A series of preflop raises led to Sean Hinton getting his 8,825,000 stack in the middle from the big blind and was called by three-time MSPT champ Carl Carodenuto from the button.

Sean Hinton:
Carl Carodenuto:

It was a flip with Hinton calling the correct end as the runout paired his ten for him to take a commanding chip lead.

Sean Hinton - 17,500,000
Miguel Martinez - 6,500,000
Carl Carodenuto - 1,200,000