The final 17 players are back from dinner in the $25,000 Challenge.
Just 13 places will be paid, with the chip leader currently Masato Yokosawa, the only player with over 3 million chips. Also still in contention are start-of-day chip leader Yuxi Huang, Matthew Wakeman and Najeem Ajez.
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Just over two hours remains in late registration in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event, with the tournament clock showing 184 of 316 players remaining.
The blinds are currently 600/1,200 with a big blind ante of 1,200. The average stack sits at 79,000.
The $2,500 8-Game is down to its final two competitors: Elizabeth Thomson and John Caridad.
The pair are heading on a 30-minute dinner break with the chip counts as follows:
The winner is set to walk away with $55,280 and the trophy.
Just five players left in the 91-player $2,500 8-Game with the remaining players all having locked up A$13,820.
The clear chip leader currently is Elizabeth Thomson, with 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event champion David Gorr exiting in ninth place.
Here are the remaining payouts:
| Place | Player | Payout (AUD) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Antonio Seremet | $11,260 |
| 7 | Lucas Durante | $9,215 |
| 8 | Jiang Pu | $7,165 |
| 9 | David Gorr | $7,165 |
| 10 | Martin Schamdun | $5,630 |
| 11 | Hector Salgado | $5,630 |
| 12 | Stephen Moreschi | $5,120 |
| 13 | Timothy Carnes | $5,120 |
| 14 | Christopher Edgar | $5,120 |
The $1,500 PLO is getting enormous at this stage. With over three hours of late registration remaining, the tournament clock shows 214 players of a field of 249.
The tournament is taking place in the main poker room of the Crown Melbourne, with every available space being used for the event.
You can stay up to date with all the action from the $25,000 Challenge right here on PokerNews.
There are currently 23 players remaining from a starting field of 98, with just 13 places guaranteed a payout of $56,450. Matthew Wakeman currently holds the chip lead.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $652,670 |
| 2 | $405,720 |
| 3 | $264,600 |
| 4 | $209,330 |
| 5 | $162,290 |
| 6 | $132,890 |
| 7 | $111,720 |
| 8 | $92,905 |
| 9 | $75,265 |
| 10-11 | $65,855 |
| 12-13 | $56,450 |
In 2020, the Day 1a field amassed a total of 160 entries with 72 advancing. Fast forward to 2026, and this year's Aussie Millions Main Event has already surpassed that figure, with 165 of 179 players still in the tournament according to the clock.
From their starting stacks, Ashish Gupta, Xiaohu Liu and Alan Pham have all more than doubled their chips according to the live updates, with Jackson Warne, Josh Giddey and Michael Mizrachi all playing today.
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