Unofficial Final Table
Event #5: $50,000 Short Deck Unofficial Final Table
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Antes |
| 1 | Mikhail Rudoy | 4,090,000 | 136 |
| 2 | Cary Katz | 1,185,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Seth Davies | 1,440,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Aaron Van Blarcum | 1,025,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Sam Greenwood | 2,890,000 | 96 |
| 6 | Phil Ivey | 3,050,000 | 102 |
| 7 | Wai Kin Yong | 1,320,000 | 44 |
Paul Phua Eliminated in 8th Place ($100,000)
Paul Phua found his remaining stack of about 720,000 head into the middle and with one competitor in Mikhail Rudoy, putting Phua at risk.
Paul Phua: [adts]
Mikhail Rudoy: [khjd]
The dealer fanned out [td9h8d] and Phua was still in the lead. An [8h] turn left Rudoy with one last chance for romance as Phua was still in front.
The [jc] river nailed the Russian with a higher two pair than the Triton Poker co-founder as Phua took an exit in eighth and Rudoy add yet another pot to his rapidly growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Rudoy | 4,090,000 |
1,540,000  |
| Paul Phua | Busted |
-1,050,000  |
“You Can’t Win If You Don’t Get a Call”
So says permanent Sochi finalist Aaron Van Blarcum, who insists that every time he’s shoved he’s been happy for a call (he just did exactly this with [AsQc] for 970,000 preflop, uncalled).
“That’s your story and you’re sticking with it,” remarked Cary Katz.
“You can’t win if you don’t get a call,” Van Blarcum noted.
Van Blarcum had just lost 60,000 (with [Js9d]), calling pre after Wai Kin Yong also called first to act (with [AdJh]); both players folded quickly to a Phil Ivey preflop raise to 330,000. Ivey had picked up [KsKh].
Ivey’s Two Pair Counterfeited on Turn, Yong Benefits
Wai Kin Yong called for 60,000 with [As9s] after Cary Katz ([7c6c] utg); Phil Ivey checked his option with [Qc6d].
Flop: [6hTsQs] – two pair for Ivey and the nut flush draw for Yong, who bet 130,000. Ivey just called and Katz threw his cards in the muck.
Turn: [Td]. Yong led out again, this time for 230,000, and Ivey gave up on the hand, his six now worthless.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Ivey | 2,700,000 |
-215,000 |
| Wai Kin Yong | 1,890,000 |
245,000 |
Mikhail Rudoy Doubles Early Through Sam Greenwood
Action folded to Mikhail Rudoy in the cutoff, he moved his 1,200,000 into the middle and Sam Greenwood called from the button, putting the Russian at risk of elimination.
Mikhail Rudoy: [ahqd]
Sam Greenwood: [acts]
The flop came down [khqctd] and Rudoy’s pair of queens was well in front. An [ad] turn and [qs] river sealed it for Rudoy who found a full double through the start of day chipleader.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Greenwood | 3,200,000 |
-1,390,000 |
| Mikhail Rudoy | 2,550,000 |
1,390,000 |
Feature Table Delay
The final eight have returned for Day 2 and are still placed across two tables until just seven remain to make up the unofficial final table. One of the two tables will be set-up on the feature table and the live updates will match the delay.
Official Final Table TBC in Event #5 $50k Short Deck; Eight Remain Led by Comeback King Sam Greenwood
Eight players return for Day 2 of the third Short Deck event at the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Super High Roller Series Sochi. In the lead is Sam Greenwood, fresh from his 5th place finish in yesterday’s Event #4 $50,000 “long deck” event which netted him $180,000, followed by none other than Phil Ivey. Over 1.5 million chips separate the stacks of these two greats of the game – more than the full complement of chips that Mikhail Rudoy, Paul Phua, Cary Katz and Aaron Van Blarcum will bring back to the table today.
Van Blarcum is deserving of an honourable mention for having now cashed in four out of five events so far here in Sochi, and is gunning for his fourth final table. The extraordinary wealth of experience at the super high roller level at the last two tables, however, will put him to the test.
Katz and Blarcum finished sixth and fourth respectively last night; Phua too has already dipped a toe in 2020 Sochi success with a runner-up finish to Wai Leong Chan worth $305,000 in Event #3. The list of surviving competitors is rounded out with Wai Kin Yong and Seth Davies, near tied for third in chips overall. All returning players are guaranteed at least $100,000 for making the money; $800,000 is reserved for today’s eventual winner. A total of $2,500,000 in prize money will be awarded in this event, which attracted 50 entries.
Final Eight Players:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Antes |
| 1 | 1 | Wai Kin Yong | 1,645,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 2 | Aaron Van Barclum | 820,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 3 | Phil Ivey | 2,915,000 | 97 |
| 1 | 4 | Cary Katz | 1,200,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 1 | Seth Davies | 1,620,000 | 54 |
| 2 | 2 | Mikhail Rudoy | 1,160,000 | 39 |
| 2 | 3 | Sam Greenwood | 4,590,000 | 153 |
| 2 | 4 | Paul Phua | 1,050,000 | 35 |
Prizes (full payouts):
| Place | Prize |
| 1 | $800,000 |
| 2 | $525,000 |
| 3 | $350,000 |
| 4 | $250,000 |
| 5 | $200,000 |
| 6 | $150,000 |
| 7 | $125,000 |
| 8 | $100,000 |
Live streaming on PokerGO is scheduled to resume at 7am EDT/2pm local time – however, the final table must first be set. Watch coverage from both tables with an hour’s delay right here.
