The Day 1g field of the 2017 partypoker LIVE MILLION Germany €1,100 Main Event has now reached 107 entrants with the flight starting with 325 needed to meet the guarantee.
There is great value for anyone near the casino to quickly hop into the event with tournament slightly more than 200 entrants shy of meeting its lofty €1 million guaranteed prize pool.
A good strategy sometimes in poker is to play in the opposite manner than your opponents. Many players are playing aggressively in hopes of building a big stack, however, some are playing a more passive game.
In a recent hand with blinds at 500/1,000 and an ante of 100, the action folded to Rehman Kassam in the small blind who limped to 1,000. His opponent in the big blind raised to 3,500 and Kassam called.
Kassam checked on a 
flop before calling a bet of 2,000 from his opponent. He then check-called a bet of 7,000 after the 
appeared on the turn.
As was the pattern in the hand, Kassam checked on last time when the 
on the river. However, this time his opponent laid off the gas and checked behind.
Kassam quietly began to pile up his chips after he turned over 
for top pair and his opponent tossing his hand into the muck. Kassam, who was below a starting stack to start the hand, now is a little bit over with 110,000 in chips.
On the same table, partypoker Ambassador Natalia Breviglieri has a stack of around 120,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 | |
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110,000 | |
Level: 6
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Some players are hoping to get lucky and "gambling it up" in the Day 1g field in hopes of getting a big chip stack to bring forward to Day 2.
Meanwhile, some players not yet in the field are hoping to get lucky to join it through rake-free €110 sit-and-go tournaments.
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On a board of 
Philipp Gruissem was first to act in a heads up pot, but though Gruissem had yet to act, his opponent had already shown down his 
, as he thought the German high-roller had checked his option.
A floor manager was quickly called, and after conferring with both the players and the dealer, Gruissem was allowed to check or bet as he preferred. Gruissem quickly cut out slightly more than a full pot bet - 11,500, and the frustrated opponent quickly made the call.
Gruissem showed 
for the top pair, and that won him the pot.
"I might even win the Main Event, if I can actually see my opponents hole cards," Gruissem joked while stacking the pot.
On an adjacent table, Ludovic Geilich at one point pushed the 200k mark but is now back down to 165,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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130,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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115,000 | |
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113,000 | |
Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
With blinds still at 300/600 and an ante of 75, Hoa Bui Chi opened from the button and called a three-bet of 5,200 made by Romania's Dragos Udeanu.
Udeanu then fired out a big bet of 17,500 on the 
flop. A player not involved in the hand looked at the dealer and asked if it was a re-entry. The dealer shared that players could re-enter one time and the player nodded.
Chi then folded and the player not involved in the hand asked Udeanu, "Why such a big bet?"
"It's a turbo and I need a stack" Udeanu responded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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78,000
-22,000
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-22,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Just seated at the same table as partypoker Ambassador Natalia Breviglieri is Dusk Till Dawn regular Rehman Kassam.
Kassam waved to the media and said, "It's not looking good for me."
His chip stack was still at 100,000 in chips, so he wasn't talking about today's action. He then pointed to the big board to bring attention to a small prop bet he made yesterday that the tournament would meet the guarantee.
Today's last opening flight needs 325 entrants to meet its €1 million guaranteed prize pool with almost 100 in the field thus far. It is still possible this might happen as players are still filing in and on some tables, the action is fast and furious.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75