With action in the Aussie Millions Main Event on the stone bubble, wiht 96 players remaining and 95 players paid, there has been a series of doubles to elongate the agony of the remaining field.
First Kok Foo Chai's A♦Q♣ racked the K♣K♥ of Ricky Vikas to double. Then, Belgian Michael Gathy picked up Q♦Q♣ and again cracked kings, with Didier Guerin's K♠K♥ coming out second best on the J♣9♣8♦10♥2♦ board.
Stay tuned to all the updates right here on PokerNews.
Event #17: $5,000 PLO is underway, with 60 entries as the second level draws to a close.
The tournament is expecting another bumper field, with late registration open until the start of Level 12 (Day 2)
Early faces in the field include Teams Event winner Tsugunari Toma, as well as Martin Kozlov (pictured)
The tournament clock shows 103 players remaining in the 2026 Aussie Millions Main Event.
Just 95 places will be paid, with a min-cash worth $20,020.
Expect the pace of play to slow, but stay up to date with all the live updates right here on PokerNews
The tournament clock shows the field in the $2,500 Deep Freeze is up to 291 players.
The field has just returned from its second break, with 238 players remaining. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 in over four-and-a-half hours.
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.
The $2,500 Deep Freeze got underway at midday, and midway through the third level of the day, the tournament clock shows 210 of 223 players remaining.
Late registration is still open for more than six-and-a-half hours, with another healthy field at this year's Aussie Millions expected.
The action is fast-paced at the final table of the $3,000 Super Turbo Bounty, with Angel Guillen leading the final four.
The players are all guaranteed $22,995 with the winner taking home $71,690.
Welcome back to the PokerNews Daily Highlight Coverage of the 2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship presented by CrownBet.
In addition to the Main Event continuing, with 176 players returning for Day 3, two new events get underway today with a winner also set to be crowned in the $3,000 Super Turbo Bounty.
There are just nine players remaining in that one, all guaranteed $7,665 with the winner walking away with $71,690.
The two new events are the $2,500 Deep Freeze, which has just got underway. Players receive 50,000 in chips and play 60-minute levels. Late registration remains open until approximately 9:40 p.m.
Then at 4:10 p.m. there is Day 1 of the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Also with 60-minute levels, players receive 250,000 in starting chips. Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.
In the 962nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are back to catch you up on all the latest in the poker world. That includes Daniel "Jungleman" Cates getting kicked off Hustler Casino Live (HCL), a $5-million live-streamed cash game pot, and David Peters getting called out by Dylan Linde over an outstanding debt.
The crew also wraps up the U.S. Poker Open, including David Coleman winning the $25K finale and Brock Wilson topping the overall leaderboard to become the U.S. Poker Open champ!
Finally, Chad goes one-on-one with Sorel Mizzi to discuss his amazing weight loss and body transformation, which was a part of a $300,000 prop bet with Bill Perkins. Mizzi opens up about his inspiration, life changes, and what he's up to now when it comes to poker.
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
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