Rayan Chamas Wins the MILLIONS Online #05 6-Max Knockout ($56,561)
Three new winners were crowned in the 2021 partypoker MILLIONS Online including Rayan Chamas, Dante Fernandes, and Deniss Lebedevs.
Meanwhile, the MILLIONS Online #07 Opener PKO concluded the first of its three opening flights with none other than Hungarian poker superstar Andras Nemeth bagging the overnight chip lead.
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Rayan Chamas Wins the MILLIONS Online #05 6-Max Knockout ($56,561)
Rayan Chamas entered Day 2 in the MILLIONS Online #05 6-Max Knockout with a commanding chip lead with 29 players remaining and slightly more than five hours into the day parlayed this into a victory to collect a total haul of $56,561 ($21,106 prize + $35,455 in bounties). This included besting a tough opponent in online grinder and Twitch streamer Joshua Hoesel in heads-up play.
The event provided value to all 29 players that cashed thanks to the 164 entrants ponying up the $1,600 buy-in for the event falling $4,000 short of the $250,000 guarantee.
Also at the final table in this event were Robert Svedin, Armin Razaei, Joao Vieira, Jonathan Proudfoot, and Tauan Naves.
MILLIONS Online #05 6-Max Knockout Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayan Chamas | Canada | $21,106 | $35,455 | $56,561 |
| 2 | Joshua Hoesel | Mexico | $21,080 | $7,635 | $28,715 |
| 3 | Robert Svedin | Sweden | $14,335 | $5,977 | $20,311 |
| 4 | Armin Razaei | Malta | $9,578 | $4,406 | $13,985 |
| 5 | Joao Vieira | Netherlands | $6,898 | $9,551 | $16,449 |
| 6 | Jonathan Proudfoot | United Kingdom | $5,402 | $1,266 | $6,667 |
| 7 | Tauan Naves | Brazil | $4,105 | $4,477 | $8,581 |
Dante Fernandes Wins the MILLIONS Online #06 Omaha High Roller ($61,025)
The MILLIONS Online #06 Omaha High Roller was a one day event featuring a $3,200 buy-in and a $150,000 guaranteed prize pool. The prize pool boomed up to $219,000 after 73 entrants got into the action with 13 players getting paid at least a min-cash of $6,000.
Brazil's Dante Fernandes bested a star-studded field to collect the top prize of $61,025 after nearly 7 1/2 hours of total play. Also on the podium were Aku Joentausta (second - $38,636) and Andras Nemeth (third - $26,398).
Yuri Dzivielevski was in the hunt for his second MILLIONS Online title of the week after previously shipping the Dzivielevski Wins MILLIONS Online #03 6-Max High Roller for $184,637 but had to settle for the fourth-place prize of $18,671.
Dzivielevski was able to outlast Samuli Sipila, Jens Kyllonen, and Gavin Cochrane, who were the earliest casualties at the final table.
Meanwhile, Deniss Lebedevs, playing under a Union Jack flag at partypoker, outlasted a field of 162 entrants in a mini-version of this event featuring a $320 buy-in to bank the $10,543 top prize.
MILLIONS Online #06 Omaha High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dante Fernandes | Brazil | $61,025 |
| 2 | Aku Joentausta | Finland | $38,636 |
| 3 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | $26,398 |
| 4 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | $18,671 |
| 5 | Samuli Sipila | Finland | $13,726 |
| 6 | Jens Kyllonen | Finland | $10,728 |
| 7 | Gavin Cochrane | United Kingdom | $8,847 |
Andras Nemeth Bags Big in the MILLIONS Online #07 Opener PKO Day 1a
Andras Nemeth, who finished in third place in the Omaha High Roller, was at it again in the MILLIONS Online #07 Opener PKO on Friday's Day 1a.
The Hungarian bagged the overnight chip lead with a stack of 21,487,483 and has already collected $2,359 in bounties in this $1,050 event featuring a $500,000 tasty guarantee.
Three other players managed to accumulate an eight-figure stack when the closing bell rang on the first of three opening flights including Dominykas Mikolaitis (14,535,661), Pavel Veksler (12,728,617), and Pedro Padilha Chaves (12,166,806).
The action will resume with Day 1b in this event on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:05 p.m. GMT (2:05 p.m. EST) with players starting off with 1 million in chips and blinds increasing slowly at every 20 minutes. Players can re-enter once during the nine-level late-registration window and the day will conclude when just 15 percent of the field is remaining.
The final opening flight will take place on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 3:05 p.m. GMT (10:05 a.m. EST) and will be a turbo-charged affair with 10-minute blind levels.
Surviving players will then come back for one final day of action on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 7:05 p.m. GMT (2:05 p.m. EST) and will play down until a winner is crowned.
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partypoker MILLIONS Online Weekend Schedule
The Opener isn't the only big event over the weekend as Sunday, Feb. 21 features the first of two opening flights in the MILLIONS Online Main Event featuring a $5,300 buy-in and a massive $5 million guarantee.
Read More: $5M GTD partypoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Starts Sunday! Qualify for Just One Penny!
Meanwhile, the one-day MILLIONS Online High Roller Turbo will crown a winner on Sunday and features a $100,000 guarantee for a $2,100 buy-in.
| Date | Start Time (GMT) | # | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, Feb. 20 | 7:05 p.m. | #7 | MILLIONS Opener Day 1B [PKO] | $1,050 | $500,000 |
| Sunday, Feb. 21 | 3:05 p.m. | #7 | MILLIONS Opener Day 1C [PKO] | $1,050 | $500,000 |
| 7:05 p.m. | #8 | MILLIONS Main Event Day 1A - 3 Day Event + Final Table Wednesday | $5,300 | $5,000,000 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | #7 | MILLIONS Opener Final Day [PKO] | - | $500,000 | |
| 9:05 p.m. | #9 | MILLIONS High Roller Turbo | $2,100 | $100,000 |
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