AU$10,600 Main Event | 2019 Aussie Millions

2019-02-03 09:30 UTC+10

Seat 1 - Mike Del Vecchio (30, United States), 5,465,000

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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.

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Mike Del Vecchio	5,465,000

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2019-02-03 09:30 UTC+10

Seat 2 - Andrew Hinrichsen (30, Australia), 5,300,000

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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.

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Andrew Hinrichsen	5,300,000

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2019-02-03 09:30 UTC+10

Seat 3 - Hamish Crawshaw (26, New Zealand), 3,640,000

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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.

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Hamish Crawshaw	3,640,000

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2019-02-03 09:29 UTC+10

Seat 4 - Gyeong Byeong Lee (29, Korea), 1,540,000

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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.

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Gyeong Byeong Lee	1,540,000

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2019-02-03 09:28 UTC+10

Seat 5 - Matthew Wakeman (33, Australia), 4,010,000

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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.

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Matthew Wakeman	4,010,000

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2019-02-03 09:28 UTC+10

Seat 6 - Bryn Kenney (32, United States), 920,000

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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.

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Bryn Kenney	920,000

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2019-02-03 09:27 UTC+10

Seat 7 - Clinton Taylor (42, Australia), 3,845,000

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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.

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Clinton Taylor	3,845,000

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