Daily Tournament Highlights | 2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship

May 10, 2026

19 Return for $2,500 Deep Freeze Day 3

Will Shillibier

Just 19 players are returning for Day 2 in the $2,500 Deep Freeze. They are all guaranteed $7,000 with the winner taking home $206,465.

The chip leader is Sam Sewell who holds a narrow lead over Andrew Hiscox. Players will return to start of Level 21: 15K / 30K / 30K

NAME	Chip Count	Table	Seat
Liam Neeson	725,000	13	1
Gening Dai	1,140,000	13	2
Zheming Zhu	1,290,000	13	3
Andrew Hiscox	2,050,000	13	4
Qi Xu	1,025,000	13	5
Simon Chahine	540,000	13	6

Jarrod Thatcher	295,000	14	1
Jordan Batis	1,340,000	14	2
Hossein Ahwazi	870,000	14	3
Julian Warhurst	530,000	14	4
Sam Sewell	2,080,000	14	5
Yuxi Huang	440,000	14	6
Vladas Tamasuskas	975,000	14	7

Hong-Wei Li	1,485,000	15	2
Jeison Rojas	1,275,000	15	3
Yesha Punjabi	485,000	15	5
Wilson Luong	920,000	15	6
Chen Kang Weng	1,670,000	15	8
William Carter	820,000	15	9

May 10, 2026

100 Entries So Far in the Closing Event

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Will Shillibier

The tournament clock in the $1,500 Closing Event shows 101 entries with 98 players remaining.

Unlike other tournaments, this one can't go to an extra day — with late registration closing in just under four hours. 98 players remain with 30 minute levels and late registration open until the start of Level 9.

May 10, 2026

Aussie Millions Final Table Resumes at 2:30 p.m.

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Will Shillibier

After a high-stakes Day 4 at Crown Melbourne, the final table in the 2026 Aussie Millions Main Event is officially confirmed, featuring an all-Australian lineup ready to battle for the title.

Dejan Boskovic enters the finale as the man to beat, carrying a commanding lead with over 12 million chips. However, with Malcolm Trayner and Sheldon Mayer breathing down his neck, the race for the championship ring remains wide open.

The tournament resumes at 2:30 p.m. local time with coverage on PokerNews and the Crown YouTube channel.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ricky Vikas	Australia	5,300,000	53
2	Patrick Barba	Australia	2,330,000	23
3	Dejan Boskovic	Australia	12,150,000	122
4	Sheldon Mayer	Australia	9,900,000	99
5	Kanaan Youkhanna	Australia	3,500,000	35
6	Dean Blatt	Australia	2,425,000	24
7	Malcolm Trayner	Australia	10,375,000	104

May 09, 2026

Who Will Make the Aussie Millions Main Event Final Table?

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Will Shillibier

The Aussie Millions Main Event has reached its final two tables! That means there are just five eliminations separating the players from a date with the final table of seven, at which point players will bag up for the night.

Leading the final 12 is Ricky Vikas with over eight million in chips, ahead of Michael Zhang and Kanaan Youkhanna.

You can stay tuned to all the updates on our live updates page, or by tuning into the live stream as the final table gets nearer.

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
55	1	Jun Wen Ooi	1,675,000	22
55	2	Sheldon Mayer	3,450,000	46
55	3	Michael Zhang	6,200,000	83
55	4	Scott Stewart	3,500,000	47
55	5	Dejan Boskovic	4,900,000	65
55	6	Ricky Vikas	8,200,000	109

52	1	Hieu Nguyen	1,750,000	23
52	2	Malcolm Trayner	2,500,000	33
52	3	Mishel Anunu	2,200,000	29
52	4	Kanaan Youkhanna	6,100,000	81
52	5	Dean Blatt	3,400,000	45
52	6	Patrick Barba	2,700,000	36

May 09, 2026

Plan for the Evening

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Will Shillibier

It looks like neither of the side events will finish tonight.

Tournament officials in the $2,500 Deep Freeze have confirmed that the remaining players will bag up for Day 3 at the end of Level 20 (approximately 00:15 local time). There are currently 24 players remaining, all guaranteed $5,835.

The winner will take home $206,485.

Meanwhile in the $5,000 PLO, there are 31 players remaining with just 27 places paid. Joe Hachem may have been eliminated, but Australian Poker Hall of Famer Kahle Burns is sitting on a healthy stack.

The plan for the evening is unclear, and depends on how quickly the bubble bursts. However, tournament officials have confirmed to PokerNews that they expect to return with approximately two tables for Day 3.

May 09, 2026

Lucky 13 Left on Break in Main Event

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Will Shillibier

The final 13 players are taking a break in the Aussie Millions Main Event.

Currently sitting in the chip lead is Dejan Boskovic with 6,300,000.

Stay up to date with all the updates right here on PokerNews.

May 09, 2026

Hachem Still in $5,000 PLO

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Will Shillibier

It looks like a long day is in store in the $5,000 PLO with 38 players remaining on Day 2.

Just 27 places will be paid, with players still in the tournament including Tsugunari Toma, Joe Hachem and Michael Wang.

May 09, 2026

$2,500 Deep Freeze Update

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Will Shillibier

Just 28 players remain in the 399-player $2,500 Deep Freeze. The tournament clock shows the average between the remaining players is 712,500 with the blinds at 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante.

Guy Taylor is among the remaining players, along with GGPoker Ambassador Yuxi Huang.

May 09, 2026

Former Champion Stavropoulos: "Show Me Someone Who Predicted This, I'll Show You a Liar"

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Will Shillibier

2015 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Manny Stavropoulos is as astounded by the numbers in this year's Aussie Millions Main Event.

"Anyone who would have said we'd get these numbers for the Main Event - show me that person and I'll show you a liar," he said to PokerNews on break in the Main Event. "Nobody predicted this."

Eleven years ago, Stavropoulos defeated a 648-player field to win A$1,385,500.

"It's a long time ago now," he said. "Crossed over the decade mark now so definitely a while ago. Those 10-11 years are really hard, because we didn't have everything since 2020, right? So it's 11 years but it's more like six years."

Like many, he's just glad the festival is back.

"It's good that the Aussie Millions is back. There are a lot of poker events on these days. Every weekend there's now an event of some kind, but I don't need to say anymore; just look at the numbers."

Tags: Aussie Millions Manny Stavropoulos

May 09, 2026