2026 Victorian Poker Championship

$2,500 Victorian Champs Main Event
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Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 Victorian Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
2,500 AUD
Prize Pool
347,600 AUD
Total Entries
158
Players Left
97
Average Chip Stack
97,732
Total Chips
9,480,000
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
300 / 600
Ante
600
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
91
Players Left
32
Players Left 97 / 158
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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Truong and Freer Hit the River

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Phil Truong fired a bet of 7,000 on the 5♠J♠9♣6♠Q♦ river, and Andrew Freer slid in a call on his left. Jackson Oldham took some time as next to act, using most of his time clock before letting his hand go.

Truong tabled K♥Q♣ for a pair of queens, while Freer showed K♦Q♥ for the same hand to chop the pot.

"You could have sent both of us to the bin," said Freer eliciting a smirk from Oldham.

Tags: Andrew FreerJackson OldhamPhil Truong

River Sees Sun Surge

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Qiang Sun
Qiang Sun

Qiang Sun was all in and at risk against Rayan Zare on the K♦6♥3♣J♣ turn.

Qiang Sun: K♣8♣
Rayan Zare: K♥3♥

Zare revealed two pair, but the J♦ river saw Sun make a better two pair with his eight kicker to secure the unlikely double-up.

Tags: Qiang SunRayan Zare

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Zappia Cracks Kings

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Domenico Zappia
Domenico Zappia

Domenico Zappia checked the 9♥J♦7♣4♠ turn from early position, and Otto Pickermann fired a bet of 25,000 from the cutoff. Zappia called and led out for 75,000 on the Q♠ river, asking for all of Pickermann's remaining stack.

Pickermann did not take long to announce a call, and the hands were turned up.

Otto Pickermann: K♥K♦ All in
Domenico Zappia: Q♣Q♦

Pickermann saw the bad news, as Zappia hit a set on the river to score the elimination.

Tags: Domenico ZappiaOtto Pickermann

Pickermann Picks Up Chips

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Four-way action to the 4♠9♣5♠ flop saw action check around, and the dealer flipped over the K♣ turn. Another round of checks led to the 5♥ river, and Otto Pickermann tossed out a bet of 5,000.

That was enough to claim the pot, as all three opponents sent their cards into the muck.

Tags: Otto Pickermann

Mai Takes from Marcus

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Akram Marcus opened to 5,000 from under the gun, and Shouzheng Hu made the call in the hijack. Van Mai then three-bet to 20,000 in the cutoff, and only Marcus continued to see the 4♠3♣8♣ flop.

Marcus checked to Mai, who announced a bet of 14,000. The call was made, and Marcus checked again on the 9♦ turn. Mai slid a bet of 35,000 into the middle, and Marcus opted to let his hand go.

Tags: Akram MarcusShouzheng HuVan Mai

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Final Break

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The tournament clock shows 86 entries, as players have reached the final 15-minute break of the opening flight. Three more levels are scheduled to be completed tonight before bagging up for Day 2.