2026 Victorian Poker Championship

$2,500 Victorian Champs Main Event
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Day: 3
Event Info
2026 Victorian Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♣j♦
Prize
350,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,500 AUD
Prize Pool
1,573,000 AUD
Total Entries
715
Places Paid
89
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
43
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 715

Li Eliminated by Padilla

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Ruben Padilla raised to 50,000 and Zanxin Li then jammed one seat over for 315,000 in the cutoff. Joe Hachem on the button asked for a count and flat-called, both blinds folded. Padilla then pushed all-in for more than 1.6 million total and Hachem opted to fold.

Zanxin Li: A♠J♠ All in
Ruben Padilla: Q♠Q♣

"Ace king?" another player asked Hachem who nodded.

No ace came on the 8♣7♣3♦2♣10♦ board and that spelled the end for Li in 34th place.

Tags: Joe HachemRuben PadillaZanxin Li