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

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Final Table

Kei Tanaka

8,450,000

Andy Lee

4,160,000

Matthew Wakeman

3,950,000

Michael Egan

3,650,000

Joe Sandaev

2,300,000

Aaron Li

2,080,000

Josh Hutchins

1,850,000

Luke Martinelli

1,705,000

Trung Nguyen

1,260,000

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18 hours 49 minutes ago

Kuo Douses Burns

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Kahle Burns opened to 30,000 from early position and Kitty Kuo announced she was all in from the hijack for 238,000. Action folded back to Burns, who quickly called all in for a bit over 200,000 to put himself at risk.

Kahle Burns: 9♦9♣ All in
Kitty Kuo: A♦Q♦

It was a fair fight between Burns' pair and Kuo's two overs, but the 7♣Q♠2♣Q♣8♥ runout favored Kuo after improving her to trips — eliminating Burns shortly after late reg closed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitty Kuo	460,000 160,000	160,000

Roderick Shen	Busted
Kahle Burns	Busted

Tags: Kahle Burns Kitty Kuo

Level: 12

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

19 hours 10 minutes ago

Full Redraw

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The field has swelled to 92 entrants total, prompting the tournament director to extend the break for a full seating redraw.

19 hours 29 minutes ago

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Late registration will close at the end of the break.

19 hours 30 minutes ago

Burns Doubles His Short Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Cheng Gu opened from under the gun and was called by Najeem Ajez from the cutoff. Kahle Burns then shoved for a bit under 100,000 from the small blind, which got a fold from Gu and and a call from Ajez to put Burns at risk.

Kahle Burns: A♣10♥ All in
Najeem Ajez: 6♣6♥

It was a race that went Burns' way after the A♥Q♦4♥8♣4♠ runout paired Burns' ace for the double up.

"I was trying to avoid sitautions like that!" a frustrated Ajez said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Najeem Ajez	1,140,000 272,000	272,000
Cheng Gu	750,000 191,000	191,000
Kahle Burns	220,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Cheng Gu Kahle Burns Najeem Ajez

19 hours 41 minutes ago

Sandaev Pads His Stack; Addamo and Kuo in the Mix

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joe Sandaev opeend to 24,000 from early position and Michael Wang defended his big blind.

Wang check-called a 12,000 bet from Sandaev on the 7♥2♦7♣ flop and then both players checked on the 2♣ turn.

Wang checked a final time after the K♥ completed the board and quickly folded after Sandaev bet 35,000.

Kitty Kuo and Michael Addamo were among the late registrants on Day 2 and have taken their seats.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Sandaev	1,400,000 64,000	64,000
Kitty Kuo	300,000 300,000	300,000

Michael Addamo	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Joe Sandaev Kitty Kuo Michael Addamo Michael Wang

19 hours 57 minutes ago

Fours Enough for Huang

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

David Yan opeend to 25,000 from early position and wsa called by Yuxi Huang on the button. Corey Kempson then squeezed to 110,000 from the small blind, which got a fold from Yan and call from Huang for a bloated heads-up pot.

Huang called an 80,000 bet from Kempson on the 2♠6♣10♦ flop and then both players checked down on the 5♦ turn and 8♥ river.

"Ace-jack," Kempson said as he turned over A♣J♥.

Huang revealed 4♠4♥ for a pair of fours and was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuxi Huang	1,450,000 183,000	183,000

Corey Kempson	840,000 330,000	330,000
David Yan	430,000 430,000	430,000

Tags: Corey Kempson David Yan Yuxi Huang

20 hours 14 minutes ago

Wakeman Lightens the Field

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Trung Nguyen opened to 25,000 from the hijack and was called by the player in the cutoff. Matthew Wakeman then announced a squeeze to 110,000 from the small blind, which got a fold from Nguyen, but a shove from the cutoff for about 300,000. Wakeman snap-called and hands were revealed.

Cutoff: A♥10♥ All in
Matthew Wakeman: J♠J♣

The board ran out 8♦J♦10♣6♥Q♣ — keeping Wakeman's jacks best for the knockout.