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2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
$10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event
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Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
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.
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,250,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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10,375,000
275,000
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275,000 |
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9,900,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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5,400,000
1,250,000
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1,250,000 |
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3,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
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2,425,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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2,330,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The final seven players are now bagging and tagging for the evening and will return tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. local time to play out the final table.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 4.
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action folded to the blinds, where Scott Stewart limped from the small blind. Dejan Boskovic exercised his option to raise from the big blind and Stewart responded by shoving for a bit under 2,000,000 total. Boskovic snap-called and hands were revealed.
Scott Stewart: A♠6♦
Dejan Boskovic: A♥A♣
It was unfortunate timing from Stewart, who found himself in terrible shape with ace-rag against Boskovic's rockets.
The 4♦5♥9♣ flop wasn't much help for Stewart, but the 2♦ turn did give him some hope with a gut shot straight draw.
It wasn't meant to be, however, as the 10♣ river bricked out — eliminating Stewart one spot shy of the final table in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,150,000
2,050,000
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2,050,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Kanaan Youkhanna opened to 200,000 on the button and Malcolm Trayner defended his big blind.
Both players checked on the 2♦2♣7♥ flop and J♥ turn, but Trayner bombed 600,000 into the middle after the 7♣ completed the board.
Youkhanna looked Trayner up and Trayner tabled A♠2♠ for trip deuces. A frustrated Youkhanna flung his cards into the muck and with that hand, Trayner has breached the 10 million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,100,000
3,550,000
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3,550,000 |
|
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3,700,000
800,000
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800,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Kanaan Youkhanna opened to 200,000 on the button and Patrick Barba raised to 1,000,000 from the big blind. Youkhanna called and the flop came Q♣9♠2♥
Barba committed his last 100,000 chips to the flop and the cards were turned over.
Patrick Barba: Q♥4♥
Kanaan Youkhanna: Q♠9♣
Barba needed to hit to stay alive, having flopped a backdoor flush draw, but Youkhanna also flopped two pair.
The 10♥ turn brought Barba one step closer and he was saved from elimination on the K♥ river, climbing back up in the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000
2,200,000
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2,200,000 |
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2,250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Sheldon Mayer called from the small blind and Michael Zhang checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣9♠5♠ and Mayer check-called a bet from Zhang.
Mayer checked again on the Q♦ turn and Zhang made another bet. Mayer responded by moving all in and Zhang called all in for approximately 3,000,000 to put himself at risk.
Michael Zhang: 10♠5♣
Sheldon Mayer: 10♥9♥
"That's sick," Zhang said upon seeing both players had flopped two pair.
The 6♠ river kept Mayer in front with tens and nines and Zhang was eliminated in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,700,000
4,200,000
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4,200,000 |
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Busted |
Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Michael Zhang opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Dejan Boskovic called on the button.
The 10♠4♥6♠ flop was checked to the K♠ turn. Zhang check-called a 400,000 bet by Boskovic, taking them to the 10♦ river.
Zhang checked, Boskovic bet 1,400,000 and Zhang paused, before calling.
Boskovic tabled his A♠Q♠ for the nut flush and Zhang mucked his hand, taking a significant tumble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,100,000
3,725,000
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3,725,000 |
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3,600,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Malcolm Trayner opened to 200,000 on the button and Mishel Anunu three-bet jammed for 2,025,000 in the small blind. Kanaan Youkhanna spread his 10 time-bank cards in front of his stack, but didn't need much time to make the call. Trayner folded, leaving the players to go heads up to showdown.
Mishel Anunu: A♠J♦
Kanaan Youkhanna: A♣Q♣
Anunu was looking to improve but the 5♥4♥10♣ flop didn't bring much for Anunu to work with.
A 7♣ turn only strengthened Youkhanna, as they were now looking at a flush draw. The 10♦ river ended Anunu's time in the Main Event, and he bust in 10th place, taking home A$107,800.
After the hand Trayner remarked that they had folded Ace-Nine suited.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,700,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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6,550,000
1,550,000
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1,550,000 |
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Busted | |
