Main Event
Day 4 Started
2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
Buy-in
5,300 CU
Prize Pool
5,000,000 CU
Entries
999
Level
33
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Who Will Reach the Final Day of the 2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia Main Event?
Only 53 hopefuls out of a 999-entry strong field remain for Day 4 of the 2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia $5,300 Main Event at the stunning Sochi Casino and Resort in the Krasnaya Polyana region. All players are already in the money and have 20,300 Casino Sochi Units (approximately $17,500) locked up.
At the top of the counts is Canada's Philipp Zukernik with 40,700,000, who calls the King's Casino in Rozvadov his home. Zukernik is closely followed by Karen Arutyunyan with 40,175,000, Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy (37,750,000), and Anatoliy Zyrin. Zdenek Mach (29,650,000) is the only other non-Russian player among the top 10 and his fellow Czech countryman Michael Sklenicka (24,900,000) follows in 11th place overall.
Orher notables include Day 1b chip leader Dmitriy Kopyl (30,250,000), Gleb Tremzin (24,225,000), Konstantin Puchkov (22,725,000), $10,300 High Roller champion David Laka (21,950,000), Vladimir Troyanovskiy (21,025,000) and Oleg Titov (19,100,000), while Jeff Lisandro (13,725,000), Maxim Babko (9,375,000), Andrey Pateychuk (8,550,000), Paul Jackson (8,275,000) and 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event finalist Jack Sinclair (7,700,000) are among the short stacks.
The sole remaining partypoker Sponsored Pro Dzmitry Urbanovich (2,875,000) will start Day 4 with just seven big blinds, as 68 minutes remain at blinds of 200,000/400,000 with a button ante of 400,000. Action resumes at 12 p.m. local time in the theatre of the Sochi Casino and Resort.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize in Casino Units | ~ Prize in USD |
| 1 | 1,160,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | 696,000 | $600,000 |
| 3 | 464,000 | $400,000 |
| 4 | 348,000 | $300,000 |
| 5 | 232,000 | $200,000 |
| 6 | 174,000 | $150,000 |
| 7 | 121,800 | $105,000 |
| 8 | 81,200 | $70,000 |
| 9 | 58,000 | $50,000 |
| 10-12 | 46,400 | $40,000 |
| 13-15 | 40,600 | $35,000 |
| 16-18 | 34,800 | $30,000 |
| 19-27 | 29,000 | $25,000 |
| 28-36 | 26,100 | $22,500 |
| 37-45 | 23,200 | $20,000 |
| 46-53 | 20,300 | $17,500 |
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Day 4 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | Daria Feshchenko | Russian Federation | 19,300,000 | 48 |
| 37 | 2 | Karen Arutyunyan | Russian Federation | 40,175,000 | 100 |
| 37 | 3 | Dmitriy Shalnev | Russian Federation | 7,000,000 | 18 |
| 37 | 4 | Gleb Tremzin | Russian Federation | 24,225,000 | 61 |
| 37 | 5 | Viktoriya Shalneva | Russian Federation | 14,075,000 | 35 |
| 37 | 6 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russian Federation | 8,550,000 | 21 |
| 37 | 7 | Sergey Chupodal | Russian Federation | 19,275,000 | 47 |
| 37 | 8 | Gylbert Drolet | Canada | 14,025,000 | 35 |
| 37 | 9 | Oleksiy Kravchuk | Ukraine | 23,450,000 | 59 |
| 38 | 2 | Philipp Zukernik | Canada | 40,700,000 | 102 |
| 38 | 3 | Aleksei Istomin | Russian Federation | 7,400,000 | 19 |
| 38 | 4 | Aleksandr Gofman | Russian Federation | 15,875,000 | 40 |
| 38 | 5 | Michael Sklenicka | Czech Republic | 24,900,000 | 62 |
| 38 | 6 | Paul Jackson | United Kingdom | 8,275,000 | 21 |
| 38 | 7 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 2,875,000 | 7 |
| 38 | 8 | Mikhail Surin | Russian Federation | 24,850,000 | 62 |
| 38 | 9 | Aleksandr Chernikov | Russian Federation | 26,450,000 | 66 |
| 39 | 1 | Timofey Vekshin | Russian Federation | 7,075,000 | 18 |
| 39 | 2 | Andrey Berinov | Russian Federation | 11,300,000 | 28 |
| 39 | 3 | Konstantin Puchkov | Russian Federation | 22,725,000 | 57 |
| 39 | 4 | David Laka | Spain | 21,950,000 | 55 |
| 39 | 5 | Alexander Matveev | Russian Federation | 4,075,000 | 10 |
| 39 | 6 | Ilya Kochnev | Russian Federation | 11,575,000 | 29 |
| 39 | 7 | Oleg Titov | Russian Federation | 19,100,000 | 48 |
| 39 | 8 | Yury Masliankou | Belarus | 3,550,000 | 9 |
| 39 | 9 | Maxim Babko | Canada | 9,375,000 | 23 |
| 40 | 1 | Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy | Russian Federation | 37,750,000 | 94 |
| 40 | 2 | Andrey Malyshev | Russian Federation | 13,725,000 | 34 |
| 40 | 3 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 7,700,000 | 19 |
| 40 | 4 | Fedor Algazin | Russian Federation | 26,700,000 | 67 |
| 40 | 5 | Yuriy Tuzov | Russian Federation | 2,350,000 | 6 |
| 40 | 6 | Gurgen Mkhitaryan | Armenia | 14,200,000 | 36 |
| 40 | 7 | Dmitriy Kopyl | Russian Federation | 30,250,000 | 76 |
| 40 | 8 | Anton Yakuba | Russian Federation | 15,800,000 | 40 |
| 40 | 9 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russian Federation | 21,025,000 | 53 |
| 41 | 1 | Aleksei Kozlov | Russian Federation | 34,575,000 | 86 |
| 41 | 2 | Alexander Krasuntcev | Russian Federation | 17,925,000 | 45 |
| 41 | 3 | Denis Timofeyev | Russian Federation | 6,400,000 | 16 |
| 41 | 4 | Arkady Stekolshikov | Russian Federation | 11,250,000 | 28 |
| 41 | 5 | Andreas Klatt | Germany | 3,250,000 | 8 |
