2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria

$10,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria

Final Results
Winner
Tom Marchese
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$5,360,000
Entries
536
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
175,000 / 350,000
Ante
350,000

$10,300 Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Big Names and partypoker Pros Advance on partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria Day 1a

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Mike Sexton
Mike Sexton

Day 1a of the inaugural $10,300 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria attracted 222 entrants and after eight levels just 143 players have booked their place in Day 2 on Sunday.

A selection of big names headed over to the Aria to check out partypoker's first foray into the American market, and right in the midst of a packed Vegas summer schedule of poker.

partypoker Chairman Mike Sexton (221,500) as well as partypoker pros such as Mikita Badziakouski (203,500), Bertrand Grospellier (263,000), Kristen Bicknell (87,500), Anatoly Filatov (83,000), Ludovic Geilich (90,000), Joao Simao (239,000) and Team Online's Jeff Gross (116,500) all jumped in on Day 1a and made it through.

The only partypoker pro to bust on Day 1a was Roberto Romanello. His kings were flushed away by an opponent, and he has the opportunity to re-enter tomorrow, or until the start of Level 11 on Day 2.

Other players who will need to fire a second bullet if they are to make Day 2 include Niall Farrell, James Romero, Ben Heath, Dan Smith, Aymon Hata, Danny Tang and Andreas Eiler.

Govert Metaal
Govert Metaal

The chip leader looks like being Govert Metaal with 482,500 closely followed by Justin Liberto (413,000). Players over 300,000 were at a premium but Craig Varnell (355,500) managed it as he continues his recovery from a freak head injury earlier this summer.

Big names such as Joe Cada (267,500), Frank Crivello (250,000), Daniel Strelitz (244,500), Sergio Aido (236,000), John Cynn (231,500), Daniel Neilson (220,500) and Adrian Mateos (202,500) all bagged healthy stacks.

PokerNews will be keeping you up to date throughout the rest of the partypoker MILLIONS so stay tuned for updates of all the action.

Tags: Andreas EilerAymon HataBen HeathBertrand GrospellierDan SmithDanny TangJames RomeroJeff GrossJoao SimaoKristen BicknellLudovic GeilichMike SextonMikita BadziakouskiNiall FarrellRoberto Romanello

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
482,500
-9,500
-9,500
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Pablo Brito Silva br
Pablo Brito Silva
464,000
464,000
464,000
Profile photo of Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
413,000
413,000
413,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
355,500
-19,500
-19,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
320,000
111,800
111,800
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
306,500
206,500
206,500
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
302,500
152,500
152,500
Profile photo of Sergey Konovalov ru
Sergey Konovalov
299,500
149,500
149,500
Profile photo of David Maudlin gb
David Maudlin
297,500
297,500
297,500
Profile photo of Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
297,000
297,000
297,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chi Zhang gb
Chi Zhang
277,000
277,000
277,000
Profile photo of Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
276,000
276,000
276,000
Profile photo of Tobias Duthweiler de
Tobias Duthweiler
273,000
273,000
273,000
Profile photo of Todd Ivens us
Todd Ivens
269,000
169,000
169,000
Profile photo of Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
267,500
97,500
97,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
255,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
253,000
53,000
53,000
Profile photo of Frank Crivello us
Frank Crivello
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Balazs Botond hu
Balazs Botond
245,500
245,500
245,500
Profile photo of Daniel Strelitz us
Daniel Strelitz
244,500
89,500
89,500
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
239,000
139,000
139,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
236,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
235,000
235,000
235,000
Profile photo of Ray Qartomy us
Ray Qartomy
234,000
234,000
234,000
Profile photo of John Cynn us
John Cynn
231,500
-28,500
-28,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

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Big Slick Earns Lodge a Double Up

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Harry Lodge was one of the last players to register on Day 1a and he made good use of his short time at the table. As the clock was winding down in the last level, Lodge and Gianluca Speranza got all of the chips in the middle after a couple of preflop raises. Lodge was the player at risk for 89,600 chips.

Harry Lodge: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Gianluca Speranza: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Lodge was in a dominating position preflop and the flop of {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs} kept things that way. The {8-Spades} on the turn changed nothing and the {10-Spades} on the river ensured Lodge of a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
182,000
82,000
82,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
28,300

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaHarry Lodge

Metaal Continues to Pace the Field

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A completed board of {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} was laid out on the felt and David Peters was heads-up in the pot with Govert Metaal. There was around 35,000 in the middle and Peters led out for a bet of 23,000. Metaal thought for a moment and then made the call.

Peters reluctantly turned over {q-Spades}{j-Spades} and Metaal took back his chips as he tabled {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} for the best hand. Just moments later, Peters was seen leaving his seat after losing the remainder of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
492,000
22,000
22,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: David PetersGovert Metaal

Cynn Takes From Varnell

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a {9-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} flop, John Cynn check-called 10,300 from Craig Varnell and the turn brought the {8-Spades}

Both players checked and the river was the {2-Hearts}. Cynn bet 27,500 and Varnell thought a while before folding.

Varnell still sits on well over 350,000 chips as we start the last level of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
375,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of John Cynn us
John Cynn
260,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Craig VarnellJohn Cynn

Lynskey Doesn't Last Long After a Quick Cooler

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Alex Lynskey
Alex Lynskey

Alex Lynskey was one of the latest entries to take a seat at the felt just prior to the final level of the day getting underway. Unfortunately for him, his time at the felt didn't last very long as he was on the wrong side of a cold deck.

Lynskey opened from under the gun and the button three-bet to 10,000. The blinds folded and Lynskey just called to see a flop of {j-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Lynskey check-called a bet of 15,000 from his opponent and the {a-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Lynskey checked again and his opponent fired out another 20,000. Lynskey still called and the {7-Hearts} completed the board. Lynskey checked for the third time and his opponent moved all in. Lynskey only had around 50,000 chips remaining and he thought for a minute before sticking them in.

His opponent rolled over {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for a set of aces while Lynskey tabled his {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} before hitting the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alex Lynskey au
Alex Lynskey
Busted

Tags: Alex Lynskey

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Quad Aces for Jaka

Level 7 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

A completed board of {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} was spread across the table with around 75,000 in the middle. Thomas Muehloecker checked from the small blind and Faraz Jaka moved all in for around 55,000.

Muehloecker had just under 50,000 chips remaining and went into the tank with his tournament life on the line. Muehloecker struggled to come to a decision for a couple of minutes but finally dropped in some chips to call. Jaka flipped over {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for quad aces and Muehloecker sent his cards to the muck as he exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
175,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
Busted

Tags: Faraz JakaThomas Muehloecker