Matthew Konnecke Eliminated in 2nd Place ($162,791)
Daniel Craker had the button in Seat 1. He raised to 120,000. Matthew Konnecke reraised to 500,000 and that brought the crowd to their feet. Craker only took a few moments before announcing "I'm all in." Konnecke made the call and a huge uproar came from the crowd as media and spectators swarmed the table.
Konnecke
Craker
Konnecke was behind, but it was a standard coin flip situation that would determine if we would have a winner or not. Konnecke was the player all in.
The flop came down
as Craker stood waiting with his friends along the rail.The dealer slowly turned the next card, the
, and the crowd erupted for Craker as he stayed in the lead.Lights flashed from cameras, reporters scribbled, and video cameras zoomed in when the
hit the felt on the river, eliminating Matthew Konnecke in second place and giving the title to Daniel Craker of New Zealand. He was embraced by his friends and family from the other side of the rail with an enormous smile on his face.The two competitors then shook hands and congratulated one another. Konnecke took home NZD $162,791 for his amazing tournament run.