$1 Million Guaranteed 8-Max: Filatov Finding His Form, Clark Crushing
There are now just 25 players left in the mix for the 8-Max title here at MILLIONS Russia, and all three partypoker Sponsored Pros we updated you on last time are still in the hunt.
That may be no surprise when it comes to Johnny Lodden (1.1m) and Richard Dubini (1m) as both partypoker Sponsored Pros were around average last time. But Anatoly Filatov was the other Sponsored Pro and we have seen him recover from a far worse position.
"I had 300,000 after doubling up with 
moving all-in and being called by 
, I hit my queen. I then built up and won again all-in with 
called by 
. I now have 835,000."
With blinds at 20,000/40,000 now (don't forget that we're playing the Button Ante format) the partypoker Sponsored Pros may be surviving, but none are thriving like partypoker Qualifier Daniel Clark. Having won a package into the Main Event of MILLIONS Russia by winning a $109 satellite, he has cashed already this festival to mean that even after re-entering this $2,500-entry $1m-guaranteed 8-Max, he is freerolling his trip. Clark now has plenty more than most, sitting behind 3.3 million in chips.