Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
₽3,000,000 Triton Poker High Roller
Day: 1
Passet Sends Troyanovskiy to the Rail
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Soon after his double up, Vladimir Troyanovskiy open-shoved first to act for 15,800 and Abraham Passet looked him up out of the small blind.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: 
Abraham Passet: 
The kicker problem turned out to be vital, as the board of 
ensured that the king played. Troyanovskiy was eliminated, but may still re-enter tonight or in the first three levels of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
Busted |
Beh Takes From Machon
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Bartlomiej Machon raised to 2,000 with the 
and Kok Weng Beh came along out of the big blind with the 
. On the 
flop, both players checked and Beh then bet the 53h] turn for 3,000, Machon called. On the 
river, Beh bet 7,500 and Machon sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
69,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Gruissem Busts Yong
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong had been nursing a short stack over on the feature table and defended his big blind against a min-raise by partypoker's Philipp Gruissem. On the 
flop, Yong check-shoved for 22,800 and Gruissem called after his continuation bet of 3,500.
Wai Kin Yong: 
Philipp Gruissem: 
Yong picked up some outs on the 
turn with a gutshot, but the river was a blank
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
111,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Farrell Doubles Through Yong; Busts to Aldemir
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Over on the outer tables, Niall Farrell first doubled through Richard Yong before sending his chips over to Koray Aldemir.
Farrell had raised to 2,200 and Ivan Leow called, Yong three-bet to 6,800 in the small blind and Farrell shoved for 20,900. Leow folded, Yong called and turned over the 
. Farrell was way ahead with the and the board came 
.
Soon after, Leow raised to 2,200 and Aldemir three-bet to 7,000. Farrell shoved for around 45,000 in the big blind and Aldemir quickly called.
Niall Farrell:
Koray Aldemir:
This time, the Scotsman ended up second best on a board of 
and was eliminated for the second time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
115,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
45,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Third Bullet for Loeser; Second for Troyanovskiy
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There are 26 players out of 37 entries remaining and the two recent additions to the field had been in action not long ago. Manig Loeser lost his last few big blinds on the secondary feature table and bought back in for the third bullet.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy has also bought in and entered Day 1A for the second time, he can be found on the other outer table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
||
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Tang No More
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Over on the feature table, Kok Weng Beh raised to 2,20 with the 
and Devan Tang three-bet to 4,800 on the button with the 
. Shyngis Satubayev four-bet to 12,200 out of the big blind, Beh folded and Tang moved all in for 23,300 Satubayev tossed in the additional chips.
While Tang was in prime shape to avoid a re-entry, he saw the board run out 
and Satubayev got there on the turn to deal the final blow to Tang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
84,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
81,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
Busted |
Sinclair Chips Up Through Yaroshevskyy
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jack Sinclair raised to 2,000 first to act, holding the , and Igor Yaroshevskyy called in the hijack with 
. Wai Leong Chan in the small blind called with and three players headed to the 
flop.
Chan checked and Sinclair made it 3,000 to go, both his opponents called. The 
turn was the money card for Sinclair as he improved to a full house. Yet, all three players checked and the 
came on the river.
Sinclair bet 7,500 and just Yaroshevskyy called with the nut flush to lose a small portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
79,000
47,600
|
47,600 |
|
|
||
|
22,500
-25,500
|
-25,500 |
Chan Doubles Through Filatov
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A raise to 2,000 by Anatoly Filatov first to act was followed by the shove of Wai Leong Chan for the last 21,800 and Filatov called for a big portion of his remaining stack.
Wai Leong Chan:
Anatoly Filatov:
The board came and Chan doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,100
23,600
|
23,600 |
|
12,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
|
|
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Last Five Hands
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The clock has been stopped with 26 players remaining and 10 minutes left on the level, and five more hands will be played for tonight.