$25,000 Challenge Day 2 | 2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship

9 hours 53 minutes ago

Yuxi Huang Eliminated in 11th Place ($65,855 AUD)

Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kei Tanaka opened to 100,000 first to act and it was folded ot Yuxi Huang, who shoved for her last 865,000 on the button. Action folded back to Tanaka and he called to put Huang at risk.

Yuxi Huang: A♥7♥ All in
Kei Tanaka: 10♦10♠

Huang would need some help againsat Tanaka's tens, but the 9♠2♦8♠8♦8♥ runout kept Tanaka best — eliminating Huang in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kei Tanaka	3,885,000 1,090,000	1,090,000

Yuxi Huang	Busted

Tags: Kei Tanaka Yuxi Huang

10 hours 3 minutes ago

Martinelli Pays Yokosawa Off

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Luke Martinelli opened to 100,000 on the button with K♥Q♣ and and Masato Yokosawa defended his big blind holding A♠4♥.

Yokosawa check-called a 75,000 bet from Matinelli on the 3♦J♣4♣ flop and then both players checked on the 4♠ turn.

The 3♠ river double paired the board and Yokosawa fired 350,000 into the middle.

Martinelli tanked a bit, but eventually decided to look Yokosawa up and Yokosawa turned over his boat to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	3,815,000 775,000	775,000

Luke Martinelli	2,205,000 685,000	685,000

Tags: Luke Martinelli Masato Yokosawa

10 hours 26 minutes ago

Updated Counts on Feature Table

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	3,040,000 340,000	340,000

Luke Martinelli	2,890,000
Kei Tanaka	2,795,000 50,000	50,000

Josh Hutchins	1,870,000
Yuxi Huang	905,000 420,000	420,000

10 hours 27 minutes ago

Lee Gets Value

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Michael Egan opened to 100,000 first to act and was called by Joe Sandaev in the small blind and Andy Lee in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Action checked to Egan, who continued for 90,000 on the 7♠K♣2♣ flop. Sandaev got out of the way, but Lee called.

Both players checked on the 4♦ turn and then Lee led out for 155,000 after the 5♦ filled the river.

Egan looked Lee up and Lee tabled K♠8♥ for a pair of kings. Egan couldn't beat it and sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Lee	5,300,000 800,000	800,000
Joe Sandaev	3,250,000 450,000	450,000
Michael Egan	2,400,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Andy Lee Joe Sandaev Michael Egan

10 hours 31 minutes ago

Banipal Babana Eliminated in 12th Place ($56,450 AUD)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action was displayed incorrectly on stream, but it appeared Banipal Babana got all in holding Q♦6♣ against Luke Martinelli's J♣9♦ on a board of 9♥6♥K♠4♣7♥ — leaving Martinelli best with a pair of nines against Babana's pair of sixes for the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Martinelli	2,890,000 300,000	300,000
Banipal Babana	Busted

Tags: Banipal Babana Luke Martinelli

10 hours 38 minutes ago

Wakeman Five-Bet Shoves on Nguyen

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Trung Nguyen raised to 150,000 from the small blind. Matthew Wakeman three-bet to 425,000 from the big blind and Nguyen responded with a four-bet to 900,000.

Wakeman used up a timebank contemplating his decision and then announced he was all in for 1,800,000 total.

Nguyen went into the tank, but eventually laid his hand down and rapped the table — conceding the pot to Wakeman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wakeman	2,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Trung Nguyen	2,500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Matthew Wakeman Trung Nguyen

10 hours 42 minutes ago

Najeem Ajez Eliminated in 13th Place ($56,450 AUD)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Najeem Ajez shoved for his last 900,000 from the hijack and was called by Andy Lee in the small blind to be put at risk.

Najeem Ajez: A♠J♦ All in
Andy Lee: A♦Q♠

Ajez was dominated, and the 6♣7♦2♦3♦9♣ runout changed nothing to send Ajez out with a min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Lee	4,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Najeem Ajez	Busted

Tags: Andy Lee Najeem Ajez

10 hours 47 minutes ago

Alex Trevallion Bubbles $25k Challenge

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alex Trevallion moved all in for his last 50,000 on the button and was called by Kei Tanaka in the small blind and Luke Martinelli in the big blind.

Both players checked down on the 3♣2♠6♠7♥2♦ runout and Trevallion showed J♣10♠ for just jack-high.

Tanaka tabled 8♥6♣ for a pair of sixes — eliminating Trevallion one spot shy of the money.

Everyone remaining is now guaranteed a minimum payout of $56,450 AUD.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kei Tanaka	2,745,000

Luke Martinelli	2,590,000
Alex Trevallion	Busted

Tags: Alex Trevallion Kei Tanaka Luke Martinelli

10 hours 51 minutes ago

Babana Scores a Bubble Double

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Banipal Babana shoved for his last 110,000 on the button and was called by Josh Hutchins in the small blind.

Banipal Babana: A♥K♠ All in
Josh Hutchins: K♥10♦

Babana got his chips in good and was awarded with a double up after the 4♥A♣9♠A♠6♠ runout left him with trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Hutchins	1,870,000 80,000	80,000
Banipal Babana	300,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Banipal Babana Josh Hutchins

Level: 17

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000