2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
63
Prize
1,160,000 CU
Event Info
Buy-in
5,300 CU
Prize Pool
5,000,000 CU
Entries
999
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000

High Roller: Laka Doubles Through Ustimov

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

Level 21 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Over on the feature table, David Laka doubled through Viktor Ustimov on the pure money bubble. Ustimov triple barreled a board of {8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Laka happily called the shove on the river with {4-Clubs}{4-Spades} for a full house. Ustimov only had {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for a bluff and Laka doubbled.

Soon after, the blinds moved up and there are still 13 players remaining.

PlayerChip Count
Viktor Ustimov950,000
David Laka760,000

Tags: David LakaViktor Ustimov

High Roller: The Bubble Continues

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

Level 21 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000

There was no showdown in the first half of level 21 and Leon Tsoukernik pulled away further. One of those hands saw a small pot head to the {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{7-Hearts} river and a bet of 125,000 was in front of Steve O'Dwyer. Tsoukernik raised to 500,000 from one seat over in the big blind and O'Dwyer folded.

On the feature table, Alexandru Papazian raised to 60,000 and folded when Marcos Martinez pushed for 174,000.

Last but not least, O'Dwyer raised the cutoff and called the shove of short stack Vitaliy Gusak for 121,000.

Vitaliy Gusak: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Steve O'Dwyer: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}

The board came {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Spades} and Gusak doubled.

PlayerChip Count
Leon Tsoukernik2,450,000
Steve O'Dwyer670,000
Alexandru Papazian425,000
Vitaliy Gusak270,000
Marcos Martinez260,000

Tags: Alexandru PapazianLeon TsoukernikMarcos MartinezSteve O'DwyerVitaliy Gusak

High Roller: Bartagov Doubles Through Tsoukernik

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

Level 21 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Petr Bartagov was all in and at risk for 518,000 out of the small blind and initial raiser Leon Tsoukernik looked him up with an over card and the hopes of a diamond flush.

Petr Bartagov: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Leon Tsoukernik: {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

After a board of {Q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, Bartagov dodged the flush draw to double while Tsoukernik remained in the top spot. The bubble drama continues and the blinds will remain the same for the upcoming 45 minutes while the tournament is still on the bubble.

PlayerChip Count
Leon Tsoukernik1,850,000
Petr Bartagov1,100,000

Tags: Leon TsoukernikPetr Bartagov

High Roller: Martinez Wins a Flip

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

Level 21 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000

In the last hand of the level over on the feature table, Marcos Martinez shoved for 269,000 and Viktor Ustimov reshoved out of the small blind to isolate.

Marcos Martinez: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Viktor Ustimov: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

After a board of {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{J-Clubs}, Martinez doubled and that left Anton Yakuba as shortest stack on the money bubble.

PlayerChip Count
Viktor Ustimov1,190,000
Marcos Martinez600,000
Anton Yakuba265,000

Tags: Anton YakubaMarcos MartinezViktor Ustimov

High Roller: Steve O'Dwyer Bubbles

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Steve O'Dwyer Bubbles the High Roller
Steve O'Dwyer Bubbles the High Roller

Level 22 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000

The blinds remained the same during the money bubble and Steve O'Dwyer moved all in for just over 20 big blinds from the button. Leon Tsoukernik quickly called in the small blind and turned over {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}, while O'Dwyer was in desperate shape with {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. O'Dwyer was drawing dead on the turn of the board {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{2-Spades} to leave empty-handed, while all remaining 12 players now have $22,800 locked up.

Steve O'Dwyer Bubbles

The two tables are now playing with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and the bubble ante 20,000.

PlayerChip Count
Leon Tsoukernik2,850,000
Steve O'Dwyerbubble boy

Tags: Leon TsoukernikSteve O'Dwyer

High Roller: Still 12 Left

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

Level 22 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000

First to act over on the outer table, Anton Yakuba moved all in and Petr Bartagov took a long time before reshoving all in. Short stack Vitaliy Gusak forfeited his big blind and Yakuba turned over {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}. Bartagov held {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and flopped a straight on {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} before the {K-Diamonds} turn and {Q-Spades} river restored the preflop order.

On the feature table, David Laka shoved for 630,000 with {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and Alexandru Papazian reshoved with {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} on the button. A board of {Q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}{10-Spades} gave Laka the double and Papazian was left with three big blinds.

PlayerChip Count
Leon Tsoukernik3,150,000
David Laka1,300,000
Petr Bartagov700,000
Anton Yakuba580,000
Vitaliy Gusak185,000
Alexandru Papazian130,000

Tags: Alexandru PapazianAnton YakubaDavid LakaLeon TsoukernikPetr BartagovVitaliy Gusak

High Roller: Papazian Out in 12th Place

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

Level 22 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Alexandru Papazian got his last remaining chips in with the {A-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and was called by Viktor Ustimov with {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. Ustimov took the lead on the {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop, and the {Q-Clubs} turn and {J-Spades} river failed to improve Papazian to see the Romanian join the rail in 12th place.

PlayerChip Count
Viktor Ustimov1,250,000
Alexandru Papazian12th place: $20,000

Tags: Alexandru PapazianViktor Ustimov

High Roller: Down to 10 Players

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

Level 23 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Marcos Martinez moved all in for 290,000 on the button with {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Viktor Ustimov called in the big blind with {K-Hearts}{7-Spades}. The board came {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{A-Spades}{4-Spades} and Martinez had to settle for 11th place.

Over on the outer table, Leon Tsoukernik raised to 90,000 and called the shove of Diego Zeiter on the button for 575,000.

Diego Zeiter: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Leon Tsoukernik: {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The board came {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and the kicker played to let Zeiter double.

PlayerChip Count
Leon Tsoukernik2,700,000
Viktor Ustimov1,650,000
Diego Zeiter1,250,000
Marcos Martinez11th place: $20,000

Tags: Diego ZeiterLeon TsoukernikMarcos MartinezViktor Ustimov

High Roller: Gusak Takes 10th Place

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

Level 23 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000

On the outer table, Vitaliy Gusak was all in for just 90,000 on the button and Diego Zeiter called in the big blind.

Vitaliy Gusak: {K-Spades}{10-Spades}
Diego Zeiter: {5-Spades}{4-Clubs}

Gusak flopped two pair and Gusak was drawing dead on the turn of a board {6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} to reduce the field to the last nine. They will now combine to one table and play concludes after the next elimination. There are 38 minutes left in the level.

PlayerChip Count
Diego Zeiter1,350,000
Vitaliy Gusak10th place: $30,000

Tags: Diego ZeiterVitaliy Gusak

High Roller: Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

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

Level 23 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000

There are 38 minutes remaining and the seat draw of the unofficial final table is as follows:

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Petr BartagovRussia715,00014
2Leon TsoukernikCzech Republic3,060,00061
3Yunus TuguzRussia610,00012
4Anton YakubaRussia735,00014
5Diego ZeiterSwitzerland1,370,00027
6David LakaSpain1,685,00033
7Andrey RazovRussia430,0008
8Viktor UstimovRussia1,365,00027
9Philipp ZukernikCanada630,00012