Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria
$10,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Gonsalves Scores Small Double Through Boivin
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Blind on blind short-stacked Markus Gonsalves was all in for 530,000 with 
against the 
of Thomas Boivin in the big blind.
The board came 
giving Gonsalves a pair of eights and doubling through Boivin who fell below average which now stands at 2.3 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,175,000 | 75,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -50,000 |
Final Three Tables
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Seat | Table 30 | Table 34 | Table 35 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahredin Mustafov | Chris Moneymaker | Josip Simunic |
| 2 | Frank Stepunich | Markus Gonsalves | Conor Beresford |
| 3 | Ivan Deyra | Thomas Boivin | Orpen Kisacikoglu |
| 4 | Freddy Deeb | Jeremy Pekarek | Ana Marquez |
| 5 | Dennis Blieder | Martin Mathis | Jeremy Ausmus |
| 6 | Justin Liberto | Rainer Kempe | Sam Grafton |
| 7 | Sergi Reixach | Tom Marchese | Julien Perouse |
| 8 | Amit Makhija | Sergio Aido | Tobias Duthweiler |
Loeser Eliminated; Three Table Redraw
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov opened to 90,000 and got called from Jeremy Pekarek. Manig Loeser then three-bet all in for 1,000,000 and Mustafov called.
"I'm glad you have something," said Pekarek, folding what he said was 
.
Manig Loeser: 
Fahredin Mustafov: 
The 
was thoroughly seven-less and Loeser was eliminated. The remaining 24 players are being redrawn around three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000 | 600,000 |
|
Busted |
Simunic With An Agonizing River Fold
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Two players checked to Josip Simunic on a 
flop and he bet 125,000. Tom Marchese check-raised to 280,000 and Simunic was the only caller.
The turn was the 
. Marchese bet 240,000 and Simunic called.
The river was the 
and Marchese moved all in. Simunic burned through all three of his time extensions before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000 | 700,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -950,000 |
Quads for Deeb
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
A sizeable pot had amassed between Freddy Deeb and Justin Liberto with 1.4 million in the middle on a 
river. Liberto had checked to Deeb who bet 1,100,000.
Liberto thought before calling.
"Four threes," said Deeb showing 
and Liberto mucked. Liberto is now down below ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,750,000 | 1,900,000 |
|
350,000 | -1,800,000 |
Deyra Counterfeits Grafton
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ivan Deyra pushed all in for 650,000 from the cutoff and Sam Grafton called on the button. Rainer Kempe gave it a mere thought but folded his 
face up.
Ivan Deyra:
Sam Grafton: 
The flop came 
which would have given Kempe the best hand. But as it was, Grafton held a marginal lead. The turn was the to give Deyra even more outs and he found the dirtiest way to win on the 
river that counterfeited Grafton's small pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,750,000 | 850,000 |
|
1,850,000 | -1,550,000 |
|
1,740,000 | 740,000 |
|
1,540,000 | -20,000 |
|
1,350,000 | 700,000 |
|
825,000 | 125,000 |
Kanit Loses Flip to Marchese
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit was heading to the payout desk. He lost a flip against Tom Marchese with against 
which moved Marchese up to around the four million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Flush Over Flush Eliminates Metaal
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Josip Simunic raised it up from the hijack and was called by Govert Metaal on the button and Sergio Aido in the big blind. The flop came 
and Aido checked to Simunic who continued for 100,000. Metaal and Aido both called to see the 
on the turn.
Aido led out for 225,000 this time and Simunic quickly folded. Metaal shipped all in for around 625,000 and Aido quickly called. Metaal turned over 
but it was no good against the 
of Aido. The insignificant completed the board and Metaal was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,050,000 | -150,000 |
|
2,030,000 | 980,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000