$5,000 Challenge Day 2 | 2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship

Players Left 5 / 464

Top
Chip Counts

Luke Martinelli

14,200,000

Corey Kempson

9,125,000

Nathan Ong

7,900,000

Vincent Wan

7,725,000

Xiaosheng Zheng

7,175,000

Kahle Burns

6,325,000

Thijs Hilberts

5,875,000

Joseph Antar

5,825,000

Jian Ting Cai

5,675,000

Billy Argyros

4,925,000

View all

New Updates

20 Show newer posts

23 hours 45 minutes ago

Stewart Doubles Through Cai

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jian Ting Cai opened from the hijack and it was folded to Scott Stewart, who shoved for 970,000 from the small blind. Cai called to put Stewart at risk and hands were revealed.

Scott Stewart: 10♥10♣ All in
Jian Ting Cai: A♥7♥

Stewart got his chips in good and was rewarded after the 2♠Q♣7♦6♣6♠ runout left his tens best for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jian Ting Cai	4,000,000 2,542,000	2,542,000
Scott Stewart	2,000,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Scott Stewart

23 hours 57 minutes ago

Vladas Tamasauskas Bubbles $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Challenge

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Vladas Tamasauskas Bubbles $5k Challenge

Vladas Tamasauskas was forced all in from the big blind for his last 60,000 and Scott Stewart raised to 120,000 from the cutoff. Everyone else folded to set up a showdown between Tamasauskas and Stewart.

Vladas Tamasauskas: 6♠4♦ All in
Scott Stewart: A♥7♠

Tamasauskas turned his cards over one-by-one to find himself behind, but at least had two live cards.

The 10♦J♥6♥ flop brought a six right in the window to pull Tamasauskas ahead, much to the chagrin of the onlookers looking to secure a spot in the money.

However, the dealer brought the A♣ on the turn — pairing Stewart's ace to retake a commanding lead in the hand.

The 9♦ river bricked out for Tamasauskas and he was forced to the rail one spot shy of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Stewart	1,600,000 601,000	601,000

Vladas Tamasauskas	Busted

Tags: Scott Stewart Vladas Tamasauskas

1 day ago

Hand for Hand

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With 56 players remaining and 55 getting paid, hand-for-hand play will commence until the money bubble has burst.

Everyone who survives the money bubble will be guaranteed a payday of at least $10,245 AUD.

1 day ago

Some Counts on the Bubble

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Kempson	3,400,000 800,000	800,000

Najeem Ajez	3,000,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Ron Bean	2,900,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Michael Gathy	2,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Joe Hachem	2,600,000 600,000	600,000

Troy Sweet	1,900,000 700,000	700,000
Ehsan Amiri	1,850,000 100,000	100,000
Stevan Chew	1,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Michael Tomeny	1,500,000 300,000	300,000
Joseph Antar	1,400,000 370,000	370,000
Kenta Ito	1,050,000 950,000	950,000
Matthew Wakeman	1,000,000 667,000	667,000
Masato Yokosawa	900,000 100,000	100,000

Connor Walters	800,000 681,000	681,000
Joseph Sandaev	380,000 595,000	595,000

1 day ago

Is it Getting Bubbly in Here?

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With just three spots to go until the money bubble bursts, play has been a bit "deliberate" as of late.

In a recent hand, the player in the hijack opened to 120,000 and just behind him, Jaxon Byrne moved all in for a bit over a million total. Each of the players behind made liberal use of their shot clocks before folding, which included the original raiser to send the pot Byrne's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaxon Byrne	1,200,000 871,000	871,000

Tags: Jaxon Byrne

Level: 18

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

1 day ago

Back in Action

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

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

The final 59 players have taken their seats and cards are back in the air!

1 day 1 hour ago

Add PokerNews to Your Mobile Home Screen

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

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

The PokerNews desktop and mobile browser websites are as feature-rich as ever, so our tech gurus have decided to call time on the PokerNews mobile app.

Don't fret if you spend your time reading PokerNews articles and live tournament updates from your mobile device because adding PokerNews to your Android or iOS-powered device is simple. Doing so enables you to continue enjoying PokerNews in its glory, including seeing badges, using emojis, browsing famously easy-to-navigate pages, and getting closer to the action with MyStack.

Find More Information Here

1 day 1 hour ago

Dinner Break

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

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

Players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break.

Action will get back underway at approximately 9:15 p.m. local time.

1 day 1 hour ago

Murphy Trips up Yokosawa

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

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

Heads-up on a flop of 7♠7♣J♣ with a few hundred thousand already in the middle, Masato Yokosawa checked from the small blind and called after Daniel Murphy bet 205,000 from early position.

The 7♥ brought trips on board and Yokosawa check-called a 375,000 bet from Murphy.

Both players checked down on the 5♥ river and Murphy showed A♣J♦ for sevens-full of jacks. Yokosawa couldn't beat it and sent his cards into the muck.

Just 59 players remain with a few minutes to go before the dinner break.