| 41 | 6 | Vadim Lipovka | Belarus | 8,800,000 | 22 |
| 41 | 7 | Leonid Logunov | Russian Federation | 5,050,000 | 13 |
| 41 | 8 | Maksim Tyurin | Russian Federation | 6,950,000 | 17 |
| 41 | 9 | Sergey Tsoy | Uzbekistan | 7,100,000 | 18 |
| 42 | 1 | Yunus Tuguz | Russian Federation | 24,125,000 | 60 |
| 42 | 2 | Anatoliy Zyrin | Russian Federation | 36,825,000 | 92 |
| 42 | 3 | Anatoliy Zuyev | Russian Federation | 1,975,000 | 5 |
| 42 | 4 | Mikhail Pokhlebayev | Russian Federation | 4,475,000 | 11 |
| 42 | 5 | Andrey Kozlenko | Russian Federation | 10,475,000 | 26 |
| 42 | 6 | Jeff Lisandro | Australia | 13,725,000 | 34 |
| 42 | 7 | Zdenek Mach | Czech Republic | 29,650,000 | 74 |
| 42 | 8 | Andrey Tkachenko | Russian Federation | 35,000,000 | 88 |
| 42 | 9 | Aleksandr Levashov | Russian Federation | 12,000,000 | 30 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Tuzov Busts in First Hand
Level 22
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Yuriy Tuzov moved all in for 2,350,000 from under the gun in the very first hand and Anton Yakuba three-bet to 4,300,000, forcing out all opponents.
Yuriy Tuzov: 
Anton Yakuba: 
The board ran out 
and Yakuba rivered a straight to eliminate Tuzov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,500,000 | 2,700,000 |
|
Busted |
An Early Double Up For Alexander Matveev
Level 22
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
There was early action between Alexander Matveev and Timofey Vekshin. Vekshin opened and Matveev three-bet all in for 3,675,000. Vekshin called.
Matveev: 
Vekshin: 
The flop came 
giving Matveev very few outs. The turn was the 
giving him a gutshot straight draw to stay alive. The river was the 
completing his straight and keeping him in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500,000 | 3,425,000 |
|
|
4,000,000 | -3,075,000 |
Two Exits on the Feature Table
Level 22
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
There are just 50 players remaining as Anatoliy Zuyev and Andrey Kozlenko were eliminated on the feature table, Oleg Titov will be moving there momentarily.
Firstly Zuyev three-bet all in for 1,575,000 with 
over an Andrey Tkachenko open. Tkachenko called with 
and the board came 
, eliminating Zuyev.7
Then Anatoliy Zyrin raised to 900,000 on the button with 
and Kozlenko three-bet all in for 9,675,000 with 
from the big blind. Zyrin called.
The board came 
and Kozlenko became the second elimination in quick succession.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,100,000 | 12,275,000 |
|
|
40,175,000 | 5,175,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Klatt Next Casualty
Level 22
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Daria Feshchenko four-bet to 5,800,000 and three-bettor Oleksiy Kravchuk, who had squeezed to 2,175,000, moved all in. Feshchenko gave it some thought and let go.
One moment later over on table 41, Andreas Klatt three-bet all in with and initial raiser Arkady Stekolshikov called with the 
. The board came 
and Klatt missed out on the flush draw to join the rail in 50th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000,000 | 5,550,000 |
|
|
16,000,000 | 4,750,000 |
|
14,500,000 | -4,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Karen Arutyunyan into the Chip Lead After Daria Feshchenko Bluff
Level 22
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Daria Feshchenko raised to 900,000 from the small blind and Karen Arutyunyan defended his big blind.
Feshchenko bet 900,000 again on the 
and her opponent called. The turn was the 
and Feshchenko continued the aggression with a bet of 1,500,000, with Arutyunyan again calling.
The river was the and Feshchenko bet for a third street this time for 2,200,000. Her opponent called and Feshchenko slid her hand into the muck, allowing her opponent to take down the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000,000 | 4,825,000 |
|
|
9,000,000 | -5,500,000 |
Dzmitry Urbanovich Triples Up; Aleksei Istomin Eliminated
Level 22
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
There was a three-way all-in between Aleksei Istomin 
, Dzmitry Urbanovich and Aleksandr Chernikov 
.
The table let out a cry as a Queen appeared in the window, with Urbanovich poised to double up. However, beneath that was a four giving Chernikov a set and pushing Istomin towards the exit.
The full board came 
and Istomin was eliminated. Urbanovich tripled up through both of his opponents, with Chernikov winning the smallest of side pots, only a hundred thousand or so in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000,000 | -4,450,000 |
|
10,900,000 | 8,025,000 |
|
Busted |
Vekshin Doubles; Laka Pushes Into Berinov
Level 22
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Timofey Vekshin was all in for just 3,375,000 with the and David Laka put him at risk with pocket nines. The board came and Vekshin doubled.
The Spaniard claimed back the chips and more though, after shoving the turn into Andrey Berinov. There were already more than nine million in the middle and Laka has as much left to force a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,500,000 | -4,450,000 |
|
9,000,000 | -2,300,000 |
|
|
7,000,000 | 3,000,000 |