Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
₽3,000,000 Triton Poker High Roller
Day: 2
Uspenskii Reclaims the Lead
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds the flop showed 
and Konstantin Uspenskii bet 15,000 with the 
. Philipp Gruissem raised to 33,000 with the 
and Uspenskii called.
The 
fell on the turn and Uspenskii checked, as did Gruissem. This brought the 
on the river and Uspenskii bet 21,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000 | -78,000 |
|
524,000 | -9,000 |
Phua is Having Fun at the Table
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Paul Phua opened to 20,000 first to act with the 
and Philipp Gruissem three-bet out of the big blind to 70,000 with the 
. Phua gave it some thought and folded, joking with his opponent after Gruissem had flashed the deuce.
"New chip leader?" Phua asked and Gruissem replied with a dry and confident "yes."
Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 23,000 with 
and Phua defended the 
in the big blind. On the 
flop, Phua checked and a bet of 17,000 did the trick for Troyanovskiy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
533,000 | -47,000 |
|
301,000 | -5,000 |
|
200,000 | 24,000 |
Gruissem's Check-Raise Gets It Done
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Aymon Hata raised it up to 22,000 in the cutoff with 
and Philipp Gruissem came along out of the big blind with the 
. On the 
flop, Gruissem checked and a bet of 20,000 by Hata.
After some consideration, Gruissem check-raised to 60,000 and Hata folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
580,000 | 7,000 |
|
238,000 | -50,000 |
Ivan Leow Bubbles the Triton Poker High Roller in Sochi
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Paul Phua raised to 125,000 and Ivan Leow moved all in for 143,000 on the button. Patrik Antonius shoved in the small blind for 172,000 and Phua called to put two players at risk on the money bubble.
Ivan Leow: 
Patrik Antonius: 
Paul Phua: 
The board came 
and Leow went from chip leader to out within just one hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
497,000 | 303,000 |
|
|
306,000 | -182,000 |
|
Busted |
Leow Takes Another Big Hit
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Philipp Gruissem raised to 22,000 in cutoff with 
and Ivan Leow three-bet to 60,000 out of the small blind, holding the 
. Gruissem called and the flop came 
.
Leow grabbed into his stack and bet 40,000, Gruissem studied his opponent and called. That resulted in a pot of 220,000 to the turn and Leow slowed down, checked. Gruissem checked back and the 
turn brought a bet of 125,000 by Leow, Gruissem called and claimed a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
573,000 | 382,500 |
|
|
153,000 | -225,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Phua Takes From Leow
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
In a limped pot in a battle of the blinds, Paul Phua with the and Ivan Leow with 
headed to the 
flop. Phua checked and called a bet worth 12,000, then both checked the turn after improving to a flush.
On the river, Phua bet 22,000 and Leow raised to 65,000. Phua double-checked his cards and tossed in a single chip with his jack-high call to claim the pot.
"Bubble, bubble," Phua grinned, explaining why he had just called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
488,000 | 134,000 |
|
|
378,000 | -123,000 |
Trips for Phua
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Paul Phua raised to 18,000 on the button with the 
and Patrik Antonius called in the big blind with in the big blind. The flop came 
and Antonius checked, Phua bet small for just 12,000 and picked up the call.
On the turn, Antonius checked and folded to a bet of 30,000.
"I have a king," Phua joked, and pointed to the big screen in the room. "You will see."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
354,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
194,000 | -33,500 |
Hata Doubles on the Bubble
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Aymon Hata was all in and at risk out of the small blind for 136,000 and big stack Ivan Leow looked him up with the superior hand in the cutoff.
Aymon Hata:
Ivan Leow:
Hata spiked an ace on the flop, and the turn and river kept Hata in contention as Leow saw his kings cracked and dropped to half a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
501,000 | -136,000 |
|
|
288,000 | 138,000 |