Kahle Burns opened the cutoff for 650,000 and saw button Alex Foxen commit most of his chips. Big blind Joni Jouhkimainen shoved and Burns folded. Foxen called for the remainder of his chips (7,850,000 total). Alex Foxen: [KdQd] Joni Jouhkimainen: [9s9h] The flop came [Kh5d2d], just about as good as Foxen could have
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Chop it up!
Joao Vieira opened the button for 650,000 and Kahle Burns called from the big blind. Burns led for 575,000 on [2d5d4c] and Vieira called. Burns checked the [6h] on the turn and called as soon as Vieira bet 1,250,000. The river [8c] had Burns check again and he called the
Igor Kurganov Eliminated in 6th Place ($55,000)
Start-of-day chipleader Igor Kurganov was first to act and opened for 550,000. His neighbor Kahle Burns flatted before small blind Joao Vieira squeezed to 2.7 million. Jouhkimainen folded his big blind and Kurganov shoved all in for 14 million. Burns now shoved over the top for 20 million and Vieira
Jouhkimainen and Burns Tangle
Joni Jouhkimainen opened the hijack for 450,000 and Kahle Burns called from the button. Alex Foxen came along from the big blind. All three checked on [5sTh4c] before the [2c] hit the turn. Foxen led for 1,075,000 and Jouhkimainen called. Burns squeezed to 3,025,000 and Foxen folded. Jouhkimainen called. The [8d] on
Igor Kurganov Leads partypoker MILLIONS UK High Roller Finale as Bubble Looms
Day 1 of the partypoker MILLIONS UK High Roller Finale attracted just 25 players and a possible overlay loomed for partypoker. With a million dollars guaranteed, the tournament was in need of 75 more players or the organizers would need to pay out of pocket to make up the difference. What
Late Registration Closes, Slightest of Overlays in the Finale
Level 11 has begun, which means the end of late registration and the beginning of true bustouts with no chance for a fresh million chips. Pending confirmation, there were 95 entries into this $10,300 event, so the prizepool is as it was: $1,000,000. Payout information will be available shortly. Last minute
Alex Foxen Pulls Away as Chip Leader
The first and only player to top four million chips in the High Roller Finale so far is Alex Foxen, who pushes John Duthie into second. The field is still growing, and with two one-hour levels left of late registration, it looks like that $1,000,000 guarantee may yet be met
Big Bluffs and High Profile Bust Outs on Day 1b of the partypoker MILLIONS UK
Day 1b of the partypoker MILLIONS UK Main Event started with just a few tables in play, just like on Day 1a. But things quickly escalated with dozens of players flocking to the tables before the first break. With 184 players registered as the final starting day came to a close,
Burns Overbets Playing the Board, Busts
Kahle Burns, who won the $25,500 Super High Roller last night, opened the action with a raise to 50,000 from middle position. His neighbor Andreas Christoforou three-bet to 160,000 from the hijack and all other players moved out of the way. Burns called out of position. Both players checked on [8c6s5s]
Burns Loses a Bit
Kahle Burns, who won the $25,500 Super High Roller last night, was seen squaring off against his neighbor Anh Do. We picked up the action on the flop as Burns bet 103,000 from the small blind on [9hTs3d]. Do called and he called the 150,000-bet on the [4c] turn as well.