Mike Del Vecchio Chasing Third Straight Aussie Millions Main Event Final Table

Mike Del Vecchio

Mike Del Vecchio has been a beacon of success at the Aussie Millions Main Event the past two years. Each of those years, no player was able to send him to the rail until the final day of play, as Del Vecchio finished fifth in 2018 for A$370,000 then chopped it three ways last year for A$1,272,162 and an official second-place finish.

For the third straight year, Del Vecchio has put together a strong run at Crown Melbourne. This time around, he has bagged once more heading to Day 4, in the money and in the hunt with only about 4% of the field remaining.

Del Vecchio's 1,093,000 ranks sixth. It wasn't the easiest run for the American as he had a below-average stack for much of the early portions of Day 3, but he ran it into the seven figures after the dinner break and looks poised to contend for a third straight six-figure score Down Under.

In total, 37 players advanced, with Nino Ullmann (1,497,000) in the lead as the redraw to six six-max tables looms. Other big stacks include Rishabh Vekaria (1,380,000), Manig Loeser (1,355,000), Bryce Yockey (1,246,000) and Randy Lew (1,094,000).

2020 Aussie Millions Main Event - Top 10 Stacks After Day 3

PlacePlayerCountryChip Count
1Nino UllmannGermany1,497,000
2Rishabh VekariaIndia1,380,000
3Manig LoeserGermany1,355,000
4Bryce YockeyUnited States1,246,000
5Randy LewUnited States1,094,000
6Mike Del VecchioUnited States1,093,000
7Gareth PepperAustralia1,063,000
8Erik SeidelUnited States1,035,000
9Jack WuTaiwan1,026,000
10Hussein HassanAustralia944,000
Nino Ullmann 2020 Aussie Millions
Nino Ullmann sits atop the counts after Day 3

Big Names In Contention; Aido Breaks the Bubble

Plenty of recognizable names also remain in contention, including Erik Seidel, Scott Margereson, Fabian Quoss and Nick Pupillo just to name a few.

Day 3 would see a key point in the tournament arrive as the money bubble burst about halfway through the day's seven-level grind. Ize Bourne was the unfortunate player to bust in 89th place — the final unpaid position — when his eights and fives couldn't overcome the trips flopped by Sergio Aido.

Kahle Burns, Jack Salter, Rory Young, Sergio Aido and Steve O'Dwyer were among the big names going down but at least pocketing some cash for their efforts.

O'Dwyer held one of the biggest stacks in the hours after the bubble burst, but he ran into a rough spot when he opened pocket tens on the button and got three-bet by fellow high roller reg Loeser, then four-bet by the big blind. O'Dwyer shipped it covering everyone, and Loeser called it off with kings and held to shoot up the counts and into the lead.

Defending champ Bryn Kenney also busted but had a fruitless day where he came in with a big stack and simply found no success. All other remaining champs have likewise exited, ensuring a fresh name will go down in Aussie Millions history.

Bryn Kenney
Defending champion Bryn Kenney was eliminated on Day 3

2020 Aussie Millions Main Event - Day 4 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
81Hussein HassanAustralia944,00079
83Daniel O'SheaAustralia753,00063
84Scott MargeresonUnited Kingdom718,00060
85Jinsoo KangAustralia308,00026
86Michael Gross (AU)Australia238,00020
87Ali GhezelbashAustralia802,00067
88Erik SeidelUnited States1,035,00086
      
91Jordan TentoriAustralia692,00058
93Bryce YockeyUnited States1,246,000104
94Michael SideridisAustralia603,00050
95Kan LinAustralia586,00049
96Goran MandicCroatia900,00075
97Pete ChenTaiwan413,00034
98Nicolas MaloCanada642,00054
      
101Oliver WeisGermany725,00060
102Dingxiang OngSingapore787,00066
103David WangAustralia137,00011
104Nino UllmannGermany1,497,000125
105Tomas RibeiroPortugal449,00037
106Matthew WantmanUnited States583,00049
107Ngoc Tai HoangAustralia549,00046
108Vincent WanAustralia203,00017
      
281Rishabh VekariaIndia1,380,000115
282Manig LoeserGermany1,355,000113
283Simon BurnsUnited Kingdom153,00013
284Fabian QuossGermany558,00047
285Ashish GuptaAustralia253,00021
286Paawan BansalIndia289,00024
287Adriano CendronAustralia192,00016
288Jack WuTaiwan1,026,00086
      
311Nick PupilloUnited States416,00035
312Randy LewUnited States1,094,00091
314Jeremy PekarekUnited States295,00025
315Mai HaAustralia156,00013
316Steven MillerUnited States495,00041
317Gareth PepperAustralia1,063,00089
318Mike Del VecchioUnited States1,093,00091

2020 Aussie Millions Main Event - Remaining Payouts

PlacePayout (in AUD)Payout (in USD)
1A$1,850,000$1,273,381
2A$1,125,000$774,353
3A$661,000$454,976
4A$480,160$330,501
5A$378,660$260,637
6A$307,820$211,877
7A$240,080$165,250
8-9A$178,080$122,575
10-12A$123,000$84,663
13-18A$82,000$56,442
19-24A$61,500$42,331
25-30A$41,000$28,221
31-36A$36,080$24,834
37A$31,160$21,448

Day 4 of the Aussie Millions Main Event commences at 12:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, January 22nd. Return to PokerNews for more live coverage, as well as the first day of live-streamed action, with play beginning at 6,000/12,000/12,000.

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  • Only 37 players remain after Day 3 of the @AussieMillions Main Event with A$1,850,000 on top.

  • After final tabling the 2018 and 2019 @AussieMillions Main Event, Mike Del Vecchio is making a third deep run.

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