Who Will be Crowned Champion in the 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia Main Event?
After 34 levels of play, a field of 916 entries has been whittled down all the way to the final 11 in the 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia RUB318,000 Main Event and nine Russians, one Belorussian and one Malaysian will return to the feature tables of the Triton Poker room at the Sochi Casino and Resort as of noon local time to determine the champion.
Leading the field into the final day after a late surge in the final level of the previous day is Andrey Malyshev with a stack of 140.3 million followed by Viktor Khodorenko with 127 million and Mikhail Galitskiy with 117.9 million. Alexey Melnikov follows in fourth with a stack of 95.5 million and Chin Wei Lim completes the top five overnight with a stack of 88 million.
Heading into the last two levels of the previous night as one of the shortest stacks, partypoker ambassador Anatoly Filatov managed to spin up his last nine big blinds on home soil and made the final day with a stack of 67.5 million and another big name is still in contention in Gleb Tremzin with 48.8 million. The other finalists include Gor Kazaryan (74.5 million), Aleksandr Chernikov (73.9 million), Konstantin Uspenskii (43.9 million) and Ekaterina Fedyaeva (34.5 million).
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Orange Table | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Seat | Black Table | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gleb Tremzin | 48,800,000 | 24 | 1 | Konstantin Uspenskii | 43,900,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Chernikov | 73,900,000 | 37 | 2 | Anatoly Filatov | 67,500,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Mikhail Galitskiy | 117,900,000 | 59 | 3 | Chin Wei Lim | 88,000,000 | 44 |
| 6 | Gor Kazaryan | 74,500,000 | 37 | 4 | Alexey Melnikov | 94,500,000 | 47 |
| 7 | Ekaterina Fedyaeva | 34,500,000 | 17 | 5 | Andrey Malyshev | 140,300,000 | 70 |
| 8 | Viktor Khodorenko | 127,000,000 | 63 | - | - | - | - |
The action resumes with blinds of 1,000,000/2,000,000 and a button ante of 2,000,000, and the PokerNews live updates will be published according to the 30-minute delay of the live stream with cards up coverage.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in Casino Sochi Units) | Prize (in RUB) | Prize (~ in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000,000 | 60,000,000 | 886,200 |
| 2 | 650,000 | 39,000,000 | 576,030 |
| 3 | 445,500 | 26,730,000 | 394,802 |
| 4 | 300,000 | 18,000,000 | 265,860 |
| 5 | 200,000 | 12,000,000 | 177,240 |
| 6 | 140,000 | 8,400,000 | 124,068 |
| 7 | 100,000 | 6,000,000 | 88,620 |
| 8 | 70,000 | 4,200,000 | 62,034 |
| 9 | 50,000 | 3,000,000 | 44,310 |
| 10-11 | 40,000 | 2,400,000 | 35,448 |
, and Viktor Khodorenko moved all in from the big blind for 136,000,000 with 
. Fedyaeva thought for a minute before she made the call and put her tournament life on the line. 
, and Khodorenko's hand improved to two pair as Fedyaeva was confirmed as the first exit on Day 5 in 11th place for 2,400,000 RUB.
on the button and was called by Gleb Tremzin in the small blind with the 
.
to give Khodorenko a flush and both blinds checked to Khodorenko, who continued for 6.5 million. Tremzin called and Chernikov snap-shoved for 72.9 million.
turn and the 
river run out changed nothing and Chernikov was eliminated in 10th place for RUB2,400,000. All remaining nine players will now redraw to the unofficial final table and the action is expected to recommence in around 25 minutes from now on.
in the hijack and Viktor Khodorenko in the cutoff three-bet to 14 million with 
. Chin four-bet all in for 53.2 million and Khodorenko asked for a count.
flop gave Khodorenko a lot of outs and he improved with the 
on the river and Lim was eliminated in 9th place. With this elimination, the field was brought to the final eight and the group picture of the official final taken will be taken. Khodorenko moved up to one third of the chips in play.
and Anatoly Filatov in the hijack three-bet to 17 million with the 
. Konstantin Uspenskii on the button four-bet all in for 29.3 million with 
.
, giving Filatov kings and queens, and Uspenskii was eliminated in 8th place for RUB4,200,000.
. Malyshev checked, and Khodorenko bet 3m, enough to put him all in and the former called. The turn was the 
. 
on the river ensured that the minor kicker advantage for Filatov sent Malyshev to the rail in 3rd place for RUB26,730,000.