Melbourne supplied the week’s standout Australian result as Hun Wei Lee overcame Joe Hachem at Crown. In California, the Bay 101 field reached its final six but left the title for December. Las Vegas added a first-time PGT winner in Sergei Kislinskii.
Hun Wei Lee wins the Victorian Main Event for A$350,000
Main Event concluded: 27 October 2026
Hun Wei Lee defeated Joe Hachem heads-up to win the A$2,500 Victorian Poker Championship Main Event at Crown Melbourne. Lee collected A$350,000, Hachem A$210,000 and third-placed Zac Miravet A$135,000. The tournament drew 715 entries, generated an A$1,573,000 prize pool and paid 89 places.
The final duel lasted more than two hours, with the chip lead changing hands before Lee secured the trophy. It was another major Crown result for Lee after his Aussie Millions A$25,000 Challenge victory in May; this week’s Main Event win is a separate achievement.
Why it matters
The result brings a major Australian festival to a close. For students, the changing heads-up lead is a reminder that arriving at the final table with the most chips does not make the outcome secure.
Sources
- PokerMedia Australia — final resultsSource dated 27 October 2026 · Checked 2 November 2026
- PokerNews — final-day reportUndated official page · Checked 2 November 2026
Quoc Mai leads Bay 101’s final six into a December finish
Final six set: 26 October 2026; final table scheduled: 15 December 2026
The WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship reached its six-player televised final table on 26 October, with Quoc Mai leading on 10,165,000 chips. Chahn Jung follows with 9,075,000. Eric Zheng, Ziao Guo, Shawn Daniels and William Davis complete the remaining field from 584 entries.
The title has not been awarded. Play is scheduled to resume in Las Vegas on 15 December. Each finalist has secured at least US$94,000, while the advertised US$470,500 first-place package includes a US$10,400 WPT World Championship entry. The tournament’s final prize pool is US$2,613,200.
Why it matters
The gap between reaching a final table and winning the event matters here: chip counts describe the position at the pause, while all six finishing places remain undecided.
Sources
- World Poker Tour — final-table reportSource dated 26 October 2026 · Checked 2 November 2026
Kislinskii earns his first PGT title at the Sprint
Official result reported: 31 October 2026
Sergei Kislinskii claimed his first PokerGO Tour title in the US$5,300 no-limit hold’em Event #4 at PGT Sprint. He topped 57 entries for US$91,200 and 137 PGT points, defeating Brandon Sunshine heads-up. Sunshine received US$57,000, with Joe McKeehen earning US$39,900 for third.
The event produced a US$285,000 prize pool and paid nine places. Sunshine began heads-up with nearly twice Kislinskii’s chips, but several changes of lead followed before Kislinskii closed out the win. PGT published the completed result on 31 October.
Why it matters
The heads-up comeback adds a first-time winner to the tour’s results. The US$5,300 entry price and US$5,000 per entry going into the prize pool also show why buy-ins multiplied by entries need not equal the final pool.
Sources
- PokerGO Tour — official Event #4 resultsSource dated 31 October 2026 · Checked 2 November 2026
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