The penultimate day of the WPT Championship Event has come to an end at The Star Sydney during the WPT Australia 2026 festival, with the field reduced from 11 players to the final six. They are still battling for a share of the AUD 2,424,200 prize pool, with AUD 450,900 awaiting the eventual champion.
Alex Thompson started the day as the chip leader and maintained that position throughout, adding to his stack to head into the final six in pole position with 8,615,000. Filip Radic, who final-tabled the Australian Poker Cup at the start of the series, sits second with 6,610,000, while Pranav Bhatt is third with 4,315,000.
Jack Sweet will return with 3,510,000, while Tingjia Huang has 1,915,000 and Ryan Henry rounds out the final six with 1,360,000. Although they sit behind the top four, Huang and Henry start with over 20 big blinds when cards get back in the air, leaving plenty of room to maneuver at the final table.