$10,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria

07-01-2019 18:09 UTC-7

Blieden Ends Rezaei's Run

Adam Lamers

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Still running a hand from the previous level, Thomas Boivin opened to 40,000 from under the gun. Dennis Blieden was next to act and just called. Daniel Rezaei stuck in a three-bet to 225,000 from the big blind which got Boivin to fold. Blieden snap-shoved all in and Rezaei had a decision for the rest of his chips.

Rezaei asked for a count but Bleiden wasn't happy about it when Rezaei clearly had the shorter of the two stacks, sitting on about 1,200,000. The clock was paused anyway and a full count was given before Rezaei flicked in a call.

Dennis Bleiden:
Daniel Rezaei:

The flop came and Bleiden was still in a dominating position with the better kicker. The on the turn paired the board and the on the river ensured Bleiden of the best hand. Rezaei sent over the rest of his chips before heading to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Blieden	3,400,000 1,680,000	1,680,000

Daniel Rezaei	Busted

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Dennis Blieden Thomas Boivin

07-01-2019 18:13 UTC-7

Botond Doubles Through Grafton

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Balazs Botond was all in for 635,000 and was getting his stack counted out after his had cracked the of Sam Grafton.

The board read and the Hungarian had spiked a ten to double through the chip leader.

Here are the counts from the other players at his table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	2,800,000 -600,000	-600,000
Justin Liberto	1,600,000 256,000	256,000

Rainer Kempe	1,400,000 200,000	200,000
Balazs Botond	1,300,000 526,000	526,000
Markus Gonsalves	900,000 602,000	602,000

Helio Chreem	650,000 -42,000	-42,000
Andrey Kotelnikov	300,000 -300,000	-300,000
Manig Loeser	300,000 -403,000	-403,000

Tags: Balazs Botond Sam Grafton

07-01-2019 18:21 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Adam Lamers

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	2,300,000 -150,000	-150,000
Sergio Aido	1,800,000 175,000	175,000

Ana Marquez	1,770,000 -130,000	-130,000
Freddy Deeb	1,685,000 220,000	220,000

Joao Simao	1,680,000 980,000	980,000

Tobias Duthweiler	1,675,000 675,000	675,000
Tony Miles	1,550,000 -100,000	-100,000
Chris Moneymaker	1,450,000 25,000	25,000

Amit Makhija	1,375,000 325,000	325,000
Jeremy Ausmus	1,310,000 15,000	15,000

Julian Stuer	1,310,000 180,000	180,000
Sergi Reixach	1,310,000 755,000	755,000
Julien Perouse	1,000,000 840,000	840,000

Govert Metaal	815,000 15,000	15,000

Anton Wigg	800,000 150,000	150,000

Martin Mathis	775,000 -152,000	-152,000
Daniel Alaei	775,000 -395,000	-395,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	590,000 -590,000	-590,000

07-01-2019 18:26 UTC-7

Blieden Bleeding Chips

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov opened to 60,000 from under the gun. Anton Wigg called in the small blind before chip leader Dennis Blieden three-bet all in from the big blind. Mustafov called and Wigg folded.

Fahredin Mustafov:
Dennis Blieden:

Mustafov's all in was for 1,030,000 and his pocket pair held on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Blieden	2,750,000 -650,000	-650,000

Fahredin Mustafov	2,100,000 980,000	980,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Dennis Blieden Fahredin Mustafov

07-01-2019 18:34 UTC-7

Kempe Flops the Nuts for a Huge Double Up

Adam Lamers

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Rainer Kempe was in the big blind and heads-up with Balazs Botond just a couple of seats to his left. The board of was spread across the felt with around 1,300,000 already in the middle.

Kempe pushed all in for 860,000 on the river and Botond made the call. Kempe turned over for a flopped straight that held to be the nuts on the runout. Botond obviously couldn't beat it and sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	2,975,000 1,575,000	1,575,000
Balazs Botond	315,000 -985,000	-985,000

Tags: Balazs Botond Rainer Kempe

07-01-2019 18:46 UTC-7

Botond Eliminated by Liberto

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Balazs Botond open-shoved for his last 230,000. Helio Chreem asked for a count before folding. It folded around to Justin Liberto in the big blind who called.

Balazs Botond:
Justin Liberto:

There were two kings on the flop swinging things Liberto's way. The turn was the and the river the and Botond became the latest elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,800,000 200,000	200,000

Helio Chreem	500,000 -150,000	-150,000
Balazs Botond	Busted

Tags: Balazs Botond Helio Chreem Justin Liberto

07-01-2019 18:55 UTC-7

Boivin Can't Shake Blieden

Adam Lamers

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dennis Blieden opened from middle position and Thomas Boivin defended from the big blind. The flop came and Boivin checked to Blieden who continued for 100,000. Boivin check-raised to 250,000 and Blieden called.

The turn brought the and Boivin checked again. Blieden didn't seem disturbed by the check-raise on the flop as he fired out another bet of 300,000 this time. Boivin wasted little time before sending his cards to the muck after his check-raise failed to work on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Blieden	2,850,000 100,000	100,000

Thomas Boivin	1,225,000 -1,255,000	-1,255,000

Tags: Thomas Boivin Dennis Blieden

07-01-2019 18:58 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The remaining players in the partypoker MILLIONS Vegas are going on a 60-minute dinner break.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

07-01-2019 20:06 UTC-7

Schedule for Today

Will Shillibier

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Tournament officials have confirmed that there will be at least four more levels played today. There are currently 36 players remaining, with the average standing at just under 1.5 million chips at 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante.