Main Event | 2017 partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Austria

10-09-2017 10:51 UTC+2

Welcome back to Day 3 of the partypoker LIVE Grand Prix €115 Main Event

Shirley Ang

Day 3 of the partypoker LIVE Grand Prix €115 Main Event at the Montesino Casino starts today at 1 pm local time. 24 out of 278 players that started on yesterday will return to play. The 11 players that survived Day 2b in CCC Simmering and the 8 players that survived the Day 2 online will be added to the mix in the hunt for the Main Event Trophy.

Vladimir Burstein from the Czech Republic is leading the 41-player strong field with 19,925,000 chips. Having played on Day 2b in Simmering, he will be looking to see if his strong start will also get him to the finish line today. Burstein's biggest cash took place this summer in Las Vegas when he cashed $13,861 in the Crazy Eights tournament.

Second in the chip counts is Rolando Lombardi from Italy with 11,575,000 chips which is about 33 big blinds less than Burstein. Closing out the top three chip counts is Rene Wolech with 10,875,000 chips. He had a good day at the Montesino Casino yesterday and will do his utter best to continue his deep run.

Zoran Spindler is the player with the shortest stack with only ten big blinds. His highest cash up till now is €1,200 in Simmering in 2015. He will be aiming to improve that today. Other players to keep an eye on are Harald Heigl (10,775,000), Gabor Deak (10,380,000), Mirek Spicka (10,325,000), Pavel Chalupka (6,105,000), Anthony Ghamrawi (5,125,000) and Alain Raoul Medesan (2,975,000).

The blinds will begin at 125,000/250,000 with a button ante of 250,000 and they will continue playing until a winner has been crowned. The levels will be 60 minutes long until they reach heads-up play where the blind levels will decrease to 30 minutes.

The partypoker Twitch channel will be live streaming the feature table (Table #37) with hole cards from 1.30 pm with a 30-minute delay. So keep following the live updates from start to finish here on PokerNews to find out who will finish in first place and take that trophy home with them.

Tags: Gabor Deak Harald Heigl Mirek Spicka Rene Wolech Rolando Lombardi Vladimir Burstein Zoran Spindler

10-09-2017 13:38 UTC+2

Who's Got A Golden Ticket?

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Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The Golden Chip could become a ticket to the Caribbean Poker Party

The first 100 players who qualified for Grand Prix Austria via an online Day 1 on partypoker bagged themselves a Golden Chip. If any of those Golden Chips reach the final table, the proprietor will bag themselves a $10,000 package to the Caribbean Poker Party in sunny Punta Cana!

This package includes flights, accommodation, transfers, and entry to the $5,300 CPP Main Event!

Out of those 100 Golden Chips in play, just eight are left in as we start the final day. One of those belongs to Gabor Deak, who started the day fifth in chips and seems the most likely to guarantee himself a trip to the Caribbean! We'll be following our Golden Chip holders closely as play continues.

10-09-2017 13:43 UTC+2

Tsintsadze Stacking Up

Shirley Ang

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Rafael Shamonov raised to 1,000,000, Giorgi Tsintsadze decided to shove all in and was called by Shamonov.

Giorgi Tsintsadze:
Rafael Shamonov:

Shamonov needed some help as Tsintsadze had him covered. The board ran out - no help came and Shamonov was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgi Tsintsadze	13,000,000 3,775,000	3,775,000
Rafael Shamonov	Busted

Tags: Giorgi Tsintsadze Rafael Shamonov

10-09-2017 14:42 UTC+2

Deak Doubles Blind On Blind

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Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Golden Chip holder, Gabor Deak, doubles up

Action folded all the way to Gabor Deak in the small blind, who raised it up to 700,000 before Christian Georgescu put in the 3-bet, making it enough to set Deak all-in.

Deak gleefully called, tabling , and was in great shape to double up through Georgescu's .

The flop gave Deak a straight flush draw to go with his aces, but he didn't want to see an offsuit 5! The board paired on the turn, and double-paired on the river, with the spoils heading Deak's way.

The very next hand he picked up a big chunk of change when he got a 3-bet squeeze through on the button, and he can now place his Golden Chip atop an eight-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabor Deak	11,100,000 720,000	720,000

Tags: Christian Georgescu Gabor Deak

10-09-2017 15:48 UTC+2

Music To Muszi's Ears

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Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Levente Muszi scoops a huge one with quads

It was a rough orbit for Golden Chip holder Pavel Chalupka. He doubled up Ela Kubincova blind on blind, his failing to hold, or even earn a chop versus as Kubincova made a flush on the runout.

The hand after that, he shoved his remaining 1,100,000 from the small blind, with Rene Wolech agreeing to call without looking. Wolech's hit a pair in the window, but ultimately fell short on the runout, as Chalupka doubled back up.

