Registration has closed in the $4,000 Teams NLHE/PLO event with 50 total entries. 25 of those teams remain with the average stack 80,000 at the 1,000/2,000 blind level.
Meanwhile, the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha is on dinner break with ten players remaining.
At the same time, there are over 180 players in a Main Event satellite. A reminder that registration closes prior to the start of Day 2 on Thursday.
The tournament clock shows 163 of 173 players remaining, and the current field in the 2026 Aussie Millions Main Event have headed on a 60-minute dinner break.
They'll return for two more 90-minute levels at 8:15 p.m.
The monster $1,500 PLO rolls on with just 13 players remaining. Among the latest eliminations is Haibo Chu, who had started the day third in chips. He takes home $4,940 for his 17th-place finish.
| Place | Player | Payout (AUD) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Hector Salgado | $5,680 |
| 15 | Brian Hull | $5,680 |
| 16 | Denis Jankovic | $4,940 |
| 17 | Haibo Chu | $4,940 |
| 18 | Michael Madden | $4,445 |
| 19 | Issac Chai | $4,445 |
| 20 | Michael Guttmann | $4,445 |
| 21 | Antonio Seremet | $3,950 |
| 22 | Jason Lefevre | $3,950 |
| 23 | Lauren Gabriel | $3,950 |
| 24 | Christopher Ahn | $3,460 |
| 25 | Amin Chehade | $3,460 |
| 26 | Saijes Mundadan | $3,460 |
| 27 | Milan Mehta | $3,460 |
| 28 | Mikael Larsson | $3,210 |
| 29 | Alan Wilson | $3,210 |
Two WSOP bracelet-winners are in action on Day 1b of the Aussie Millions Main Event.
In 2016, Martin Kozlov won the $10,000 Six-Max NL ChampionshipMartin Kozlov at a final table featuring both Justin Bonomo and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson.
Kozlov eventually defeated Davidi Kitai heads-up to take home $665,709.
Meanwhile, Tristan Wade won his bracelet outside of Vegas, taking down the €3,200 Shootout at the 2011 WSOP Europe in Cannes.
His final table featured strong opposition in the shape of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Mike Watson and Steve O'Dwyer. Nevertheless, Wade emerged triumphant for €182,048.
"Everyone who made the final table was an accomplished poker player in their own right," he told PokerNews. "I knew it was going to be a very tough final table.
"The feeling was surreal. It was incredible at the same time. Any MTT poker player loves the rush they get when they outright win a tournament. Now factor in that this tournament was a World Series of Poker event. It's an amazing feeling to conquer a goal I'd had for years."
With the $25,000 Challenge close to crowning its winner, it's time to take a look back at the last time the event was held as part of the Aussie Millions.
In 2020, the tournament drew a massive field of 169 entries, with Colombia's Farid Jattin taking down the title for A$983,646 after a heads-up deal with George Wolff.
Jattin was dominant, paralyzing the final table with his signature aggression, and coming out on top of a field that included High Roller regulars like Steve O'Dwyer and Sam Greenwood.
The tournament ended somewhat unconventionally. Jattin entered heads-up play with a massive lead over George Wolff, but after Wolff secured a double-up, the two quickly negotiated a deal. Jattin conceded approximately $90,000 of his equity to Wolff to end the match early, humorously noting that since Wolff was his poker coach, he "had to chop with the coach."
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | A$983,646* | $678,900* |
| 2 | George Wolff | United States | A$821,273* | $566,832* |
| 3 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | A$466,440 | $322,501 |
| 4 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | A$344,760 | $238,371 |
| 5 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | A$243,360 | $168,262 |
| 6 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | A$172,380 | $119,185 |
| 7 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | A$131,820 | $91,142 |
*reflects heads-up deal
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Seven players still remain in the $25,000 Challenge with Andy Lee at the top of the chip counts.
He's overtaken Japanese actor Kei Tanaka, with the remaining players all guaranteed $111,720.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Lee | 8,200,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Kei Tanaka | 6,275,000 | 50 |
| 3 | Josh Hutchins | 5,300,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Michael Egan | 4,925,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Aaron Liau | 1,825,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Matthew Wakeman | 1,675,000 | 13 |
| 7 | Joe Sandaev | 1,275,000 | 10 |
We're down to 18 players in the $1,500 PLO on Day 2 with the remaining players all guaranteed A$4,445. That tournament is scheduled to finish today.
Meanwhile, there have been 29 entries in the $4,000 Teams NLHE/PLO event, including Michael Mizrachi and his teammate Jason Giuliano. Also in the field are Sosia Jiang, Michael Wang, Yuxi Huang and Tsugunari Toma.
There are around two levels of late registration remaining.
The tournament clock shows 173 entries so far on Day 1b of the Aussie Millions Main Event. The tournament clock shows 165 players remaining.
After this level, there will be a 60-minute dinner break and two more levels of play. Stay tuned to PokerNews and follow all the live updates here.
Another player has been eliminated in the $25,000 Challenge, with Luke Martinelli losing out to Michael Egan.
Egan shoved on a A♦A♣7♦Q♥2♥ river and was quickly called by Martinelli for his last 15 big blinds.
Luke Martinelli: 7♠7♥ 
Michael Egan: A♥Q♠
Martinelli had flopped a full house, but the queen on the turn gave Egan a better full house. The river had bricked, but it spelled disaster for Martinelli who was eliminated in eight place for A$92,905.
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