Aussie Millions revival sees Main Event soar to fifth-largest in series history

Following a six-year hiatus, the Aussie Millions has made a triumphant return to the Crown Melbourne in the land down under – and the poker community turned up in a big way to support its revival. 

Across the three Day 1 starting flights, more than 700 players ponied up the A$10,600 buy-in. With registration open through the first three levels of Day 2, an additional 63 entrants drove the total to 770 and brought the prize pool to a whopping A$7,700,000. For reference, the 2026 Aussie Millions Main Event numbers position the event as the fifth-largest in the series' history – only 52 entrants shy of the record-holding 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event, won by none other than Bryn Kenney. 

With Day 2 now in the books, 176 hopefuls remain in the hunt for the coveted title and the A$1,667,050 first-place prize. Liu Yang leads the pack with a stack of more than 200 big blinds. 

When Day 3 kicks off tomorrow at 12:30pm local time, players will return to the 2,500/5,000 (5,000 big blind ante) blind level and play through seven levels.