Sam Greenwood Rises from the Ashes to Lead Event #5 into Final Day
The partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Super High Roller Series in Sochi, Russia has now seen Day 1 of Event #5: $50,000 Short Deck come to an end after 17 levels of play. The first $50,000 Short Deck event of the series drew 50 players and when the bags came out only eight remained with Sam Greenwood’s stack of 4,590,000 leading the way.
Greenwood jumped into the top of ranks midway through the day and continued to stack up easily until just two tabled remained. During the final two tables, the Canadian found a spot that left him with under five antes. Action folded to Greenwood in the cutoff who elected to push his top three stack into the middle with just Paul Phua left to act. Phua took looked at his cards for around ten seconds before cracking a smile as he tabled two aces, slow-rolling Greenwood during the biggest pot of the day.
The deck failed to improve the hand of Greenwood and he was left with crumbs, sending the lead over to Phua. The hand sparked something in Greenwood and from that point on, he could not be stopped. He doubled his stack up several times in the next round, once through Phua which brought him back up to almost two million in chips. Seth Davies completed the turn around for Greenwood, sending a complete double to the Canadian who was holding a pair of queens versus the ace-jack of Davies, catapulting Greenwood into the lead which was a position he held onto by night’s end.
Closest behind Greenwood on the leaderboard is Phil Ivey who is one of the best to ever do it. Ivey seemed to hover above average for the better part of the day and it was not until the last levels of the night that he seemed to bring that old school Ivey style to the mix. Blasting pots and applying an amount of pressure that most can not keep up with. He will be entering his second final table of the series with 2,915,000 and all the skill in the world to ship his second Super High Roller Series Short Deck event.
Another player headed into the final day that deserves some recognition is Aaron Van Blarcum who has now cashes four out of five events thus far with three final tables that may become four tomorrow. Blarcum is entering the final day at the bottom with a stack of 820,000 but has proven he is more than capable of running up a stack against the best in the world.
Rounding out the final eight that are headed into Day 2 are Wai King Yong (1,645,000), Seth Davies (1,620,000), Cary Katz (1,200,000), Mikhail Rudoy (1,160,000), and Paul Phua (1,050,000).
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Antes |
| 1 | 1 | Wai Kin Yong | 1,645,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 2 | Aaron Van Barclum | 820,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 3 | Phil Ivey | 2,915,000 | 97 |
| 1 | 4 | Cary Katz | 1,200,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 1 | Seth Davies | 1,620,000 | 54 |
| 2 | 2 | Mikhail Rudoy | 1,160,000 | 39 |
| 2 | 3 | Sam Greenwood | 4,590,000 | 153 |
| 2 | 4 | Paul Phua | 1,050,000 | 35 |
Busting just shy of the money was Event #2: $25,000 NLH runner-up Ivan Leow who called the remainder of his stack into the middle after a Wai Kin Yong shove. Leow was holding big slick fo clubs versus the pocket nines of Yong who flopped a set. Leow turned a straight but Yong instantly took back over on the river, hitting a full house and Leow took an exit in ninth, dubbed the bubble boy of the tournament.
Play began at 3 p.m. (MSK) with just three tables to start the day and by the time late registration had closed, there was a total of 50 entry slips, gathering a prize pool worth $2,500,000. The payouts were announced and the top eight were then set to make at least $100,000 for a min-cash with the eventual champion landing a payday worth $800,000.
Event #5: $50,000 Short Deck final table begins at 1 p.m. (MSK) on Wednesday, March 11, with the action continuing until a winner is crowned, taking home the $800,000 first-place money.
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End of Day Chip Counts
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Button Antes |
| 1 | 1 | Wai Kin Yong | 1,645,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | Aaron Van Barclum | 820,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 3 | Phil Ivey | 2,915,000 | 49 |
| 1 | 4 | Cary Katz | 1,200,000 | 20 |
| 0 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Seth Davies | 1,620,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 2 | Mikhail Rudoy | 1,160,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 3 | Sam Greenwood | 4,590,000 | 77 |
| 2 | 4 | Paul Phua | 1,050,000 | 18 |
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Greenwood | 4,590,000 |
-35,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 2,915,000 |
1,190,000 |
| Wai Kin Yong | 1,645,000 |
-255,000 |
| Seth Davies | 1,620,000 |
95,000 |
| Cary Katz | 1,200,000 |
-225,000 |
| Mikhail Rudoy | 1,160,000 |
-40,000 |
| Paul Phua | 1,050,000 |
-900,000 |
| Aaron Van Blarcum | 820,000 |
-80,000 |
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