2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus

MILLIONS North Cyprus $2,200 Warm-Up
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$210,912
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,370,800
Entries
745
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Players Left
12

Who Will Reach the Final Table in the 2021 MILLIONS North Cyprus $2,200 Warm Up?

Feature Table at Merit
Feature Table at Merit

Another long day of poker lays ahead of the 94 contenders in the 2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus $2,200 Warm Up as they wish to secure a portion of the $1,370,800 prize pool. Out of a field of 745 entries, only the top 89 finishers will get paid and the bubble action at the start of Day 3 will determine the early stages. From there on, the penultimate tournament day will aim to whittle down the field to the nine-handed final table.

Russia's Artur Martirosian once more leads the pack at the five-star Merit Crystal Cove Hotel Casino & Spa with a stack of 3,226,000 and he is followed by Viktor Ustimov (2,400,000) and Day 1a chip leader Muharrem Atsiz (2,370,000). Further notables with above average stacks include Georgios Tsouloftas, Jim Sue Pan, Karolis Sareika, Jim Sue Pan, Fahredin Mustafov, Mustafa Biz, and Andreas Christoforou.

Top 10 Counts For Day 31

PositionPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Artur MartirosianRussia3,226,000161
2Viktor UstimovRussia2,400,000120
3Muharrem AtsizTurkey2,370,000119
4Georgios TsouloftasCyprus1,852,00093
5Kush Vinod KatariaUnited Arab Emirates1,787,00089
6Jim Sue PanNetherlands1,615,00081
7Basel KhabbazehSyria1,480,00074
8Karolis SereikaLithuania1,450,00073
9Karolis CiudarasLithuania1,439,00072
10Piotr SowinskiPoland1,320,00066

The average at the start of the day will be 792,553, which is just shy of 40 big blinds. Action resumes in level 19 with blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a big blind ante of 20,000. There are several contenders between seven and 15 big blinds, which may make for a tense start and high-octane action once the bubble has burst. It is expected that Day 3 will play down to either the final two tables or the final nine depending on how fast the bubble goes.

Stay tuned to find out who makes the cut for the first major event of the festival at one of Europe's hottest poker destinations.

Tags: Andreas ChristoforouArtur MartirosianFahredin MustafovGeorgios TsouloftasJim Sue PanMuharrem AtsizMustafa BizViktor Ustimov

Stankov Falls to Nakhjavani

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Saman Nakhjavani
Saman Nakhjavani

The cards were already on their backs as Saman Nakhjavani and Nikolay Stankov in a battle cutoff versus small blind. Stankov had check-jammed for 250,000 on top of a 175,000 bet by Nakhjavani on the {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Clubs} turn and earned a reluctant call.

Nikolay Stankov: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Saman Nakhjavani: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The {k-Hearts} river paired up the board and Stankov stormed out of the tournament area. With 92 players remaining, the money bubble is drawing closer.

Player Chips Progress
Saman Nakhjavani ir
Saman Nakhjavani
1,250,000
606,000
606,000
Nikolay Stankov bg
Nikolay Stankov
Busted

Tags: Nikolay StankovSaman Nakhjavani

Youssef Eliminated on the Bubble

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Nicolas Chouity bursts the bubble
Nicolas Chouity bursts the bubble

Down to around six blinds, Elie Hage Youssef was all-in and Nicolas Chouity had an easy call for a very apparent reason.

Elie Hage Youssef: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Nicolas Chouity: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Youssef was eliminated on the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
930,000
305,000
305,000
EPT 1X Winner
Elie Hage Youssef lb
Elie Hage Youssef
Busted

Tags: Elie Hage YoussefNicolas Chouity

Korkmaz Doubles Through Christoforou

Level 20 : 12,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Koray Korkmaz
Koray Korkmaz

Artur Martirosian is no longer the runaway chip leader as he was overtaken by Andreas Christoforou. The Cypriot then got it in preflop against Koray Korkmaz for an effective stack of 768,000.

Koray Korkmaz: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Andreas Christoforou: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

No upset came on the {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Hearts} board and Korkmaz doubled. "Nice hand," Christoforou said and tapped the table.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
1,900,000
-1,050,000
-1,050,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
1,700,000
500,000
500,000
Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
1,600,000
782,000
782,000

Tags: Andreas ChristoforouArtur MartirosianKoray Korkmaz

Adomavicius Eliminated by Nanartavicius

Level 20 : 12,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Mantas Nanartavicius
Mantas Nanartavicius

With plenty of chips in the middle to the {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs} turn, Mantas Nanartavicius bet 325,000 in the big blind. Eimantas Adomavicius then jammed on the button for around 1 million and was instantly called.

