2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus
With around 80,000 already in the middle and the turn showing ![]()
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, 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
and then eventually also exposed the
with a grind. "I am an actor," he said in chat. Sotiropoulos only showed on card and that was the
. Despite this minor setback, Desnos is still on track for the overnight lead on Day 1a.
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.
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: ![]()
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Danut Chisu: ![]()
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Bakhos Joumaa: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and the off suit ace on the river sent Biz to the rail.
Level nine is the final level of the night and the clocks will very likely be stopped at around 10 minutes remaining. Nearly half of the field has already been eliminated and that number will be cut down further.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,200/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Out of a field of 216 unique players and 65 re-entries, there are currently 144 contenders remaining and they have gone on a scheduled 10-minute break.
On a three-way flop of ![]()
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, Killian Desnos bet 12,000 and was called by the cutoff and Matthias Lipp in the big blind. The
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
. He then also flipped over the
for a full house and continues to be the runaway chip leader.
Paul Newey defended the big blind and checked the ![]()
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flop, as did Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu. He then checked the
turn and Gicovanu bet 10,000. Newey check-raised to 28,000 and earned a fold to reveal ![]()
for the straight flush.