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Jack SweetThe WPT Championship Event at WPT Australia 2026 is down to its final 11 players, who return to The Star Sydney today with Alex Thompson holding a huge chip lead and the six-handed final table now on the horizon.
Thompson bagged up 5,935,000 at the end of Day 3 after winning a huge coin flip against Itsuki Aburatani during the final level, with Big Slick improving against pocket queens to send him clear at the top of the counts. Jack Sweet sits second with 3,955,000, while Tingjia Huang is just trailing Sweet on 3,950,000.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
AT Alex Thompson ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 5,935,000 |
JS Jack Sweet Australia | 3,955,000 |
TH Tingjia Huang Australia | 3,950,000 |
RH Ryan Henery Australia | 2,960,000 |
FR Filip Radic Australia | 2,690,000 |
JM Joshua Mcswiney Australia | 1,995,000 |
HC Hunter Cichy ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 1,855,000 |
PB Pranav Bhatt Australia | 1,435,000 |
MZ Michael Zhang 2 Australia | 1,125,000 |
JW Jun Wang 3 Australia | 1,080,000 |
IA Itsuki Aburatani ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 370,000 |
Filip RadicOther players returning for Day 4 include Ryan Henery (2,960,000), Filip Radic (2,690,000), Joshua Mcswiney (1,995,000), Hunter Cichy (1,855,000), and start-of-Day 3 chip leader Michael Zhang (1,125,000). Jun Wang also remains in the hunt with 1,080,000, while Aburatani returns as the short stack with 370,000.
Play resumes at 11:30 a.m. in Level 24 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and a 50,000 big blind ante. Every player has already guaranteed at least AUD 39,000, while AUD 450,900 awaits the eventual champion.
Levels will remain 90 minutes in length until the official six-handed final table is reached, when they will be reduced to 60 minutes and the WPT livestream will begin.
| Place | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 450,900 | $325,539 |
| 2 | 290,000 | $209,373 |
| 3 | 214,000 | $154,503 |
| 4 | 159,000 | $114,794 |
| 5 | 119,000 | $85,915 |
| 6 | 89,000 | $64,256 |
| 7 | 68,000 | $49,094 |
| 8 | 53,500 | $38,626 |
| 9 | 46,000 | $33,211 |
| 10 | 39,000 | $28,157 |
| 11 | 39,000 | $28,157 |
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker throughout Day 4 for all the live updates, key hands, eliminations, and chip counts as the field closes in on the WPT Australia 2026 Championship Event title.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
AT Alex Thompson Australia | 5,935,000 |
JS Jack Sweet Australia | 3,955,000 |
TH Tingjia Huang Australia | 3,950,000 |
RH Ryan Henery Australia | 2,960,000 |
FR Filip Radic Australia | 2,690,000 |
JM Joshua Mcswiney Australia | 1,995,000 |
HC Hunter Cichy United States of America | 1,855,000 |
PB Pranav Bhatt Australia | 1,435,000 |
MZ Michael Zhang 2 Australia | 1,125,000 |
JW Jun Wang 3 Australia | 1,080,000 |
IA Itsuki Aburatani Japan | 370,000 |
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
FR Filip Radic Australia | 2,690,000 | 30 | 1 |
IA Itsuki Aburatani Japan | 370,000 | 30 | 2 |
JS Jack Sweet Australia | 3,955,000 | 30 | 3 |
TH Tingjia Huang Australia | 3,950,000 | 30 | 4 |
PB Pranav Bhatt Australia | 1,435,000 | 30 | 5 |
HC Hunter Cichy United States of America | 1,855,000 | 30 | 6 |
MZ Michael Zhang 2 Australia | 1,125,000 | 31 | 1 |
AT Alex Thompson Australia | 5,935,000 | 31 | 2 |
JW Jun Wang 3 Australia | 1,080,000 | 31 | 3 |
JM Joshua Mcswiney Australia | 1,995,000 | 31 | 4 |
RH Ryan Henery Australia | 2,960,000 | 31 | 5 |
| Place | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 450,900 | $325,539 |
| 2 | 290,000 | $209,373 |
| 3 | 214,000 | $154,503 |
| 4 | 159,000 | $114,794 |
| 5 | 119,000 | $85,915 |
| 6 | 89,000 | $64,256 |
| 7 | 68,000 | $49,094 |
| 8 | 53,500 | $38,626 |
| 9 | 46,000 | $33,211 |
| 10 | 39,000 | $28,157 |
| 11 | 39,000 | $28,157 |