Live Updates April 18
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partypoker Sunday LIVE
Live Updates April 18
Day: 1
Time for partypoker Sunday Live
Welcome back to PokerNews for coverage of another HUGE Sunday of action at the partypoker online felt.
Today we'll be keeping an eye on the following events:
- The High Roller Big Game (buy-in $2,600)
- Powerfest #14: Knockout Weekender Day 2
- Powerfest #15: $5,200 High Roller
- as well as the Phase Satellite for the $Powerfest Main Event
Stay tuned for all the updates including exciting promos, clips from your favourite partypoker streamers and much more!
Aliaksei Boika Wins High Roller Big Game (April 11th)
Last weekend it was Belarus' Aliaksei Boika who triumphed in the $2,600 High Roller Big Game, beating David Yan heads-up.
Boika took home $62,368 for his win at a tough final table featuring Fedor Holz, Niklas Astedt and Adrian Mateos.
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliaksei Boika | Belarus | $62,368 |
| 2 | David Yan | New Zealand | $40,349 |
| 3 | Alexander Shalkovski | Russia | $27,877 |
| 4 | Fedor Holz | Austria | $19,890 |
| 5 | Christian Rudolph | Austria | $14,917 |
| 6 | Mark Radoja | Canada | $12,059 |
| 7 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | $10,288 |
| 8 | Adrian Mateos | United Kingdom | $8,837 |
| 9 | Pascal Lefrancois | Canada | $7,484 |
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Last Chance for High Roller Weekender Players
Day 2 of the Powerfest #14: $1,575 High Roller Weekender gets underway in just under three hours time, with players trying to make their way in through Day 1C.
Patrick Leonard currently sits in the top three stacks midway through Level 7, with Andras Nemeth, partypoker MILLIONS Online Mini Main Event winner Justin Ouimette and David Peters all in the top 15.
The tournament plays down until 15% of the field remains, with those advancing to Day 2 which currently has 28 players registered. We'll be previewing the full High Roller Weekender field later on tonight!
Bicknell Battling in the High Roller Big Game
Kristen Bicknell had dropped towards the bottom of the leaderboard as the first level of the High Roller Big Game draws to a close. From a starting stack of one million chips she sat with just over 300,000.
However, after picking up aces against Samuel Howse she immediately doubled back to over 600,000.
Other short stacks in the tournament are Erwin Wichers, Vicent Bosca Ramon and the aforementioned Howse.
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Jaime Staples Going Well in the Big Game
partypoker's Jaime Staples just picked off a bluff in the Big Game to move into the top ten chip stacks.
Holding 
on a 
board, his opponent shoved the river and Staples called. His opponent showed 
for ten-high and Staples sent him to the rail, moving above 2.2 million in chips.
Remember, Jaime is streaming over on Twitch.tv/pokerstaples - why not go and check him out!
First Break of the Day
Plenty of action is still ongoing, with the next major event starting in an hour. The High Roller One Shot is a $200,000 guaranteed KO tournament that starts at 18:05 (BST). With a $1,111 buy-in there are already 14 players registered including Kristen Bicknell.
Haxton Joins High Roller Big Game
The field of the $2,600 High Roller Big Game is up to 41 players with partypoker's Isaac Haxton joining the tournament.
Everywhere you look there are big names, from Stephen Chidwick, Niklas Astedt, Simon Mattsson, both Sam and Luc Greenwood and Darren Elias.
Here are the top five chip stacks currently:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Foxen | Canada | 2,022,493 |
| 2 | Christian Rudolph | Austria | 1,974,372 |
| 3 | Johnathan Proudfoot | United Kingdom | 1,943,119 |
| 4 | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | 1,839,289 |
| 5 | Patrick Hyllegaard Pedersen | Denmark | 1,802,522 |