Hand #97: Andrew Hinrichsen raised the button with the 
and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #98: First to act, Hinrichsen opened to 225,000 with the 
and claimed another pot without resistance.
Hand #93: Blind on blind Bryn Kenney 
and Clinton Taylor 
checked an entire board of 
and Kenney won the pot with top pair.
Hand #94: Clinton Taylor limped in the big blind but folded to Mike Del Vecchio's shove with 
.
Hand #95: Mike Del Vecchio limped with 
in the small blind and Andrew Hinrichsen checked 
in the big blind. The flop came 
and Del Vecchio bet 100,000. Hinrichsen called.
The turn was the 
. Del Vecchio check-called 250,000 and the river was the . Both players checked and Hinrichsen took down the pot with a pair of nines.
Hand #96: Mike Del Vecchio raised to 225,000 on the button with 
and Andrew Hinrichsen three-bet to 850,000. Del Vecchio called and checked a 
flop to his opponent.
Hinrichsen bet 500,000 and Del Vecchio called. The turn was the 
and Del Vecchio checked again. Hinrichsen bet 850,000 and Del Vecchio called.
The river 
gave both players a straight. Del Vecchio checked and Hinrichsen bet 1,200,000. Del Vecchio called and the pair chopped up the pot.
Hand #97: Andrew Hinrichsen opened on the button and took down the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,390,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
||
|
4,880,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
|
4,770,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
2,015,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
Hand #90: Bryn Kenney called 100,000 on the button with 
. Clinton Taylor called with 
in the small blind and Mike Del Vecchio checked his big blind with .
The three players checked a 
flop and the turn was the 
. Taylor checked and Del Vecchio's bet took down the pot.
Hand #91: Mike Del Vecchio limped in the small blind with and Andrew Hinrichsen three-bet all in from the big blind with . Del Vecchio folded.
Hand #92: Clinton Taylor opened to 100,000 with 
. Mike Del Vecchio three-bet all in for 2,545,000 with 
and Taylor called.
The flop came giving Del Vecchio a set. The turn and river 
changed nothing and Del Vecchio doubled through Taylor to over five million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,690,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,280,000
2,845,000
|
2,845,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,780,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,425,000
-2,615,000
|
-2,615,000 |
Hand #85: Andrew Hinrichsen raised to 220,000 with the 
and Clinton Taylor called in the big blind with . On the 
flop, Taylor checked and called a bet of 200,000. Both then checked the turn and the appeared on the river.
Taylor took a stab at the pot with a bet of 650,000 and Hinrichsen checked his cards once more, leaned over to see the stack of his opponent. He then called and Taylor revealed his six-high, Hinrichsen won the pot.
Hand #86: Taylor raised the small blind to 225,000 with the and Mike Del Vecchio folded the in the big blind.
Hand #87: Kenney opened first to act and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #88: Del Vecchio raised the button with and found no resistance.
Hand #89: Del Vecchio raised to 200,000 with 
and Taylor called in the big blind with . On a flop of 
, Taylor quickly check-folded to a continuation bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,620,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,060,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,040,000
-1,240,000
|
-1,240,000 |
|
|
2,435,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Hand #82: Clinton Taylor raised first to act with the 
and was called by Bryn Kenney in the big blind with 
. The flop and turn were checked, Kenney bet the river with his second pair and Taylor folded with the words "I believe you." Kenney confirmed his hand, as did
Hand #83: Kenney limped in and folded to a raise by Taylor when they were just finished chatting.
Hand #84: Andrew Hinrichsen limped the and Kenney checked with 
. The flop was checked and Hinrichsen bet the turn for 125,000, Kenney called. After the river, Hinrichsen checked and a bet of Kenney did the trick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,680,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,280,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
|
5,320,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,965,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
Hand #77: Mike Del Vecchio raised to 175,000 on the button with and Bryn Kenney called with . The flop came 
and Kenney check-called a bet of 125,000, spiking a gutshot on the turn. He checked once more and Del Vecchio fired a second bet of 400,000 with his overpair. That was enough to claim the pot right there, as Kenney opted to fold.
Hand #78: Bryn Kenney limped in the small blind with 
and Clinton Taylor checked in the big blind.
The flop came and Kenney check-called 80,000. The pair checked the turn and the 
was dealt on the river. Kenney bet 120,000 and Taylor tank-folded.
Hand #79: Bryn Kenney raised with from the button to 175,000 and Clinton Taylor called in the small blind with . The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Taylor bet 225,000. Kenney called.
The river was the . Taylor checked and Kenney bet 200,000. Taylor called but folded when shown Kenney's pair of nines.
Hand #80: Mike Del Vecchio opened to 175,000 with on the button. Bryn Kenney then three-bet all in for 4,645,000 with and Del Vecchio folded.
Hand #81: Bryn Kenney limped in the small blind 
but folded to a raise from Clinton Taylor in the big blind with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,325,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,435,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
|
|
4,800,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,025,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
|
|
||
Hand #76: Matthew Wakeman raised to 160,000 first to act and Clinton Taylor three-bet to 300,000 on the button, Wakeman jammed for 2,670,000 and Taylor called.
Matthew Wakeman:
Clinton Taylor:
The board came 
and Wakeman was eliminated in 5th place and received a payday of AU$380,300.
"I just want to say thanks a lot, it has been a pleasure playing with you," Taylor said when he shook hands with Wakeman.
"Honestly, I think this is the second-best if not the best tournament of the world," Wakeman added and expressed his gratitude towards the structure and staff at Crown.
In his interview of the elimination, Wakeman admitted that things had not gone his way prior to the final hand and the lead out to that already did a lot of the damage prior to the setup hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,185,000
2,840,000
|
2,840,000 |
|
Busted |
Hand #74: Andrew Hinrichsen raised to 175,000 in the cutoff with the and Matthew Wakeman on the button called with the . Clinton Taylor in the big blind three-bet to 350,000 with the and picked up two calls to create a pot of more than 1.1 million.
The flop came 
and the action checked to Wakeman, who bet 330,000. Taylor called and Hinrichsen check-raised to 900,000. Wakeman moved all in and Taylor got out of the way, Hinrichsen called and both players tabled an equally strong hand with trips jacks and king kicker.
The turn and river were meaningless, and they chopped it up.
Hand #75: Hinrichsen opened to 175,000 with and won the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,395,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,345,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
|
|
2,670,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
Hand #69: Andrew Hinrichsen opened from the cutoff to 180,000 with and took down the pot.
Hand #70: Andrew Hinrichsen opened to 180,000 with from under the gun and Mike Del Vecchio defended his big blind with .
The flop came and Del Vecchio check-called 150,000. The turn was the and Del Vecchio checked again. Hinrichsen continued the aggression with a bet of 600,000. Del Vecchio folded.
Hand #71: Mike Del Vecchio limped in the small blind with and Andrew Hinrichsen checked in the big blind.
Del Vecchio bet 100,000 on the flop and Hinrichsen raised in position to 260,000. Del Vecchio folded.
Hand #72: Bryn Kenney raised to 175,000 from under the gun with and took down the pot.
Hand #73: Matthew Wakeman limped in the small blind and Bryn Kenney checked in the big blind. The flop came and Wakeman bet 80,000. Kenney called and the turn was the .
Wakeman bet again for 280,000 and Kenney called again. The river was the and Wakeman fired a third time for 360,000. Kenney called and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,940,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,005,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
|
4,095,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,305,000
-940,000
|
-940,000 |
|
|
2,230,000
-570,000
|
-570,000 |
|
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