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

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

Tags: Frank StepuchinFreddy DeebRainer KempeTobias DuthweilerTom Marchese

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
7,100,000
-920,000
-920,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
2,575,000
585,000
585,000

Tags: Ana MarquezChris Moneymaker

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
12,500,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
Busted

Tags: Fahredin MustafovFrank Stepuchin

Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

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
3,700,000
-2,500,000
-2,500,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Martin Mathis us
Martin Mathis
2,600,000
1,420,000
1,420,000

Tags: Jeremy AusmusMartin Mathis

Huge Swing for Marchese

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

Tom Marchese raised to 175,000 on the button and Frank Stepuchin defended from the big blind. The flop came {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Stepuchin checked to Marchese who continued for 250,000. Stepuchin called and the {4-Diamonds} paired the board on the turn.

Stepuchin checked again and Marchese fired out another 575,000. Stepuchin check-raised to 1,500,000 and Marchese stuck around to see the {10-Hearts} on the river. Stepuchin, standing from his chair, slid out a bet of 2,000,000. Marchese announced all in for 3,050,000 and Stepuchin flicked in a call.

Marchese rolled over {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for a full house and Stepuchin was forced to table his {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Marchese scored a massive double up to put a dent in Stepuchin's stack and take over the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
9,850,000
4,650,000
4,650,000
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
7,850,000
-4,650,000
-4,650,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Frank StepuchinTom Marchese

Deeb Shoves on Beresford; Duthweiler Shoves on Deeb

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

Freddy Deeb opened to 160,000 and called a three-bet from Conor Beresford to 450,000. Deeb checked the {6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop and Beresford continued for 300,000.

Deeb check-raised to 1,400,000 and Beresford called. The turn {3-Spades} prompted Deeb to shove all in and Beresford shook his head before flinging his cards into the muck.

A short while later Tobias Duthweiler raised to 250,000 from the small blind and Deeb called in the big blind. Duthweiler continued for 575,000 on the eyebrow-raising {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} with Deeb calling. Duthweiler shoved the {10-Diamonds} turn for 1,730,000 and Deeb folded.

Player Chips Progress
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
5,600,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
3,800,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000
Tobias Duthweiler de
Tobias Duthweiler
3,300,000
500,000
500,000

Tags: Conor BeresfordFreddy DeebTobias Duthweiler

Another Bluff from Deeb

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

Freddy Deeb raised it up from the cutoff and Frank Stepuchin called from the big blind. The flop came {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {9-Hearts} on the turn.

Stepuchin checked again and Deeb fired out a bet of 300,000 into a pot of around 550,000. Stepuchin called and the {q-Hearts} landed on the river. Stepuchin checked for the third time and Deeb put together a bet of 420,000.

"You gonna show me a bluff again?" Stepuchin asked as he threw his cards to the muck.

"Maybe," Deeb replied as he casually turned over {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. "Maybe."

Player Chips Progress
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
6,210,000
610,000
610,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
6,070,000
-1,780,000
-1,780,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Frank StepuchinFreddy Deeb

Duthweiler Bluffs Off to Marchese

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

On a {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop Tom Marchese check-called 535,000 out of the big blind from Tobias Duthweiler who was on the button.

The river was the {a-Clubs}. Marchese checked and Duthweiler bet 1,250,000. Marchese called. Duthweiler showed {k-Spades}{3-Hearts} for king high while Marchese won the pot with {q-Clubs}{8-Spades} for a pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
11,700,000
1,850,000
1,850,000
Tobias Duthweiler de
Tobias Duthweiler
1,850,000
-1,450,000
-1,450,000

Tags: Tobias DuthweilerTom Marchese

Chip Counts at Break

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

Two eliminations over the opening two hours mean a long day is in store for the remaining 11 players. They're heading off on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
12,890,000
1,190,000
1,190,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
6,110,000
1,860,000
1,860,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
6,090,000
-1,010,000
-1,010,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
5,525,000
-545,000
-545,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
5,410,000
-800,000
-800,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
5,125,000
1,325,000
1,325,000
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
3,730,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
2,830,000
255,000
255,000
Martin Mathis us
Martin Mathis
2,510,000
-90,000
-90,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
1,665,000
-635,000
-635,000
Tobias Duthweiler de
Tobias Duthweiler
1,550,000
-300,000
-300,000