2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria

$10,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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

Boivin Doubles Through Liberto

Level 25 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

On a {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop Thomas Boivin checked and Justin Liberto bet 135,000. Boivin check-raised all in for 940,000 and after using one time extension, Libero called.

Thomas Boivin: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Justin Liberto: {5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

The turn {9-Spades} and river {8-Hearts} changed nothing and Boivin held on to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
WSOP 1X Winner
2,150,000 -950,000
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
2,100,000 900,000

Tags: Justin LibertoThomas Boivin

Beresford Quiets Stepuchin

Level 25 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

Frank Stepuchin opened to 75,000 in the hijack and the action was on Conor Beresford in the big blind. "Conor Beresford. Show me what you got. C'mon Conor," Stepuchin went on in a deafening voice. Beresford replied with an all in for 755,000 and Stepuchin snap-called.

Conor Beresford: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Frank Stepuchin: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Beresford remained in the lead with his pair of jacks. The {2-Diamonds} on the turn gave Stepuchin a flush draw but the {10-Clubs} on the river locked up a double for Beresford.

Player Chips Progress
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
1,560,000 760,000
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
1,195,000 -905,000

Tags: Conor BeresfordFrank Stepuchin

Mustafov, Boivin and Loeser in Three-Way Pot

Level 25 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov raised to 75,000 and Manig Loeser three-bet all in for 495,000. Thomas Boivin was in the next position and four-bet all in for 700,000. Mustafov tanked, use a time extension, and eventually called putting two players at risk.

Fahredin Mustafov: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Thomas Boivin: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Manig Loeser: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Mustafov was in good shape to eliminated two players in a single hand, but the two shorter stacks spiked one of the two remaining aces on a {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{a-Clubs} board. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and river the {3-Hearts} and Mustafov's stack took a knock.

Player Chips Progress
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
2,800,000 -700,000
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
1,200,000 400,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
775,000 325,000

Tags: Fahredin MustafovManig LoeserThomas Boivin

Grafton Rips on Kempe

Level 25 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

Sam Grafton opened to 70,000 from under the gun and Rainer Kempe three-bet to 220,000 in the hijack. The action folded back to Grafton who made the call amidst a constant banter from Frank Stepuchin.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Grafton checked to Kempe who continued for 200,000. Grafton check-raised to 500,000 and Kempe stuck around to see the {2-Hearts} on the turn. Grafton ripped all and Kempe thought for a brief moment before laying his hand down.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
3,400,000 500,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
1,000,000 -1,975,000

Tags: Frank StepuchinRainer KempeSam Grafton

Loeser Getting Short at Table of Big Stacks

Level 25 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

On a {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} board Manig Loeser check-called 220,000 against Fahredin Mustafov. The river was the {9-Diamonds} and Loeser check-folded to an all-in bet from his opponent.

He now sits with around 12 big blinds at a table which currently holds almost a third of the chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Pekarek us
Jeremy Pekarek
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
4,500,000 -430,000
Dennis Blieden us
Dennis Blieden
WPT 1X Winner
3,900,000 -360,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
3,500,000 1,395,000
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
WSOP 1X Winner
3,100,000 -140,000
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,850,000 -30,000
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
800,000 -170,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
450,000 -480,000

Tags: Fahredin MustafovManig Loeser

Addamo Eliminated by Marchese

Level 25 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

Michael Addamo opened and Tom Marchese three-bet to 255,000. Addamo four-bet all in for 1,010,000 and Marchese called.

Michael Addamo: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Tom Marchese: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

The board {6-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} gave both players a full house, but Marchese's sevens gave him a better one and he sent Addamo to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
2,900,000 1,050,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Tags: Michael AddamoTom Marchese

Moneymaker Gets There on the River to Secure Big Double

Level 25 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante
Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

On a {10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop Conor Beresford checked to Chris Moneymaker who bet 95,000. Beresford check-raised to 260,000 and Moneymaker called.

The turn was the {7-Clubs}. Beresford bet 350,000 and Moneymaker raised to 850,000. Beresford moved all in and Moneymaker called for 1,665,000.

Conor Beresford: {8-Spades}{j-Spades}
Chris Moneymaker: {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Beresford had turned the nut straight but Moneymaker held both straight and flush draws. The river {a-Hearts} completed his flush and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
3,900,000 2,750,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
800,000 -2,400,000

Tags: Chris MoneymakerConor Beresford

Duthweiler Doubles Through Alaei

Level 25 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

Tobias Duthweiler raised it up from the hijack and Daniel Alaei called from the big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Alaei check-raised Duthweiler to create a pot of over 550,000 heading to the turn.

The turn brought the {10-Hearts} and Alaei announced all in. Duthweiler quickly called off his stack of 635,000 and the cards were tabled. Alaei showed {j-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for two pair but Duthweiler held {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a bigger two pair.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and Duthweiler's two pair held on to earn him a double up. Alaei slipped down to around 200,000 chips after that pot, just over five big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Tobias Duthweiler de
Tobias Duthweiler
1,820,000 970,000
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
205,000 -570,000

Tags: Daniel AlaeiTobias Duthweiler