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03-08-2021 02:04 UTC

Pardo Dominguez Grabs Chip Lead on Day 1 of the partypoker MILLIONS Online #26 High Roller

Shirley Ang

Day 1 of the partypoker MILLIONS Online #26 High Roller has come to an end with 20 players cashing and making the final day to battle it out for a bigger share of the $1,160,000 prize pool.

Coming back for the final day with the chip lead is Juan Pardo Dominguez with 14,428,654 in chips. Completing the podium for today are David Yan (11,048,887) and Daniel Dvoress (10,82,082).

partypoker Ambassador Mikta Badziakouski collected 8,072,148 on Day 1 which is good for 6th place in the chip counts.

partypoker MILLIONS Online #26 High Roller Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Juan Pardo Dominguez	Spain	14,428,654	120
2	David Yan	New Zealand	11,048,887	92
3	Daniel Dvoress	Brazil	1,082,082	9
4	Christian Rudolph	Germany	8,432,027	70
5	Samuel Vousden	Finland	8,337,050	69
6	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	8,072,148	67
7	Christoph Vogelsang	Germany	7,762,644	65
8	Nick Petrangelo	United States	6,803,680	57
9	Ivan Zufic	Croatia	6,667,591	56
10	Juha Helppi	Finland	6,330,340	53

Aside from the top ten, the other players who will return for Day 2 are Marius Gierse, David Coleman, Daan Mulders, Justin Bonomo, Joakim Anderson, Rodney Ramalho, Elio Fox, Rok Gostisa, Vicent Bosca, and Alexandros Kolonias.

Sosia Jiang ended up bubbling this event when all her chips went in from the big blind and she was looked up by Coleman who held ace-king. Jiang's ace-jack couldn't beat the kicker of Coleman when they both flopped top pair and rivered two pair to send her to the rail without cashing.

Sosia Jiang Bubbles — Sosia Jiang bubbles the tournament

This is what the 20 remaining players are coming back for on Monday, March 8 at 7:05 p.m. GMT:

Place	Prize
1	$273,679
2	$186,243
3	$130,538
4	$89,472
5	$65,845
6	$51,284
7	$41,484
8-9	$34,490
10-11	$29,137
12-14	$24,032
15-20	$20,351

03-08-2021 01:35 UTC

Matveichuk Claims Day 1a Chip Lead in the WPT500; Odeen Also in Top Five

Shirley Ang

Day 1a of the partypoker WPT500 has just come to an end with 59 players out of 393 entries making it through to Day 2 on Monday, March 15 at 8:05 p.m. GMT who will battle it out for a share of at least $1,000,000.

Roman Matveichuk claims the Day 1a chip lead with 10,131,678 chips. He is followed by Pedro Jorge, Gustavo Masteletto , Ewald Mahr Olivera, and Jerry Odeen in the top five of the counts.

Other familiar names who have bagged "virtual" chips include Justin Ouimette, Kenny Hallaert, Josip Simunic, Sylvain Loosli, Daniel Smiljkovic, Tomas Jozonis, Joakim Andersson (who won The High Roller Big Game earlier tonight), Preben Stokkan, and Andres Korn.

When play resumes on Day 2, the first level of the day will feature a small blind of 25,000, a big blind of 50,000, and a running ante of 6,250 and the levels will increase to 16 minutes. Play will continue until the final table has been reached.

partypoker WPT500 Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Roman Matveichuk	Russia	10,131,678	203
2	Pedro Jorge	Malta	9,508,747	190
3	Gustavo Masteletto	Brazil	9,130,880	183
4	Ewald Mahr Olivera	Peru	8,135,585	163
5	Jerry Odeen	Sweden	7,499,188	150
6	James Rann	United Kingdom	6,516,897	130
7	Breixo González Peña	Mexico	6,228,084	125
8	Rick Hutting	Netherlands	6,133,970	123
9	Dominykas Mikolaitis	Lithuania	5,844,969	117
10	Nino Ullmann	Austria	5,389,008	108

Day 1b-1h shuffle up and deal at 8:05 p.m. between March 8-14. The final flight is a turbo Day 1 at the slightly earlier time of 5:05 p.m. GMT on March 15. It follows the same format as the other flights, except it plays to a seven-minute clock instead of 12-minutes.

