Level: 2
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 750
2021 partypoker MILLIONS Online
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 partypoker MILLIONS Online
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$5,420,000
Entries
1,084
Level
43
Blinds
5,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ante
1,250,000
Entries
591
Players Left
87
Early Casualties
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
According to the tournament lobby, there are 358 players out of 364 entries remaining. Below are those unfortunate enough to bow out in the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Duthie Triples Up
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
The pot in the middle contained 115,000 already when John Duthie was all-in from the early position and was called by David Payne in the small blind and Andrew Koprnicky in the under-the-gun position when the board read 
.
The river completed the board with the 
and both Payne and Koprnicky both checked for all the cards to go on their backs. Payne tabled the 
while Koprnicky showed the 
for the higher two pair but Duthie held the 
for the turned straight and triple-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,002,000 | |
|
835,500 | |
|
445,375
302,125
|
302,125 |
Two Double Ups for Eibinger
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
Matthias Eibinger was left short and then scored a first double through Rok Gostisa when he turned a straight with the 
out of the big blind. Gostisa had bet the 
flop and called the jam on the 
turn with the 
, which made the 
river meaningless.
Gostisa then raised to 15,000 and called a three-bet jam by Eibinger for more than 150,000.
Matthias Eibinger: 
Rok Gostisa: 
The board ran out 
and Eibinger doubled once more. He then won another pot to nearly reach half the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,013,576 | |
|
423,350 |
Staples Enters the Fray
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
The next partypoker ambassador to enter the fray on Day 1a is Team Online's Jaime Staples. He was immediately involved in the action and called a raise to 14,820 by Samuli Sipila while on the button. Both players in the blinds including Dominykas Mikolaitis came along and the flop of 
was checked to Sipila.
A continuation bet for 30,974 by Sipila followed and Staples was the only caller. On the turn, Sipila checked and a bet worth 66,000 by Staples earned the pot.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,112,112
1,112,112
|
1,112,112 |
|
1,088,434
1,088,434
|
1,088,434 |
|
||
Vecino Chips Up Without Showdown
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
For partypoker ambassador Joao Simao, nothing much has happened on a table filled with notables.
One of them is Spanish pro Juan Carlos Vecino, who just won a pot against Aleksandr Nosov. They had already made it to the 
river with 330,000 in the middle. Nosov checked and Vecino bet 249,000 to force a reluctant fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,829,200
121,625
|
121,625 |
|
1,370,250
1,370,250
|
1,370,250 |
|
1,026,765
1,026,765
|
1,026,765 |
|
||
|
929,358
-70,642
|
-70,642 |
|
|
||
Staples Takes From Sipila Once More
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
In a preflop raising war, Samuli Sipila four-bet to 157,860 in the cutoff and Jaime Staples came along out of the small blind. They checked the 
flop and Staples led the turn for 156,000, which Sipila called.
Both checked the on the river and Staples' was good enough to earn the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,405,294
316,860
|
316,860 |
|
|
||
|
|
824,112
-288,000
|
-288,000 |
Koon Wins a Small Pot
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
The start into Day 1a hasn't been great for Jason Koon. Early on his stack was cut into more than half but he has since bounced back a bit and just earned a small pot.
In a battle of the blinds, Koon limped in and called a raise to 24,000 by Artem Vezhenkov in the big blind. They checked all the way on a board of 
and Koon won the pot with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
740,375
740,375
|
740,375 |
|
611,150
611,150
|
611,150 |
|
||
First Break of the Day
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
With almost 400 entries in the field, the remaining players have been sent for their first 5-minute break of the day.
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: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
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