2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria
Marvin Rettenmaier and Orpen Kisacikoglu went heads-up to a flop of ![]()
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. Kisacikoglu checked from the big blind and Rettenmaier tossed in a bet of 4,200 in middle position. Kisacikoglu called and the
paired the board on the turn.
Both players checked this time and the
landed on the river. Kisacikoglu tossed in a bet of 20,000 and Rettenmaier thought for a minute before tossing his cards away.
"I had three pair and a flush draw," Rettenmaier pointed out, hinting that he folded ![]()
. "Some of these hands today."
Aymon Hata lost with ![]()
against the ![]()
of Sam Soverel to bust earlier. Dan Smith and Roberto Romanello are also among the recent eliminations.
Romanello held pocket kings and got it all in against an opponent's flush draw. The third diamond hit on the river to send the partypoker pro to the rail.
Maria Ho opened to 2,500 from under the gun. A second player three-bet to 7,300 and Tom Middleton four-bet to 15,300. A fourth player then five-bet to 43,000.
Ho and the three-bettor folded and Middleton asked to see his opponent's stack. He eventually folded but still sits on an above average stack which stands at 125,000.
Manig Loeser opened to 2,000 from under the gun and was called by John Krpan on the button. The flop came ![]()
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and Loeser checked to Krpan who fired out a bet of 5,500. Loeser check-raised to 15,000 and Krpan called.
The turn brought the
and both players checked to the
on the river. Loeser quickly checked again and Krpan tossed in a bet of 16,500. Loeser wasted no time in calling and Krpan flipped over ![]()
. Loeser held ![]()
for just ace-high but it was good enough to grab the chips.
Level: 6
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Kristen Bicknell opened to 2,200 in early position and was called by Sergio Aido in the hijack along with the big blind. The three players saw a flop of ![]()
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. The action checked to Aido who tossed in a bet of 3,000 which only the big blind called.
The turn was the
and the big blind check-called another bet of 7,500 from Aido. The river brought the
and with four cards to a straight on the board, both players knuckled the table. The big blind turned over ![]()
and Aido showed his ![]()
to scoop the pot.
Table draws can make or break the early stages of a player's tournament, and as the $10,300 partypoker MILLIONS Aria field has expanded, more tables have been opened and players pulled from other tables to fill it.
The latest table features Dara O'Kearney, Katie Swift and Ivan Luca as well as High Roller regulars Dan Smith, Matthias Eibinger, David Peters and Rainer Kempe.