Late registration is open until the end of the 12th level and only a single re-entry per flight is permitted. You can play in as many Day 1s as you wish, but only your largest stack goes through with you to Day 2 if you progress more than once.

03-08-2021 00:13 UTC

Heads-Up Deal for Joakim Andersson and Niklas Astedt in The High Roller Big Game

Shirley Ang

With the elimination of Teun Mulder in third place, Joakim Andersson held the chip lead with 92,574,806 in chips against his fellow countryman, Niklas Astedt, who had 28,125,194 behind. They promptly decided to discuss a deal and agree upon the numbers for the tournament to finish immediately.

The High Roller Big Game Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Joakim Andersson	Sweden	$67,570*
2	Niklas Astedt	Sweden	$56,630*
3	Teun Mulder	Netherlands	$37,085
4	Tyler Cornell	United States	$26,403
5	Koray Aldemir	Germany	$19,614
6	Andrii Novak	Ukraine	$15,088
7	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	$12,824
8	Christoph Vogelsang	Germany	$10,712
9	Stoyan Karastoykov	Bulgaria	$9,053

*reflects a heads-up deal

Rok Gostisa bubbled the final table for $7,544 with Christian Rudolph and Benjamin Chalot cashing the same amount. partypoker Ambassadors Patrick Leonard and Jason Koon both mincashed together with Roberto Romanello and Kevin MacDonald while Mikita Badziakouski bubbled the money stages.

03-07-2021 23:39 UTC

Registration Closed for the MILLIONS Online #26 High Roller

Shirley Ang

The late registration and reentry period of the MILLIONS Online #26 High Roller has now closed with 116 entries. A total prize pool of $1,160,000 has been created and 20 players will be in the money for at least $20,351 while the winner on Monday, March 8 will walk away with $273,679.

Day 1 ends once the money has been reached.

This is what the 53 remaining players are battling for:

Place	Prize
1	$273,679
2	$186,243
3	$130,538
4	$89,472
5	$65,845
6	$51,284
7	$41,484
8-9	$34,490
10-11	$29,137
12-14	$24,032
15-20	$20,351

03-07-2021 22:55 UTC

The Final Table of the partypoker The High Roller Big Game Has Been Reached

Shirley Ang

Rok Gostisa was the unlucky player who would finish in tenth place which means that there are nine players left for the final table.

Heading into the final table with the chip lead is Sweden's Niklas Astedt. He is joined by Teun Mulder, Tyler Cornell, Christoph Vogelsang, Koray Aldemir, Steve O'Dwyer, Andrii Novak, Joakim Andersson, and Stoyan Karastoykov .

A hefty $72,345 is waiting for whoever finished in the first place so there's loads left to play for as the ninth-place finisher cashes for $9,053.

The High Roller Big Game Final Table March 7

03-07-2021 20:52 UTC

Theologis Denies Mateos in MILLIONS Online Mix Max Win

Shirley Ang

The MILLIONS Online festival crowned four new winners at partypoker on Friday, March 5 including Alexandros Theologis, Eelis Parssinen, Daniel Koloszar, and Joshua Hoesel.

Meanwhile, Harald Sammer bagged the chip lead in the partypoker MILLIONS Online Closer on Day 1a.

The MILLIONS Online #23 Mix-Max boasted a $3,200 buy-in along with a generous $300,000 guaranteed prize pool. The guarantee was just met with 100 entrants getting into the action.

