Four Hopefuls Remain to Battle for the partypokerLIVE MILLIONS Dusk Till Dawn £10,300 High Roller Title
This afternoon, the first of three tournaments with a guaranteed seven-digit prize pool will determine its champion at the partypokerLIVE Millions festival at the Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham. The home of poker in the United Kingdom has seen 88 unique players and 22 re-entries create a 110-entry strong field, and after almost 23 levels of 45 minutes each, only four hopefuls remain to battle for the title and first-place payout of £320,000.
2016 World Series of Poker Main Event November Niner Vojtech Ruzicka leads the last four musketeers with 4,198,000 and Bartlomiej Machon follows in second place with 3,059,000. British poker pro Tom "Jabracada" Hall (1,943,000) and Chris Backhouse (1,798,000) round out the remaining finalists, who will return at 3 p.m. local time to determine a champion. The event was initially scheduled to play down to a winner yesterday already, but after the elimination of partypoker pro Joao Simao in 5th place for £85,000, the last four contenders agreed to bag up for the night and catch up on some sleep at 4.15 a.m. local time.
Day 3 Seat Assignments
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chris Backhouse | United Kingdom | 1,798,000 | 22 |
| 6 | Bartlomiej Machon | Poland | 3,059,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Tom Hall | United Kingdom | 1,943,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Vojtech Ruzicka | Czech Republic | 4,198,000 | 52 |
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (in £) | Payout (in $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £320,000 | $406,984 | ||
| 2 | £185,000 | $235,288 | ||
| 3 | £142,000 | $180,600 | ||
| 4 | £110,000 | $139,900 |
Other notables who shared a portion of the £1,067,000 prize pool included Dutch High Roller regular Govert Metaal (11th, for £20,000), 2016 $7,500 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star champion Stefan Schillhabel (8th, for £40,000), online high stakes Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Laszlo Bujtas (7th, for £50,000), and American poker pro Jason Wheeler (6th, for £65,000).
The action will recommence with 14:30 minutes left in level 23 at blinds of 40,000/80,000 with a running ante of 8,000, and the action will be broadcasted via live stream on a security delay of 30 minutes on the Youtube channel of the Dusk Till Dawn cardroom. The PokerNews live reporting team will be providing written updates until the last river card is dealt, and you can also follow the progress of the £6m guaranteed partypokerLIVE MILLIONS £5,300 Main Event Day 1E as of 2 p.m. local time as well.