Matthias Auer three-bet jammed for what appeared to be 15 big blinds only to get instantly called for a very specific reason by Eduard Norel.
Matthias Auer: 
Eduard Norel: 
The 
flop and 
turn were a sweat but the 
river bricked to end the run for Auer.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 105,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Vlada Stojanovic jammed for the last 38,000 and was called by Dan Semenescu in the cutoff and Yusuf Tekin in the small blind, the latter of which checked in the dark. On the 
flop, Semenescu then bet 45,000 and Tekin folded.
Vlada Stojanovic: 
Dan Semenescu: 
The dominated pair found no help on the turn and 
river, sending the pot over to Semenescu.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000 | 65,000 |
|
295,000 | 185,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Florian Duta defended the big blind and check-raised the 
flop. He then bet the 
turn for 51,000 and bet another 100,000 on the 
river. Meraj Mirzaei called all the way and also called all-in after the final community card.
Duta rolled over 
for a flush and Mirzaei vanished with 
for top set.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000 | 142,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Alexandras Rusinovas was celebrating loudly as he had sent fellow Lithuanian Paulius Vaitiekunas to the rail and he also doubled through Aleksei Gortikov in the process as well. Only the winning hand was still tabled with Rusinovas holding the 
. That had made aces up on the 
board as he soared past half a million in chips.
According to Yiannis Liperis, pocket tens and ace-queen were also involved in the showdown. "Good call," Gortikov admitted in table chat after he had paid off Rusinovas.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000 | 448,000 |
|
115,000 | -252,000 |
|
Eliminé |
On a heads-up turn of 
, Tobias Duthweiler called all-in for the last 58,000 he had behind and faced Salih Kocagol in showdown.
Tobias Duthweiler: 
Salih Kocagol: 
Duthweiler needed a king and a king only but came up blank on the 
river to bow out. The $10,500 High Roller runner-up will very likely be back in action soon.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000 | 290,000 |
|
Eliminé |
With plenty of chips in the middle, the turn showed 
and Tamer Ustaoglu bet more than the pot for 140,000. Ali Reza Fatehi called all-in for what appeared to be 120,000 and the cards were turned over.
Ali Reza Fatehi:
Tamer Ustaoglu:
The river brought no diamond or king and Fatehi left the table with a sigh.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000 | 117,500 |
|
Eliminé |
The 
of Matas Cimbolas already hit the muck while Sergio Aido raked in the final chips of his table neighbour. Cimbolas had been at risk for around 60,000 preflop and saw Aido with the get there on the runout.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 100,500 |
|
Eliminé |
In a three-way all-in, Tibor Nagygyorgy was all-in and at risk against Gonzalo Moreno and Boris Angelov.
Tibor Nagygyorgy:
Gonzalo Moreno:
Boris Angelov: 
The board ran out 
and the flopped set of fours was downed by the broadway straights.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 | 191,000 |
|
|
130,000 | 130,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Semen Kravets opened to 7,500 and Danilo Velasevic made it 22,000 to go. Kravets then jammed for 110,500 and was instantly called by Velasevic with the superior stack.
Semen Kravets: 
Danilo Velasevic: 
The classic flip ended up in favour of Kravets on the board as Velasevic dropped below the average.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 125,500 |
|
170,000 | -61,000 |
The 2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North Cyprus festival is heading towards the business end in the days to come. Among the tournaments to gather the spotlight at the five-star Merit Crystal Cove Hotel Casino & Spa in Girne, North Cyprus is certainly the $5,300 Main Event, which will see 333 players out of 699 entries return to their seats.
The tournament has already surpassed the $3 million gross guarantee and has another three levels of late registration and re-entries available. Day 2 is scheduled to kick off at 12 pm noon local time and it is currently foreseen to play down to the money. Whether or not that will be possible with a deep 60-minute level structure remains to be seen, however.
$5,300 Main Event Day 1 Summary
| Starting Day | Date | Time | Level Duration | Levels | Entries | Survivors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Wed September 22 | 12pm local time | 60 minutes | 9 levels | 281 | 128 |
| Day 1b | Thu September 23 | 12pm local time | 60 minutes | 9 levels | 205 | 86 |
| Day 1c | Fri September 24 | 12pm local time | 40 minutes | 9 levels | 184 | 102 |
| Day 1d | Fri September 24 | 8pm local time | 25 minutes | 9 levels | 29 | 19 |
Leading the field into Day 2 with a monster stack of 796,500 is French online casino games streamer Killian Desnos, followed by Ali Shaerzadeh (699,500), Harout Ghazarian (659,500), and Harpreet Gill (621,000). In total, 12 players turned their starting stacks of 100,000 into more than five times of that while Day 1c chip leader Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina missed that goal by a single chip and returns with 499,000.
Team partypoker will be represented by Joni Jouhkimainen (229,500), Jeff Gross (113,500), and John Duthie (95,000). Furthermore, several WSOP bracelet winners are in the mix such as Gaby Livshitz, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Dominik Panka, Bartlomiej Swieboda, and Timur Margolin.
The action will recommence with blinds of 1,500-3,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000. As previously mentioned, the registration period remains open for another three levels and there will be a break after the first level and for every two levels thereafter. Once the final field size has been determined, the payout information will be released and that sets the goal for the rest of the day.
As of Day 2 and until the conclusion of the $5,300 Main Event, the action will also be streamed on the partypoker YouTube and Twitch channels on a security delay of one hour. All PokerNews updates for today will mostly focus on the outer tables.
