Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is making the most of his time here in Melbourne as an Aussie Millions Ambassador, and has jumped into the Teams NLHE/PLO event.
Registration is still open in this $4,000 event, which has the following rules:
Day 2 of the $1,500 PLO is fast approaching three tables left, with 29 players remaining from an enormous field of 380 players.
They returned all in the money, but here are the players who have been eliminated in the money so far:
| Place | Player | Payout (AUD) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Peter Zabon | $3,210 |
| 31 | Levi Titi | $3,210 |
| 32 | Justin Ayoub | $2,965 |
| 33 | Jun Wang | $2,965 |
| 34 | Khanh Tran | $2,965 |
| 35 | Sayak Ratul | $2,965 |
| 36 | Paris Sitzoukis | $2,965 |
| 37 | Ismail Refikoglu | $2,965 |
| 38 | Selim Saab | $2,965 |
| 39 | Alexander Trantor | $2,965 |
| 40 | Mei Yee Lo | $2,715 |
| 41 | Matthew Cai | $2,715 |
| 42 | Mr Rudy | $2,715 |
| 43 | Andrian Chin | $2,715 |
| 44 | Van Marcus | $2,715 |
| 45 | Andrew Dimock | $2,715 |
| 46 | Ali Reza Sadeghi | $2,715 |
| 47 | John Caridad | $2,715 |
Hieu Nguyen came into the final table of the $25,000 Challenge as the shortest stack, and he's first out of the door in ninth place.
He ran J♠J♣ into the Q♥Q♦ of Michael Egan, with no help on the 8♦K♦6♥2♦9♥ runout.
Kei Tanaka still leads, but this elimination moves Egan up to second in chips. You can follow the updates and live stream right here on PokerNews
The tournament clock shows 148 of 153 players remaining in the 2026 Aussie Millions Main Event.
Players have just been sent on their second 15-minute break of the day.
You can follow along to the live updates right here on PokerNews.
You can watch the final table of the A$25,000 Challenge on the Crown Resorts YouTube page, where A$652,670 awaits the winner.
More than 20 years have passed since the man from Down Under earned his place among poker's immortal few by winning the 2005 WSOP Main Event, yet memories of that electric night at Binion’s remain as vivid as ever.
Hachem's was a victory that helped define a golden era. Riding the shockwaves of the Chris Moneymaker-inspired Poker Boom, another charismatic, relatable world champion had emerged — the first, and still only, Australian to win the game's greatest prize.
If poker fans could borrow Doc Brown’s DeLorean for a night, there's no doubt July 16, 2005 would be a popular destination.
However, sweet as nostalgia can be, Hachem's focus is firmly on the road ahead. The Aussie Millions Poker Championship 2026 Presented by CrownBet has finally returned after a 6-year hiatus, and Hachem— the Godfather of Australian poker — couldn’t be more excited for the grand homecoming.
Catching up with PokerNews, the former world champion reflected on two decades in the spotlight, his strong views on the 'poker owes me nothing' crowd, family, legacy, and a burning desire to 'pass the sugar' once again.
Vincent Wan won the 2020 Aussie Millions Main Event, defeating heads-up opponent Ngoc Tai Hoang to win A$1,318,000 after a marathon 414-hand day that spanned a total of 15 hours.
Known as "Wonky", Wan is well-known at Crown Casino in Melbourne for winning two six-figure Royal Flush Jackpots, but earned his first seven-figure score in what was by far the biggest cash of his career.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (AUD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Wan | Australia | $1,318,000* |
| 2 | Ngoc Tai Hoang | Viet Nam | $1,318,000* |
| 3 | Gareth Pepper | New Zealand | $1,000,000* |
| 4 | Nino Ullmann | Germany | $480,160 |
| 5 | Erik Seidel | United States | $378,660 |
| 6 | Oliver Weis | Germany | $307,820 |
| 7 | Nicolas Malo | Canada | $240,080 |
*Denotes three-handed deal
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