Team partypoker streamer Jeff Gross had a decent day today, putting a bit more than $8,000 into his bank account after 7th place in The Grand and 10th place in The Sunday 500. Gross' exit was followed by Chris Klodnicki to leave the game five-handed.
Action is still three-handed in The Weekender as the other two players chip away at the chip lead of "Garry Chess".
Team partypoker pro streamer Jaime Staples had a day off today, but he's still laying down the wisdom on Twitter. Staples spent some time talking about the differences between poker and other forms of gambling, and it is well worth the read.
1/2 I am so tired of poker getting grouped in with other casino games. There is so many redeeming qualities about p… https://t.co/KeFE6iWOj0
— Jaime Staples (@jaimestaples)
Heads-up didn't last very long in The Sunday 500, but it all ended on a cooler. It was a classic race when "Tagir Madzhulov" got the ace-king in, and "AKmaki123" called if off with less with pocket queens. The big slick got there and held, and that was it for The Sunday 500.
There were 212 total entries in the game, which took just under 7 hours to finish. Team partypoker member Jeff Gross managed to cash in this one, making it all the way to 10th place for a score of $1,071 in prizes, but he didn't manage to get a bounty through the whole day. Gross is still alive on the final table of The Grand with $45,000 up top.
| Place | Player | Bounty | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagir Madzhulov | $14,934 | $8,368 |
| 2 | AKmaki123 | $2,525 | $8,357 |
| 3 | Cheleven | $1,641 | $5,674 |
| 4 | Rustimur17 | $4,314 | $3,786 |
| 5 | Scelevco | $375 | $2,721 |
| 6 | NYC13 | $500 | $2,127 |
| 7 | WilfredWallace | $1,848 | $1,612 |
"Akmaki123" has clawed some chips back, but is still behind the leader "Tagir Madzhulov" heads-up in The Sunday 500. "Garry Chess" still has the runaway lead with almost 67 million in The Weekender with their two opponents sitting on less than 20 million each.
The Grand is still nine-handed, and Niklas Astedt leads the way with 72 million. Tauan Naves is in second with 40 million, while Canadian Chris Klodnicki, Jeff Gross, and Damian Salas rounding out the top five.
"Cheleven" is out in third, leaving The Sunday 500 heads-up. "Tagir Madzhulov" has a big lead with 61 million chips, but "AKmaki123" is only one double from the lead with 38 million.
The Grand had now hit the final table, after Canadian Mark Radoja bubbled the final nine. Niklas Astedt is the clear leader with more than 80 million, but Brazilian Tauan Naves has a decent stack of 34 million in second. Team partypoker memberJeff Gross is sitting in third with 23.8 million.
partypoker launched its Hot Tables feature on April 11 and it has proven extremely popular thus far. Even more of the site’s cash game and fastforward players can experience the excitement of being at a Hot Table thanks to partypoker adding three new stakes to the roster.
There are now seven different stakes where Hot Tables can trigger courtesy of partypoker adding $0.01/$0.02, $0.02/$0.05, and $1/$2 cash games and fastforward tables to the feature. Trigger one of the Hot Tables at the $1/$2 tables, hit the biggest prize, and $1,000 is all your in addition to the pot you win.
There are ten players left in The Grand, so action is hand-for-hand to the final table. Sweden's Niklas Astedt is the leader with more than 51.7 million with Tauan Naves trailing in second with almost 40.5 million. Austria's Leon Sturm, Jeff Gross, and Argentina's Damian Salas round out the tip five stacks.
The Sunday 500 is also down to just 4 remaining now and "Tagir Madzhulov" is still the chip leader with 38.3 million. There are still 4 remaining in The Weekender as well, while The Grand has been stalled on 12 left for quite a while now. Jeff Gross has chipped up to second place behind Sweden's Niklas Astedt.
The action is playing down quickly in The Weekender as they are down to just four players left. "Garry Chess" is the run-away leader with more than 60 million, to "lia007" in second with just 18.6 million.