$10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event Day 2 | 2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship

14 hours 57 minutes ago

Runner-Runner Keeps Bell in It

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up with the board showing K♠J♣2♠ and roughly 15,000 in the pot.

David Bell was all in for 39,500, with Farhad Mohajerani putting him at risk.

David Bell: 9♠7♠ All in
Farhad Mohajerani: J♠6♠

When the cards were flipped over Bell said "I can't win this one" as Mohajerani had a pair of jacks above Bell's two cards, and the better flush draw. But once the 10♣ hit on the turn, Mohajerani said "Now you have a chance" as Bell picked up a double gut-shot straight draw.

The Q♥ on the river brought that draw right in for Bell, to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farhad Mohajerani	245,000 190,900	190,900
David Bell	100,000 146,000	146,000

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15 hours 16 minutes ago

Tran Takes the Change

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Laura Fryer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ismail Refikoglu had a brutal battle in the blinds that saw their stack go down to just 6,500.

Ismail Refikoglu: 6♥6♦ All in
Big Blind: A♣J♣

Refikoglu was ahead on the Q♥K♦5♥ flop, althought the big blind had picked up a straight draw. There was no change on the 8♦ turn but the A♠ river saw Refikoglu pass across the majority of his stack.

A few hand later, Chris Tran open-jammed for around 25,000 and Refikoglu moved in his last few big blinds.

Ismail Refikoglu: A♦J♥ All in
Chris Tran: K♥9♥

It was the end of the road for Refikoglu after seeing a king come on the J♣7♣3♦4♥K♦ river, sending him to the rail.

Tran collected the change and sat back with around half a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Tran	34,000 20,000	20,000
Ismail Refikoglu	Busted

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15 hours 26 minutes ago

Don't be Afraid!

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

15 hours 53 minutes ago

Former Champion Stavropoulos: "Show Me Someone Who Predicted This, I'll Show You a Liar"

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

2015 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Manny Stavropoulos is as astounded by the numbers in this year's Aussie Millions Main Event.

"Anyone who would have said we'd get these numbers for the Main Event - show me that person and I'll show you a liar," he said to PokerNews on break in the Main Event. "Nobody predicted this."

Eleven years ago, Stavropoulos defeated a 648-player field to win A$1,385,500.

"It's a long time ago now," he said. "Crossed over the decade mark now so definitely a while ago. Those 10-11 years are really hard, because we didn't have everything since 2020, right? So it's 11 years but it's more like six years."

Like many, he's just glad the festival is back.

"It's good that the Aussie Millions is back. There are a lot of poker events on these days. Every weekend there's now an event of some kind, but I don't need to say anymore; just look at the numbers."

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15 hours 58 minutes ago

Players Take a Short Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The remaining 264 players take a 15-minute break.

Action will resume at 10.05 p.m.

16 hours 2 minutes ago

No Double for Giddey

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Laura Fryer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jun Wen Ooi opened to 6,000 from middle position and Josh Giddey three-bet jammed for 52,500 from the cutoff.

Action went back to Ooi who took around 20-seconds before making the call.

Josh Giddey: K♣Q♥ All in
Jun Wen Ooii: A♥K♦

Giddey was behind and looked to the flop for some help.

There was no real sweat when the dealer fanned the 3♣J♠2♥ flop.

It was the end of the road for Giddey after seeing the 9♣ turn and 6♦ river complete the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Wen Ooi	465,000 393,200	393,200
Josh Giddey	Busted

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16 hours 22 minutes ago

Jehu Running on Fumes

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Laura Fryer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Early position opened to 5,500 and Liam Jehu called on the button. Both the blinds folded, and the players went heads up to the 2♣7♠J♦ flop.

Early position bet out 4,000 and Jehu called, taking the action to the A♠ turn.

Jehu called another 8,000 bet, to see the 6♣ river but gave up the pot after facing at 15,000 bet by his opponent.

His cards were thrown into the muck and after a few hands, Jehu tried to discuss with his opponent what he had been holding. There was no clear answer and Jehu was left with around ten big blind to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liam Jehu	23,000 17,800	17,800

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16 hours 42 minutes ago

Stavropoulos Slides Down

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Laura Fryer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Manny Stavropoulos limped from the small blind and Sung Cho defended the big blind.

The 4♥8♦J♦ flop was checked by Stavropoulos and Cho bet out 3,000. Stavropoulos called, and the players saw the 8♣ turn.

Stavropoulos checked, Cho bet 6,000 and Stavropoulos gave up, taking him further down in the counts and further from securing another Aussie Millions Main Event Title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Cho	198,000 198,000	198,000
Manny Stavropoulos	52,000 6,000	6,000

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16 hours 48 minutes ago

Some Notable Stacks After the Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

NBA star Josh Giddey and Former Aussie Millions 2015 Main Event Champion Manny Stavropoulos are still in the main event but are looking for a late night spin up. They are both sitting lower in the counts, and are battling with around 20 big blinds.

Other notables such as Alex Lynskey, Michael Gathy and Joe Hachem have continued to sit ahead with more than above average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom McMahon	690,000 265,000	265,000

Michael Gathy	410,000 230,000	230,000

Joe Hachem	310,000 62,000	62,000

Alex Lynskey	285,000 138,000	138,000
Martin Finger	140,000 55,000	55,000

Tristan Wade	90,000 38,000	38,000

Michael Wang	65,000 22,400	22,400

Josh Giddey	59,000 151,000	151,000
Manny Stavropoulos	58,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Big Blinds Joe Hachem Josh Giddey Michael Gathy