Main Event Day 3 | 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona

04-14-2018 22:03 UTC+2

Hissou Becomes the Next Victim of Schwippert

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Jan-Eric Schwippert opened the action with a raise to 3.6 million from the small blind and Sirzat Hissou moved all in for 25 million, Schwippert called in a heartbeat.

Sirzat Hissou:
Jan-Eric Schwippert:

While Hissou had doubled several times in the levels before the dinner break, his luck ran out after a board of , and the second player in a row on the outer tanles had to send his chips over to Schwippert.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan-Eric Schwippert	130,000,000	27,000,000
Sirzat Hissou	Busted

Tags: Jan-Eric Schwippert Sirzat Hissou

04-14-2018 21:57 UTC+2

Kitai Gets Jiang to Fold Best Hand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Over on the feature table Honglin Jiang raised on the button and Davidi Kitai called in the big blind. Kitai check-called a bet on the flop with his , having flopped second pair, and Jiang held the for the better kicker. The duo checked the turn and Kitai's bet of 6.2 into 13.6 million on the river won the pot after Jiang folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Honglin Jiang	88,000,000	-8,500,000
Davidi Kitai	72,000,000	9,100,000

Tags: Honglin Jiang Davidi Kitai

04-14-2018 21:54 UTC+2

Botond Busts to Schwippert

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Balazs Botond faced a raise to 2.7 million by Jan-Eric Schwippert and moved all in for around 20 million out of the big blind, a quick call followed.

Balazs Botond:
Jan-Eric Schwippert:

The board of sent Botond to the rail in 19th place and Schwippert moved up further on the leader board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan-Eric Schwippert	103,000,000	21,300,000
Balazs Botond	Busted

Tags: Balazs Botond Jan Eric Schwippert

04-14-2018 21:46 UTC+2

Hata Doubles Through Kaverman

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Aymon Hata chopped with Byron Kaverman a few minutes after they came back to their seats on the outer table with vs and soon after the duo clashed again.

Kaverman raised to 2.7 million and called the shove of Hata for 15.3 million to create the following showdown.

Aymon Hata:
Byron Kaverman:

The board of kept Hata in the running as he collected the vital double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	64,000,000	-15,200,000
Aymon Hata	32,000,000	16,700,000

Tags: Aymon Hata Byron Kaverman

Level: 29

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 1,200,000

04-14-2018 20:38 UTC+2

Dinner Break on Day 3 (full)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

There are only 19 players remaining and they have been sent into a 60-minute dinner break with Pascal Lefrancois on top of the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	183,700,000	-11,400,000
Dominik Nitsche	134,500,000	9,500,000
Honglin Jiang	96,500,000	6,500,000
Jan-Eric Schwippert	81,700,000	9,700,000
Byron Kaverman	79,200,000	-800,000
Diogo Veiga	78,900,000	7,900,000
Thomas Boivin	73,300,000	300,000
Adam Owen	63,800,000	6,800,000
Davidi Kitai	62,900,000	-100,000
Anton Wigg	54,700,000	28,500,000
Julian Stuer	45,000,000	10,000,000
Stephen Chidwick	39,500,000	5,500,000
Zhong Chen	38,300,000	-1,700,000
Sirzat Hissou	30,800,000	-9,500,000
Sean Winter	29,800,000	-5,200,000
Morten Mortensen	26,800,000	4,250,000
Balazs Botond	23,900,000	-16,400,000
Vitalii Pankov	17,200,000	-7,800,000
Aymon Hata	15,300,000	-3,700,000

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04-14-2018 20:33 UTC+2

Salter Bows Out to Jiang

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Jack Salter raised to 2.1 million on the button and Honglin Jiang moved all in from the big blind, Salter called it off for his last 17 big blinds.

Jack Salter:
Honglin Jiang:

Salter had one over card but the flop of was devastating for Salter, who was left drawing dead on the turn to make the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Honglin Jiang	90,000,000	18,000,000
Jack Salter	Busted

Tags: Honglin Jiang Jack Salter

04-14-2018 20:21 UTC+2

Kaverman and Nitsche Dominate Table

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Byron Kaverman and Dominik Nitsche dominate their outer table without any big showdowns while especially Aymon Hata and Sean Winter have taken a hit to their stacks. Nitsche twice four-bet jammed into Winter and got through with it to build further to his already impressive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	125,000,000	33,000,000
Byron Kaverman	80,000,000	2,000,000
Zhong Chen	40,000,000	12,000,000
Sean Winter	35,000,000	-8,000,000
Aymon Hata	19,000,000	-19,000,000

04-14-2018 20:08 UTC+2

Jiang Dashes Brutal Beat to Pankov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Vitalii Pankov raised to 2.2 million in the cutoff and Honglin Jiang three-bet to 6.2 million from the button. Pankov called and the flop fell . Pankov checked and called a bet of 4.2 million by Jiang before checking the on the turn. Jiang moved all in and Pankov asked for a count, the shove was for 24.2 million.

After using two time banks, Pankov called and was in prime shape to reduce the field by one.

Honglin Jiang:
Vitalii Pankov:

The river gave Jiang an unlikely straight and he stood up from his chair, gasping "oh my god." Pankov didn't show any emotions at all and just paid off the all in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Honglin Jiang	72,000,000	31,000,000
Vitalii Pankov	25,000,000	-32,000,000

Tags: Honglin Jiang Vitalii Pankov

04-14-2018 19:57 UTC+2

Rudoy Runs Out of Chips

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Thomas Boivin raised to 2 million and Mikhail Rudoy moved all in for 3.7 million. Adam Owen reraised to 5.7 million in the big blind and Boivin called. On a flop of , Owen made it 4.0 million to go and Boivin quickly folded.