partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia Main Event Day 3 Starts Close to the Money Bubble
Welcome to Day 3 of the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia Main Event!
Today 227 players will come back to the Sochi Casino & Resort to continue on their quest to secure a slice of the $5m guaranteed prizepool, and they will be lead by Sergey Verkhoturov, who is the only player over 11 million in chips.
The money bubble is expected to burst in the first or second level of the day, and a min-cash in this record-breaking tournament, the largest in Russian poker history, will earn players 5,800 Casino Sochi Units (CSU) or approximately $5,000.
If they were to go on to take down this monster 999-man tournament, they would walk away with 1,160,000 CSU or $1,000,000.
Here are the full list of payouts:
| Place | Prize in Casino Units | ~ Prize in USD |
| 1 | 1,160,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | 696,000 | $600,000 |
| 3 | 464,000 | $400,000 |
| 4 | 348,000 | $300,000 |
| 5 | 232,000 | $200,000 |
| 6 | 174,000 | $150,000 |
| 7 | 121,800 | $105,000 |
| 8 | 81,200 | $70,000 |
| 9 | 58,000 | $50,000 |
| 10-12 | 46,400 | $40,000 |
| 13-15 | 40,600 | $35,000 |
| 16-18 | 34,800 | $30,000 |
| 19-27 | 29,000 | $25,000 |
| 28-36 | 26,100 | $22,500 |
| 37-45 | 23,200 | $20,000 |
| 46-54 | 20,300 | $17,500 |
| 55-63 | 17,400 | $15,000 |
| 64-72 | 14,500 | $12,500 |
| 73-99 | 11,600 | $10,000 |
| 100-126 | 8,700 | $7,500 |
| 127-161 | 5,800 | $5,000 |
The plan for today is to play seven levels, and here is the structure:
| Level | Clock (mins) | Small Blind | Big Blind | Button Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 75 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| 16 | 75 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 17 | 75 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| 18 | 75 | 80,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 |
| 19 | 75 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| 20 | 75 | 125,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| 21 | 75 | 150,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
As well as the Main Event there is also a $1m guaranteed 8-Max side event with starting days at noon 6 p.m. local time for players to try their hand at for only $2,500+200.
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all the live updates as the Main Event continues.
after partypoker Sponsored Pro Richard Dubini opened from the button.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Sinclair bet out and Dubini called. The river was the 
and Sinclair checked to Dubini who jammed for around twice the size of the pot. Sinclair called. Dubini showed 
and the queen on the flop spelled the end for Hallaert fewer than 15 spots off the money.
and it checked to Ahrafenin who bet 500,000. Chernikov then moved all in for 10,850,000. The big blind folded and Ahrafenin called.
and the river was the 
meaning Chernikov scooped a huge double up.
with Ross dead by the turn, and he would be our Main Event bubble boy. The remaining 161 players are all guaranteed 5,800 Casino Sochi Units (CSU) or approximately $5,000.
and that was it for the partypoker Sponsored Pro.
