Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The remaining 18 players are heading on a quick 10-minute break before the final level of the night is played out.
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria
$10,300 Main Event
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Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
While his words are drowning out the table from constant banter, mostly to himself, Frank Stepuchin is making the right moves at the right time. Stepuchin limped in from the small blind and Markus Gonsalves checked his option. The flop came 
and Stepuchin check-called a bet of 160,000 from Gonsalves.
The turn was the 
and Stepuchin checked again. Gonsalves fired out another bet of 250,000 and Stepuchin stuck around for the 
on the river. Stepuchin counted out a bet of 1,400,000 this time, more than enough to cover Gonsalves' stack of 605,000. Gonsalves neared the end of his 30 seconds but elected to fold.
"You had me. I had a gut-shot but I missed," Stepuchin verbalized. "I needed a five," and his cards confirmed it when he showed 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,150,000
1,350,000
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1,350,000 |
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1,150,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Markus Gonsalves held 
and would need to hold against the 
of Sergi Reixach.
Gonsalves was all in for 975,000 and was ahead, but there was an ace on the 
flop and he was eliminated with Reixach covering him by just 15,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,150,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Dennis Blieden raised it up from the cutoff and Frank Stepuchin defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Stepuchin check-called a bet from Blieden. The 
paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 
on the river.
Stepuchin said he was going to bet 520,000 and he arranged his chips in the shape of a question mark. Blieden said he was never folding so he quickly stuck in the chips to call. Stepuchin flipped over 
for two pair and Blieden was forced to send his 
in the muck.
Just a couple of hands later, a completed board of 
was spread across the felt and the action was on Stepuchin. "I think you got me Freddy," he said as he slid out a bet of 766,000. Freddy Deeb called and Stepuchin tabled 
to beat Deeb's .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,800,000
1,650,000
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1,650,000 |
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3,300,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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2,100,000
1,650,000
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1,650,000 |
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Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Frank Stepuchin opened to 170,000 in the cutoff and Dennis Blieden just shoved all in for around 3,150,000 in the small blind. "Let's go Frank," he said before the chips went in the pot. Blieden held up his cards and pondered for his 30 seconds before making the call.
Frank Stepuchin: 
Dennis Blieden:
The board ran out 
and Stepuchin's pocket kings held up to win a massive pot and eliminate Blieden. "That's a sick spot to pick up kings," Blieden said before exiting the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,900,000
3,100,000
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3,100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Seat | Table 30 | Chip Count | Table 35 | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Mathis | 1400000 | Amit Makhija | 350000 |
| 2 | Chris Moneymaker | 4565000 | Conor Beresford | 4400000 |
| 3 | Josip Simunic | 755000 | Frank Stepuchin | 10400000 |
| 4 | Jeremy Pekarek | 620000 | Tobias Duthweiler | 4000000 |
| 5 | Ana Marquez | 2550000 | Freddy Deeb | 2000000 |
| 6 | Sergio Aido | 1780000 | Fahredin Mustafov | 3900000 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | 4590000 | Tom Marchese | 6975000 |
| 8 | Sergi Reixach | 2390000 | Rainer Kempe | 2300000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,400,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
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6,975,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
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4,590,000
2,790,000
|
2,790,000 |
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4,565,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
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4,400,000
770,000
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770,000 |
|
4,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
3,900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
2,550,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
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2,390,000
1,240,000
|
1,240,000 |
|
2,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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2,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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1,780,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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1,400,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
755,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
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620,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
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|
350,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Amit Makhija had around a six big blind stack and he finally shoved all in for just under 350,000 from under the gun. He didn't want to wait for the big blind to hit him in the next hand but unfortunately, he ran into a buzzsaw of Frank Stepuchin.
Frank Stepuchin: 
Amit Makhija: 
The flop of 
gave Makhija a couple more outs with a pair of eights but the and 
runout ended his tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,550,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Josip Simunic moved all in for 400,000. Jeremy Pekarek moved all in for 950,000 from the next position and Ana Marquez four-bet all in from the next position for over two million. The remaining players all folded.
Josip Simunic: 
Jeremy Pekarek:
Ana Marquez: 
Kings held on the 
runout as Marquez sent both opponents to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,000,000
1,450,000
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1,450,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,725,000
1,175,000
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1,175,000 |
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5,805,000
1,170,000
|
1,170,000 |
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5,625,000
1,035,000
|
1,035,000 |
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4,515,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
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4,105,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
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4,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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4,085,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
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4,050,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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2,260,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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2,240,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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2,195,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
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1,705,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
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1,180,000
220,000
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220,000 |
