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Live Updates July 18
Day: 1

Staples Chats About Gambling on Twitter

Team partypoker pro streamer Jaime Staples had a day off today, but he's still laying down the wisdom on Twitter. Staples spent some time talking about the differences between poker and other forms of gambling, and it is well worth the read.

"Tagir Madzhulov" Takes Down The Sunday 500

"Tagir Madzhulov" Takes Down The Sunday 500
"Tagir Madzhulov" Takes Down The Sunday 500

Heads-up didn't last very long in The Sunday 500, but it all ended on a cooler. It was a classic race when "Tagir Madzhulov" got the ace-king in, and "AKmaki123" called if off with less with pocket queens. The big slick got there and held, and that was it for The Sunday 500.

There were 212 total entries in the game, which took just under 7 hours to finish. Team partypoker member Jeff Gross managed to cash in this one, making it all the way to 10th place for a score of $1,071 in prizes, but he didn't manage to get a bounty through the whole day. Gross is still alive on the final table of The Grand with $45,000 up top.

The Sunday 500 Final Table

PlacePlayerBountyPrize
1Tagir Madzhulov$14,934$8,368
2AKmaki123$2,525$8,357
3Cheleven$1,641$5,674
4Rustimur17$4,314$3,786
5Scelevco$375$2,721
6NYC13$500$2,127
7WilfredWallace$1,848$1,612

"Tagir Madzhulov" Still Leads Heads-Up at Break

"Tagir Madzhulov" Still Leads Heads-Up at Break
"Tagir Madzhulov" Still Leads Heads-Up at Break

"Akmaki123" has clawed some chips back, but is still behind the leader "Tagir Madzhulov" heads-up in The Sunday 500. "Garry Chess" still has the runaway lead with almost 67 million in The Weekender with their two opponents sitting on less than 20 million each.

The Grand is still nine-handed, and Niklas Astedt leads the way with 72 million. Tauan Naves is in second with 40 million, while Canadian Chris Klodnicki, Jeff Gross, and Damian Salas rounding out the top five.

The Grand Final Table

The Grand Final Table
The Grand Final Table

The Grand had now hit the final table, after Canadian Mark Radoja bubbled the final nine. Niklas Astedt is the clear leader with more than 80 million, but Brazilian Tauan Naves has a decent stack of 34 million in second. Team partypoker memberJeff Gross is sitting in third with 23.8 million.

partypoker Adds New Hot Tables Stakes; Max Prize Now $1,000

partypoker Hot Tables
partypoker Hot Tables

partypoker launched its Hot Tables feature on April 11 and it has proven extremely popular thus far. Even more of the site’s cash game and fastforward players can experience the excitement of being at a Hot Table thanks to partypoker adding three new stakes to the roster.

There are now seven different stakes where Hot Tables can trigger courtesy of partypoker adding $0.01/$0.02, $0.02/$0.05, and $1/$2 cash games and fastforward tables to the feature. Trigger one of the Hot Tables at the $1/$2 tables, hit the biggest prize, and $1,000 is all your in addition to the pot you win.

Learn more about the Hot Tables on partypoker

Final Table Bubble in The Grand

There are ten players left in The Grand, so action is hand-for-hand to the final table. Sweden's Niklas Astedt is the leader with more than 51.7 million with Tauan Naves trailing in second with almost 40.5 million. Austria's Leon Sturm, Jeff Gross, and Argentina's Damian Salas round out the tip five stacks.

Down to 4 Left in The Sunday 500

Jeff Gross 2nd in chips in The Grand
Jeff Gross 2nd in chips in The Grand

The Sunday 500 is also down to just 4 remaining now and "Tagir Madzhulov" is still the chip leader with 38.3 million. There are still 4 remaining in The Weekender as well, while The Grand has been stalled on 12 left for quite a while now. Jeff Gross has chipped up to second place behind Sweden's Niklas Astedt.