$1,100 MILLIONS Open ($1 Million Gtd.)
Day 1a Completed
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival
$1,100 MILLIONS Open ($1 Million Gtd.)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
812
Level
35
Blinds
4,000,000 / 8,000,000
Ante
8,000,000
Barny Boatman Leads Day 1a of the Caribbean Poker Party Festival MILLIONS Open
Level 8
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The first flight of the Caribbean Poker Party Festival $1,100 buy-in MILLIONS Open played out over eight 60-minute levels at The Level at Melia Caribe Tropical in beautiful Punta Cana. All told, 133 entries tried their luck in flight 1a and 73 bagged chips with Barny Boatman (7,415,000) at the head of the pack. Oskar Prehm (5,771,000), Jan Erlei (4,147,000), Maria Ho (3,870,000), and Santiago Soriano Ramos (3,868,000) round out the top five stacks.
Alongside the current leaders, quite a few other well-known players advanced to Day 2, including partypoker ambassadors Roberto Romanello (2,900,000), Natalia Breviglieri (1,645,000), and Joao Simao (2,081,000). They are joined by the likes of Iaron Lightbourne (3,627,000), Antoine Saout (2,539,000), and Samantha Abernathy (2,244,000).
Unfortunately, not all the fan favorites survived to Day 2. Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Gathy, partypoker ambassador Anatoly Filatov, and partypoker Chairman Mike Sexton were among the fallen.
Flight 1b was scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. local time but did not run. Players can still try their luck winning the $1,000,000 Guaranteed event in the two flights scheduled to start Saturday at noon and 7:00 p.m. Late registration and re-entry will be available until the conclusion of level 12 on Day 2, which will begin at noon on Sunday.
Keep it here for continuing coverage of the MILLIONS Open and the rest of the Caribbean Poker Party Festival from the PokerNews Live Reporting team.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 8
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,413,000
-367,000
|
-367,000 |
|
||
|
5,771,000
5,771,000
|
5,771,000 |
|
4,147,000
4,014,000
|
4,014,000 |
|
3,870,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
3,868,000
1,968,000
|
1,968,000 |
|
3,800,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
3,627,000
-993,000
|
-993,000 |
|
||
|
3,268,000
3,268,000
|
3,268,000 |
|
3,266,000
3,266,000
|
3,266,000 |
|
3,255,000
3,255,000
|
3,255,000 |
|
3,057,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
2,900,000 | |
|
||
|
2,539,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
2,461,000
2,461,000
|
2,461,000 |
|
2,454,000
2,454,000
|
2,454,000 |
|
2,446,000
2,446,000
|
2,446,000 |
|
2,244,000
494,000
|
494,000 |
|
2,240,000
1,040,000
|
1,040,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,126,000
1,556,000
|
1,556,000 |
|
2,081,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,042,000
2,042,000
|
2,042,000 |
|
1,872,000
592,000
|
592,000 |
|
1,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
1,746,000
1,746,000
|
1,746,000 |
|
1,685,000
1,685,000
|
1,685,000 |
End of Day 1a
Level 8
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Play has concluded for Day 1a. A recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 8
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,780,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,620,000
3,230,000
|
3,230,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,080,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
|
2,290,000
-1,030,000
|
-1,030,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,900,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
1,680,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
1,460,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,400,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
-680,000
|
-680,000 |
|
|
||
|
850,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
808,000
218,000
|
218,000 |
Godwin Slips
Level 8
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With what looked like about 400,000 chips already in the middle and the completed board reading 
, partypoker ambassador Charlie Godwin bet 160,000 from early position. The cutoff shoved for 479,000, putting Godwin to a decision for a decent chunk of her stack, and after some consideration, she called. The cutoff quickly tabled 
for a flopped boat, Godwin tossed her cards into the muck, and her opponent took the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,280,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Joao Simao Applies Pressure
Level 8
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With a substantial pot of about 850,000 already in the middle and the completed board reading 
, partypoker ambassador Joao Simao was in middle position and heads-up against the player under the gun. Simao's opponent checked and Simao bet 775,000, sending his opponent into the tank. Eventually, he called the clock on himself, and as the final seconds ticked down, he folded. Simao took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
2,450,000
|
2,450,000 |
|
|
||
Boatman Sends One Home
Level 8
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Barny Boatman was in the big blind and got all the chips in before the flop against a single opponent in late position. Boatman's opponent had about 1,000,000 to start the hand and Boatman had him covered by a wide margin.
Boatman: 
Opponent: 
Boatman had the preflop advantage with the bigger of the two pocket pairs and his opponent needed help from the deck in order to double up. The board ran out 
and Boatman took the pot to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,300,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
||
Luiza Simao Felts a Foe
Level 8
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With a substantial pot already brewing and the board reading 
, Luiza Simao got all the chips in against a single opponent and Simao had the larger of the two stacks.
Simao: 
Opponent: 
Simao had a commanding lead with trip aces and her opponent needed a lot of help from the deck in order to double up. The on the river changed nothing and Simao took the pot to send her opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000