Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
2019 Aussie Millions
AU$10,600 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,220,000 AUD
Entries
822
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
The final table has kicked off with a short delay and the PokerNews Live Updates will be posted to sync with the stream so there are no spoilers for people watching along at home.
The stream will get underway as of 3.45 p.m. local time on a dynamic delay meaning that there are no breaks, and eventually it will catch up and to be at around half an hour delay.
You can view the live stream here: AU$10,600 Main Event Live Stream.
As of 12.30 p.m. local time, the final seven players out of a record-breaking field of 822 entries will return to the feature table at the Crown Casino in Melbourne to determine the champion of the 2019 Aussie Millions AS$10,600 Main Event. The lion's share of the AU$8,220,000 prize pool is still up for grabs and all finalists are already guaranteed AU$242,000 for their efforts. All eyes are set on the top prize of AU$1,850,000, the bragging rights and ANTON championship bracelet and the opportunity to emerge victorious in the biggest poker tournament on Australian soil thus far.
Mike Del Vecchio finished fifth one year ago and has made back-to-back final tables, eventually leading the final seven with a stack of 5,465,000, which is good enough for more than 100 big blinds when the action resumes. He is very closely followed by Andrew Hinrichsen with 5,300,000, one of three Aussies that aim to keep the title on home soil. His two countrymen Matthew Wakeman and Clinton Taylor follow with a stack of 4,010,000 and 3,845,000 respectively, while Hamish Crawshaw (3,640,000) hails from nearby New Zealand.
Last but not least, Gyeong Byeong (1,540,000) and American superstar Bryn Kenney (920,000) will enter the final table as the two short stacks.
2019 Aussie Millions Main Event Final Table
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Del Vecchio | United States | 5,465,000 | 109 |
| 2 | Andrew Hinrichsen | Australia | 5,300,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | 3,640,000 | 73 |
| 4 | Gyeong Byeong Lee | Korea | 1,540,000 | 31 |
| 5 | Matthew Wakeman | Australia | 4,010,000 | 80 |
| 6 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 920,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Clinton Taylor | Australia | 3,845,000 | 77 |
The action recommences at 12.30 p.m. local time with 32:21 remaining at blinds of 25,000/50,000 and a running ante of 5,000. All PokerNews updates of the final table action will be published according to the delayed live stream on Twitch and popular poker streamer Jason Somerville will provide the commentary until a champion is crowned.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize ( in AUD) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AU$1,850,000 | $1,342,175 |
| 2 | AU$1,130,000 | $819,815 |
| 3 | AU$662,500 | $480,644 |
| 4 | AU$483,000 | $350,417 |
| 5 | AU$380,300 | $275,908 |
| 6 | AU$309,000 | $224,180 |
| 7 | AU$242,000 | $175,571 |
It's not a bad record to have in Melbourne; two trips to the Aussie Millions and two Main Event final tables. Mike Del Vecchio was always going to headline the final day's play should he have made it to the final table, but after snatching the chip lead away from Hamish Crawshaw in dramatic fashion on Day 4, the American sits atop the pile with over five million in chips.
In 2018, Del Vecchio came into the final table fourth in chips and eventually finished fifth for AU$370,000 (US$299,033). This year he's coming in as the chip lead, and will be eyeing up one of the bigger scores when play gets underway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,465,000 | |
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Australian Andrew Hinrichsen is firmly embedded in the Top 50 of the Australian all-time money list, and is looking to add the Aussie Millions Main Event title to the WSOPE bracelet he won in Cannes back in 2011 for winning a €1,090 No Limit Hold'em side event.
This is his 15th Aussie Millions cash, three of which have come in the Main Event. His best finish coming into this year was a 32nd place finish back in 2012 for AU$32,000.
Hinrichsen is also close to recording his biggest ever live cash, and a couple of ladders will see him eclipse the US$302,005 for a 23rd place finish in the 2011 WSOP Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,300,000 | |
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With the support of by far the loudest rail late on Day 4, Hamish Crawshaw saw his stack balloon to over 25% of the chips in play with two tables remaining in the Main Event. Despite dwindling somewhat, including doubling up current chip leader Mike Del Vecchio, Crawshaw has proven himself to be a tricky player at the tables.
Crawshaw has five cashes in three years at the Aussie Millions, and this is his only his second Main Event cash since finishing 65th in 2017.
Since then he took down the Auckland Festival of Poker Main Event for close to US$40,000 and has smashed that to set a new biggest career cash here in Melbourne.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,640,000 |
Twelve months after Chul-Hyon Park's fourth place finish in the Aussie Millions Main Event, Gyeong Byeong Lee has become the first Korean player to final table this prestigious event.
In his first time playing at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, he mainly plays in the Philippines but some PokerNews readers might remember him for a 91st place finish in the 2017 WSOP Main Event.
Lee comes into the final table as the second shortest in chips but won't let that stop him as he eyes his first six-figure payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,540,000 |
Describing himself as a "Full time dad that plays a lot of poker," Matthew Wakeman told PokerNews that January in Melbourne is the best time of year to visit the amazing city, with the Aussie Millions being a "fantastic tournament in all aspects."
From Sydney, Wakeman occupies the dangerous third-place on the chip counts as they enter the final table and will have to be aware of short stacks doubling up as well as big stacks looking to exert their pressure on him.
This cash moves Wakeman over US$1m in lifetime live earnings, with his biggest cash so far being a WSOP International Circuit ring he won in Sydney in December.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,010,000 |
With over US$25,000,000 in lifetime earnings, American Bryn Kenney is the biggest name at this year's Aussie Millions final table, despite coming in as the short stack.
Describing Melbourne as "one of the best stops in the world," Kenney is usually seen playing high five-figure tournaments all across the world, but this is only his second career cash at the Aussie Millions since a second place in a Pot-Limit Omaha event back in 2015.
Should he win, it would be his fifth five-figure cash and would no doubt show that he has the skills to run up a short stack in such a high pressure environment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000 | |
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The oldest player at this year's Aussie Millions final table is Clinton Taylor at 42. Sitting in the middle of the pack, Taylor bided his time at the feature table yesterday to lock up the biggest cash of his career - although he did tell us that he once won $60,000 on a horse race!
Taylor was one of nearly 500 players to lock up their Main Event seats at the Crown Entertainment complex and locked up his seat back in March 2018, one of the first to do so. Several months later, the Aussie from Bacchus Marsh has reached the final table with a possibly life-changing payday on the line.
The manufacturing company director was short coming into Day 4, but late on was responsible for the elimination of Michael Egan and was as high as third in chips with ten left, but was content to ride out the rest of the night to ensure he made it to the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,845,000 |