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Bicknell into Big Game Lead

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.

Leonard's Stack Takes a Small Knock

Patrick Leonard
Patrick Leonard

We're keeping an eye on The High Roller Big Game tonight with plenty of big names in action.

On a {k-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} turn, Kevin Macdonald and Patrick Leonard both checked.

The river was the {7-Spades}. Macdonald bet 580,000 and Leonard called. Macdonald showed {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and took down the pot.

Leonard is still sitting with four million in chips, good enough for 11/40 players remaining. Kristen Bicknell is currently seventh in chips, with fellow partypoker pro Mikita Badziakouski also still in contention.

Get Ready for the Weekender Day 2s

As well as the High Roller Knockout Weekender, there are three other Weekender Day 2s resuming this evening.

EventPrize PoolPlayers RemainingChip Leader
Knockout Weekender$402,900200SeeUiN1HouR
Mini Knockout Weekender$148,920737Rodderz37
Micro Knockout Weekender$11,997590smithy

All tournaments play down to a winner tonight, and we'll keep track off them as they get closer to their final tables.

High Roller Big Game Re-Entries

Jason Koon, Mikita Badziakouski and Isaac Haxton have all been eliminated from The High Roller Big Game. Of the trio, Koon has re-entered, with both Badziakouski and Haxton yet to do so.

Late registration and single re-entry is open until the end of Level 12, which is in just over half an hour's time.

Juan Pardo currently leads The High Roller Big Game with over six million chips, ahead of Kevin Macdonald and Alexandros Theologis.

The Staples Brothers Have Some Tips for Streaming on Twitch - Check Them Out!

Staples Brothers Twitch Streaming Tips
Staples Brothers Twitch Streaming Tips

Twitch has long been a hotbed for poker streaming, from established pros to up-and-coming recreational players grinding the microstakes.

Nowadays, every operator has a dedicated group of Twitch streamers, and that includes partypoker who have both Jaime and Matt Staples on their books.

The brothers have long been involved in the streaming world, with Jaime most recently making Day 2 of the partypoker MILLIONS Online Main Event live on stream.

Read on to find out more

Muehloecker Leads High Roller Knockout Weekender Day 2

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

Big Game Late Registration

Late registration in both The High Roller Big Game and The Big Game is open for just over 75 minutes more.

In The High Roller Big Game, Patrick Leonard, Isaac Haxton and Kristen Bicknell are in the top 15 chip counts. Jason Koon has just joined the field, with Joni Jouhkimainen also present.

Meanwhile it's girl power in The Big Game as both Kristen Bicknell and Day Kotoviezy sit with more than double starting stack.

Here's the status of those two events:

EventBuy-inGuaranteeEntries
The High Roller Big Game$2,600$250,00043/59
The Big Game$530$200,000301

Team partypoker's Louise Butler Wins POWERFEST Side Event

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

Keeping an Eye on the Satellites

There are plenty of players jumping in the $530 Phase Satellite for the Powerfest #15: $5,200 High Roller.

With ten tickets guaranteed, you already have Dzmitry Urbanovich, Matt Staples and Louise Butler featuring in the satellite.

You'll also spot other big European names like Corentin Ropert, Michael Sklenicka, Ognyan Dimov and Robert Heidorn all vying for a ticket into the High Roller.