{"id":44350,"date":"2017-04-24T11:22:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T10:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=44350"},"modified":"2021-06-23T15:07:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:07:44","slug":"maria-lampropulos-wins-the-millions-main-event-for-1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/maria-lampropulos-wins-the-millions-main-event-for-1-million.html","title":{"rendered":"Maria Lampropulos Wins the MILLIONS Main Event For \u00a31 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maria Lampropulos became a millionaire this weekend thanks to the Argentinian triumphing in the \u00a36 million guaranteed partypoker<\/a> MILLIONS Main Event.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMaria Lampropulos<\/td>\nArgentina<\/td>\n\u00a31,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nJacob Mulhern<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n\u00a3650,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJeremy Pantin<\/td>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/td>\n\u00a3450,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nMateusz Rypulak<\/td>\nPoland<\/td>\n\u00a3320,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nJon Spinks<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n\u00a3220,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nStephen Chidwick<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n\u00a3150,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nKatie Swift<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n\u00a3100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nNeel Murthy<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n\u00a372,395<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

It was American Neel Murthy who was the first player to bust from the eight-handed final table. At the 2,500,000\/5,000,000\/500,000a level, Lampropulos opened to 11 million with a pair of red kings and Murthy three-bet to 31 million with seven-five offsuit from the big blind. Lampropulos called and then called a 22 million continuation bet on the all-heart ten-nine-deuce flop. On the four of clubs turn, Murthy moved all-in for 83.5 million, Lampropulos called and Murthy was drawing dead. The ace of clubs completed the board and Murthy left the tournament with a \u00a372,395 prize.<\/p>\n

One of the two female players to reach the final table, Katie Swift, was the next player eliminated. Swift was down to approximately seven-and-a-half big blinds and moved all-in with a pair of tens. Jeremy Panton called from the small blind with a pair of queens, which held, to end Swift\u2019s incredible run in seventh place, a finish good for \u00a3100,000.<\/p>\n

Almost immediately after Swift\u2019s exit, Stephen Chidwick fell by the wayside. Pantin opened to 11 million, Chidwick three-bet all-in for 146.5 million from the small blind and Mateusz Rypulak re-shoved for 192.3 million from the big blind. Pantin let his hand go and watched on as Chidwick\u2019s ace-queen failed to improve against the black kings in the hand of Poland\u2019s Rypulak.<\/p>\n

Fifth-place and \u00a3220,000 went to Jon Spinks who saw his pocket kings cracked by the ace-seven offsuit of Pantin before Mateusz Rypulak crashed out in fourth place for \u00a3320,000 when he committed his chips with eight-seven on a ten-seven-five flop only to see Lampropulos make the call with queen-ten. Another ten on the turn ensured Lampropulos would win the hand and Rypulak bust.<\/p>\n

Rypulak\u2019s exit locked up the \u00a3100,000 last longer competition for Jacob Mulhern as both players had qualified via partypoker with a Golden Chip in their hands. The last Golden Chip in play was worth a \u00a3100,000 cash boost.<\/p>\n

Heads-up was set when Pantin\u2019s luck finally gave out. At the 4,000,000\/8,000,000\/800,000a level, Pantin raised with king-jack and was called by Lampropulos with ace-three. Lampropulos then check-called a 22 million et on the queen-four-three flop, both players checked the ace turn before Lampropulos led for 35 million on the deuce of spade river. Pantin moved all-in for 117.3 million and Lampropulos made the called to send Pantin home in third place.<\/p>\n

The stacks were almost even going into heads-up and the lead changed hands several times before Lampropulos made a big call with a pair of nines on a ten-high board that had three diamonds to gain a two-to-one chip advantage.<\/p>\n

The final hand of the partypoker MILLIONS<\/a> at Dusk Till Dawn saw a raising war result in Lampropulos four-bet all-in with and Mulhern call off his remaining 40 big blinds with . A final board reading bust Mulhern in second place and left Lampropulos to become the partypoker MILLIONS champion, an accolade that came with a \u00a31 million first-place prize.<\/p>\n

Players have the chance to play for a CAD$5 million guaranteed prize pool in the partypoker Million North America<\/a> Main Event. The next online Day 1 takes place at partypoker on Sunday 30 April with live Day 1s commencing on Friday 5 May at the Playground Poker Club.<\/p>\n

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