Michal Mrakeš Wins the 2017 partypoker LIVE MILLION Germany €1,100 Main Event
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Czech Republic's Michal Mrakeš outlasted a field of 820 entrants to win the 2017 partypoker MILLION LIVE €1,100 Main Event for €200,000.
Mrakeš entered the third and final day in the chip lead among the 26 hopefuls remaining in contention. However, things did not start off well for the Czech as he lost his first five flips of the day.
Eliminations took place at a furious pace up until the point when partypoker Sponsored Pro Natalia Breviglieri eliminated France's Nicolas Le Floch in 10th place for €8,000.
At that point, players took a quick break where the nine-handed final table was set-up.
Final Table Seating Chart
| Seat | Name | Country | Count | BBs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonay Kehya | Germany | 11,700,000 | 58.5 |
| 2 | Frederic Femont | Belgium | 7,250,000 | 36.3 |
| 3 | Natalia Briviglieri | United Kingdom | 12,200,000 | 61.0 |
| 4 | Michal Mrakeš | Czech Republic | 6,750,000 | 33.8 |
| 5 | Raul Cuc | Germany | 12,425,000 | 62.1 |
| 6 | Sandro Pitzanti | Netherlands | 5,525,000 | 27.6 |
| 7 | Sliverer | Germany | 4,450,000 | 22.3 |
| 8 | Eddy Scharf | Germany | 11,900,000 | 59.5 |
| 9 | Grzegorz Gosk | Poland | 9,250,000 | 46.3 |
Germany's Raul Cuc entered the final table with the chip lead, with Briviglieri, two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Eddy Scharf and Sonay Kehya very close behind. Meanwhile, Mrakeš entered the table in the middle of the pack.
Three hours and the dinner break ticked by on the final table without a single elimination and Mrakeš slipping down in the standings. That all changed very quickly once play resumed after the break with Mrakeš taking charge.
Minutes after returning from dinner, Scharf eliminated Germany's Frederic Femont in ninth place for €10,000 after his pocket eights held against ace-six.
Straight after this hand, Mrakeš won back to back hands to go from around 4 million in chips to more than 18 million.
Almost seconds later, Germany's Sliverer was eliminated in eighth place for €15,000 when his ace-queen couldn't out-flip pocket nines held by Sandro Pitzanti after both an ace and a nine appeared on the flop.
Mrakeš was back to business minutes later eliminating both Kehya in seventh place for €22,500 and Breviglieri in sixth place for €32,500 after his pocket kings held against king-jack suited and ace-nine suited in a three-way all-in before the flop, respectively.
In a blink of an eye later, Cuc was eliminated in fifth place for €45,000 when his pocket jacks were unable to hold against Pitzanti's ace-six.
A few hands later Scharf (fourth - €58,500) was eliminated with pocket jacks after getting it on a queen-ten-seven flop and his hand unable to hold against the jack-nine held by Mrakeš.
At this point, Mrakeš had half the chips in play and play was paused while a deal was discussed. The trio couldn't agree and play was resumed.
Mrakeš then put pressure on his opponent and extended his chip lead to a 3:1 advantage over both of his opponents combined.
Partypoker online qualifier Grzegorz Gosk was then eliminated by Mrakeš after his ace-five was unable to hold against king-nine. He not only collected €80,000 for third place but also banked another €20,000 for winning the partypoker sponsored last longer contest for another €20,000.
Another deal was discussed during heads-up play between Pitzanti and Mrakeš. However, Mrakeš with a 7:1 chip advantage quickly turned down any discussions.
Mrakeš then took down the title shortly afterward when his pocket eights flopped a set against the queen-ten suited held by Pitzanti, who took down the runner-up prize of €120,000.
Final result of the €1,100 Main Event
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michal Mrakeš | Czech Republic | €200,000 |
| 2 | Sandro Pitzanti | Netherlands | €120,000 |
| 3 | Grzegorz Gosk | Poland | €80,000 |
| 4 | Eddy Scharf | Germany | €58,500 |
| 5 | Raul Cuc | Germany | €45,000 |
| 6 | Natalia Breviglieri | United Kingdom | €32,500 |
| 7 | Sonay Kehya | Netherlands | €22,500 |
| 8 | Silverer | Germany | €15,000 |
| 9 | Frederic Femont | Belgium | €10,000 |
That marks the end of the PokerNews live reporting of the 2017 partypoker LIVE Million Germany Main Event at the King's Casino Rozvadov, but make sure to check back in regularly for updates from tournaments all over the world.
, and Michal Mrakes found 
in the big blind and put his opponent to the ultimate test. Pitzanti wasted no time calling off his 12.9M, and it was down to a coin flip.
flop, and Pitzanti needed running straight cards to win or running clubs to get a chop. The 
offered a sliver of hope for Pitzanti, but it was not to be as the 
hit the river, and that was all she wrote.
in the small blind and moved all in for 9,775,000. Michal Mrakes in the big blind held 
and made the call to put Gosk at risk.
flop saw Mrakes take the lead, and after the 
on the river, and Gosk hit the rail in third place good for an €80,000 payday, while Mrakes added to his massive chip lead.
and got a call from Michal Mrakeš from the big blind who held 
flop before Mrakeš jammed his stack which more than covered the 6.65 million his opponent had behind. Scharf snap called. The 
on the turn was safe for Scharf, however, the 
on the river gave Mrakeš a straight and a stack north of 44 million.
, and it was heads up to the flop.
made Pitzanti a top pair, but it was Cuc who came out swinging with a bet of 1.2M. Pitzanti called. Cuc was left with 4,725,000, and he emptied the clip on the 
rolled off on the river, and Cuc was out in fifth place.
set a trap and called before Sonay Kehay jammed for 5.15 million from the big blind with 
.
, and after a minute of contemplation, he committed his stack of exactly 2.5M. The partypoker Sponsored Pro wanted no part of it and quickly folded, and Silverer was the player at risk.
, and Sliverer was in need of backdoor cards to get out of that predicament. The German was drawing dead after the 
came on the turn and 
and the river 
. Michal Mrakes let go of his