MILLIONS North Cyprus $5,300 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus
MILLIONS North Cyprus $5,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$3,859,400
Entries
839
Level
33
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
213
Players Left
121
End-of-Day 1d Chip Counts
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
531,500
531,500
|
531,500 |
|
||
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
||
|
250,000 | |
|
216,000 | |
|
194,500 | |
|
159,500
159,500
|
159,500 |
|
158,000 | |
|
149,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
||
|
148,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
142,000 | |
|
119,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
101,000 | |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
77,500 | |
|
||
|
72,000 | |
|
||
|
|
53,000 | |
|
44,500 | |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
|
||
Shashikhina Tops Day 1c; Isaia and Ricci Among the Big Stacks
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
The third and penultimate starting day of the 2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus $5,300 Main Event has concluded and 102 players out of 184 entries have secured a stack for Day 2 in the flagship tournament of the festival. While it was the slowest of the three flights at the five-star Merit Crystal Cove Hotel Casino & Spa in Girne, North Cyprus, it has ensured that the $3 million net guarantee is already in eyesight.
A close battle for the Day 1c chip lead propelled Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina to the top of the leaderboard with 499,000 in chips, followed by Alessio Isaia (471,000) and Ran Azor (455,500). Artan Dedusha turned a late entry after the second and final break into a top ten stack and he is joined among the bigger stacks by $10,500 High Roller finalist Iakov Onuchin, Kasparas Klezys, Andrea Ricci, and Piotr Nurzynski.
partypoker sponsored pro Joni Jouhkimainen also made it through with an above-average stack of 229,500 while notable casualties included the likes of Roberto Romanello, Christophe Panetti, $2,200 Warm Up finalist Matthieu Chan, Ahadpur Khangah, Miltiadis Kyriakides, and Anas Belatik.
Khangah and Kyriakides were eliminated in the most memorable hand of the day when a spectacular four-way preflop all-in resulted in a double-knockout for Ran Azor and quadruple up for Christophe Panetti in the final level of the day. However, $10,500 third-place finisher Panetti didn't make it through either despite this after bowing out against Azor during the last hands.
Shashikhina started her rise on the leaderboard when winning a flip against Mustafa Biz and also knocked out Romanello during the final stages. Another Russian needs little introduction as rising star Artur Martirosian was also in the mix on Day 1c. While splashing around the chips in his fingers, he was also involved in higher stakes cash game action on his phone and barely glanced up while he doubled with aces versus kings in a big pot. After nine levels of play, Martirosian finished with 300,000 and well above the average.
All players that failed to earn a stack for Day 2 so far can enter the turbo heat 1d with levels of 25 minutes each as of 8pm local time. Furthermore, the late registration also remains open for another three levels the following day when all Day 1 survivors combine to one field for the first time. The crown jewel of the festival in North Cyprus will then play down to the money en route to determining a winner on Monday, September 27.
Stay tuned for all the action from the return of the MILLIONS tour as the PokerNews team will provide as many key hands as possible in the days to come.
Day 1c Pictures
Courtesy of Poker Club Management.
End-of-Day 1c Counts (full)
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
499,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
||
|
471,000
241,000
|
241,000 |
|
|
||
|
455,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
435,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
401,500
301,500
|
301,500 |
|
|
376,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
353,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
349,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
342,500
102,500
|
102,500 |
|
|
||
|
341,500
216,500
|
216,500 |
|
||
|
341,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
331,500
-48,500
|
-48,500 |
|
|
330,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
308,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
300,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
||
|
285,500
285,500
|
285,500 |
|
|
281,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
279,500
149,500
|
149,500 |
|
272,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
271,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
268,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
260,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
257,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
|
251,500
251,500
|
251,500 |
Day 1c Completed
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Around 100 players out of 184 entries survived the carnage and bagged their chips. Assorted counts and a recap of today's action are to follow. The same also applies for the turbo heat 1d as of 8pm local time, for which the final chip counts will be provided later tonight.
Panetti Busts at the Very End
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
A depleted Christophe Panetti ended the day with a bang as he was eliminated during the final levels of the night. The story was also confirmed by Ran Azor who dealt the final blow and may have snatched the lead for Day 1c in the process.
According to Panetti, he raised with 
and Azor three-bet to 13,000, picking up two callers. On a 
flop, Panetti bet 8,500 and called a raise to 21,000 by Azor. Both checked the 
turn and the 
river brought a four-card straight on the board. That prompted the shove of Panetti with his two pair and Azor called with pocket fives for a set!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Busted |
Late Double for Trad
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Julien Trad was at risk with the 
and faced Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy with 
. The 
board gave Trad a flush and double to nearly the starting stack while Merzhvinskiy was left with around half of that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
50,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
"Crazy Mo" Doubles Through Nader
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
On a flop of 
, "Crazy Mo" called it off when he was jammed upon by Amjad Nader to create the following showdown.
"Crazy Mo": 
Amjad Nader: 
The 
turn was a blank, as was the 
river, and "Crazy Mo" doubled for 92,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
60,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
The Last Three Hands
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Once more three hands have been drawn and all tables will play them before racing off the T-100 chips and then bag all the chips for the night. Only 105 players remain while the screens show 151 unique players and 32 re-entries.