The very next hand, action was folded to Chalupka's button, where he moved all-in, followed quickly by Wolech in the small blind. Leventa Muszi couldn't believe his eyes as he looked down at closing the action in the big blind, confidently announcing "call." Chalupka's was in last place, as Wolech tabled , but both players were drawing dead on a flop. The dealer made absolutely sure of the outcome, putting another on the turn, giving Muszi quads, and the 12,000,000-chip pot.

Chalupka and Wolech both take home €1,750, as the field drops to just 18 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levente Muszi	18,600,000 8,600,000	8,600,000
Ela Kubincova	6,400,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Pavel Chalupka	Busted
Rene Wolech	Busted

Tags: Ela Kubincova Levente Muszi Pavel Chalupka Rene Wolech

10-09-2017 16:39 UTC+2

Seat Draw Last 15 Players

Shirley Ang

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Country	Big Blinds
FT	2	Dragan Zaric	34775000	Slovenia	139
FT	3	Giorgi Tsintsadze	26150000	Georgia	105
FT	5	Gabor Deak	7550000	Hungary	30
FT	7	Ela Kubincova	7950000	Slovakia	32
FT	8	Vladimir Burstein	22050000	Czech Republic	88
FT	9	Christian Georgescu	5400000	Austria	22
FT	10	Aristeidis Moschonas	15100000	Austria	60

34	1	E. A.	13200000	Austria	53
34	2	Martin Lechner	17700000	Austria	71
34	3	Oliver Brandner	6700000	Austria	27
34	4	D. A.	24500000	Austria	98
34	5	Rolando Lombardi	41600000	Italy	166
34	6	Harald Heigl	10400000	Austria	42
34	7	Stefan Raschbauer	17650000	Austria	71
34	8	Milenko Smardzija	10950000	Serbia	44

10-09-2017 17:19 UTC+2

Lechner Drags A Big One

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Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Rolando Lombardi opened to 1,250,000 from the cutoff, with action folding to Martin Lechner who defended his big blind.

Lechner checked the flop, prompting Lombardi to put out a 1,250,000 continuation bet, before coming over the top with check-raise to 3,500,000. Lombardi thought for a moment before making the call, with both players checking the turn.

The board paired on the river, on which Lechner very deliberately cut out 5,000,000 in pink chips and slowly slid them over the line. Lombardi gave it 30 seconds or so, before sliding his chips over the line equally as slowly. Lechner tabled for trips, which seemed to both surprise and frustrate Lombardi, as he reluctantly passed his cards face down to the dealer, while Lechner dragged in a pot to take him into second place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Lechner	31,250,000 13,550,000	13,550,000
Rolando Lombardi	29,500,000 -12,100,000	-12,100,000

Tags: Martin Lechner Rolando Lombardi

10-09-2017 17:59 UTC+2

Kubincova on a Roll

Shirley Ang

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Vladimir Burstein raised to 1,100,000 from the under-the-gun position. Christian Georgescu, in early position, E. A. on the button, Giorgi Tsintsadze and Ela Kubincova in the blinds, all called.

They all checked through the on the flop. The turn brought them the , Tsintsadze, Kubincova and Burstein checked, Georgescu opened to 1,675,000. E. A. and Tsintadze folded and Kubincova shoved for about 5,800,000. Burstein folded and Georgescu thought for a while and then called.

Ela Kubincova:
Christian Georgescu:

Kubincova had turned two pair, queens and sevens. Georgescu needed the board to pair or a king to win this hand. The river completed the board with the for Kubincova to take the pot and stack up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ela Kubincova	17,600,000 10,600,000	10,600,000
Christian Georgescu	4,000,000 -10,600,000	-10,600,000

Tags: Christian Georgescu Ela Kubincova Giorgi Tsintsadze Vladimir Burstein

10-09-2017 18:51 UTC+2

Raschbauer Bows Out in 12th Place

Shirley Ang

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Martin Lechner raised to 1,400,000 from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Stefan Raschbauer in the small blind. Raschbauer three-bet and Lechner shoved all in. Raschbauer called being covered by Lechner.

Martin Lechner:
Stefan Raschbauer:

The board ran out - no help for Raschbauer and he made his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Lechner	54,100,000 17,100,000	17,100,000
Stefan Raschbauer	Busted

Tags: Martin Lechner Stefan Raschbauer

10-09-2017 19:03 UTC+2

Heigl Topples Down

Shirley Ang

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Harald Heigl raised to 1,400,000 from the under-the-gun position, Martin Lechner on the button three-bet. The players in the blinds folded and Heigl shoved. Lechner called.

Martin Lechner:
Harald Heigl: