Level: 33
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,500,000
Ante: 2,500,000
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€11,397,500
Entries
1,175
Level
42
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Level 32
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Diogo Veiga limped in with the 
and Jan-Eric Schwippert checked in the big blind with 
. On the 
flop, Veiga bet 2.5 million and was called before another bet of 8 million on the 
turn.
After the 
river, Veiga used one time bank extension before betting big with 25 million. Schwippert double-checked his cards and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
301,600,000 | |
|
||
|
226,300,000
14,500,000
|
14,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
196,600,000
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
|
||
|
159,600,000
-8,900,000
|
-8,900,000 |
|
113,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
78,600,000
-12,500,000
|
-12,500,000 |
|
||
|
50,600,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
|
50,500,000
-3,500,000
|
-3,500,000 |
Level 32
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Pascal Lefrancois opened to 4.5 milion with 
an fellow big stack Diogo Veiga defended the 
. The 
flop brought a check-call by Veiga for 3.5 million and the 
turn went check, check.
After the river, Veiga bet 8.5 million and Lefrancois called to let the kicker play and jump above 300 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
301,600,000
6,600,000
|
6,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
211,800,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
|
||
Level 32
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised to 4.5 million with the from the button and Thomas Boivin defended 
in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Boivin checked and called a bet of 3.5 million before check-folding the 
turn to a second barrel of 15 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,000,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
54,000,000
-12,500,000
|
-12,500,000 |
Level 32
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised it up to 4.5 million with the 
and Davidi Kitai defended 
in the big blind. The flop of 
brought a check by Kitai and Chidwick continued for 3.5 million to rake in the pot.
Jan-Eric Schwippert raised to 4.5 million with the 
and Adam Owen just called with in the big blind. The 
flop brought a check by Owen and Schwippert continued for 3 million, Owen called.
The turn brought another check by Owen and Schwippert's second barrel was for 6.5 million. Owen check-raised all in and forced a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
168,500,000
-12,500,000
|
-12,500,000 |
|
|
109,700,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
53,600,000
12,000,000
|
12,000,000 |
Level 32
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Jan-Eric Schwippert raised to 5.2 million on the button with the and Pascal Lefrancois defended the 
on the big blind. On a flop of 
, Lefrancois check-called a bet of 8.5 million and the turn brought a check by the Canadian and a second barrel of 21.5 million by Schwippert.
The 
river saw Lefrancois check and Schwippert quickly checked behind when being shown the full house. Lefrancois moved up to 25% of the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
291,000,000
42,600,000
|
42,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
181,000,000
-35,300,000
|
-35,300,000 |
Level 32
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Before the cards got back underway, partypoker chairman Mike Sexton thanked all players and the casino for their support before heading to his table in the €10,300 High Roller, which he shares with RobertMizrachi, Daniel Dvoress, Erik Seidel and Barny Boatman.
"We wanted to take a moment to thank all the players that supported this event, the venue here in Barcelona, as well as all season long on the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS tour. In oen year's time, the partypoker LIVE tour has become the number one tour all over the world and we are very proud of that factor. I also want to thank a moment to thank everyone at Casino Barcelona that have provided this fantastic venue for us."
Sexton also thanked all the players that qualified online and bought in diretctly. "We sincerely thank you for your support, that's how this tour is possible and now we focus the attention on those eight lucky guys vying for the big money and this prestigious title."
Level 32
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick opened to 4.5 million with and Dominik Nitsche three-bet to 14 million with the 
. The flop fell 
and Chidwick checked from the hijack, Nitsche bet 8 million from the cutoff and Chidwick called.
The appeared on the turn and Chidwick checked once more, prompting a bet of 15 million by Nitsche. Chidwick called and the river was checked through to award the chips to the Brit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
193,000,000
-39,900,000
|
-39,900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
107,000,000
41,800,000
|
41,800,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 32
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000
Ante: 2,000,000
The official final table of the 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona €10,300 Main Event has been set and the eight remaining finalists all have a payday of €225,000 locked up for their efforts. However, the the lion's share of the €11,397,500 prize pool of the 1,175-entry strong field is still up for grabs. First place comes with plenty of bragging rights, the trophy and a massive €1,700,000 prize, the biggest amount of money to ever be awarded at a poker tournament in Casino Barcelona thus far.
After storming to the top of the counts throughout Day 2, Pascal Lefrancois has maintained his top spot and bagged up 248.4 million, but several other big names are vying to give ensure that the Canadian won't have an easy ride to victory. Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche follows in second place with 232.9 with Jan-Eric Schwippert (216.3 million) and Diogo Veiga (213.8 million) notfar behind.
Triple Crown champion and €25,500 Super High Roller II winner Davidi Kitai (91.1 million), Thomas Boivin (66.5 million), €101,000 Super High Roller runner-up Stephen Chidwick (65.2 million) and Adam Owen (41.6 million), who can usually be found on the mixed game tables during the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, round up the final table line up. Chidwick is aiming for his second seven-figure payday after recording a new career-best result here in Barcelona just a few days ago.
Final Table Seat Assignments
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan-Eric Schwippert | Germany | 216,300,000 | 108 |
| 2 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 91,100,000 | 46 |
| 3 | Pascal Lefrancois | Canada | 248,400,000 | 124 |
| 4 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 41,600,000 | 21 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 65,200,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 232,900,000 | 116 |
| 7 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 66,500,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Diogo Veiga | Portugal | 213,800,000 | 107 |
The action will recommence at 12 p.m. local time with 46 minutes left in level 32 at blinds of 1,000,000/2,000,000 with a button ante of 2,000,000 and the live stream with hole cards displayed will be broadcasted on a security delay of 30 minutes. The PokerNews live reporting team will be publishing all key hands according to the live stream.