MGA Winter Festival

11/06/2026 – 14/06/2026 • Melbourne, Victoria

● SERIES SUMMARY
MGA Winter Festival 2026
Events
6
Entries
211
Prize Pools
$84,280

141 Main Deck entries • 70 Upper Deck entries

● EVENTS
Event Results
11/06/2026
10 Game Twist
35 Main Deck entries • $21,500 total prize pool
Main Deck $14,000 • Upper Deck $7,500
Games: NLH, Stud, Omaha 8, Razz, PLO, Hold’em, Badugi, NL 2-7 Single Draw, Stud 8, 2-7 Triple Draw
Begins with Hold’em, Omaha 8, Badugi, NL 2-7 Single Draw, NLH and PLO. After re-entry closes, 2-7 Triple Draw, Stud, Razz and Stud 8 are added.
Main Deck
1st Farhad Mohajerani — $4,900
2nd Liam Jehu — $3,080
3rd Dave Munday — $2,100
4th Alla Gould — $1,540
5th Jarryd Godena — $1,260
6th American Brad — $1,120
Upper Deck
1st Liam Jehu — $3,000
2nd Jarryd Godena — $1,875
3rd American Brad — $1,500
4th Eugene Portlen — $1,125
12/06/2026
Split Mix
24 Main Deck entries • 14 Upper Deck entries • $16,600 total prize pool
Main Deck $9,600 • Upper Deck $7,000
Available games: 2-7 draw, Ace-to-Five draw, 5 Card Draw High, Badugi, Badeucey, Badacey, Archie, Omaha, Omaha 8, Big O, Drawmaha, 2-7 Drawmaha, Ace-to-Five Drawmaha, Drawma-Dugi, Hold’em, Stud, Stud 8, Stud Hi/Lo Regular, Razz, 2-7 Razz and Razz-Dugi. Menus change after re-entry closes.
Dealer’s Choice. No Limit and Pot Limit menus during re-entry; all games are Fixed Limit afterwards. Stud Hi/Lo Regular has no low qualifier.
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During re-entry

No Limit Single Draw

  • NL 5 Card Single Draw High
  • NL 2-7 Single Draw
  • NL Ace-to-Five Single Draw
  • NL Badugi Single Draw
  • NL Badeucey Single Draw
  • NL Badacey Single Draw
  • NL Archie Single Draw

During re-entry

Pot Limit Double Draw

  • PL 5 Card Double Draw High
  • PL 2-7 Double Draw
  • PL Ace-to-Five Double Draw
  • PL Badugi Double Draw
  • PL Badeucey Double Draw
  • PL Badacey Double Draw
  • PL Archie Double Draw

During re-entry

No Limit games

  • NL Omaha
  • NL Drawmaha
  • NL 2-7 Drawmaha
  • NL Ace-to-Five Drawmaha
  • NL Drawma-Dugi
  • NL Omaha Hi/Lo — 8 or Better
  • NL Big O

During re-entry

Pot Limit games

  • PLO
  • PL Drawmaha
  • PL 2-7 Drawmaha
  • PL Ace-to-Five Drawmaha
  • PL Drawma-Dugi
  • PLO Hi/Lo — 8 or Better
  • PL Big O

After re-entry closes — Fixed Limit

Draw

  • 5 Card Triple Draw High
  • 2-7 Triple Draw
  • Ace-to-Five Triple Draw
  • Badugi
  • Badeucey
  • Badacey
  • Archie

After re-entry closes — Fixed Limit

Flop

  • Omaha
  • Omaha 8
  • Big O
  • Hold’em

After re-entry closes — Fixed Limit

Combo

  • Drawmaha
  • 2-7 Drawmaha
  • Ace-to-Five Drawmaha
  • Drawma-Dugi

After re-entry closes — Fixed Limit

Stud games

  • Stud
  • Stud 8
  • Stud Hi/Lo Regular
  • Razz
  • 2-7 Razz
  • Razz-Dugi
Main Deck
1st Matty Ginn — $3,840
2nd Jarrett Bullock — $2,400
3rd Sreedeep Bhattacharya — $1,920
4th Emmanouel Sideridis — $1,440
Upper Deck
1st Matty Ginn — $3,500
2nd Sreedeep Bhattacharya — $2,100
3rd Andrew Shanahan — $1,400
13/06/2026
Nine Game Mix
29 entries • $16,600 prize pool
Games: 2-7 Triple Draw, Hold’em, Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, Stud 8, NLH, PLO, NL 2-7 Single Draw
Main Deck
1st Tayla Pickles — $4,292
2nd Farhad Mohajerani — $2,900
3rd Jarrett Bullock — $1,740
4th Josh Chen — $1,392
5th Tomislav Ceh — $1,276
Upper Deck
1st Tayla Pickles — $2,500
2nd Farhad Mohajerani — $1,500
3rd Josh Chen — $1,000
13/06/2026
Drawmaha Mix
29 entries • $15,340 prize pool
Games: Drawmaha, 2-7 Drawmaha, Ace-to-Five Drawmaha, Drawma-Dugi
Main Deck
1st Andrew Shanahan — $3,789
2nd Michael Matthews — $2,560
3rd Zifan Ni — $1,536
4th Sreedeep Bhattacharya — $1,229
5th Shaun Duggan — $1,126
Upper Deck
1st Andrew Shanahan — $2,040
2nd Sreedeep Bhattacharya — $1,275
3rd Cub West — $1,020
4th Matty Ginn — $765
14/06/2026
One-Way Fun Mix
12 Main Deck entries • 7 Upper Deck entries • $8,300 prize pool
Main Deck $4,800 • Upper Deck $3,500
Games: 2-7 Triple Draw, Ace-to-Five Triple Draw, Badugi, Razz, Stud, Courchevel High, Hold’em
Main Deck
1st American Brad — $2,400
2nd Zifan Ni — $1,440
3rd Shaun Duggan — $960
Upper Deck
1st American Brad — $2,275
2nd Sreedeep Bhattacharya — $1,225
14/06/2026
Single Draw Mix
12 entries • $5,940 prize pool
Games: NL 2-7 Single Draw, NL Ace-to-Five Single Draw, NL 5 Card Draw High
Main Deck
1st Jiaxu Chen — $1,920
2nd Sreedeep Bhattacharya — $1,152
3rd Lucas Durante — $768
Upper Deck
1st Sreedeep Bhattacharya — $1,365
2nd Lucas Durante — $735
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