Patrick Leonard Enjoys Successful PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Weekend

Will Shillibier
Managing Editor
3 min read
Patrick Leonard

Earlier this month, PartyPoker Ambassador Patrick Leonard said that September is the "best time of the year" for online poker grinders like him.

He's already grabbed a title during this year's MILLIONS Online, winning the $1,050 buy-in The Grand for $29,731, and narrowly missed out on another this weekend.

He finished sixth in the $1,050 6-Max PKO Championship for just over $13,500. But he wasn't done there. He was also one of 24 players who advanced to Day 2 of the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event.

Leonard Excited to Grind Prestigious PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Series

partypoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1c

Several familiar names were among the top 10 chip counts after Day 1c of the partypoker MILLIONS Online Main Event, with Andras Nemeth leading the way. Online grinders Marius Gierse and Benjamin Rolle also featured among the chip leaders.

Leonard also bagged for Day 2, along with Niklas Astedt, Christopher Frank and William Kassouf.

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Andras NemethHungary17,982,932
2Rayan ChamasCanada15,198,278
3Dimitar DanchevBulgaria13,184,869
4Pablo Brito SilvaBrazil11,808,611
5Aleksandr ZhilinArgentina11,611,570
6Marius GierseAustria9,042,766
7Saimonas NorvaisasUnited Kingdom8,607,128
8Benjamin RolleAustria8,016,491
9Patrick Hyllegaard PedersenDenmark7,209,515
10Bernardo Da Silveira DiasBrazil7,107,565

Swedes Shine in the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Events

PartyPoker Ambassadors Yuri Dzivielevski and Matthew Staples were also unable to advance, along with former PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event winners Benjamin Chalot and last year's winner Endrit Geci.

Gabriele Re
Gabriele Re

The current leader heading into Day 2 is Gabriele Re who bagged a commanding chip lead in the first flight earlier this month.

EventEntriesAdvancedChip LeaderPrize Pool
PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1a15223Gabriele Re (27,674,473)$456,000
PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1b11718Simon Mattsson (16,010,939)$351,000
PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1c15924Andras Nemeth (17,982,932)$477,000
Current Totals42865-$1,284,000

There are three further flights in the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event, starting this Sunday, with two more flights on Monday, September 26 ahead of Day 2.

DateTime (BST)EventGuarantee
Sep-2519:05PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1d$2,000,000
Sep-2614:05PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1e$2,000,000
Sep-2617:05PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1 Turbo$2,000,000
Sep-2620:05PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 2-
Sep-2720:05PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Final Table-

Near Miss For Staples as Löfberg Takes Down The Grand

With Patrick Leonard having won the earlier $1,050 The Grand in the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online festival, fellow PartyPoker Ambassador Jaime Staples narrowly missed out on accomplishing the feat in Event #09, finishing third for $14,881.

The event attracted a total of 159 entries, with eventual winner Klas Löfberg claiming the first prize of $30,273, becoming the latest MILLIONS Online champion.

Simon Lofberg

PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Event #09: The Grand Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPayout (USD)
1Klas LöfbergSweden$30,273
2Manuel Bueno FernandezAustria$21,280
3James StaplesCanada$14,881
4Fabrice BigotUnited Kingdom$10,194
5Aleks DimitrovBulgaria$7,654
6Marco CiprianiMalta$6,302
7Marcelo MendesBrazil$5,286
8Gianluca SperanzaAustria$4,500
9Ludvig LindströmSweden$3,865
10Tomas FaraCzech Republic$3,278

SPINS Your Way to a MILLIONS Online Seat

All the buy-ins for the prestigious PartyPoker MILLIONS Online start at $109 and increase to $3,200 but that does not mean you have to miss out on the chance to become a MILLIONS Online champion. PartyPoker has a plethora of satellites from only $0.01 that run around the clock, opening the door for every PartyPoker player to compete at the highest level.

In addition to the traditional satellite format, players can jump into $30 buy-in SPINS MILLIONS Online edition. Most of the time these hyper-turbo sit & go tournaments pay $60 in cash, but they also award MILLIONS Online tickets worth from $109 to $3,200, and do so in a matter of a few minutes.

Multiplier1st PrizeFrequency in 1M Games
2$60 cash699,724
3.64$109 MILLIONS Online ticket238,526
5.4$162 MILLIONS Online ticket40,000
10.67$320 MILLIONS Online ticket15,000
17.67$530 MILLIONS Online ticket5,000
35$1,050 MILLIONS Online ticket1,000
52.5$1,575 MILLIONS Online ticket500
106.67$3,200 MILLIONS Online ticket250
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Will Shillibier
Managing Editor

Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.

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