The one-day event, which lasted slightly more than 8 1/2 hours, featured a unique format featuring eight-max action for the first 15 blind levels. The rest of the way was six-max barring the seven-max final table.

Two players with Union Jack flags but from different countries in Greece's Alexandros Theologis and Spain's Adrian Mateos battled it out in heads-up play. Mateos was denied the title and had to settle for the runner-up prize of $49,929 after Theologis beat the Spanish poker superstar to win his first MILLIONS Online title along with the $74,937 top prize.

The final table was full of superstars. Rui Ferreira joined Theologis and Mateos on the podium before he bowed out in third place for $34,855. Others at the final table outside of the top three included Pavel Plesuv (fourth - $24,014), William Foxen (fifth - $17,718), Andrii Novak (sixth - $13,956), Samy Ouellani (seventh - $10,072).

Patrick Leonard, who fell just short of a final table appearance, finished the best among the partypoker Ambassadors with a tenth-place performance for $7,860.

Meanwhile, Daniel Koloszar won a mini-version of this event featuring a $320 buy-in and a $66,000 guarantee to bank the $13,138 top prize.

MILLIONS Online #23 Mix-Max Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Alexandros Theologis	United Kingdom	$74,937
2	Adrian Mateos Diaz	United Kingdom	$49,929
3	Rui Ferreira	Netherlands	$34,855
4	Pavel Plesuv	Moldova	$24,014
5	William Foxen	Canada	$17,718
6	Andrii Novak	Ukraine	$13,956
7	Samy Ouellani	Netherlands	$10,072

03-07-2021 20:31 UTC

The High Roller Big Game:$300K Gtd

Shirley Ang

The late registration period in The High Roller Big Game has closed with 122 entries to create a prize pool of $301,750 which surpasses the original $300,000 that was set.

Sixteen players will be in the money for at least $6,0335 while the winner will walk away with $72,344.

This is what the 45 remaining players are battling for:

Place	Prize
1	$72,345
2	$51,856
3	$37,085
4	$26,403
5	$19,614
6	$15,088
7	$12,824
8	$10,712
9	$9,053
10-12	$7,544
13-16	$6,036

Patrick Leonard is still chip leading the event, Isaac Haxton is sitting in twelfth place while Jason Koon, Kristen Bicknell, and Mikita Badziakouski have a below-average stack.

03-07-2021 19:52 UTC

Leonard Doubles in The High Roller Big Game

Shirley Ang

partypoker Ambassador Patrick Leonard just put his tournament life at risk against Brunno Botteon who held the chip lead at that point.

Leonard was sitting in the small blind while his Brazilian opponent was in the cutoff. Leonard held the while Botteon had the lower pocket pair with the .

The board ran out for Leonard to hold with the higher pocket to double up to the chip lead.

03-07-2021 19:45 UTC

Win Tournament Tickets in the partypoker Predator Hunt

Shirley Ang

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

03-07-2021 18:59 UTC

The partypoker MILLIONS Online #26 High Roller Kicking Off

Shirley Ang

The partypoker MILLIONS Online #26 High Roller is kicking off in about 5 minutes and one of the big satellites into it which guaranteed 20 seats has just ended with exactly 20 players grabbing their spot in the big one.

Sven Poerschke bubbled the satellite when Leonard Maue shoved with the bigger stack from under the gun and Poerschke called in the big blind with the shorter stack.

Sven Poerschke:
Leonard Maue:

The board ran out for Poerschke to flop the open-ended straight draw but for Maue to hold and even hit a runner-runner straight for the satellite to be over.

Other players who have qualified include Juan Pardo Dominguez, Luc Greenwood, Christian Jeppsson, Daan Mulders, Jakob Miegel, Arsenii Karmatckii, Georgios Karakousis, Michael Sklenicka, and Pascal Hartmann for example.

They will join players like Wiktor Malinowski, Timothy Adams, Chris Brewer, Christoph Vogelsang, and Damian Salas who have already registered.