2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship

$10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♣7♦
Prize
1,667,050 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
7,700,000 AUD
Total Entries
770
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
770
Players Left
176
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Runner-Runner Keeps Bell in It

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
David Bell
David Bell

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.

Tags: David BellFarhad Mohajerani

Tran Takes the Change

Laura Fryer
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.

Tags: Chris TranIsmail Refikoglu

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

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

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Manny Stavropoulos
Manny Stavropoulos

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."

Tags: Manny Stavropoulos

No Double for Giddey

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Josh Giddey
Josh Giddey

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.

Tags: Josh GiddeyJun Wen Ooi

Jehu Running on Fumes

Laura Fryer
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.

Tags: Liam Jehu

Stavropoulos Slides Down

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Manny Stravropoulos
Manny Stravropoulos

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.

Tags: Manny StavropoulosSung Cho

Some Notable Stacks After the Break

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Josh Giddey
Josh Giddey

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.

Tags: Alex LynskeyBig BlindsJoe HachemJosh GiddeyMichael Gathy

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