MILLIONS North Cyprus $5,300 Main Event
Day 4 Started
MILLIONS North Cyprus $5,300 Main Event
Day 4 Started
After four action-filled tournament days in the 2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus $5,300 Main Event, the final nine players out of a field of 839 entries will be battling for the lion's share of the $3,859,400 prize pool. All finalists have $68,695 locked up but the eyes will be set on the trophy and the top prize of $683,285 that comes along with it.
The stage on the feature table of the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel Casino & Spa in Girne, North Cyprus, is certainly set and the players will be introduced in a brief ceremony ahead of the final showdown, as has been the case in every major live poker event at one of Europe's most exciting locations.
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya leads the finalists with a stack of 18,455,000 ahead of Harpreet Gill (16,820,000) and both have already established a small gap over the rest of the field. Majid Kamarei, Hadi Khadra, and Pokercode Grindhouse member Fabian Bernhauser all have above average stacks while Cyprus-based German poker pro Robert Heidorn is among the short stacks.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vytautas Semaska | Lithuania | 2,390,000 | 10 |
2 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Georgia | 18,455,000 | 74 |
3 | Angelos Michael | Cyprus | 5,790,000 | 23 |
4 | Robert Heidorn | Germany | 2,930,000 | 12 |
5 | Halil Baybars | Turkey | 4,085,000 | 16 |
6 | Fabian Bernhauser | Austria | 9,625,000 | 39 |
7 | Harpreet Gill | Canada | 16,820,000 | 67 |
8 | Hadi Khadra | Lebanon | 11,375,000 | 46 |
9 | Majid Kamarei | Iran | 12,380,000 | 50 |
partypoker sponsored pro Joni Jouhkimainen was eliminated on the final table bubble by Skhulukhiya to set up the final table and cement the status of the Georgian as the chip leader for the final table.
The action will resume with 57:42 remaining in level 30 at blinds of 125,000-250,000 with a big blind ante of 250,000. The final table is scheduled to recommence at 2pm local time on Monday, September 27 but the PokerNews updates will be based on the security delay of the live stream action on the partypoker YouTube and Twitch channels.
Level: 30
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Halil Baybars raised to 500,000 on the button with the and Fabian Bernhauser three-bet to 1.7 million with the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabian Bernhauser | 10,625,000 | 1,000,000 |
Halil Baybars | 3,585,000 | -500,000 |
Harpreet Gill raised to 525,000 in the cutoff with the and Hadi Khadra called with the on the button. Vytautas Semaska then jammed for 2,140,000 in the big blind with and Gill folded. Khadra had a decision but came to the same conclusion as Gill.
"I would have called if there wasn't anyone behind me," Gill said in table chat.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Harpreet Gill | 15,700,000 | -1,120,000 |
Hadi Khadra | 10,200,000 | -1,175,000 |
Vytautas Semaska | 3,540,000 | 1,150,000 |
Fabian Bernhauser opened to 525,000 with the and was called by Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in the big blind with the . The flop fell and Skhulukhiya checked his option for Bernhauser to bet 300,000. A check-raise to 850,000 followed and earned a call.
The followed on the turn and Bernhauser made the queen-high straight. Skhulukhiya now bet 1,275,000 to receive a call and the river paired the board. Both players checked and
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
|
16,200,000 | -2,255,000 |
Fabian Bernhauser | 13,620,000 | 2,995,000 |
Hadi Khadra raised it up with the and was called by Giorgiy Skhulukhiya on the button. The flop was checked and Khadra check-called a bet of 375,000 on the turn. What followed was the river and Khadra checked once more. Skhulukhiya now bet 825,000 and Khadra eventually called to lose further ground early on the final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
|
18,400,000 | 2,200,000 |
Hadi Khadra | 8,030,000 | -2,170,000 |
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised to 525,000 with the and was called by Fabian Bernhauser in the big blind with the . They checked to the [h10h7d6d2c] river on which Bernhauser bet 450,000 with his second pair and was instantly called by Skhulukhiya with the top pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
|
21,090,000 | 2,690,000 |
Fabian Bernhauser | 12,170,000 | -1,450,000 |
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised to 500,000 and Robert Heidorn three-bet to 1.7 million with 610,000 behind. Hadi Khadra then jammed for 7,280,000 and Skhulukhiya let go of his while Heidorn called it off.
Robert Heidorn:
Hadi Khadra:
The board ran out and Heidorn paired his ten to more than double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
|
20,590,000 | -500,000 |
Robert Heidorn | 5,490,000 | 2,560,000 |
Hadi Khadra | 4,970,000 | -3,060,000 |
Fabian Bernhauser raised to 500,000 with the and Majid Kamarei three-bet to 1.2 million with the on the button. Vytautas Semaska moved all-in for 3,560,000 in the small blind with the and Bernhauser folded, Kamarei called.
They were off to the races and the flop gave Semaska the top set, the turn locked it up and the river was a formality.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Majid Kamarei | 8,200,000 | -4,180,000 |
Vytautas Semaska | 8,120,000 | 4,580,000 |