Marcel Luske has doubled his 1m starting stack up to 2m after he claimed the tournament life of one of his tablemates. Luske held ace-king, and it was good enough to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,700,000 | |
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2,800,000
200,000
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200,000 |
|
1,500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
|
||
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1,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
500,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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Busted | |
The board was down 
, and Andy Hills had bet 375,000 from the big blind. Sylvia Hewitt was on the button and opted to raise to 850,000. Hills needed a minute to think before he decided to fold. Hewitt then tabled 
for trips before she swooped in the pot and moved up to a sizeable 3.9m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000
2,800,000
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2,800,000 |
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2,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
partypoker ambassador Marcel Luske has sat down in Day 1b. The Dutchman, who is at the top of his country's all-time money list with $4,950,059, had a great run during the partypoker MILLIONS Germany festival in February when he came 2nd in the €10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller for €180,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | |
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Level: 7
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
Alexsandrs Golubeus has just won the biggest pot of Day 1b so far and has taken the chip lead in the process. Rickie Silcock had got all his chips into the middle and was covered by Golubeus, with a short stack third player also all in.
Silcock held pocket jacks, Golubeus held pocket kings and the third player held pocket sevens. The board was down 
, and Golubeus' hand held to score a double elimination and move up to 3.3m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,300,000 |
U.K. pros Benny Glaser and Jack Sinclair have added their names to the already stellar Open field during level six.
Sinclair got his first recorded live cash during the MILLIONS UK festival just 18 months ago and has since elapsed over $2.1m in live earnings since then including an 8th place finish at the 2017 WSOP Main Event for $1.2m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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