Ivey Enters the Tournament
Level 2
: 0/2,000, 1,000 ante
Phil Ivey has just sat down at the table as Level 2 plays on.
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe
Triton Short Deck
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€641,250
Entries
27
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Change in Format
Level 2
: 0/2,000, 1,000 ante
The field will play 30-minute levels on Day 1, a change from the scheduled 40-minute levels.
Cao Shows Phua the Bluff
Level 2
: 0/2,000, 1,000 ante
Paul Phua opened to 7,000, and Rui Cao three-bet to 51,000.
Phua folded, and Cao turned over 
as he collected the pot, much to the amusement of all players at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
231,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
||
|
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 3
2,000 ante, 4,000 button ante
Ivey's Aggression Folds Out Yong
Level 3
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Cheong Cheok Ieng opened to 4,000, and Richard Yong and Paul Phua both called. Phil Ivey three-bet to 21,000, and only Yong called.
Ivey continued for 35,000 on the 
, and Yong folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
||
|
105,000
-82,000
|
-82,000 |
Yong Doubles Through Yu
Level 3
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Liang Yu opened to 16,000, and Richard Yong made the call.
Yu went all in on the 
flop, a bet size large enough to put Yong at risk if he called. Yong did make the call.
Richard Yong: 
Liang Yu: 
Yong was well ahead on the flop, and his trip nines held through on the 
turn and 
river. Yu is down to 35,000 on the first of his three bullets in the triple chance format.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
35,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Level: 4
2,000 ante, 4,000 button ante
Ivey Scores Double Knockout
Level 4
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Paul Phua opened to 26,000 from middle position, Phil Ivey went all-in from the hijack, Rui Cao called from the cutoff, and Phua called. Phua and Cao were both covered by Ivey.
Rui Cao: 
Paul Phua: 
Phil Ivey: 
Board: 
Ivey hit the ace he was looking for on the flop, and his pair held through the river, leaving him with a massive stack.
The knockout forced Cao to go in for his last bullet, and Phua is in with his second bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-131,000
|
-131,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Yong Sends Cao to the Rail
Level 4
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
In for his third and final bullet, Rui Cao went all in preflop for 100,000, and Richard Yong made the call.
Rui Cao: 
Richard Yong:
Board: 
Yong's queens held up, and Cao is the first casualty of the Triton Short Deck event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Tsoukernik Enters the Fray
Level 4
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Leon Tsoukernik has joined the field, taking the seat just vacated by Rui Cao.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 |