AU$10,600 Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2019 Aussie Millions
AU$10,600 Main Event
Day: 4
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
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The seven-handed final table of the record-breaking 2019 Aussie Millions AS$10,600 Main Event is set and all remaining hopefuls have earned themselves one day off before playing down to a champion. Out of a record field of 822 entries, only seven players remain and they have already locked up AU$242,000 for their efforts. However, all eyes are set on the top prize of AU$1,850,000, the bragging rights and ANTON championship bracelet that comes along with it.
One that already knows what it feels like to sit down on the final table in the biggest casino complex of the Southern hemisphere is Mike Del Vecchio, who finished fifth one year ago at the Crown Casino Melbourne. After a dramatic end of the day, the American jumped into the top spot right before bagging after doubling through New Zealand's Hamish Crawshaw on the final table bubble.
In four-way action on the outer table, Del Vecchio flopped the best of it with pocket fives for a full house and got action from Crawshaw with ace-ten suited for trips tens. The turn and river were both blanks and Del Vecchio, who was railed by 2018 champion Toby Lewis during this pivotal hand, jumped into the lead. Just one hand later, the final table bubble burst on the feature table after Robert Glasspool came up short with pocket sixes against the pocket jacks of Matthew Wakeman.
Del Vecchio claimed 5,465,000 in chips and pipped Andrew Hinrichsen for the top spot, who bagged up 5,300,000. They are followed by a trio of players within a few big blinds of each other: Matthew Wakeman (4,010,000), Clinton Taylor (3,845,000) and Hamish Crawshaw (3,640,000) will be in the middle of the pack when the action resumes after a one-day hiatus. Gyeong Byeong (1,540,000) and American superstar Bryn Kenney (920,000) round out the final seven.
For Kenney, there will most likely be no day off as he already confirmed to join the action on Day 2 of the AU$100,000 Challenge.
“That's great timing, now I can win both,” Kenney said with a grin on his face in the penultimate break of the night.
While Kenney returns with the shortest stack of just 18 big blinds, there is little doubt over his confidence at making a serious run for the Aussie Millions Main Event title.
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 |
Day 4 Action
The penultimate tournament day started with 38 players still in contention and it took fewer than 10 minutes to set up the six-handed redraw, a change in format uniquely used at the Aussie Millions. Andrew Michael and Cole Swannack fell short of the six-max action and a double elimination set the pace for the next few hours right after the action got back underway.
Among the notables that bowed out much earlier than they'd hoped for were Farid Jattin (31st place, AU$36,200), Dominik Panka (29th place, AU$41,200), Quan Zhou (28th place, AU$41,200), Vojtech Ruzicka (24th place, AU$61,500), and Pim De Goede (19th place, AU$61,500).
Jack Salter, who recorded one of his best results at Crown Casino in 2014 when finishing second in the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Main Event, had to settle for 18th place and Michael Addamo fell short after adding a victory on home soil to his poker resume after winning not one but two WSOP bracelets in 2018. Salter flopped best with jack-ten suited only for Gyeong Byeong Lee to hit a runner-runner straight with eight-seven suited. For Addamo it was a classic coinflip that decided the fate of the Aussie and his ace-king ended up second-best to the pocket jacks of Bjorn Ostby.
Down to the last two tables, Norihiro Otani doubled through Del Vecchio with aces versus kings, but his Japanese rail had barely stopped celebrating when Otani dropped to the bottom of the leaderboard a mere 15 minutes later. Crawshaw outflopped Otani with queen-nine versus ace-queen and held up to kickstart frantic action on the feature table. Greg Heaver ended up all in with pocket sixes against the kings of Crawshaw and flopped a six in the window, but it was followed by a king on the turn to send the Kiwi to the top of the counts.
Otani doubled once but eventually bowed out in 11th place and handed over his hand-designed colorful hoodie to Crawshaw. He was followed to the rail by David Wang and Ostby was ousted by Andrew Hinrichsen. In a three-bet pot, Hinrichsen in the big blind flopped top two pair with seven-four and Ostby jammed with pocket sixes to get snap-called by Hinrichsen.
