Main Event Day 2 | 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona

04-13-2018 18:19 UTC+1

Two Double Ups on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Two all in and call at separate tables were announced and the first was a double up with aces versus ace-king. In the second hand the camera crew rushed to the table of Open Event runner up Joey Weissman, who had called the river shove of Narcis Gabriel Neceldu with the board showing .

Once the cameras were in place, Weissman turned over for the nut flush and Nedelcu had to pay off 2.21 million with for the inferior flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Narcis Gabriel Nedelcu	7,500,000 15,000	15,000
Joey Weissman	7,500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Narcis Gabriel Nedelcu

04-13-2018 18:05 UTC+1

Tarmi's Aces Get Cracked

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Roope Tarmi shoved foe 2.75 million from the button and Kenneth Smaron looked him up from the small blind with the superior stack.

Roope Tarmi:
Kenneth Smaron:

The board gave Smaron a set of jacks and Tarmi departed just shy of the money. The clocks were stopped right after and the tournament will continue hand-for-hand three off the money shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Smaron	8,000,000 525,000	525,000
Roope Tarmi	Busted

Tags: Roope Tarmi Kenneth Smaron

04-13-2018 17:54 UTC+1

Konopelko Doubles

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Bart Lybaert oopened two hands in a row and faced resistance both times. Mustapha Kanit three-bet all in and showed when the Belgian folded.

The next hand Lybaert opened again and Erik Friberg three-bet on the button to 1.4 million. Andrei Konopelko four-bet all in for 1.785 million and that forced out the big blind and Lybaert, Friberg quickly called.

Andrei Konopelko:
Erik Friberg:

The board came and Konopelko doubled a few spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bart Lybaert	20,000,000 17,165,000	17,165,000
Aymon Hata	19,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Sam Greenwood	18,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Erik Friberg	16,000,000 13,230,000	13,230,000
David Laka	12,500,000 8,125,000	8,125,000
Jeffrey Cormier	11,500,000 10,690,000	10,690,000
Andrei Konopelko	4,200,000 5,300,000	5,300,000
Mustapha Kanit	3,100,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Andrei Konopelko Bart Lybaert Erik Friberg Mustapha Kanit

04-13-2018 17:52 UTC+1

Kortas Forces Out De Meulder

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

After an open raise by Matthias De Meulder, Ghattas Kortas in the cutoff three-bet to 890,000 and De Meulder four-bet to 1.95 million, which Kortas called. On the flop, De Meulder continued for 1.375 million to pick up a call.

The fell on the turn and De Meulder checked, Kortas moved all in and that ended the hand right there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghattas Kortas	13,000,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Matthias de Meulder	3,000,000 680,000	680,000

Tags: Ghattas Kortas Matthias de Meulder

Level: 18

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

04-13-2018 17:41 UTC+1

The Money Bubble is Near

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

Michel Dattani, Roy Nilsen and Leo Margets all departed to reduce the field to the last 147 hopefuls and tournament staff already instructed the dealers to announce each all in and call loud and clear.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Dattani	Busted

Roy Nilsen	Busted
Leo Margets	Busted

Tags: Roy Nilsen Michel Dattani Leo Margets

04-13-2018 17:30 UTC+1

Chmiel Doubles; Trickett Folds to Jam

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

With almost 5 million in the middle and the board reading , Evangelos Bechrakis moved all in out of the big blind against Sam Trickett. The Brit asked for a count, and the jam was for 4.37 million, before using two time bank chips and folding.

Bechrakis offered his opponent to pick one card, and Trickett revealed the . "You probably had the best hand. Pocket fours?!"

One table over, Thomas Muehloecker raised to 300,000 and called the shove of short stack Tomasz Chmiel with . Chmiel had the superior and held up on a board of .

Player	Chips	Progress
Evangelos Bechrakis	9,500,000 3,700,000	3,700,000
Tomasz Chmiel	7,600,000 1,460,000	1,460,000
Thomas Muehloecker	5,600,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Sam Trickett	5,600,000 3,400,000	3,400,000

04-13-2018 17:23 UTC+1

Schwippert Bests Ruge

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

Arne Ruge was spotted while leaving the tournament area while fellow German raked in the chips. Schwippert, who started the day with just 780,000 for 11 big blinds, sits on a monster stack of 22 million.

According to the German he had raised and called the three-bet jam by Ruge for 3.3 million with , Ruge only had and failed to connect with the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan-Eric Schwippert	22,000,000 12,500,000	12,500,000
Arne Ruge	Busted

Tags: Jan-Eric Schwippert Arne Ruge

04-13-2018 17:13 UTC+1

Assorted Counts Near the Money Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	19,500,000 11,130,000	11,130,000
Michael Bailey	19,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Martin Kus	18,000,000 14,855,000	14,855,000
Aymon Hata	15,000,000 10,010,000	10,010,000
Joris Ruijs	14,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Sam Greenwood	13,000,000 11,675,000	11,675,000

Morten Mortensen	12,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Byron Kaverman	11,000,000 8,240,000	8,240,000

Balazs Botond	10,500,000 700,000	700,000
Ghattas Kortas	9,200,000 4,780,000	4,780,000
Anton Wigg	8,500,000 3,950,000	3,950,000

Michel Dattani	5,800,000 3,615,000	3,615,000

Andrew Chen	5,500,000 3,175,000	3,175,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	5,000,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

Paul Michaelis	1,700,000
Upeshka De Silva	280,000 4,220,000	4,220,000

Konstantinos Nanos	Busted

Laszlo Bujtas	Busted
Jans Arends	Busted

04-13-2018 17:03 UTC+1

Dimov Flops Boat to Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche sent an opponent to the rail while Ognyan Dimov score a fortunate double. The Bulgarian jammed for 1.91 million in late position and Sam Trickett in the cutoff asked for a count, then just called and was the only player to do so.

Ognyan Dimov:
Sam Trickett:

The flop gave Dimov an instant full house, and the turn and river failed to improve Trickett. "You had a good feeling huh?" he asked after having paid off Dimov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	13,000,000

Sam Trickett	9,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Ognyan Dimov	4,100,000 95,000	95,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted

Tom Hall	Busted
Jost Beihfus	Busted
Javier Fernandez Alonso	Busted

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Ognyan Dimov Sam Trickett