2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
60,000,000 RUB
Event Info
Buy-in
318,000 RUB
Prize Pool
300,000,000 RUB
Entries
916
Level Info
Level
45
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000

Break

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The players have gone on their final break of the day. It was announced to be a 20 minute break, but may be extended due to the change in feature tables and the chip race of the T-5,000 chips.

Netaliev Moves Over 30 Million

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Oleg Netaliev
Oleg Netaliev

Vyacheslav Nikulin raised from the button to 450,000, and Iliya Iliyaguev called from the small blind. Oleg Netaliev was in the big blind and raised to 1,950,000. Both opponents called to see the {9-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop, and Netaliev continued for 2,100,000 after Iliyaguev had checked. Nikulin folded, and Iliyaguev raised to 6,500,000, with the amount the same amount behind him.

Netaliev used two time bank cards before he decided to move all in and Iliyaguev thought for a few seconds before he folded and announced he held pocket queens.

Netaliev picked up a huge pot and moved up to 32,400,000 and took the overall chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Oleg Netaliev ru
Oleg Netaliev
32,400,000 9,800,000
Iliya Iliyaguev ru
Iliya Iliyaguev
9,000,000 -6,400,000

Tags: Iliya IliyaguevOleg Netaliev

Thursfield Wins Three In a Row

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Luke Thursfield
Luke Thursfield

Luke Thursfield has just propelled himself up to 21 million after winning three hands in a row.

In the first, The flop was down {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, and Thursfield check-called a 300,000 bet from Chin Wei Lim. The turn brought the {k-Clubs}, and Chin continued for 950,000. Thursfield thought before he raised to 3,500,000 and Chin snap-folded.

Next up, Thursfield three-bet to 1,500,000 on the button after there was an early position raise to 500,000. Chin was in the big blind and needed to use a time bank card before he four-bet to 3,800,000. The initial raiser folded and Thursfield called.

Both players checked on the {9-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop and again on the {4-Spades} turn. The river brought the {7-Clubs}, and Chin's bet was snap-called by Thursfield. Chin flipped over {k-Spades}{j-Spades}, but it wasn't enough as Thursfield held {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} for two pair top kicker to win the pot.

But Thursfield wasn't done there, and in the third hand he again three-bet to 1,500,000 after an early position raise. He was called, and after his opponent checked on the {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop, Thursfield's 1,300,000 continuation bet was enough to get his opponent to fold, and he moved up to 21 million.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Thursfield gb
Luke Thursfield
21,000,000 7,000,000

Tags: Chin Wei LimLuke Thursfield

Kuznik Eliminated by Netaliev

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Jonas Kuznik grinded a short stack for a long time and was very short on the money bubble. A series of doubles brought him back into contention only for the Czech to lose most of his stack with queens to nines.

Just now, Oleg Netaliev raised to 450,000 and Kuznik three-bet to 1.3 million from one seat over. Netaliev moved all in and Kuznik quickly put in a single chip for the call for his last 3.55 million.

Jonas Kuznik: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Oleg Netaliev: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

The {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{9-Spades} gave both players a pair and Kuznik picked up a lot of outs with the additional spades flush draw. Nothing changed with the {A-Clubs} turn, and the {5-Diamonds} river completed the board to send Kuznik to the rail in 91st place.

Player Chips Progress
Oleg Netaliev ru
Oleg Netaliev
22,600,000 5,100,000
Jonas Kuznik cz
Jonas Kuznik
Busted

Tags: Jonas KuznikOleg Netaliev

Ustimov Runs With Tens Into Jacks

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Viktor Ustimov moved all in for 2.665 million first to act and Viktor Mukhin announced call from one seat over. The action reached Said Butba in the big blind and he asked for the stack size of Mukhin, then noticed his 30-second shot clock was about to run out. Butba used one time bank and opted to raise more than 6.0 million and Mukhin folded.

Viktor Ustimov: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Said Butba: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

The board of {K-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{3-Hearts} provided no help for Ustimov and he headed to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Said Butba ru
Said Butba
25,500,000 8,500,000
Viktor Mukhin ru
Viktor Mukhin
8,200,000 1,140,000
Viktor Ustimov ru
Viktor Ustimov
Busted

Tags: Said ButbaViktor UstimovViktor Mukhin

Fedyaeva Sends Evsin to the Rail

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ekaterina Fedyaeva
Ekaterina Fedyaeva

It was a big preflop all in of Egor Evsin for what appeared to be more than 8.5 million in chips and it came at the worst possible time, as Ekaterina Fedyaeva had him dominated in one of the biggest pots of the tournament so far.

Egor Evsin: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Ekaterina Fedyaeva: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}

The board came {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and that was it for Evsin, while Fedyaeva jumped into the top spot.

Player Chips Progress
Ekaterina Fedyaeva ru
Ekaterina Fedyaeva
27,000,000 15,700,000
Egor Evsin ru
Egor Evsin
Busted

Tags: Egor EvsinEkaterina Fedyaeva

Jones Exits For Best Live Cash

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Josh Jones
Josh Jones

Josh Jones has just departed from the Main Event field, and on his way to the payout desk, he informed us that he was all in with ace-king and up against pocket eights and couldn't get any help from the board.

Jones, from the U.K., departed in 96th place for his best live tournament cash to date for 750,000 RUB (approximately $11,070).

Player Chips Progress
Josh Jones gb
Josh Jones
Busted

Tags: Josh Jones

Former Big Stack Kireev Departs

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Pavel Kireev
Pavel Kireev

Pavel Kireev has lost two huge pots back-to-back to exit the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia Main Event after having 18 million chips earlier on in the day.

When we arrived at Table 40, Kireev, who had 8,000,000 behind him, was being made to surrender half of his stack to Mikhail Surin who held {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} on the {j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{7-Spades} and his top pair was good for the win.

In the very next hand, Kireev was all in and at risk with {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} against Vadim Lipovka who held pocket jacks. The board came down {4-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, and there was no luck for Kireev who departs from the Main Event earning 750,000 RUB.

Player Chips Progress
Vadim Lipovka by
Vadim Lipovka
11,000,000 1,600,000
Mikhail Surin ru
Mikhail Surin
10,500,000 -1,500,000
Pavel Kireev ru
Pavel Kireev
Busted

Tags: Mikhail Surinpartypoker LIVEPavel KireevVadim Lipovka

Shaburov Doubles Through Melnikov

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

After defending his small blind against the under-the-gun raise of Alexey Melnikov, Aleksey Shaburov check-raised the {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop to 1.285 million and Melnikov called. Shaburov pushed for 3.375 million on the {K-Hearts} turn and Melnikov called.

Aleksey Shaburov: {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Alexey Melnikov: {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}

Melnikov had improved to the inferior two pair and needed a king to deal the final blow to Shaburov, but the {5-Clubs} on the river was a blank to put a small dent into the big stack of Melnikov.

Player Chips Progress
Alexey Melnikov ru
Alexey Melnikov
18,500,000 -4,500,000
Aleksey Shaburov ru
Aleksey Shaburov
10,400,000 3,580,000

Tags: Aleksey ShaburovAlexey Melnikov

Gruissem Departs

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Philipp Gruissem
Philipp Gruissem

Philipp Gruissem was spotted on his way out of the tournament area and he was kind enough to explain that he lost his last 15 big blinds with pocket sevens against an opponent with pocket eights.

Fellow partypoker ambassador Anatoly Filatov is the last one to fly the flag for the team and does so as one of the current chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
23,000,000 -1,000,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Anatoly FilatovPhilipp Gruissem