Main Event Day 1a | 2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia

09-09-2017 21:34 UTC+3

Satubayev Rising

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

On the three-way flop of , the action checked to Shyngis Satubayev on the button and he bet 80,000. The small blind quickly folded, but Viktor Podofedenko in late position called. The on the turn brough a check, a bet of 150,000 by Satubayev and yet another call by Podofedenko before the river completed the board.

Podofedenko checked the third street in a row and Satubayev emptied the clip with a bet of 245,000. Podofedenko was not happy about the call but tossed in a single chip to get shown for trips kings. While Podofenko remains a big stack, Satubayev tops that with more than three million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shyngis Satubayev	3,400,000	500,000
Viktor Podofedenko	2,600,000	2,600,000

Tags: Shyngis Satubayev Viktor Podofedenko

09-09-2017 21:24 UTC+3

Jeff Lisandro Finishes Off Andrey Ivlev

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Andrey Ivlev opened to 35,000 from under the gun and got three callers. Jeff Lisandro was in the big blind and three-bet to 200,000.

Ivlev moved all in for 296,000. The three callers all folded and Lisandro called the extra chips.

Lisandro:
Ivlev:

The board ran out and Ivlev was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Lisandro	2,100,000	700,000
Andrey Ivlev	Busted

Tags: Jeff Lisandro Andrey Ivlev

09-09-2017 21:22 UTC+3

Leon Tsoukernik Crushing $10,300 High Roller

MrPaulSeaton

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Leon Tsoukernik leads the way in the $10,300 High Roller

With just three tables still in play and only 12 players paid, everyone is chasing that initial payout of $22,800 in the High Roller. But one man is playing as if he only wants the win and $285,000 top prize.

Leon Tsoukernik has a massive stack of 1.6 million chips, which at more than double the average, is leading the field. At the opposite end of the leaderboard is Pierre Neuville, who has just 215,000 a little over 13 big blinds. Who'll cash and make the final table in fine fettle? We'll keep you posted right here.

09-09-2017 21:12 UTC+3

Zubov Gets Paid Off

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

After the dinner, the stack of Alexander Zubov has taken a hit and the Russian dropped down to fewer than two million chips. However, he has since recovered and just scooped a decent pot.

On the tail end of a hand that saw the board show , Zubov bet the river for 150,000 with some 260,000 in the middle and his sole opponent called. Zubov rolled over for a full house and that was more than enough to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	2,300,000	-100,000

Tags: Alexander Zubov

09-09-2017 21:06 UTC+3

The Last Level of the Night

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

While a satellite for tomorrow's Day 1b has kicked off and shows 135 out of 147 players remaining in level five, the first of three starting days has entered the final level of the night. According to the screens, 180 players out of a 260-entry strong field remain and will be bagging up the chips in one hour from now.

Level: 8

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

09-09-2017 20:59 UTC+3

Dzmitry Urbanovich Not Afraid to Get Fruity

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

It looked like the hand was going to fizzle out, but by the time it got around to the cutoff, they opened to 24,000 and the button called.

Alexey Melnikov thought about it in the small blind before three-betting to 116,000. partypoker Sponsored Pro Dzmitry Urbanovich was in the big blind and he four-bet to 265,000.

The initial raiser and caller folded and action was back on Melnikov.

Melnikov calmly dragged back his three-bet and pushed forward a five-bet to 555,000. Urbanovich quickly folded and Melnikov raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Melnikov	1,850,000	1,850,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	1,350,000	-300,000

Tags: Alexey Melnikov Dzmitry Urbanovich

09-09-2017 20:56 UTC+3

Counts for the Final Level

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Oleg Titov and Ilya Gorodetskiy have almost doubled up his stack. Among the short stacks at the end of the penultimate level of Day 1a are Josef Gulas and Andreas Klatt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timofey Vekshin	3,800,000	100,000
Oleg Titov	2,200,000	600,000
Ilya Gorodetskiy	1,950,000	950,000
Said Butba	1,800,000	800,000
Yury Gulyy	1,100,000	150,000
Daria Feshchenko	990,000	-410,000
Thomer Pidun	650,000	-500,000
Josef Gulas	300,000	-1,200,000
Andreas Klatt	200,000	-1,000,000
Andrejs Perederejevs	Busted

Tags: Andreas Klatt Ilya Gorodetskiy Josef Gulas Oleg Titov

09-09-2017 20:51 UTC+3

Welcome to the partypoker MILLIONS Russia Main Event Anatoly Filatov

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Anatoly Filatov Wins the GPC High Roller

partypoker Sponsored Pro Anatoly Filatov has been lurking around the halls and corridors of the Sochi Casino & Resort all day, perhaps itching to get in on the action. Last month Filatov took down the partypoker German Poker Championships High Roller in Rozvadov for €64,125 (pictured) and today, finally, with just under two levels left in play, he has taken his seat.

We asked him how he felt to be finally playing the Main Event.

"Excited," he said with a smile, "Excited to double up!"

With such a positive outlook, and having declared his intentions clearly to all and sundry, we stuck with his table to see what exactly his first orbit would be like.

1. A player in early position opened and the player on the button three-bet. Anatoly Filatov folded.
2. A player under the gun raised and the button called. Filatov folded.
3. The hijack opened and Filatov folded.
4. Shyngis Satubayev opened to 28,000 from under the gun. Filatov three-bet from the cutoff and Satubayev folded.
5. Filatov opened to 30,000 from the hijack and took down the blinds and antes.
6. A player under the gun opened and Filatov folded.
7. Filatov open-folded in early position.
8. Filatov raised under the gun to 30,000 and Shyngis Satubayev called in the cutoff.
The flop came and Filatov continued for 50,000. Satubayev called. The turn was the and Filatov check-folded to a bet of 110,000 from his opponent.

All in all it was a mixed bag of a first orbit for Filatov, but there is still plenty of time not just in the day but in the tournament for him to get going and build up a stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Filatov	950,000	-150,000

Tags: Anatoly Filatov Shyngis Satubayev

09-09-2017 20:43 UTC+3

Igor Khachaturov Eliminated by Aduard Shvedov

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Possible chip leader Shyngis Satubayev raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and Aduard Shvedov three-bet to 80,000 from the button.

Igor Khachaturov was in the small blind and he four-bet all in for 186,000. Satubayev folded quickly, but Shvedov called putting Khachaturov at risk.

Khachaturov:
Shvedov:

The flop came giving Shvedov a full house. There was to be no miracle runner-runner straight flush or such like for Khachaturov as the turn came the and the river sealed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aduard Shvedov	2,100,000
Igor Khachaturov	Busted

Tags: Igor Khachaturov Aduard Shvedov