Players in Day 2 of the 2026 Aussie Millions Main Event are heading on their last 15-minute break of the day.
The tournament clock shows 216 players remaining. Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued live updates and end of day recap.
You can also read all about the fifth-largest Aussie Millions Main Event in history right here on PokerNews, and find out what Crown CEO had to say about the festival.
From a field of 167 players, just 50 remain in Event #15: $3,000 Super Turbo Bounty.
Just 20 places will be paid, with a min-cash worth $4,115. Remember that every elimination players score in this event is worth an additional $1,000. The winner will walk away with a shiny new Aussie Millions trophy and $71,690 in prize money.
| Place | Payout (AUD) | Place | Payout (AUD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $71,690 | 8 | $9,655 |
| 2 | $44,145 | 9 | $7,665 |
| 3 | $29,100 | 10-11 | $6,390 |
| 4 | $22,995 | 12-13 | $5,535 |
| 5 | $17,600 | 14-15 | $4,970 |
| 6 | $14,195 | 16-17 | $4,540 |
| 7 | $11,640 | 18-20 | $4,115 |
Away from the bright lights of the Main Event, the $3,000 Super Turbo Bounty kicked off this evening.
With just under an hour remaining in late registration, the tournament has attracted 132 entries. Each player receives a $1,000 bounty for eliminating a player.
Seven levels are scheduled on Day 2 of the Aussie Millions Main Event, and the field has returned from dinner break.
From a starting field of 770 players, just 305 still remain including former Main Event champions Manny Stavropoulos and Shurane Vijayaram.
Stay up to date with all the live updates right here on PokerNews
You're always hoping to flop a set with a pocket pair, and then you're hoping to get the money in the middle.
That's exactly how it worked for Bruno Portaro in the Aussie Millions Main Event who opened with pocket nines and called a three-bet from Kazuhiko Yotsushika.
When the flop came nine-high, Portaro checked it over to his opponent who shoved with just king-high. Portaro snap-called and held to double up as play approached the second break.
Be sure to check out how the pair are doing in the Main Event with our live updates.
The Main Event may be massive, but there's another event scheduled for today.
Event #15: $3,000 Super Turbo Bounty NLHE, which was initially scheduled to start early this afternoon, has been pushed back to 6:10 p.m.
With a $3,000 buy-in and 50,000 starting stack, players will have 20-minute levels to amass as many bounties as they can. Each player elimination will award players $1,000. This event will conclude on Friday, May 8.
After 706 entries over the three starting flights, plenty more players have jumped into the action at the start of Day 2 of the 2026 Aussie Millions Main Event, with the tournament clock currently showing a total of 753 entries.
Late registration remains open until the start of Level 9, so players will have two levels until registration closes.
Here are the top 10 chip counts heading into the start of the day. Be sure to head to the live updates page for continued coverage of the Main Event.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom McMahon | Australia | 329,800 | 330 |
| 2 | Lennart Valloe | Denmark | 280,900 | 281 |
| 3 | Jordan Batis | Australia | 271,500 | 272 |
| 4 | Keith Walker | New Zealand | 256,000 | 256 |
| 5 | Andrew White | Australia | 252,900 | 253 |
| 6 | Wei Han Le | Malaysia | 250,700 | 251 |
| 7 | Xiaohu Liu | China | 240,200 | 240 |
| 8 | Dale Bryan | Australia | 231,600 | 232 |
| 9 | Gary Fisher | United Kingdom | 231,600 | 232 |
| 10 | Ori Ohana | Spain | 226,800 | 227 |
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