Another day is needed to crown a champion in the A$5,000 Six-Max at the 2026 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Presented by CrownBet, after 16 players bagged stacks at the end of Day 2 despite the original plan to play down to a winner.
Holding a commanding lead heading into the final day is WSOP Main Event champion Michael Mizrachi, who surged to the top of the counts with a monster stack of 12,675,000. Mizrachi sits well clear of his closest challengers, with Ruben Padilla (7,650,000) and Higor Siebel (6,300,000) rounding out the top three stacks.
Mizrachi has now locked up his second cash of the series after narrowly missing a deep run in the A$2,500 H.O.R.S.E. and later finishing 174th for A$3,200 in the massive A$1,500 Opening Event. He, along with the 15 other returning players, has secured A$14,730, but attention now turns to the A$341,635 top prize that awaits the eventual champion.
The money bubble burst with 41 players finishing in the payouts, and several notable names found a cash before falling short of the final day. Among those to exit on Day 2 were Johan Schumacher (21st – A$12,625), four-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Gathy (22nd – A$12,625), and Vladas Tamasauskas (23rd – A$12,625).
Day 3 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Michael Mizrachi | 12,675,000 |
| 2 | Ruben Padilla | 7,650,000 |
| 3 | Higor Siebel | 6,300,000 |
| 4 | Anton Lu | 6,300,000 |
| 5 | Rick Shen | 5,875,000 |
| 6 | Joe Sandaev | 5,825,000 |
| 7 | Jason Wang | 4,725,000 |
| 8 | Ben Pockett | 4,700,000 |
| 9 | Nickolas Oiberman | 4,425,000 |
| 10 | Rehman Kassam | 4,375,000 |
| 11 | Gautam Dhingra | 2,925,000 |
| 12 | Afshin Behniya | 2,800,000 |
| 13 | Andy Lee | 2,575,000 |
| 14 | Ryan Henry | 2,525,000 |
| 15 | Lachlan Crilly | 2,175,000 |
| 16 | Chris Kokkinos | 400,000 |
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 70 | 1 | Gautam Dhingra | 2,925,000 | 29 |
| 70 | 2 | Higor Siebel | 6,300,000 | 63 |
| 70 | 3 | Ben Pockett | 4,700,000 | 47 |
| 70 | 4 | Michael Mizrachi | 12,675,000 | 127 |
| 70 | 5 | | | |
| 70 | 6 | Rehman Kassam | 4,375,000 | 44 |
| | | | | |
| 69 | 1 | Ryan Henry | 2,525,000 | 25 |
| 69 | 2 | Rick Shen | 5,875,000 | 59 |
| 69 | 3 | Ruben Padilla | 7,650,000 | 77 |
| 69 | 4 | Jason Wang | 4,725,000 | 47 |
| 69 | 5 | Joe Sandaev | 5,825,000 | 58 |
| 69 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | |
| 67 | 1 | Anton Lu | 6,300,000 | 63 |
| 67 | 2 | Afshin Behniya | 2,800,000 | 28 |
| 67 | 3 | Andy Lee | 2,575,000 | 26 |
| 67 | 4 | Nickolas Oiberman | 4,425,000 | 44 |
| 67 | 5 | Chris Kokkinos | 400,000 | 4 |
| 67 | 6 | Lachlan Crilly | 2,175,000 | 22 |
Payouts
| Place | Name | Payout |
|---|
| 1 | | $341,635 |
| 2 | | $207,645 |
| 3 | | $135,390 |
| 4 | | $96,805 |
| 5 | | $69,450 |
| 6 | | $51,210 |
| 7 | | $40,685 |
| 8 | | $30,165 |
| 9 | | $30,165 |
| 10 | | $23,150 |
| 11 | | $23,150 |
| 12 | | $17,540 |
| 13 | | $17,540 |
| 14 | | $17,540 |
| 15 | | $14,730 |
| 16 | | $14,730 |
| 17 | Joshua McSwiney | $14,730 |
| 18 | Shenglan Yu | $12,625 |
| 19 | Martin Ward | $12,625 |
| 20 | Thibaut Fixari | $12,625 |
| 21 | Johan Schumacher | $12,625 |
| 22 | Michael Gathy | $12,625 |
| 23 | Vladas Tamasauskas | $12,625 |
| 24 | Rulin Zhao | $11,225 |
| 25 | Amin Riyazati | $11,225 |
| 26 | Kahle Burns | $11,225 |
| 27 | Kevin Machadoafonso | $11,225 |
| 28 | Raphael Tenenbaum | $11,225 |
| 29 | Darragh Curtin | $11,225 |
| 30 | Zheming Zhu | $9,820 |
| 31 | Farhad Mohajerani | $9,820 |
| 32 | Win Meng Tan | $9,820 |
| 33 | Joseph Antar | $9,820 |
| 34 | Guy Taylor | $9,820 |
| 35 | Timothy Jenkins | $9,820 |
| 36 | Thomas Ward | $9,120 |
| 37 | Jianting Cai | $9,120 |
| 38 | Anthony Xu | $9,120 |
| 39 | Daniel Ao | $9,120 |
| 40 | Ashish Gupta | $9,120 |
| 41 | Rudy | $9,120 |
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