Moritz Dietrich elects to fold on Day 4 of the partypokerLIVE MILLIONS Main Event
We joined the action between Ashley Williams and former chip leader Moritz Dietrich on a flop of with around 12 million chips in the pot. On that flop, both men checked, but on the turn of there was a bet of 4.5m from Williams and Dietrich called.
The river of saw Williams lead for 17 million, a big proportion of his remaining chips, and after tanking for some time, Dietrich had the clock called on him by Williams. With around 20 seconds left, Dietrich elected to fold, and he has lost the overall lead to Katie Swift.
David Peters open-shoved the small blind with the and Jake Cody called in the big blind with the . The board came and Cody stayed in. Soon after, Xia Ke doubled through Moritz Dietrich and then Andreas Samuelsson scored the second double in quick succession.
First Samuelsson had and held against the of the big blind, who got it in on a flop of . Both the turn and river blanked.
And now, Samuelsson was all in and at risk with the and Igor Kurganov held . The board of gave Samuelsson quads and he doubled for 15,660,000.
Last but not least, Stephen Chidwick raised from the button and Tom Hall three-bet to 16M, almost his entire stack, out of the big blind. Since there was a payjump, Hall waited for just a brief time and called it off while the chips were flying on the other tables.
Tom Hall:
Stephen Chidwick:
The insane rush of Chidwick was put on a temporary break, as the board of let Hall double for 17.505M.
With all that crazy action, it went amiss that Patrice Brandt had already been eliminated in 36th place.
Ben Jackson is back in the hunt for the £1m top prize
Ben Jackson moved all-in pre-flop over Thomas Dunwoodie's opening bet of 3.5m chips and Dunwoodie called the shove worth just under 13 million chips after a few moments.
Ben Jackson:
Thomas Dunwoodie:
The board of saw Jackson double-up and damaged Thomas Dunwoodie's chances of winning the £100,000 Golden Chip Last Longer.
Mateusz Rypulak chases down the Golden Chip £100,000 Last Longer
The £100,000 Last Longer promotion that Dusk till Dawn have been running is at a pivotal stage, with only three players of the remaining 31 in the tournament still with chips.
Jacob Mulhern has the current lead, but with Matuesz Rypulak (pictured) and Thomas Dunwoodie both desperate for the victory too, the sweat on who will win the equivalent of 7th-place money will be one of the biggest features of the day.
Over on the feature table, two players ran out of chips in quick succession to reduce the field to the last 31 hopefuls. First it was Ben Morrison, who defended the big blind with a stack of 16M and then check-shoved an flop with . Initial raiser Jacob Mulhern had for two pair and that was that.
Soon after, short stack Paul Byrne shoved his last few big blinds in with pocket deuces and Mulhern woke up with the from one seat over. On a board of , Byrne found no help and had to settle for 32nd place and a payout of £22,500.
David Peters made it 2.2 million to go from the cutoff and Jake Cody shipped it in for 23 million and change. Back on Peters, then, and he made the call with , way ahead of the Cody held.
Peters kept the lead on the flop and the turn, but as the dealer turned over the on the river, Peters was forced out of his chair and to the cashier, leaving Cody behind to stack his new-found wealth.
Stephen Chidwick has gone from zero to hero on Day 4
We joined the action on a pot which really only saw post-flop action on the river but could yet prove pivotal in the shakedown of this historic partypokerLIVE MILLIONS Main Event.
On a board of , Stephen Chidwick bet five million chips into a pot of 13,500,000. Katie Swift called it and was shown by Chidwick, who has somehow got himself to within betting distance of the chip lead. An hour ago, he was one card from the door and the lowest stack in the room, now, seemingly at all four tables, he is the man to be feared.
Javier Gomez has been the last casualty of the second level, and he lost a battle of pocket pairs against Andrew Tuxworth. Gomez moved in for the last 11.5M from late position and Tuxworth reshoved from the cutoff to isolate successfully.
Javier Gomez:
Andrew Tuxworth:
The board of gave Gomez a sweat with the turned flush draw, but ultimately the Spaniard had to settle for a payday of £22,500.
In the first two levels of 75 minutes each, the field of hopefuls has been reduced from 45 to the last 29, and they have been sent on a 20-minute break. Some smaller chips will be raced off as well to make the three-bet shoves somewhat less difficult to count.
with around 12 million chips in the pot. On that flop, both men checked, but on the turn of 
there was a bet of 4.5m from Williams and Dietrich called. 
saw Williams lead for 17 million, a big proportion of his remaining chips, and after tanking for some time, Dietrich had the clock called on him by Williams. With around 20 seconds left, Dietrich elected to fold, and he has lost the overall lead to Katie Swift.
and Jake Cody called in the big blind with the 
. The board came 
and Cody stayed in. Soon after, Xia Ke doubled through Moritz Dietrich and then Andreas Samuelsson scored the second double in quick succession.
and held against the 
. Both the 
turn and 
and Igor Kurganov held 
. The board of 
gave Samuelsson quads and he doubled for 15,660,000.
saw Jackson double-up and damaged Thomas Dunwoodie's chances of winning the £100,000 Golden Chip Last Longer.
flop with 
. Initial raiser Jacob Mulhern had 
, Byrne found no help and had to settle for 32nd place and a payout of £22,500.
on the river, Peters was forced out of his chair and to the cashier, leaving Cody behind to stack his new-found wealth.
