2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia

Main Event
Day: 1b
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: Leon Tsoukernik Eliminated in 4th Place (114,000 CSU / $100,000)

Level 6 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Leon Tsoukernik
Leon Tsoukernik

Leon Tsoukernik raised to 300,000 with {j-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Diego Zeiter three-bet all in from late position for 4,750,000 with {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Tsoukernik called all in for his final 2,785,000.

The board came {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Tsoukernik was eliminated in 4th place.

PlayerChip Count
Diego Zeiter7,685,000
Leon TsoukernikEliminated

Tags: Diego ZeiterLeon Tsoukernik

High Roller: From Three Big Blinds to Chip Lead

Level 6 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Diego Zeiter
Diego Zeiter

It folded to Leon Tsoukernik in the small blind who shoved all in with {a-Spades}{5-Spades}. Diego Zeiter called all in for his tournament life from the big blind for 2,250,000 and showed {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}.

Despite Tsoukernik picking up an open-ended straight draw on the {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} turn, the river was the {6-Hearts} meaning Zeiter doubled up. He has now taken over the chip lead from Tsoukernik.

PlayerChip Count
Diego Zeiter4,750,000
Leon Tsoukernik2,835,000

Tags: Diego ZeiterLeon Tsoukernik

Hayward Loses a Bigger Pot

Level 6 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Maxim Panyak raised to 20,000 and Jonathan Hayward called in the cutoff, before the small blind three-bet to 65,000. Both Panyak and Hayward called and the flop fell {8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}. A continuation bet by the small blind was called by both opponents before the {2-Diamonds} turn was checked to Hayward. The Brit bet 130,000 and Panyak called, the {4-Diamonds} river was then checked through.

Panyak showed {8-Spades}{5-Spades} and Hayward sighed, then mucked before telling a friend on the rail that he had pocket sevens.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Terentiev ru
Sergey Terentiev
2,000,000 50,000
Oleg Titov ru
Oleg Titov
1,550,000
Maxim Panyak ru
Maxim Panyak
1,350,000 350,000
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
1,200,000 50,000
Arunas Sapitavicius lt
Arunas Sapitavicius
520,000 -140,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
465,000 -15,000
Jonathan Hayward gb
Jonathan Hayward
450,000 -325,000

Tags: Jonathan HaywardMaxim Panyak

High Roller: Yunuz Tuguz Eliminated in 5th Place (91,200 CSU / $80,000)

Level 6 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Yunus Tuguz
Yunus Tuguz

Leon Tsoukernik raised to 300,000 with {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs} from the cutoff, and Yunus Tuguz three-bet all in for 920,000 with {a-Spades}{10-Hearts} from the button. Tsoukernik called.

There was a Jack on a flop of {4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Spades} boosting Tsoukernik into the lead. The turn was another deuce, the {2-Hearts} and the river was the {j-Spades} sealing Tuguz's fate.

PlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Leon TsoukernikCzech Republic5,275,00053
Viktor UstimovRussian Federation2,325,00023
Diego ZeiterSwitzerland2,100,00021
David LakaSpain1,140,00011
Yunus TuguzRussian FederationEliminated 

Tags: Leon TsoukernikYunus Tuguz

Level: 6

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Christmas Time for Karlic

Level 5 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gerald Karlic was smiling all over his face while stunned players at the table looked at the massive stack of the Austrian. Pierre Neuville even asked "is it your birthday?" and Karlic explained that he had just busted an opponent in rather bizarre fashion.

On a {K-Spades}{J-}{7-Spades} flop, Karlic faced a bet of 200,000 into a pot of 450,000 to move all in with {6-Spades}{5-Spades} for a flush draw. His sole opponent rather quickly called and tabled {A-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to see another spade improve Karlic. Some players at the table were guessing that the other player must have misread his hand and thought he had the nut flush draw.

Either way, Karlic now sits atop the counts for Day 1b at the end of level five.

Player Chips Progress
Gerald Karlic at
Gerald Karlic
3,550,000 1,800,000

Tags: Gerald KarlicPierre Neuville

High Roller: Diego Zeiter Working His Way Back

Level 5 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Diego Zeiter
Diego Zeiter

Diego Zeiter raised almost all in with {q-Spades}{9-Hearts} from the cutoff, leaving just one chip back. Viktor Ustimov announced call in the cutoff. The remaining players folded and Ustimov tabled {j-Spades}{7-Hearts}, not realising Zeiter wasn't all in.

Zeiter's remaining chip went in on the {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{a-Diamonds} flop and Ustimov called. The turn {8-Hearts} and river {8-Spades} did not help Ustimov and Zeiter doubled up.

A short while later, Leon Tsoukernik raised to 250,000 from the button with {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and Diego Zeiter three-bet all in for 1,050,000 from the big blind with {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Tsoukernik called.

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Zeiter avoided a potential chop to double up again.

PlayerChip Count
Diego Zeiter2,150,000
Leon Tsoukernik4,155,000

Tags: Diego ZeiterLeon TsoukernikViktor Ustimov

Novikova Joins the Field

Level 5 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alexandr Razbenkov ru
Alexandr Razbenkov
2,600,000 -400,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
1,900,000 925,000
James Lowrey gb
James Lowrey
1,600,000 560,000
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
WSOP 1X Winner
1,350,000 350,000
David Coates gb
David Coates
1,350,000 350,000
Natalia Panchenko ru
Natalia Panchenko
1,350,000 1,350,000
Liliya Novikova ru
Liliya Novikova
1,100,000 1,100,000
Moritz Dietrich de
Moritz Dietrich
1,000,000 320,000
Aleksandar Tomovic rs
Aleksandar Tomovic
850,000 260,000
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
WSOP 2X Winner
640,000 -360,000

No Showdown is No Problem for Geshkenbein

Level 5 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Vladimir Geshkenbein faced a raise to 20,000 and called before Konstantin Generalov from one seat over three-bet to 56,000 in the hijack. The initial raiser folded, but Geshkenbein shrugged and called. On the {Q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop, Geshkenbein checked and called a bet worth 60,000 before taking the lead on the {3-Diamonds} turn with a bet of 125,000.

That was enough to shut down all further action and Geshkenbein chipped up without showing his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Konstantin Generalov ru
Konstantin Generalov
1,650,000 -350,000
Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
EPT 1X Winner
1,580,000 630,000

Tags: Konstantin GeneralovVladimir Geshkenbein

Jachtmann Chips Up

Level 5 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

"Jan, can you take off the sunglasses please? I can't read you. I did not see the ten three coming. Hey, can you write down that Jan plays suited six gappers?" Martin Kabrhel was in jovial mood as usual after having just witnessed a big pot that went to the partypoker Sponsored Pro Jan-Peter Jachtmann and the German was kind enough to provide the details.

Jachtmann raised with the {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} from the cutoff and the big blind just called. On the {9-}{7-}{3-} flop, the big blind check-called a bet of 35,000 and did so again for 120,000 on the {3-} turn. The {7-} river saw a third check-call for 175,000 and Jachtmann showed his full house, while the big blind flashed pocket eights.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
WSOP 2X Winner
1,550,000 -340,000
Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
1,530,000 830,000

Tags: Jan-Peter JachtmannMartin Kabrhel