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Will Shillibier
partypoker Powerfest
partypoker Powerfest

That concludes our coverage of Sunday's poker action on partypoker. There are still five players in the Powerfest #14: High Roller Knockout Weekend, including Sami Kelopuro and Simon Mattsson, with Arnaud Enselme the current chip leader.

We'll also be keeping an eye on the two High Rollers running as part of the Powerfest festival, with Steve O'Dwyer and Simon Pedersen the two chip leaders.

The partypoker Sunday Live will be back on PokerNews next weekend, bringing you the final Sunday of the Powerfest as well as a bunch more of poker action!

Artur Martirosian Wins partypoker High Roller Big Game

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Artur Martirosian
Artur Martirosian

After a drawn-out heads-up battle, Artur Martirosian finally clinched victory in the High Roller Big Game after overcoming Canada's Timothy Adams.

After knocking out third-place finisher and partypoker Team Pro Mikita Badziakouski, Martirosian was made to work hard for his victory which he clinched after just over eight hours.

Adams vs Martirosian
Adams vs Martirosian
PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Artur MartirosianRussia$68,329
2Timothy AdamsCanada$48,977
3Mikita BadziakouskiSlovenia$35,027
4Francois BillardCanada$24,938
5Patrick PedersenDenmark$18,525
6Marius GierseAustria$14,250
7David PetersCanada$12,113
8Elio FoxMexico$10,118
9Kevin MacdonaldCanada$8,550

Badziakouski Still Dominating High Roller Big Game

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Following his elimination of Kevin Macdonald in ninth place, Mikita Badziakouski has continued to control proceedings from the top of the chip counts, with Timothy Adams his nearest contender.

After the eliminations of Elio Fox (8th - $10,118) and David Peters (7th - $12,113) the six remaining players are all guaranteed $14,250.

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Mikita BadziakouskiSlovenia43,409,678
2Timothy AdamsCanada35,662,727
3Francois BillardCanada14,492,151
4Artur MartirosianRussia6,965,806
5Patrick Hyllegaard PedersenDenmark6,948,122
6Marius GierseAustria6,521,516

River Hands Badziakouski High Roller Big Game Chip Lead

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 700,000. Marius Gierse called. Kevin Macdonald three-bet to 3.5 million. Badziakouski four-bet all in for 17.9 million and Macdonald shoved for around 13 million and Badziakouski called.

Mikita Badziakouski: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Kevin Macdonald: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The board came {8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{q-Hearts} with the river handing Badziakouski the winning hand, sending Macdonald to the rail. Badziakouski overtakes Adams and sits in the chip lead with eight players remaining.

Badziakouski vs Macdonald
Badziakouski vs Macdonald

Adams Leads High Roller Big Game Final Table

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Timothy Adams has a five million chip lead over partypoker Team Pro Mikita Badziakouski at the final table of The High Roller Big Game, with $68,329 awaiting the winner.

SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1Marius GierseAustria23,534,152
2Kevin MacdonaldCanada18,655,116
3David PetersCanada17,352,151
4Francois BillardCanada13,717,889
5Artur MartirosianRussia12,716,539
6Elio FoxMexico11,036,854
7Timothy AdamsCanada8,912,794
8Patrick PedersenDenmark4,240,602
9Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus3,833,903

Death by Quads for Leonard

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Leonard vs Yurasov
Leonard vs Yurasov

Patrick Leonard was all in for less than eight big blinds against Dmitry Yurasov.

By the time the board ran out {4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Leonard had missed his open-ended straight draw with {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Yurasov had rivered quads to send the partypoker Team Pro to the rail.

Yurasov is still the chip leader with 2.8 million in chips, with Leonard taking home $4,635 in prize money, including $2,438 in bounties for his 33rd place finish.

Win Tournament Tickets in the partypoker Predator Hunt

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
partypoker Predator Hunt
partypoker Predator Hunt

Hunting down partypoker “predators” earns you $22 tickets to the site’s Daily Legends tournament sporting the same name.

The $22 Predator is one of the most popular tournaments on the Daily Legends schedule. It runs Monday through Saturday at 5:05 p.m. GMT and features a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool.

That in itself is worth playing in the Predator, but the Predator Hunt promotion adds even more value. Up to 19 specially selected “predators” will frequent The Predator during the week and these 19 stars have an extra bounty on their heads in addition to the tournament’s bounty.

Want to know what you need to do to win? Check it out below!

Here's how to win by hunting down the predators

Bicknell into Big Game Lead

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Kristen Bicknell Big Game
Kristen Bicknell Big Game

We caught an all-in at Kristen Bicknell's table between her and Aleks Dimitrov.

Kristen Bicknell: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Aleks Dimitrov: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Bicknell was already seventh in chips, and Dimitrov was all in for four million. The board ran out [8h4s2cdkh8c] with the king on the turn handing Bicknell the elimination, moving her into the chip lead.

Muehloecker Leads High Roller Knockout Weekender Day 2

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Will Shillibier
Thomas Muehloecker
Thomas Muehloecker

Day 1C of the The High Roller Knockout Weekender has come to a close with 24 players advancing to Day 2. That brings the total number of players in the Day 2 field to 52.

The chip leader is currently Thomas Muehloecker who advanced from Day 1C with 1.8 million chips, well ahead of Lars Kamphues and Alex Foxen. Other big names through to Day 2 include Goran Mandic, Sami Kelopuro and Niklas Astedt.

The High Roller Weekender Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Thomas MuehloeckerAustria1,860,915
2Lars KamphuesAustria1,386,005
3Alex FoxenCanada1,384,700
4Goran MandicCroatia1,345,759
5Ronnie LemmensNetherlands1,204,770
6Sergi ReixachMexico1,204,505
7Dmitry YurasovBelarus1,130,261
8Viktor Antal KatzenbergerHungary1,050,297
9Luan Felipe Leonel HertmannBrazil1,037,610
10Darrell GohUnited Kingdom1,004,012

All 52 players will be in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,778. The winner will walk away with $37,821 in prize money, along with their own bounty and any other bounty prizes they've accumulated.

RankPayout
1$37,821
2$37,768
3$25,934
4$17,192
5$12,031
6$9,400
7$6,953

Team partypoker's Louise Butler Wins POWERFEST Side Event

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Louise Butler
Louise Butler

Louise "lou045" Butler has plenty of ammunition for the remainder of the partypoker POWERFEST after she took down a side event on April 12. The Team partypoker pro came out top of a 606-strong field in the $55 buy-in 7-Max Deepstack Hyper Knockout to bank $4,819 when bounty payments are taken into consideration.

POWERFEST Mini 7-Max Deepstack Hyper Knockout Final Table Results

PLACEPLAYERPRIZEBOUNTIESTOTAL PRIZE
1Louise "lou045" Butler$2,074$2,745$4,819
2realdealbob$2,070$986$3,056
3Fantastik55$1,402$970$2,372
4Hufluxen$929$495$1,424
5ThomasMorstead$621$687$1,308
6alphastars8808$477$75$552
7ripperoni09$336$71$407
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