Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
Buy-in
5,300 CU
Prize Pool
5,000,000 CU
Entries
999
Level
33
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Level 8
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Level 23 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Players left: 8/106
After just 12 minutes of play on the unofficial final table, Anton Yakuba was left empty-handed. Philipp Zukernik won a flip with 
against Yakuba's 
after the board of 
gave Yakuba a set and Zukernik the nut flush.
Down to 105,000 and first to act, Yakuba then moved all in with 
and Viktor Ustimov called in the hijack with 
. The board came 
and that sent Yakuba to the rail in 9th place for $45,600.
Play resumes at 2 p.m. local time with chip leader Leon Tsoukernik on the button and the chip counts of the eight finalists are as follows:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Bartagov | Russia | 590,000 | 11 |
| 2 | Leon Tsoukernik | Czech Republic | 2,985,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Yunus Tuguz | Russia | 560,000 | 11 |
| 4 | Diego Zeiter | Switzerland | 1,370,000 | 27 |
| 5 | David Laka | Spain | 1,810,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Andrey Razov | Russia | 380,000 | 7 |
| 7 | Viktor Ustimov | Russia | 1,700,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Philipp Zukernik | Canada | 1,210,000 | 24 |
Leon Tsoukernik Leads the Last Eight
Level 8
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Level 23 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000
There are 38 minutes remaining and the seat draw of the unofficial final table is as follows:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Bartagov | Russia | 715,000 | 14 |
| 2 | Leon Tsoukernik | Czech Republic | 3,060,000 | 61 |
| 3 | Yunus Tuguz | Russia | 610,000 | 12 |
| 4 | Anton Yakuba | Russia | 735,000 | 14 |
| 5 | Diego Zeiter | Switzerland | 1,370,000 | 27 |
| 6 | David Laka | Spain | 1,685,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Andrey Razov | Russia | 430,000 | 8 |
| 8 | Viktor Ustimov | Russia | 1,365,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Philipp Zukernik | Canada | 630,000 | 12 |
Level 8
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Level 23 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000
On the outer table, Vitaliy Gusak was all in for just 90,000 on the button and Diego Zeiter called in the big blind.
Vitaliy Gusak: 
Diego Zeiter:
Gusak flopped two pair and Gusak was drawing dead on the turn of a board 
to reduce the field to the last nine. They will now combine to one table and play concludes after the next elimination. There are 38 minutes left in the level.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Diego Zeiter | 1,350,000 |
| Vitaliy Gusak | 10th place: $30,000 |
Level 8
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Level 23 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Marcos Martinez moved all in for 290,000 on the button with 
and Viktor Ustimov called in the big blind with 
. The board came 
and Martinez had to settle for 11th place.
Over on the outer table, Leon Tsoukernik raised to 90,000 and called the shove of Diego Zeiter on the button for 575,000.
Diego Zeiter: 
Leon Tsoukernik: 
The board came 
and the kicker played to let Zeiter double.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Leon Tsoukernik | 2,700,000 |
| Viktor Ustimov | 1,650,000 |
| Diego Zeiter | 1,250,000 |
| Marcos Martinez | 11th place: $20,000 |
Level 8
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Level 22 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Alexandru Papazian got his last remaining chips in with the 
and was called by Viktor Ustimov with . Ustimov took the lead on the 
flop, and the turn and 
river failed to improve Papazian to see the Romanian join the rail in 12th place.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Viktor Ustimov | 1,250,000 |
| Alexandru Papazian | 12th place: $20,000 |
Level 8
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Level 22 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000
First to act over on the outer table, Anton Yakuba moved all in and Petr Bartagov took a long time before reshoving all in. Short stack Vitaliy Gusak forfeited his big blind and Yakuba turned over . Bartagov held and flopped a straight on 
before the 
turn and 
river restored the preflop order.
On the feature table, David Laka shoved for 630,000 with 
and Alexandru Papazian reshoved with on the button. A board of 
gave Laka the double and Papazian was left with three big blinds.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Leon Tsoukernik | 3,150,000 |
| David Laka | 1,300,000 |
| Petr Bartagov | 700,000 |
| Anton Yakuba | 580,000 |
| Vitaliy Gusak | 185,000 |
| Alexandru Papazian | 130,000 |
Level 8
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Level 22 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000
The blinds remained the same during the money bubble and Steve O'Dwyer moved all in for just over 20 big blinds from the button. Leon Tsoukernik quickly called in the small blind and turned over , while O'Dwyer was in desperate shape with 
. O'Dwyer was drawing dead on the turn of the board to leave empty-handed, while all remaining 12 players now have $22,800 locked up.
The two tables are now playing with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and the bubble ante 20,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Leon Tsoukernik | 2,850,000 |
| Steve O'Dwyer | bubble boy |
Level 8
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Level 21 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000
In the last hand of the level over on the feature table, Marcos Martinez shoved for 269,000 and Viktor Ustimov reshoved out of the small blind to isolate.
Marcos Martinez:
Viktor Ustimov:
After a board of 
, Martinez doubled and that left Anton Yakuba as shortest stack on the money bubble.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Viktor Ustimov | 1,190,000 |
| Marcos Martinez | 600,000 |
| Anton Yakuba | 265,000 |
Level 8
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Level 21 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Petr Bartagov was all in and at risk for 518,000 out of the small blind and initial raiser Leon Tsoukernik looked him up with an over card and the hopes of a diamond flush.
Petr Bartagov:
Leon Tsoukernik:
After a board of , Bartagov dodged the flush draw to double while Tsoukernik remained in the top spot. The bubble drama continues and the blinds will remain the same for the upcoming 45 minutes while the tournament is still on the bubble.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Leon Tsoukernik | 1,850,000 |
| Petr Bartagov | 1,100,000 |