2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship

$10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event
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Day: 3
Event Info
2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
7,700,000 AUD
Total Entries
770
Players Left
37
Average Chip Stack
1,248,649
Total Chips
46,200,000
Next Payout
Place 37
30,800 AUD
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
176
Players Left
42
Players Left 37 / 770
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Higgs Folds to Trayner's Pressure

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Malcolm Trayner
Malcolm Trayner

Heads-up on a flop of 866 with a large pot already in the middle, Sam Higgs bet 90,000 from the big blind and Malcolm Trayner called.

Both players checked on the Q turn and Higgs checked a final time after the 8 paired the board on the river.

Trayner announced he was all in, which was enough to put Higgs all in for his last 315,000.

Higgs didn't take long to lay his hand down and Trayner added to his stack, which is now at 2,200,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Malcolm Trayner
2,200,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Sam Higgs
315,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Malcolm TraynerSam Higgs

Stewart Gives up to Pham

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Alan Pham
Alan Pham

Player were already three-ways and on a 510A flop with a pot of around 80,000.

The big blind had checked, Scott Stewart bet out 30,000 and Alan Pham called on the button.

A 10 turn saw Stewart check and Alan Pham bet a stack, which saw Stewart quickly fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Alan Pham
830,000
645,000
645,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Scott Stewart
610,000
500
500
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Scott Stewart

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Zhao's Cowboys Send Swannack to the Rail

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Cole Swannack
Cole Swannack

Cole Swannack was already all in for approximately 130,000 against Shengyu Zhao, who had Swannack covered.

Cole Swannack: A7All in
Shengyu Zhao: KK

Swannack was in rough shape against Zhao's kings, and the 84Q810 runout changed nothing to eliminate Swannack late in the evening.

Player Chips Progress
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Shengyu Zhao
500,000
207,500
207,500
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Cole Swannack
Busted

Tags: Cole SwannackShengyu Zhao

Cassell Gets the Max from Aces

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jennifer Cassell
Jennifer Cassell

Players were heads up on the 8108 flop with Jennifer Cassell in an early position and against an opponent from under the gun.

The pot stood at around 130,000 and Cassell's remaining ~220,000 stack was at risk.

Jennifer Cassell: AAAll in
Under the Gun: A7

Cassell had woken up with aces, and was looking at two pair. There was a sweat of a flush draw for her opponent, but Cassell held on the J turn and 3 river, securing her a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jennifer Cassell
610,000
355,000
355,000

Tags: Jennifer Cassell

Higgs Takes Chen's Chips

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jiaxu Chen
Jiaxu Chen

Jiaxu Chen was already all in approximatey 160,000 on the button against Sam Higgs, who had Chen slightly covered in the big blind.

Jiaxu Chen: K8All in
Sam Higgs: 88

Chen was looking for a king, but the J2Q57 runout failed to improve him and he was eliminated.

The field is now down to 65 players with just over two levels to go on Day 3.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Higgs
360,000
220,000
220,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jiaxu Chen
Busted

Tags: Jiaxu ChenSam Higgs

Vikas Stacks Ruha

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ricky Vikas
Ricky Vikas

The cards were already on their backs with the dealer just peeling the river card. Sam Ruha was all in for his remaining ~60,000 and at risk from the big blind against Ricky Vikas on the button who had him covered.

Sam Ruha: 52All in
Ricky Vikas: AK

The board had ran out as 834410, so neither player had improved, leaving Ruha to hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Ricky Vikas
860,000
385,000
385,000
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Sam Ruha
Busted

Jakovic Jousts With Joyce

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Denis Jakovic
Denis Jakovic

Toby Joyce and Denis Jankovic were heads-up in what appeared to be a three-bet pot on a flop of A69.

Joyce checked from under the gun and called a 35,000 bet from Jankovic on the flop and then Joyce led out for 42,000 on the 9 turn. Jankovic called.

The 5 completed the board and Joyce went back to checking, prompting a 110,000 bet from Jankovic.

Joyce went deep into the tank and burned up two time extensions before deciding to lay his hand down, conceding the pot to Jankovic.

Player Chips Progress
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Denis Jankovic
840,000
300,500
300,500
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Toby Joyce
425,000
241,000
241,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Denis JankovicToby Joyce