The final table bubble lasted all but a few hands and Del Vecchio skyrocketed into the top spot when he flopped a full house in a four-way pot. One hand later, it was all over for Glasspool on the feature table and the remaining seven players bagged up for the night.
They will return on Sunday, February 3rd, 2019, as of 12.30 p.m. local time to play down to a winner. There are 32:21 left at blinds of 25,000/50,000 with a running ante of 5,000 and the final table action will be streamed live on Twitch with commentary by Jason Somerville.
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining four players have bagged and tagged for the night and will be back at lunchtime on Sunday, February 4th, 2019 to play down to a champion. A recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,465,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
5,300,000 | |
|
||
|
4,010,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
3,845,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
3,640,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
1,540,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
920,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Robert Glasspool moved all in for 720,000 from the cutoff and Matthew Wakeman called in the small blind.
The players waited for the hand at the other table to complete and the cards were turned over.
Robert Glasspool: 
Matthew Wakeman: 
There was no help for Glasspool on the 
and he would miss out at a spot at the final table, finishing in eighth place for AU$180,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hamish Crawshaw raised to 110,000 and was called by Andrew Hinrichsen, Mike Del Vecchio and Gyeong Byeong Lee. The flop brought 
and the action checked to Crawshaw, who continued for 150,000. Hinrichsen raised to 425,000 and Del Vecchio announced a check-raise to 2,000,000 with very few chips behind. Lee quickly got out of the way, while Crawshaw called and Hinrichsen folded.
After the 
turn, the remaining 180,000 of Del Vecchio went in and Crawshaw called.
Mike Del Vecchio: 
Hamish Crawshaw: 
"A deuce on the river would be sick after the last time," Del Vecchio said. He faded the elimination with the 
river and doubled into the lead on the outer table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,445,000
3,145,000
|
3,145,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,300,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,700,000
-2,425,000
|
-2,425,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
After defending his big blind against a raise by Andrew Hinrichsen, Bjorn Ostby ended up paying off a 100,000 bet on the 
river and mucked when Hinrichsen showed the 
for aces up.
Two hands later, Ostby raised the button to 110,000 and Hinrichsen three-bet to 410,000, Ostby called. The flop came 
and Hinrichsen continued for 350,000, which prompted the shove of Ostby for around 1,800,000. Hinrichsen snap-called and that was a bad sign for Ostby and his rail.
Bjorn Ostby:
Andrew Hinrichsen: 
"Nice hand," Ostby sighed and continued to his rail "I was not going to get away from this spot." He found no help on the 
turn and 
river to join the rail in 9th place for AU$180,000.
Play will continue with hand-for-hand mode as soon as both tables have been balanced.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,750,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The board read 
and Bryn Kenney checked from the big blind to Gyeong Byeong Lee who bet 200,000.
Kenney then check-raised to 675,000 and Lee took a moment before calling.
Kenney showed 
for king-high and Lee took down the pot with 
for a full house, sixes full of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,850,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
850,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
|
||
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
David Wang jammed first to act for what appeared to be 370,000 and Mike Del Vecchio in the big blind called after brief consideration.
David Wang: 
Mike Del Vecchio:
As soon as he spotted the superior pocket pair on the other side of the table, Wang sighed. The board came and Wang had to settle for 10th place and payday of AU123,000, missing out on a pay jump of almost 60k.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
David Wang jammed the cutoff and was quickly called by Bjorn Ostby on the button. Wang had the , Ostby turned over ]Ah10d]. The split pot was secured by the time the turn appeared on the board.
Ostby opened to 110,000 on the button and Andrew Hinrichsen came along from the big blind. They checked the flop and Hinrichsen check-called a bet of 125,000 on the 
turn. Hinrichsen led the river for 350,000 and Ostby folded quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
2,550,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
380,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Gyeong Byeong Lee opened to 120,000 but folded to a three-bet from Bryn Kenney to 360,000.
A few hands later it was Kenney's turn to open to 120,000, and Lee gave it some thought before moving all in. Kenney rechecked his cards before flinging them into the muck. The pair are hovering just under average stack at the moment, with Clinton Taylor the only player at the table with an above average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
2,300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
2,300,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
2,135,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
800,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |