button in SafariDejan Boskovic Bags the Lead in Day 4 of Aussie Millions Main Event
Day 4 of the A$10,600 Main Event has wrapped up with the field reduced to the final seven players. What began with 42 contenders returning to Crown Melbourne has now been narrowed to the seven seats at tomorrow’s official final table. The day moved at a brisk pace, with several big shifts in the counts.
Dejan Boskovic locked up the lead and returns tomorrow with 12,150,000 chips. He started the day on 2,400,000 but early on clinched a key pot against fellow finalist Malcolm Trayner when he rivered a straight and got paid. Later, he knocked out Michael Zhang after turning the nut flush to gain more. In the final hand of the night, Boskovic woke up with aces, leading to the demise of Scott Stewart and securing the overnight chip lead heading into the final seven.
Close behind in the counts headed into the final day are Malcolm Trayner and Sheldon Mayer, both well‑placed to challenge for the title and claim the A$1,667,050 first‑place prize. Trayner found himself in a compromising position a few hours before the end of the day and was in a flip for his tournament life, but survived with pocket threes. After doubling up, he tore through his table with 12 players remaining, picking up plenty of small pots to build a dominating stack. His rail were already cheering him on after nearly every pot he won, even clapping when he simply stole the blinds. As a WSOP bracelet winner, he’ll be able to draw on the experience of handling the pressure that comes with being on a final table stage.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Vikas | Australia | 5,300,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Patrick Barba | Australia | 2,330,000 | 23 |
| 3 | Dejan Boskovic | Australia | 12,150,000 | 122 |
| 4 | Sheldon Mayer | Australia | 9,900,000 | 99 |
| 5 | Kanaan Youkhanna | Australia | 3,500,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Dean Blatt | Australia | 2,425,000 | 24 |
| 7 | Malcolm Trayner | Australia | 10,375,000 | 104 |
Day 4 Action
Others weren’t so lucky and fell short of making the final day of the Main Event. The start of the day saw play resume with 30 minutes left in Level 20, and early action saw several short stacks forced into difficult spots. Among those to fall during the opening levels were Alex Lynskey, Duncan Cameron, and Wang Li, each unable to build momentum toward a deeper run. Farad Mohajerani was also unlucky after running into Michael Kanaan’s quads.
Australian pro Alan Pham also took an early tumble, with his tournament ending after Graham Cowan called his shove for around twelve big blinds and Pham saw no help on the board.
As the field moved closer to the redraw point, the pace remained consistent. Michael Zhang saw plenty of action throughout Day 4. Starting with 605,000, he scored an early double through Hengrui Zhang after holding with pocket sixes. He continued his streak with another near double through Cowan. Later, just before the dinner break, he locked up another double through Stephen Woodhead, ultimately leading to Woodhead’s elimination. Woodhead was left with just five big blinds and used all his time banks before fully committing his stack. His threes didn’t hold, and he hit the rail before the break. Zhang later met the same fate and finished 9th for A$154,000.
Jun Ooi went the distance but was knocked down toward the end of the day. He secured a few doubles, including one through Mayer, but Mayer came back for revenge and returned the favour, sending him to the rail.
A deep finish for Victor Dai added to his results, but he too fell short of the final table. Dai entered as the Day 4 chip leader but suffered a brutal downswing after doubling up an opponent, falling to just four big blinds, then taking some back in a battle on the feature table. His run ended after Ricky Vikas spiked the river card to send him home. This event will go down as one of his highest recorded cash to date, and be a run to remember.
It was then Scott Stewart who became the final elimination of the night after more than 12 hours of play. Stewart’s tournament ended after running into Boskovic’s pocket aces, holding ace‑six offsuit and falling just shy of the final table, taking home the 8th place payout of A$154,000. Stewart was the last international player standing in the tournament, and with his elimination, only local Aussies remain in the battle for the Main Event title.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,667,050 AUD |
| 2 | 1,001,000 AUD |
| 3 | 635,250 AUD |
| 4 | 466,620 AUD |
| 5 | 346,500 AUD |
| 6 | 269,500 AUD |
| 7 | 211,750 AUD |
With the bags sealed, and the final table set, the remaining contenders will return tomorrow to battle for the A$1,667,050 top prize and the prestige of becoming the next Aussie Millions Main Event champion. Day 5 resumes at 2.30 p.m. local time with blinds at 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante.
Be sure to return to PokerNews tomorrow as we bring you live coverage throughout the final day, capturing all the key moments as the 2026 Aussie Millions Main Event plays down to a winner.