$10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event Day 1c | 2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship

May 06, 2026

Juanda Doubles Through Batis

Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

John Juanda hasn't had the best day, mostly trending downward and unable to find any momentum.

However, in a recent hand Juanda shoved for his last 6,100 fro the hijack and was called by Jordan Batis in the big blind.

John Juanda: A♠4♦ All in
Jordan Batis: A♣6♦

It was an all in confrontation that would often end in a chop, but the 8♥7♥Q♥J♣4♣ runout paired Juanda's four on the river to award him a much-needed double up and keep his Main Event run alive for now.

Tags: John Juanda Jordan Batis

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

May 06, 2026

Final Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players in the field have been sent on the last 15-minute break of the day.

May 06, 2026

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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May 06, 2026

Veljkovic Picks up Cowboys

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The player first to act raised to 1,200 and was three-bet to 4,000 by Zhengshan Hao from directly behind him. Daniel Veljkovic then cold four-bet to 9,000 from the hijack, which got a fold from the initial raiser and a call from Hao.

Hao check-called a 4,500 bet from Veljkovic on the J♣6♠10♥ flop and a 12,000 bet from Veljkovic on the 5♣ turn.

Both players checked down on the 6♥ river and Veljkovic tabled K♣K♠.

Hao couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the large pot to Veljkovic.

Tags: Daniel Veljkovic Zhengshan Hao

May 06, 2026

Jokanovic More Than Doubles

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Andy Lee opened to 1,500 from early position and was called by Darragh Curtin in the hijack and Rahul Rastogi in the cutoff. Sinisa Jokanovic then announced he was all in for approximately 13,000 on the button and Lee four-bet to 25,000 to isolate. Curtain and Rastogi folded to set up a showdown between Lee and Jokanovic.

Sinisa Jokanovic: A♠J♥ All in
Andy Lee: K♣Q♦

Jokanovic held a slight lead with his ace, and the 6♦9♠2♣9♦8♥ runout kept him ahead to double through Lee and pick up some dead chips on top.

Tags: Andy Lee Darragh Curtin Rahul Rastogi Sinisa Jokanovic

May 06, 2026

Batis Bets Out Guillen

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Yoon Kang opened to 1,500 from early position and was called by Angel Guillen in middle position. Jordan Batis then squeezed to 5,100 from the big blind, which got a fold from Kang and a call from Guillen for a bloated heads-up pot.

Guillen called a 3,500 bet from Batis on the 7♥2♠4♠ flop, but folded after Batis bet 10,000 on the K♣ turn.