2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria

$10,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria

Final Results
Winner
Tom Marchese
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$5,360,000
Entries
536
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
175,000 / 350,000
Ante
350,000

Mathis Doubles Up

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus opened to 175,000 from under the gun and Martin Mathis pushed all in for 1,285,000 on the button. The action folded back to Ausmus who quickly made the call.

Martin Mathis: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Jeremy Ausmus: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

Mathis was in need of some help and he found it on the {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop. The {2-Hearts} on the turn left Ausmus drawing to one out and the {q-Clubs} on the river was not it.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
WSOP 6X Winner
3,700,000 -2,500,000
Martin Mathis us
Martin Mathis
2,600,000 1,420,000

Tags: Jeremy AusmusMartin Mathis

Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 12th Place ($45,000)

Level 29 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

On a {2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop Fahredin Mustafov checked out of the big blind and Frank Stepuchin bet 150,000 from the cutoff. Mustafov check-raised to 425,000 and Stepuchin called.

After using a time extension on the {6-Spades} turn Mustafov moved all in for around a million and Stepuchin snap-called.

Fahredin Mustafov: {j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Frank Stepuchin: {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}

Mustafov was drawing dead with top pair against the flopped set of his opponent, and the {q-Diamonds} made no difference as he was sent to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
12,500,000 1,050,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
Busted

Tags: Fahredin MustafovFrank Stepuchin

Marquez Doubles Through Moneymaker

Level 29 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Chris Moneymaker opened to 150,000 from the cutoff and Ana Marquez three-bet shoved all in for 1,200,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Moneymaker asked for a count before making the call.

Ana Marquez: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Chris Moneymaker: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

Marquez was in a dominating position heading to the flop of {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs} which left her in the driver's seat. The {j-Diamonds} on the turn secured her the pot and the {a-Hearts} on the river was en exclamation point.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
7,100,000 -920,000
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
2,575,000 585,000

Tags: Ana MarquezChris Moneymaker

Plenty of Action but No Showdowns

Level 29 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Rainer Kempe opened to 145,000 and Frank Stepuchin three-bet to 330,000. Freddy Deeb called and Kempe made it three to a flop of {2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Kempe checked to Stepuchin who continued for 450,000. Deeb called and Kempe folded.

Stepuchin shoved the {7-Diamonds} turn and Deeb folded.

Then, Tobias Duthweiler opened to 150,000 and Tom Marchese three-bet to 480,000. Duthweiler called and the flop was {7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{q-Hearts} Duthweiler check-called 700,000 but then check-folded to a shove on the {8-Clubs} turn.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
11,450,000 1,350,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
5,200,000 1,300,000
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
4,600,000 -900,000
Tobias Duthweiler de
Tobias Duthweiler
2,800,000 -1,250,000

Tags: Frank StepuchinFreddy DeebRainer KempeTobias DuthweilerTom Marchese

Sergi Reixach Eliminated in 13th Place ($45,000)

Level 29 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante
Sergi Reixach
Sergi Reixach

Sergi Reixach was on the right side of a cooler earlier in the day in order to double up, but this time the tides turned and he found himself on the wrong side of it. Chris Moneymaker raised to 150,000 in the hijack and was called by Sergio Aido on the button and Reixach in the big blind.

The flop fell {q-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Reixach checked to Moneymaker who continued with a bet of 325,000. Aido folded and Reixach check-raised to 900,000. Moneymaker called and the {7-Spades} landed on the turn. Reixach led out for 850,000 and Moneymaker announced all in. Reixach called off his stack of around 2,500,000 and found out the bad news.

Moneymaker flipped over {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} for a set of queens and Reixach was drawing to just one out with {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for a set of threes. The river was the {9-Clubs} and Reixach was eliminated in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
8,020,000 3,915,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
Busted

Tags: Sergio AidoSergi ReixachChris Moneymaker

Deeb Shows Six-High

Level 29 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

A board of {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} was spread across the felt and Freddy Deeb checked from the big blind. Frank Stepuchin tossed in a bet of 240,000 on the button and Deeb called.

The river was the {7-Clubs} and Deeb slid out a bet of 800,000. Stepuchin sent his cards to the muck and Deeb flashed {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} to show his six-high bluff. Deeb looked over his shoulder to make sure someone was watching as he wanted the rest of the world to know he's still got a bluff in him from time to time.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
10,100,000 -500,000
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
5,500,000 800,000

Tags: Frank StepuchinFreddy Deeb

Mustafov Down, But Not Out

Level 29 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Frank Stepuchin opened to 150,000 from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb shipped all in for 2,285,000 in the small blind. Fahredin Mustafov asked for a count and then re-shoved all in from the big blind which got Stepuchin to fold.

Deeb turned over {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and was dominating Mustafov's {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} to give both players a pair, Deeb with the larger one. The {4-Diamonds} and {7-Diamonds} runout didn't help Mustafov as he sent a double up to Deeb.

Down to just 795,000 chips, Mustafov moved all in from the small blind when the action was folded to him in the next hand. Tom Marchese quickly called from the big blind and the cards were on their backs.

Mustafov was the one in a dominating position this time with {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} against Marchese's {a-Spades}{4-Spades}. The flop of {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} gave Mustafov a commanding lead and the {6-Hearts} on the turn locked up the pot for him as he doubled up the very next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
4,960,000 -845,000
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
4,700,000 2,505,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
1,660,000 -1,440,000

Tags: Fahredin MustafovFrank StepuchinFreddy DeebTom Marchese

Big Pots Brewing Early On

Level 29 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov opened to 150,000 and Conor Beresford three-bet to 475,000. Mustafov used a time extension before four-betting to 1,150,000. Beresford didn't take as long and five-bet all in for around four million. Mustafov checked his cards and folded.

A short while later, Rainer Kempe opened to 145,000 and called a three-bet from chip leader Frank Stepuchin to 325,000.

The flop was {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Kempe check-called 280,000. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and Kempe checked and called a bet this time of 740,000.

The river was the {j-Diamonds} and both players checked. Kempe showed {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a full house and Stepuchin mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
9,900,000 -1,825,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
5,600,000 1,085,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
4,250,000 1,990,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
3,100,000 -1,000,000

Tags: Conor BeresfordFahredin MustafovFrank StepuchinRainer Kempe

Cooler Hand Sends a Double Up to Reixach

Level 29 : 35,000/70,000, 70,000 ante
Sergi Reixach
Sergi Reixach

With around 600,000 in the middle and the board reading {9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, Ana Marquez and Sergi Reixach were heads-up in the hand. Marquez checked from the big blind and Reixach fired out a bet of 350,000 in the cutoff. Marquez shoved all in and Reixach instantly called off his stack of 1,620,000.

Sergi Reixach: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Ana Marquez: {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

Marquez turned two pair but Reixach flopped a set of fives. The {10-Clubs} on the river changed nothing and Reixach found an early double up to keep himself alive.

Player Chips Progress
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
3,840,000 2,090,000
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
1,990,000 -2,095,000

Tags: Ana MarquezSergi Reixach