2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK

£1,100 Open
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
£180,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£1,009,000
Entries
1,009
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000

£1,100 Open

Day 3 Completed

Sheils Leads the Final Nine of the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK Open

Level 32 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Brandon Sheils
Brandon Sheils

Brandon Sheils will return as the final table chip leader when the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK £1,100 Open resumes action at noon on Wednesday, October 3.

After ten 50-minute levels of poker was played, the 46 returning Day 3 players were reduced to the final nine on a day that featured a royal flush, two brothers battling and a 175,000,000 chip pot won with just ace-high.

Sheils bagged an impressive 253,500,000 and will have a significant advantage over his nearest challengers Rory Liffey (162,000,000) and Artur Gjoka (140,500,000). Daniel Rezaei, who earlier in the day witnessed his brother Armin Rezaei depart in 31st place, bagged 130,000,000.

The final table line-up is completed by Iaron Lightbourne (93,500,000), Dean Hutchison (80,000,000), Anthony Wickert (56,500,000), Tom Smith (54,000,000) and partypoker pro Anatoly Filatov (36,500,000).

Action of the day

Filatov will return as the final table short stack, but he will be happy just to be there after he was all set to be eliminated within the first 90 minutes of play today. The Russian was all-in with king-jack and ran into not only Paul McTaggart's ace-king but also the aces of Sheils. The flop came jack-high to give Filatov some hope, and by some miracle, the river hit his king for two pair, and he won the main pot to survive, with Sheils taking a big side pot against McTaggart.

Unlike Filatov, Jack Sinclair and partypoker pro Natalia Breviglieri had no luck and departed earlier during the day.

Jack Sinclair

Then there was a hand that is very rarely seen as Paul Michaelis hit a full house with ace-queen only to see the pot go to Jurgen Brenner who had achieved a remarkable royal flush holding jack-ten of clubs. The board was down ace-eight-queen-king-queen when Michaelis moved all in from the big blind on the river only to see Brenner snap-call. The table was in shock when the two hands were revealed and Brenner moved up to 50,000,000. However, the German was unable to continue in the same vein and departed in 24th place.

Another shock happened as start-of-day chip leader Andrew Haygarth exited in 21st place after doing battle with fellow big stack Gjoka. Haygarth had hit a flush but found out it was no good when the two players got all their chips into the middle on the river and Gjoka revealed he had hit a full house on the last card.

Andrew Haygarth
Andrew Haygarth

Gjoka continued to rise up in the chip counts but also had a 100,000,000 chip swing at one point. However, the Albanian pulled it back in one of the most memorable hands of the day. Up against Joe Parsons on a six-seven-ten-jack-six board, Gjoka decided to check-raise a bet of 20,000,000 to 68,000,000, enough to put Parsons all-in. The latter had to use a time bank card to think but ultimately made the call with his tournament life on the line. Gjoka said "good call" to his opponent and was all set to muck before he tabled ace-queen for just ace-high. But Parsons delayed showing his hand, and Gjoka was amazed when his opponent mucked and told the table he held ace-nine also for ace-high with a lower kicker. Gjoka celebrated his unconventional victory and was once again among the big stacks.

Adam Daniel, John Haigh, Chris Da-Silva, and Mark Dyson all departed after Parsons' exit, and the remaining nine played out the final 50-minute level with little action.

Play will resume at noon with all the action being streamed on mypartypokerlive.com. PokerNews will be providing updates in keeping with the delayed stream, and more information will be posted before the start of play tomorrow.

Check back in then as the final nine battle for the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK Open title and the £180,000 first-place prize.

Anatoly Filatov

Tags: Adam DanielAnatoly FilatovAndrew HaygarthAnthony WickertArtur GjokaBrandon SheilsChris Da SilvaDaniel RezaeiDean HutchisonIaron LightbourneJack SinclairJoe ParsonsJohn HaighJurgen BrennerMark DysonNatalia Breviglieripartypokerpartypoker LIVE MILLIONS UKPaul MichaelisRory LiffeyTom Smith

End-of-Day Chip Counts

Level 32 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Brandon Sheils gb
Brandon Sheils
253,500,000 8,500,000
Rory Liffey ee
Rory Liffey
162,000,000 17,000,000
Artur Gjoka al
Artur Gjoka
140,500,000 -19,500,000
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
130,000,000 15,000,000
Iaron Lightbourne gb
Iaron Lightbourne
WPT 1X Winner
93,500,000 -16,500,000
Dean Hutchison gb
Dean Hutchison
80,000,000 25,000,000
Anthony Wickert gb
Anthony Wickert
56,500,000 14,500,000
Tom Smith us
Tom Smith
54,000,000 -7,000,000
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
36,500,000 -19,500,000

Play Has Concluded For the Day

Level 32 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

The final table action has come to a finish at the end of level 32. The nine players will return to do battle for the title at Noon tomorrow. A full list of the end of day chips counts will be posted shortly, followed by a recap of the day's action later on.

Tentative Play

Level 32 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

With 15-minutes left on the clock for the day the play has slowed down as the stakes increase.

Hutchison Hits on the River to Survive

Level 32 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Dean Hutchison was all in and at risk of elimination against Daniel Rezaei, but he had the best of it preflop.

Dean Hutchison: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Daniel Rezaei: {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Board: {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Rezaei paired his ten on the flop to take the lead, but Hutchison still had outs. The turn {6-Diamonds} was no help, and with his elimination in sight, the river card produced a miracle when the {j-Diamonds} fell to give Hutchison a straight and a lifeline in the Open.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
115,000,000 -25,000,000
Dean Hutchison gb
Dean Hutchison
55,000,000 25,000,000

Tags: Daniel RezaeiDean Hutchison

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 32 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
SeatName
1Artur Gjoka
2Iaron Lightbourne
3Brandon Sheils
4Dean Hutchison
5Tom Smith
6Anthony Wickert
7Anatoly Filatov
8Rory Liffey
9Daniel Rezeai

Mark Dyson Eliminated in 10th Place (£8,500)

Level 32 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Mark Dyson
Mark Dyson

Daniel Rezaei raised to 4.5m from under the gun and saw Mark Dyson move all in for 30m from the button. Artur Gjoka called in the big blind before Rezaei moved all in for 85m total.

Gjoka went into the tank for three minutes using three time bank cards mulling over his decision before he opted to fold.

Daniel Rezaei: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Mark Dyson: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Board: {5-Hearts}{q-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Dyson went further behind on the flop when Rezaei hit a set and Dyson's tournament was ended on the turn when Rezaei hit quads.

Dyson takes away £8,500 for his efforts, while Rezaei moved up to 140m.

The final nine is now set, and players will take a short five-minute break before play resumes on the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
140,000,000 78,000,000
Artur Gjoka al
Artur Gjoka
130,000,000 -35,000,000
Mark Dyson gb
Mark Dyson
Busted

Tags: Artur GjokaDaniel RezaeiMark Dyson

Level: 32

Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000

Ante: 2,000,000

Sheils Puts Hutchison All-In & Shows The Bluff

Level 31 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

The completed board was down {j-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and Brandon Sheils moved all in on Dean Hutchison from the big blind. Hutchison was playing from the hijack and sigh as Sheils made the move. After using a time bank card to think for a minute, he folded, and Sheils tabled {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for the missed gutshot straight draw.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Sheils gb
Brandon Sheils
210,000,000 5,000,000
Dean Hutchison gb
Dean Hutchison
30,000,000 -8,000,000

Tags: Brandon SheilsDean Hutchison