Main Event Day 1a | 2021 partypoker MILLIONS Online

02-22-2021 01:23 UTC

Gostisa Knocked Out by Peralta

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Eugenio Peralta opened to 126,000 and was called by Andre Marques in the cutoff. Rok Gostisa got it in for 1,468,155 out of the big blind and Peralta jammed over the top for more than 2.3 million, which forced out Marques.

Rok Gostisa:
Eugenio Peralta:

Gostisa remained ahead on the flop and turn but the dreadful ace appeared on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugenio Peralta	4,027,705 4,027,705	4,027,705
Andre Marques	2,385,274 2,385,274	2,385,274
Rok Gostisa	Busted

02-22-2021 01:24 UTC

Pardo Dominguez Takes Out Koliakov

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Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Juan Pardo Dominguez raised from the early position and Sergei Koliakov three-bet shoved from the cutoff. Dmitry Yurasov four-bet shoved with the biggest stack from the button for the blinds to fold but for Pardo Dominguez to call with the shorter stack than Yurasov but bigger than Koliakov.

Sergei Koliakov:
Juan Pardo Dominguez:
Dmitry Yurasov:

The board ran out for Pardo Dominguez to eliminate Koliakov and earn a full double through Yurasov with the best two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennys Ramos	6,460,972 513,750	513,750
Juan Pardo Dominguez	6,370,899 4,662,535	4,662,535
Tamas Adamszki	5,947,375 318,938	318,938
James Rann	2,926,311 115,938	115,938
Dmitry Yurasov	2,055,737 2,511,364	2,511,364

Jack Sinclair	1,855,440 1,153,750	1,153,750

Sergei Koliakov	Busted

02-22-2021 01:27 UTC

Magalhaes Doubles Through O'Dwyer

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Franklin Magalhaes got it in for nearly one million out of the small blind and had the best of it with . He faced Steve O'Dwyer out of the big blind, who turned over the .

The board ran out and the aces held to keep Magalhaes in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiri Kocab	8,482,698 290,000	290,000
Christian Nolte	3,772,202 358,608	358,608
Steve O'Dwyer	2,942,023 874,752	874,752

Stavros Kalfas	2,415,428 133,750	133,750
Robert Heidorn	2,398,187 862,250	862,250
Jaime Staples	2,184,320 7,500	7,500

Franklin Magalhaes	1,936,264
Justus Held	964,280 3,650,677	3,650,677

02-22-2021 01:29 UTC

Matt Staples' Sunday Update

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Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Matt Staples is done for today but didn't jump into this event. He hosted his brother,Jaime Staples, on Twitch and quickly provided an update on Twitter on how his day went:

Sunday update. https://t.co/lZmpWVYs2H
— Matthew Staples (@MattStaplesPKR)

02-22-2021 01:34 UTC

Ragozzini Felted by Reixach

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

With 810,000 in the middle and a completed board of showing, Sean Ragozzini checked and Sergi Reixach bet 243,000 in the cutoff. Ragozzini then jammed for 1,845,332 and that sent Reixach deep into the think tank.

The Spaniard depleted nearly his entire time bank of more than 80 seconds and then made the call. It was a good one with as Ragozzini only had the for an inferior pair of nines and busted straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	8,987,861 8,987,861	8,987,861

Sergi Reixach	6,630,670 2,920,957	2,920,957
Ramon Kropmanns	5,484,544 99,627	99,627
Luc Greenwood	4,255,982 4,255,982	4,255,982
Jason Koon	2,492,647 1,006,125	1,006,125

Jonathan Clark	562,292 2,862,616	2,862,616
Sean Ragozzini	Busted

02-22-2021 01:37 UTC

Nemeth Puts Smiljkovic All-In

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Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Daniel Smiljkovic raised to 120,000 from the middle position and Niels de Moree called from the button. Andras Nemeth three-bet to 540,000 from the big blind for Smiljkovic to four-bet to 1,188,000. De Moree got out of their way while Nemeth made the call.

The flop came , Nemeth check-called the 644,625 continuation-bet of Smiljkovic.

The turn was the and Nemeth checked again. This time, Smiljkovic led out for 966,937 for Nemeth to respond with a shove and the bigger stack. Smiljkovic snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	15,953,682 7,163,700	7,163,700
Mike Watson	3,063,754 2,087,477	2,087,477

Daniel Smiljkovic	2,178,171 4,766,812	4,766,812

Niels de Moree	1,921,604
Vlad Darie	1,747,203 2,107,721	2,107,721

Level: 15

Blinds: 35,000/70,000

Ante: 8,750

02-22-2021 01:40 UTC

Held Busts to Staples; Badziakouski Vanishes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 132,000 and Jaime Staples three-bet to 540,000 out of the small blind.

Justus Held gasped a long "oooooooooooffff" in the big blind and then jammed for 641,780, O'Dwyer folded and Staples called the few chips extra.

Justus Held:
Jaime Staples:

Held flopped the top two pair on and remained ahead on the turn. However, the fell on the river and Staples improved to the ace-high straight.

In the meanwhile, Mikita Badziakouski has disappeared. He got it in with jacks against the kings of Pedro Padilha and low cards only appeared to end Day 1a for Badziakouski much earlier than he was hoping for.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Padilha	8,144,342 8,144,342	8,144,342
Jaime Staples	3,457,600 1,273,280	1,273,280

Steve O'Dwyer	3,302,323 360,300	360,300

Mikita Badziakouski	Busted

Justus Held	Busted

02-22-2021 01:42 UTC

Knoppers Kicked Out by Kampf

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Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

Luigi Knoppers was all-in from the button for 720,039 and Philipp Kampf three-bet shoved for 2,636,050 from the small blind for Arnaud Enselme to fold his big blind.

Luigi Knoppers:
Philipp Kampf:

The board ran out for Kampf to hold with the pair of sevens and even improve to a set on the river to eliminate Knoppers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	6,410,737

Jonathon Wall	3,571,546 829,971	829,971
Philipp Kampf	3,476,089 1,887,806	1,887,806
Benjamin Juhasz	2,771,597 751,635	751,635
Dzmitry Urbanovich	2,202,395 344,325	344,325

Marton Czuczor	1,516,369 1,989,090	1,989,090
Luigi Knoppers	Busted

02-22-2021 01:46 UTC

O'Dwyer Jams Up Stack Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

There was plenty of button clicking on the flop as Steve O'Dwyer and Jiri Kocab tangled with the latter making it nearly 1 million to go. O'Dwyer came along on the button and that led to the turn.

Kocab now bet 1,446,439 into 2,295,936 and O'Dwyer then jammed for 2,679,355 to force an expensive fold from Kocab.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	6,421,730 3,119,407	3,119,407

Jiri Kocab	5,367,611 3,115,087	3,115,087
Jaime Staples	3,989,830 532,230	532,230

Robert Heidorn	3,141,187 743,000	743,000
Christian Nolte	2,738,087 1,034,115	1,034,115
Stavros Kalfas	2,243,093 172,335	172,335
Blaz Zerjav	1,979,010 1,327,435	1,327,435