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Aussie Millions 2026 – Event 8 – $100,000 Challenge (UPDATE)

[ Posted January 25th, 2026 ] by BENjTRON

After a coming into the final table 2nd in chips behind xMONSTERxDONGx, Dan Shak has gone on to win the biggest title of his career to date.

He took on the youngster head on and doubled through him early before sending him packing to the rail. Shak then went on to eliminate Tony G, when his AK out raced the animated Tony G’s pocket 10’s.

He went into heads up with less chips than his opponent Phil Ivey, but that didnt make a difference. Shak moved in on Ivey at any point he felt he was ahead and the strategy paid off. Gracious in victory, Shak thanked the players and especially the ‘worlds best’ player, Phil Ivey saying, “I just got the better cards, he’s the best player in the world hands down.”

The final payouts read as below:

	$1,200,000 AUD	Dan Shak
	$600,000 AUD	Phil Ivey
	$300,000 AUD	Billy Jordanou
	$200,000 AUD	Tony Bloom
	$100,000 AUD	Tony G

This is one of the most highly anticipated events at the Aussie Millions. Each player antes up the big 100k buy-in claim big money from a small field. This year there are 24 players who are trying their luck and claiming the top prize. At the moment 8 players remain. For Jonathan Kamalikis, it’s business as usual as he sits above all others with most chips and shot at taking down his second even at this years 2026 Aussie Millions. Although keep in mind 3 of the players remaining will walk away with nothing. Chipcounts and payouts are below

Jonathan ‘xMONSTERxDONGx’ Karamalikis	508000
Dan Shak	453000
Barry Greenstein	388000
Phil Ivey	328000
Tony Bloom	227000
Tony G	200000
Bill Jordanou	195000
Howard Lederer	141000
Masa Kagawa		Busted
Gus Hansen		Busted
Roberto Romanello		Busted
Andrew Feldman		Busted
Dani ‘Ansky’ Stern		Busted
Erick Lindgren		Busted
David Eldar		Busted
Jeff Lisandro		Busted
Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan		Busted
John Juanda		Busted
Michael Sampoerna		Busted
David Steicke		Busted
Jarred ‘FlopNutsOnYou’ Graham		Busted
Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson		Busted
Erik Seidel		Busted
Sandor Demjan		Busted

Payouts for this event are as follows:

Place	Prize
1	$1,200,000 AUD
2	$600,000 AUD
3	$300,000 AUD
4	$200,000 AUD
5	$100,000 AUD

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$600,000 AUD

Phil Ivey

$300,000 AUD

Billy Jordanou

$200,000 AUD

Tony Bloom

$100,000 AUD

Tony G

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