟱 | 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆: $𝟰𝟬𝟬 | 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗱: 𝟭𝟬

🏆 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗣𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗜𝗜 | $𝟯𝟱𝟬 𝗣𝗟𝗢𝟱 🏆 Mackenzie Alford has taken down the PLO5 Black Ace Bomb Pot at APT Satellite Showdown II, defeating a field of 23 entries to claim the $3,250 top prize! With a Black Ace triggering a double-board PLO5 Bomb Pot, this one delivered plenty of action all the way to the finish! 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: 1st: Mackenzie Alford – $3,250 2nd: Andrea Cocco – $1,730 3rd: Harrold Tsakmaklis – $1,050 4th: Dean Germon – $755 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱: 𝟮𝟯 | 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹: $𝟲,𝟳𝟴𝟱 | 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆: $𝟯𝟱𝟬 | 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗱: 𝟰

𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 We’ve pushed tonight’s PLO5 Bomb Pot back one hour. 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟲:𝟯𝟬𝗣𝗠 𝗣𝗟𝗢𝟱 𝗕𝗢𝗠𝗕 𝗣𝗢𝗧 | 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 $350 Entry | 30K Starting Stack 20 Min Levels | Unlimited Re-Entry 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗚 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝟵:𝟯𝟬𝗣𝗠 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗣 Triggers a Double Board PLO5 Bomb Pot. It can be re-triggered. 📍 Crowne Plaza Melbourne Carlton 701 Swanston Street, Carlton 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 australianpokertour.com.au