Eimantas Adomavicius: {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Mantas Nanartavicius: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The {3-Hearts} river was a blank and the stacks were counted. Adomaviciis had 1,005,000 and was covered by a mere 13,000 chips to bow out in 73rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Mantas Nanartavicius lt
Mantas Nanartavicius
3,000,000
2,117,000
2,117,000
Eimantas Adomavicius lt
Eimantas Adomavicius
Busted

Tags: Eimantas AdomaviciusMantas Nanartavicius

Ruslanov and Sowinski On The Rail

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Piotr Sowinski
Piotr Sowinski

On the three-way river of {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}, Nikola Minkov bet 375,000 and Mikhail Ruslanov called all-in for 285,000, while Fadi Alakzam folded. Minkov revealed the {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for the top pair and Ruslanov was trying to muck. His {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} was exposed and he headed to the rail.

At the same moment, Piotr Sowinski departed from one table over as well and the board was rushed away. Artur Martirosian claimed the stack of the Pole and provided the details as follows. Martirosian three-bet to 240,000 out of the big blind for Sowinski to call in the cutoff.

A triple barrel followed on the {a-}{k-}{q-}{a-}{9-Clubs} board for 100,000, 150,000 and the shove. Sowinski called with what appeared to have been {a-Spades}{10-Clubs} but Martirosian had nailed a full house with {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
2,420,000
520,000
520,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Nikola Minkov bg
Nikola Minkov
1,975,000
745,000
745,000
Fadi Alakzam lb
Fadi Alakzam
1,700,000
-300,000
-300,000
Mikhail Ruslanov ru
Mikhail Ruslanov
Busted
Piotr Sowinski pl
Piotr Sowinski
Busted

Tags: Artur MartirosianFadi AlakzamMikhail RuslanovNikola MinkovPiotr Sowinski

Khorchidian Eliminated by Anton

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nichan Khorchidian
Nichan Khorchidian

Nichan Khorchidian raised to 125,000 and then called a three-bet to 375,000 by Ionel Anton to see a flop of {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. That's when the remaining chips of Khorchidian went in and he was snap-called.

Nichan Khorchidian: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Ionel Anton: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The {10-Clubs} turn and {2-Spades} river brought no miracle escape as Khorchidian headed to the rail in 51st place.

Player Chips Progress
Ionel Anton ro
Ionel Anton
2,400,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Nichan Khorchidian lb
Nichan Khorchidian
Busted

Tags: Ionel AntonNichan Khorchidian

Akiki and Fernandez Bernal Eliminated

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Gabriel Akiki
Gabriel Akiki

Gabriel Akiki three-bet jammed his stack and was quickly called by the initial raiser Gregoire Auzoux.

Gabriel Akiki: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Gregoire Auzoux: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The superior pair held thanks to the {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}{a-Spades} board and Akiki vanished.

Moments later on a different table, Sergio Fernandez Bernal clashed with Erdal Gulseven in a battle of the blinds on the {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}{j-Hearts} flop.

Sergio Fernandez Bernal: {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Erdal Gulseven: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The {2-Diamonds} turn and {a-Spades} river failed to keep the Spaniard in contention and he had to settle for 42nd place.

Player Chips Progress
Erdal Gulseven tr
Erdal Gulseven
3,200,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
Gregoire Auzoux fr
Gregoire Auzoux
2,500,000
525,000
525,000
Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
Busted
Sergio Fernandez Bernal es
Sergio Fernandez Bernal
Busted

Tags: Erdal GulsevenGabriel AkikiGregoire AuzouxSergio Fernandez Bernal

Meryumoglu Gets Lucky; Then Unlucky

Level 23 : 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mustafa Meryumoglu
Mustafa Meryumoglu

Mustafa Meryumoglu got his stack in against Miad Shakiba and was in dire shape.

Miad Shakiba: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Mustafa Meryumoglu: {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The {j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{k-Clubs} board provided the nine on the turn and Shakiba was covered by very few chips to depart.

Only moments later, Stefan Fabian then got it in against Meryumoglu on a flop of {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and needed running cards.

Stefan Fabian: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Mustafa Meryumoglu: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Meryumoglu had bottom set but saw the board complete with the {10-Clubs} turn and {9-Hearts} river, providing an unlikely straight to Fabian.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Fabian ro
Stefan Fabian
2,350,000
900,000
900,000
Mustafa Meryumoglu tr
Mustafa Meryumoglu
600,000
-500,000
-500,000
Miad Shakiba ir
Miad Shakiba
Busted

Tags: Miad ShakibaMustafa MeryumogluStefan Fabian

Double Knockout for Er

Level 23 : 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Job Greben
Job Greben

Zorlu Er raised to 100,000 and was called by Job Greben and Viktor Ustimov in the cutoff and on the button respectively. Bassel Alanaz then jammed for more than 600,000 in the small blind and Er got it in, too. Greben was in the tank and called it off for 1.655 million.

Bassel Alanaz: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Job Greben: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Zorlu Er: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{4-Clubs} board improved Er and he had Greben covered by around two blinds to secure the double knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Zorlu Er tr
Zorlu Er
4,450,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Job Greben nl
Job Greben
Busted
Bassel Alanaz lb
Bassel Alanaz
Busted

Tags: Bassel AlanazJob GrebenViktor UstimovZorlu Er