2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Germany
€25,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Level: 5
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level 4
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
The 27 remaining players have just gone for their first 15-minute break of the day. The tournament clock is showing 32 entries in total which includes 2 reentries.
Level 4
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
With 220,000 in the pot and the flop showing 
, Koray Aldemir checked in late position and Joao Simao bet 100,000 in the hijack. Aldemir check-shoved for some 400,000 and partypoker ambassador Simao quickly called.
Koray Aldemir: 
Joao Simao: 
The 
turn and 
river failed to improve Aldemir and he was eliminated.
Tobias Ziegler has also joined the rail after running out of chips for the second time today. His raise from under the gun was called by Renato Nowak in the small blind, then partypoker ambassador Patrick Leonard three-bet out of the big blind. Only Ziegler called and the flop came 
. Leonard bet and called the shove of Ziegler to see the German turn over 
for the nut flush draw. Leonard was ahead with 
and faded the additional gutshot on the 
turn and river run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,600,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
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1,200,000
535,000
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535,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 4
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
On the river of a board 
, Christoph Vogelsang moved all in from the small blind to put Johannes Becker on the button to the test. The latter had 550,000 behind and elected to fold.
Felipe Ramos has also dropped to around half the starting stack and raise-folded to a three-bet of Jean-Noel Thorel just now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,500,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
1,800,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
550,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
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500,000
-500,000
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-500,000 |
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300,000 | |
Level 4
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
There was about 125,000 in the middle and the flop read 
. partypoker Ambassador, Joao Simao (big blind), Stipo Vladic (under-the-gun), Albert Daher (mid-position), and Hamad Almannai (button) all checked through the flop to the 
on the turn. Simao bet 53,000 and only received a call from Daher.
The river completed the board with the , Simao bet 180,000. Daher glimpsed at Simao and threw in a chip to call. Simao showed 
but he was bested by Daher who tabled 
for two pair, queens and sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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665,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
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Level 4
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
On the tail end of a hand between Manig Loeser and late arrival Albert Daher, the board showed 
and Loeser bet 90,000. Daher eventually raised it up to 340,000 and that forced an instant fold.
The next hand, Aymon Hata raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Hamad Almannai called in the small blind. Koray Aldemir in the big blind filled up and the trio checked the flop. Almannai bet the 
turn for 35,000 and Aldemir moved all in for his last 224,000, forcing a fold from Hata and a call from Almannai.
Koray Aldemir:
Hamad Almannai: 
The 
river didn't matter anymore and Aldemir doubled to just over half the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
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1,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
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550,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
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200,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Level 4
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and was called by Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the small blind.
They both checked through the on the flop and the 
on the turn to the on the river. Troyanovskiy opened to 50,000, Thorel raised to 100,000 without much hesitation and Troyanovskiy snap-called. Thorel tabled for a full house, fours over treys, and that was enough to make Troyanovskiy muck his hand with some regret on his face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,425,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
810,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 14,000
Level 3
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Thomer Pidun raised to 27,000 in the cutoff and Renato Nowak called on the button. Patrick Leonard made it 112,000 to go in the small blind and was called by Pidun only. On a flop of 
, Leonard checked and Pidun checked behind. The fell on the turn and Leonard made it 150,000 to go, Pidun called.
The river was checked through again and Leonard took down the pot with for top pair and top kicker.
Nowak then raised to 50,000 on the button soon after and Leonard three-bet to 200,000, Nowak called. The flop came and Leonard's continuation bet of 200,000 was quickly called by Nowak. On the turn, Leonard moved all in and Nowak asked for a count. The shove was for 1.027 million and that proved to be too much for Nowak, who sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,400,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
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1,850,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
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550,000
-250,000
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-250,000 |
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