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

Mustafov Doubles Through Chip Leader Pekarek

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov's cards were already face up on a board of {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} against start-of-day chip leader Jeremy Pekarek.

Mustafov held {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} for a straight with Pekarek's cards already in the muck. Mustafov's double was for 404,000 on the river with him chipping up to over a million.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Pekarek us
Jeremy Pekarek
2,100,000
-460,000
-460,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
1,100,000
480,000
480,000

Tags: Jeremy PekarekFahredin Mustafov

The Waiting Game

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Many of the short stacks keep passing by one table in particular as they check out the action on the other tables during the hand-for-hand process. That is due to the fact that Joseph Kuether is surviving on crumbs. Kuether just folded through his blinds and is now down to just 8,000 chips. He will have six free hands if he chooses before he will be forced all in from the big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Kuether us
Joseph Kuether
8,000
-60,000
-60,000

Makhija Snaps with One Pair

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a three-bet pot, Amit Makhija and Ran Ilani were heads-up on a flop of {10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. Makhija check-called a bet of 40,000 from Ilani and the {k-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Makhija checked again and Ilani announced all in. Makhija quickly called off his stack of 433,000 and the cards were tabled since the action at all other tables was complete.

Makhija turned over {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for top pair while Ilani held {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a flush draw. The river was the {9-Hearts} and Makhija held on for a full double up on the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
1,410,000
-338,000
-338,000
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
1,050,000
717,000
717,000

Tags: Amit MakhijaRan Ilani

Another Double on the Bubble

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andrey Kotelnikov was all in pre-flop from the big blind for 331,000. Jeremy Ausmus was in the small blind and had called. As the players waited for hands and other tables to finish, Frank Stepuchin offered Kotelnikov the use of his chicken wing card protector (yes, you read that correctly).

The cards were then turned over

Andrey Kotelnikov: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Jeremy Ausmus: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The board came {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and the chicken wing seemingly did the trick as Kotelnikov doubled to over 600,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
950,000
-210,000
-210,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Andrey Kotelnikov ru
Andrey Kotelnikov
650,000
314,000
314,000

Tags: Andrey KotelnikovFrank StepuchinJeremy Ausmus

Metaal Eliminates Kuether on the Money Bubble

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After an excruciating 90-minute money bubble, Joseph Kuether was forced all in for 8,000 as the big blind ante. At the Aria, the ante is paid before the big blind and therefore Kuether was only playing to get his 8,000 chips back. Govert Metaal raised to 28,000 in the hijack and the rest of the table folded.

Govert Metaal: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Joseph Kuether: {7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

The flop came {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Kuether would need runner-runner outs in order to stay alive. The turn brought the {k-Clubs} to give Metaal a full house and Kuether was drawing dead to the {7-Diamonds} on the river.

The remaining 79 players will each be guaranteed at least $20,000 and the hand-for-hand process is now finished.

Player Chips Progress
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
759,000
289,000
289,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Joseph Kuether us
Joseph Kuether
Busted

Tags: Govert MetaalJoseph Kuether

Aces Cracked and Ha Eliminated

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Earlier on the bubble, Thai Ha was saying that he wouldn't be folding aces despite other shorter stacks existing around the tournament room.

Now with the bubble burst, Tony Miles opened to 25,000 and Ha was all in for the same amount. Uri Reichenstein was on the button and three-bet all in and Miles folded.

Thai Ha: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Uri Reichenstein: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

"GG unlucky bro," said Reichenstein before the flop. The {k-Hearts}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop was safe for Ha. Reichenstein called for a five before the {5-Clubs} came and the river {4-Spades} improved him to a straight and eliminated Ha.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Miles us
Tony Miles
400,000
-8,000
-8,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
110,000
-760,000
-760,000
Thai Ha vn
Thai Ha
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Thai HaTony MilesUri Reichenstein

Level: 20

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

Ante: 14,000

Mandavia Eliminated by Addamo

Level 20 : 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante

Michael Addamo raised to 28,000 and Ankush Mandavia three-bet all in for 151,000. It folded back around to Addamo who asked for a count before calling.

Michael Addamo: {j-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Ankush Mandavia: {a-Spades}{4-Spades}

There was a jack on the {6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop and Mandavia was dead by the {q-Diamonds} turn. The river was the {7-Spades} and Addamo chips up to over 500,000.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
540,000
128,000
128,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Ankush Mandavia us
Ankush Mandavia
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ankush MandaviaMichael Addamo