2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus

MILLIONS North Cyprus $5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$683,285
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$3,859,400
Entries
839
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
281
Players Left
128

Sotiropoulos Jams Into Desnos

Level 9 : 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante

With around 80,000 already in the middle and the turn showing {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Killian Desnos checked. Georgios Sotiropoulos moved all-in for 67,900 and the Frenchman asked for a count.

"I don't have the king. I have a pocket, queens," Desnos said in table chat. Sotiropoulos was not convinced by that and the Frenchman then folded, waiting to see one card.

He revealed the {q-Clubs} and then eventually also exposed the {j-Spades} with a grind. "I am an actor," he said in chat. Sotiropoulos only showed on card and that was the {a-Diamonds}. Despite this minor setback, Desnos is still on track for the overnight lead on Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Killian Desnos fr
Killian Desnos
Day 1A Chip Leader
760,000 15,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
WSOP 3X Winner
160,000 160,000

Tags: Georgios SotiropoulosKillian Desnos

Assorted Late Casualties

Level 9 : 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante

Laszlo Molnar was among those to bust when his pocket aces were outflopped by the king-queen suited of Boris Kolev according to the Bulgarian. The seat to the left of Kolev is also empty and formerly belonged to Vlad Darie. Further late casualties can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
WSOP 2X Winner
215,000 137,000
Suat Egilli tr
Suat Egilli
Busted
Gonzalo Moreno es
Gonzalo Moreno
Busted
Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
Busted
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Laszlo Molnar hu
Laszlo Molnar
Busted
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
Busted

Tags: Boris KolevLaszlo MolnarVlad Darie

Biz's Stack Gets Chopped Up

Level 9 : 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Mustafa Biz
Mustafa Biz

Mustafa Biz raised to 6,000 and found action behind as Danut Chisu and Bakhos Joumaa reraised. Biz jammed, as did Chisu, and Joumaa called it off as the biggest stack of the trio.

Mustafa Biz: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Danut Chisu: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Bakhos Joumaa: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and the off suit ace on the river sent Biz to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
270,000 270,000
Danut Chisu ro
Danut Chisu
155,000 25,000
Mustafa Biz tr
Mustafa Biz
Busted

Tags: Danut ChisuMustafa Biz

Assorted Counts

Level 9 : 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev bg
Stoyan Madanzhiev
WSOP 1X Winner
515,000 105,000
Mihai Niste ro
Mihai Niste
475,000 135,000
Andrii Andrieiev ua
Andrii Andrieiev
400,000 50,000
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
280,000 110,000
Danilo Velasevic rs
Danilo Velasevic
260,000 40,000
Daniyar Aubakirov kz
Daniyar Aubakirov
220,000 155,000
James Romero us
James Romero
WPT 1X Winner
200,000 100,000
Vlada Stojanovic rs
Vlada Stojanovic
200,000 117,000
Bartlomiej Swieboda pl
Bartlomiej Swieboda
175,000 75,000
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
WPT 1X Winner
130,000 -10,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
130,000 10,000
Aliaksandr Shylko by
Aliaksandr Shylko
90,000 55,000
David Brehme gb
David Brehme
70,000 -87,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,200/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Desnos Doesn't Have Two Pair

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a three-way flop of {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}, Killian Desnos bet 12,000 and was called by the cutoff and Matthias Lipp in the big blind. The {q-Hearts} fell on the turn and Lipp checked. Desnos quickly bet 45,000 and the cutoff folded. Lipp was in the tank and also let go after some small talk with the Frenchman.

"I have two pair," Desnos announced and flashed the {8-Hearts}. He then also flipped over the {8-Clubs} for a full house and continues to be the runaway chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Killian Desnos fr
Killian Desnos
Day 1A Chip Leader
745,000 175,000
Matthias Lipp de
Matthias Lipp
130,000 30,000

Tags: Killian DesnosMatthias Lipp

Just a Straight Flush for Newey

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Paul Newey defended the big blind and checked the {5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop, as did Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu. He then checked the {3-Clubs} turn and Gicovanu bet 10,000. Newey check-raised to 28,000 and earned a fold to reveal {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for the straight flush.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
190,000 20,000
Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu ro
Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu
181,000 -39,000

Tags: Marius Alexandru GicovanuPaul Newey