{"id":114861,"date":"2021-03-03T08:59:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T08:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=114861"},"modified":"2021-07-08T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T13:02:08","slug":"endrit-geci-top-millions-online-main-event-final-table-chip-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/endrit-geci-top-millions-online-main-event-final-table-chip-counts.html","title":{"rendered":"Endrit Geci Top MILLIONS Online Main Event Final Table Chip Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Lead image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.pokernews.com\/tours\/partypoker-millions-online\/2021-partypoker-millions-online\/main-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PokerNews<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>MILLIONS Online Main Event<\/strong> final table is set and what a final table it is. <strong>Endrit Geci<\/strong> is the man to catch going into the final day of this prestigious tournament, but he will not have it all his own way because there are some superstars in the chasing pack.<\/p>\n<p>Day 3 started with 28 players in the hunt for the title of MILLIONS Online Main Event champion. Team partypoker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/jaime-staples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jaime Staples<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Dzmitry Urbanovich<\/strong> were among the returning players, but things went horribly wrong for Staples.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=AcceptableSingleMageArsonNoSexy-ZT1wlJUo4uH8Lvp6&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Staples lost a tournament-defining pot with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> against <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> on a <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/js.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/th.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board. The legendary streamer composed himself and tried to claw his way back into contention before disaster struck during the 600,000\/1,200,000\/150,000a level.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=HeartlessAmazingPancakePJSugar-8tf5HDQuAYjps8QM&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our hero open-shoved for 16,001,996 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ts.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and <strong>Francisco Correia<\/strong> three-bet all-in for 26,677,901 from the button, which folded out the blinds. Correia flipped over <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and it was off to the races for Staples. The door card was an ace, but the Staples\u2019 opponent flopped an ace as the five community cards ran <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> to send Staples home in 20th place, a finish good for $35,084.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It was not meant to be. Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/partypoker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@partypoker<\/a> for the tourney, thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Twitch<\/a> for the support. It means the world. That hurt, but ill be back soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thedream?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thedream<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qEFlvQyWB8\">pic.twitter.com\/qEFlvQyWB8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jaime Staples (@jaimestaples) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaimestaples\/status\/1366852959427059712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another key hand took place a level later where the blinds were 700,000\/1,400,000\/175,000a. The hand saw Endrit Geci soar to the top of the chip counts and sent <strong>Usman Ulhaq<\/strong> to the rail in 16th place.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=GoodDreamyMinkBudStar-NSOYWaDzcwBmK3MV&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Geci raised to 3,080,000 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/js.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> in late position and Ulhaq called all-in for 968,584 from the cutoff with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. <strong>Jonathan Proudfoot<\/strong> called on the button before <strong>Jerry Odeen<\/strong>, from the small blind, made it 14,000,000 to go with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ad.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Only Geci called.<\/p>\n<p>Odeen led for 5,363,660 on the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> flop and Geci called. Odeen then checked to Geci on the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> turn before folding to Geci\u2019s 8,960,000 bet. The <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> completed the board, busted Ulhaq, and sent Geci\u2019s stack passed the 200 million chip mark.<\/p>\n<p>Geci added more chips to his colossal stack and finished the evening with 252,646,714 chips, more than enough for the chip lead going into the final table.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=EnergeticVivaciousPepperPeoplesChamp-r7ODrYFTjEmynGXa&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The final hand of Day 2 saw the MILLIONS Online Mini Main Event champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/justin-ouimette-wins-millions-online-mini-main-event.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Justin Ouimette<\/strong><\/a> bite the dust. All the chips went in on a <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board, Ouimette holding <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and Geci the superior <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Geci improved to an unnecessary full house on the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> river to bring the curtain down on a superb night of poker.<\/p>\n<h2>MILLIONS Online Main Event Final Table Chip Counts<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_114901\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114901\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-114901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/49548560268_da49a7d866_c1-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"Dzmitry Urbanovich\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/49548560268_da49a7d866_c1-300x200@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/49548560268_da49a7d866_c1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/49548560268_da49a7d866_c1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-114901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dzmitry Urbanovich is still on contention for the MILLIONS Online Main Event title<\/p><\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Chips<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Endrit Geci<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>252,646,714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Daniel Dvoress<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>170,567,288<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Hermogenes Gelonezi Junior<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>126,236,940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Dzmitry Urbanovich<\/td>\n<td>Latvia<\/td>\n<td>119,870,996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Christian Rudolph<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>115,562,478<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Francisco Pinho Correia<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>107,266,106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Martin Brinkmann<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>84,487,580<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Proudfoot<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>67,730,276<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Richard Mullen<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>38,739,864<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Geci holds a substantial lead going into the final table and is the hot favourite to get his hands on the $892,274 top prize. He, like the other eight finalists, have locked up $72,259 for the efforts and seven of the returning players will reel in six-figure sums.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/daniel-dvoress-takes-down-the-wpt-montreal-mike-sexton-classic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Daniel Dvoress<\/strong><\/a> is Geci\u2019s closest rivals in terms of chips, but finds himself approximately 23 big blinds behind at the restart. Brazil\u2019s <strong>Hermongenes Gelonezi Junior<\/strong> returns third in chips with Team partypoker\u2019s Dzmitry Urbanovich in the pack in fourth-place with an almost exactly average stack for this stage of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Just below Urbanovich you find <strong>Christian Rudolph<\/strong> and <strong>Francisco Pinho Correia<\/strong>; all three players have more than 100 million chips.<\/p>\n<p>Seventh place when play resumes at 19:05 GMT on March 3 is occupied by <strong>Martin Brinkmann<\/strong> while Jonathan Proudfoot takes his seat with around 23 big blinds in eighth-place. Canada\u2019s <strong>Richard Mullen<\/strong> is the shortest stack going into the final table; Mullen holds a shade over 10 big blinds.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch The MILLIONS Online Main Event on Twitch<\/h2>\n<p>Join <strong>James Dempsey<\/strong>, <strong>Henry Kilbane<\/strong>, and special guests on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/partypokertv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Twitch from 19:30 GMT<\/strong><\/a> on March 3 as we bring you cards-up coverage of the MILLIONS Online Main Event final table. Not only do you get to watch some of the best players in the world and hear expert analysis, but you will also <strong>discover the password for a special freeroll<\/strong> where the winner walks away with a much sought after <strong>PlayStation 5<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h3>Love poker? Join party!<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to jump into the action, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/download\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here to download partypoker and get started<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you already have an account with us, click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/promo.partypoker.com\/en\/promo\/launch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead image courtesy of PokerNews The MILLIONS Online Main Event final table is set and what a final table it is. Endrit Geci is the man to catch going into the final day of this prestigious tournament, but he will not have it all his own way because there are some superstars in the chasing<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/endrit-geci-top-millions-online-main-event-final-table-chip-counts.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":114863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[300],"tags":[1356,184,1424,1425,419,1641,865],"yst_prominent_words":[44153,3947,43561,5117,5108,4138,16255,44143,23823,44141,32507,44148,2371,10346,5112,5106,14420,44131,44126,6303],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114861"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140270,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114861\/revisions\/140270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114861"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=114861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}