Main Event
Day 5 Started
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
Buy-in
318,000 RUB
Prize Pool
300,000,000 RUB
Entries
916
Level
45
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
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 |
Level: 35
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000
Ante: 2,000,000
Khodorenko Scoops First Pot
Level 35
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
In the cutoff Viktor Khodorenko raised it up with the 
and was called by Aleksandr Chernikov in the small blind with 
and Mikhail Galitskiy in the big blind with 
. On the 
flop, action checked to Khodorenko and his bet of 6 million won the first pot of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
|
114,000,000 | -3,900,000 |
|
70,000,000 | -3,900,000 |
Khodorenko Folds Ace-Jack to a Three-Bet
Level 35
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Viktor Khodorenko raised to 4,400.000 from the hijack and Aleksandr Chernikov three-bet to 11,500,000 on the button. Both the blinds folded and with the action back on Khodorenko he thought before he let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000,000 | -2,000,000 |
|
|
80,000,000 | 6,100,000 |
Malyshev Takes From Lim
Level 35
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
The action switched over to the black table with the turn showing 
and Anatoly Filatov checked with 
in the big blind. Chin Wei Lim bet 6 million first to act and Andrey Malyshev on the button with 
raised to 18 million.
Filatov folded and Lim called to see the 
on the river. The action was checked by Lim and he folded to Malyshev's bet of 26 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
167,000,000 | 26,700,000 |
|
71,000,000 | -17,000,000 |
Ekaterina Fedyaeva Eliminated in 11th Place (RUB2,400,000)
Level 35
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Ekaterina Fedyaeva raised to 5,000,000 from the small blind with 
, 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.
The board ran out 
, 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
169,000,000 | 44,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Flush for Galitskiy
Level 35
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Aleksandr Chernikov raised to 4.5 million first to act with the 
and Mikhail Galitskiy called from one seat over with the 
. The 
flop was checked and Chernikov bet the 
turn for 6.5 million, Galitskiy called.
On the river, Chernikov checked and Galitskiy bet 13 million with his flush. Chernikov snap-called and initially thought he won the hand before realizing the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
139,500,000 | 25,500,000 |
|
|
52,900,000 | -27,100,000 |
Tremzin Jams Into Khodorenko
Level 35
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Viktor Khodorenko raised to 4.5 million with and Gleb Tremzin called in the cutoff with . The flop brought 
and Khodorenko bet 4 million with his straight draw, Tremzin was having none of it and moved all in.
Khodorenko asked for a count, which was for 39.3 million, and ended up folding after some consideration.
Just prior to that, Aleksandr Chernikov had moved all in twice to add to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000,000 | -14,000,000 |
|
|
67,000,000 | 14,100,000 |
|
56,300,000 | 7,500,000 |
Filatov Takes From Chip Leader Malyshev
Level 35
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Andrey Malyshev raised with the 
on the button and Anatoly Filatov defended the in the big blind. The 
flop was checked through and Filatov check-called a bet of 4 million on the turn.
The river was checked once more by Filatov and Malyshev bet 12 million. Filatov called and raked in a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
149,400,000 | -17,600,000 |
|
80,800,000 | 13,300,000 |