During the dinner break, the tournament staff chose to extend it by 30 minutes to allow more time for players to find a restaurant and get some food. The action is scheduled to get underway around 6 p.m. local time.
Joni Jouhkimainen was once again involved in a big pot with a fellow partypoker team member and this time it happened to be Joao Simao. With a little over 600,000 already in the pot and the board reading 
, Simao led out for 375,000 from the big blind. Jouhkimainen called and the 
completed the board.
Simao announced all in which sent Jouhkimainen into the tank for over two minutes before finally letting go. Simao did his teammate a favor by showing a card which happened to be the 
. "You know what I had," Simao said, hinting at the nut straight.
"I was going to call you, but then I didn't. I don't know why," Jouhkimainen responded.
Mike Sexton has also recently joined the same table to put four partypoker teammates at the same table to fight against each other. Here is a look at how the rest of the team is doing before they head on a 60-minute dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,550,000
1,210,000
|
1,210,000 |
|
||
|
4,130,000
1,680,000
|
1,680,000 |
|
||
|
2,460,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
1,750,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,710,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
||
|
1,530,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
||
|
1,270,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,110,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,000,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
750,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
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With a little over an hour to go before late registration closes, the smiles are starting to get a little bigger on the faces of the tournament staff. The field has grown to 375 entries in search of that ultimate goal of 400 to reach the $10 million guaranteed prizepool. The players will head on a 60-minute dinner break at the end of this level with registration staying open throughout.
In a field stacked with professional poker players and the best players from all around the world, it's a bit of a surprise to see a few recreational players at the top of the leaderboard. Geraldo Cesar has been at or near the top for quite some time but has recently been joined by [Removed:150] and Kathy Lehne. They are all chasing veteran Keith Lehr who has quickly accumulated nearly 7,000,000 chips and only time will tell if they can keep up that pace for an extended period of time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,900,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
||
![Profile photo of [Removed:150]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
5,820,000
3,875,000
|
3,875,000 |
|
|
5,620,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
5,420,000
3,790,000
|
3,790,000 |
|
||
|
5,390,000
1,415,000
|
1,415,000 |
|
5,180,000
1,305,000
|
1,305,000 |
|
5,020,000
1,460,000
|
1,460,000 |
|
4,500,000
3,670,000
|
3,670,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,340,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
3,900,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
3,600,000
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
|
3,530,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,400,000
1,720,000
|
1,720,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,340,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,200,000
1,970,000
|
1,970,000 |
|
3,150,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,600,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,480,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,250,000
1,430,000
|
1,430,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,030,000
2,030,000
|
2,030,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,960,000
1,960,000
|
1,960,000 |
|
|
||
|
930,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 12
Blinds: 15,000/35,000
Ante: 35,000
There was a table with multiple open seats and the tournament staff was quickly trying to balance out the tables. While a hand was playing out between Dominik Nitsche and Eric Baldwin, Ema Zajmovic joined the table to the left of [Removed:533]. She greeted her fellow Canadian Mike Leah across the table but then began a conversation with La [Removed:534] in French, their native tongue.
On a flop that read 
, Eric Baldwin check-called a bet of 75,000 from Nitsche and the 
landed on the turn. Baldwin checked again and Nitsche fired another bet of 225,000. Baldwin still called and the 
completed the board. Both players knuckled the table and Baldwin turned over 
for the best hand.
As the hand was finishing, another Canadian Philippe D'Auteuil also took a seat with a fresh stack of 1,000,000 chips. He joined Zajmovic and La [Removed:534] in the French conversation and also greeted Leah. Matt Stout looked across the table at Leah who just shrugged his shoulders as he could not keep up to the French conversation going on and everyone had a laugh.
There was also a three-way all in a couple tables over that saw John Krpan shove all in for 555,000. John Racener also moved all in for 470,000 and Mykhailo Gutyi called with the bigger stack in the big blind. Racener was in the lead with 
, followed by Gutyi with 
and Krpan with 
. The board ran out 
and Racener held on for a triple up while Krpan was ousted by Gutyi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,950,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,450,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,500,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
1,450,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
|
805,000 | |
|
800,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
||
|
755,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
|
410,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 11
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Erik Seidel was heads-up with Thomas Boivin on a flop of 
. Boivin checked from the big blind and Seidel tossed in a bet of 50,000. Boivin check-raised to 130,000 and Seidel called. Both players checked the on the turn and the 
completed the board. Boivin bet 130,000 again and Seidel moved all in for 500,000. Boivin called and Seidel turned over 
for a flopped flush to score the double up.
Meanwhile, at another table, Anton Morgenstern was seen leaving his seat and Alex Lynskey was the beneficiary of the chips. Morgenstern opened from early position and Lynskey stuck in a three-bet which Morgenstern called. The flop came 
and Morgenstern check-called a bet from Lynskey.
The turn was the 
and Morgenstern checked again. Lynskey continued to fire but Morgenstern check-raised all in. Lynskey made the call and tabled 
against the of Morgenstern. The river bricked off and Lynskey held on to eliminated Morgenstern in a pot of over 3,000,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,075,000
1,605,000
|
1,605,000 |
|
1,400,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
||
|
850,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted | |
Gerlado Cesar came into the opening event of the $25,500 MILLIONS World as a bit of an unknown player but he's starting to make a name for himself. Cesar started Day 2 as the chipleader but has since accumulated another 2,000,000 chips to add to his lead.
Some other big stacks to start making themselves noticed include Andreas Eiler, Dominik Nitsche, Sam Greenwood, and Steffen Sontheimer. A couple of the new entries include Brandon Adams and James Calderaro as the field has now increased to 331 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,450,000
2,135,000
|
2,135,000 |
|
4,990,000
1,345,000
|
1,345,000 |
|
|
4,730,000
2,565,000
|
2,565,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,650,000
1,685,000
|
1,685,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,325,000
1,270,000
|
1,270,000 |
|
|
3,975,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
|
3,900,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,875,000
1,255,000
|
1,255,000 |
|
|
3,560,000
1,245,000
|
1,245,000 |
|
3,310,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,260,000
1,260,000
|
1,260,000 |
|
||
|
2,820,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,750,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,600,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
||
|
|
2,470,000
1,005,000
|
1,005,000 |
|
2,140,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,065,000
1,635,000
|
1,635,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,810,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,650,000
1,355,000
|
1,355,000 |
|
|
1,630,000
1,295,000
|
1,295,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,600,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,480,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
1,370,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,000,000 | |
|
||
|
950,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 10
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
