{"id":45338,"date":"2017-11-26T10:18:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T09:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=45338"},"modified":"2021-06-25T09:52:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T09:52:13","slug":"2017-caribbean-poker-party-day-9-sam-greenwood-wins-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/2017-caribbean-poker-party-day-9-sam-greenwood-wins-main-event.html","title":{"rendered":"2017 Caribbean Poker Party Day 9: Sam Greenwood Wins Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 9, the final day\u2019s play, of the partypoker LIVE 2017 Caribbean Poker Party<\/strong> saw the $5,300 MILLIONS Main Event<\/strong> and the $5,300 MILLIONS Finale<\/strong> crown their champions. But who were they? Let\u2019s find out in the last recap of this fantastic festival.<\/p>\n

MILLIONS Main Event<\/h3>\n

Sam Greenwood<\/strong> capped off a stellar week in Punta Cana by winning the $5,300 MILLIONS Main Event for a cool $1 million. Greenwood had already finished third in the $10,300 MILLIONS High Roller and was the runner-up in the $25,500 Super High Roller so was already $366,850 to the good coming into the Main Event.<\/p>\n

Twelve players returned for the fifth day of the Main Event and they were quickly reduced to 11 when Michael Malm<\/strong>\u2019s pocket threes didn\u2019t improve against Jonas Gjelstad\u2019s tens.<\/p>\n

Ruben Perceval<\/strong> then crashed out when his was outflopped by the of Udo Erlei<\/strong> before partypoker\u2019s Jason Koon<\/strong> bust with against the of Gjelstad. Koon\u2019s exit left only the unofficial nine-handed final table and play remained nine-handed for a while before Damian Lomza<\/strong> found and pushed all-in for almost 11 big blinds, only to discover Andrey Shatilov<\/strong> was laying in waiting with .<\/p>\n

Dan Dizenzo<\/strong> was the first player to be eliminated from the official final table and he was followed to the rail by Udo Erlei, MILLIONS High Roller winner Preben Stokkan<\/strong>, and Brazil\u2019s Felipe Ramos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the start of the 35th level, Jiri Horak\u2019s lost to the in the hand of Shatilov and heads-up was set when Gjelstad shoved 15 big blinds with and Greenwood called with the dominating . Neither player improved by the river, Greenwood\u2019s jack-kicker came into play and Gjelstad bust in third-place.<\/p>\n

After almost three hours of heads-up play, Greenwood emerged victorious. With the blinds at 6,000,000\/12,000,000, Greenwood raised to 24,000,000 and Shatliov called. A flop reading saw Shatilov check-called a 20,000,000 continuation bet. The turn was the and Shatilov checked. Greenwood bet 100,000,000 and snap-called when Shatilov check-raised all-in for 362,000,000.<\/p>\n

Greenwood showed and Shatilov the . The complete the board, eliminated Shatilov and crowned Greenwood as the 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Main Event champion.<\/p>\n

MILLIONS Main Event Final Table Results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nSam Greenwood<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$1,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAndrey Shatilov<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n$650,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJonas Gjelstad<\/td>\nNorway<\/td>\n$450,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJiri Horak<\/td>\nCzech Republic<\/td>\n$315,850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nFelipe Ramos<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n$220,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nPreben Stokkan<\/td>\nNorway<\/td>\n$150,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nUdo Erlei<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n$100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nDan Dizenzo<\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\n$70,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

MILLIONS Finale: Adrian Mateos Takes Down the Tournament<\/h3>\n
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Adrian Mateos<\/p><\/div>\n

Twenty-six players sat down for the final day of the $5,300 MILLIONS Finale and by the time the last hand was dealt, only Adrian Mateos<\/strong> had chips in front of him.<\/p>\n

Only 23 players were paid and it was one of our own who burst the bubble. Team partypoker\u2019s Anatoly Filatov<\/strong> and Kristen Bicknell<\/strong> clashed in a hand where Bicknell held and Filatov the . A king on the flop left Bicknell drawing thin and she couldn\u2019t find any of her outs.<\/p>\n

Aleksejs Meless<\/strong> and George Richard Tatalovich<\/strong> bust before partypoker\u2019s Roberto Romanello<\/strong> fell in 21st place. Some big names also crashed out, including Chris Hunichen<\/strong>, Conor Beresford<\/strong>, Tony Cousineau<\/strong>, Barny Boatman<\/strong>, and Dylan Linde<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Each of the eight-players at the final table was guaranteed $35,000 and this is the sum that James Walker<\/strong> got his hands on when his ace-seven lost to Mateos\u2019 ace-nine. Walker was followed to the sidelines by Bartlomiej Machon<\/strong> and Marc-Oliver Carpentier-Perrault<\/strong> before Mateos came from behind with to cracked the of the dangerous Manig Loeser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fourth-place went to the partypoker\u2019s Head of Poker Tom Waters<\/strong>. Mateos opened to 2,200,000 on the button, Waters three-bet all-in for 15,00,000 in the small blind, Filatov called in the big blind before Mateos folded. Waters held and Filatov . Both players improved to a flush on the board, but Waters exited and banked $85,500.<\/p>\n

An hour later, Kenny Hallaert<\/strong> fell in third-place to leave partypoker\u2019s Filatov take on Mateos heads-up for the title. The chip lead exchanged hands several times but then Mateos managed to get a grip on things and began pulling away from the partypoker pro. The final hand saw Filatov move all-in with and Mateos call with . The dealer spread the board, Filatov bust and Mateos won yet another major tournament.<\/p>\n

MILLIONS Finale Final Table Results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAdrian Mateos<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n$250,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAnatoly Filatov<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n$165,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nKenny Hallaert<\/td>\nBelgium<\/td>\n$110,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nTom Waters<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n$87,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nManig Loeser<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n$70,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMarc-Oliver Carpentier-Perrault<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$55,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBartlomiej Machon<\/td>\nPoland<\/td>\n$45,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nJames Walker<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n$35,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Day 9, the final day\u2019s play, of the partypoker LIVE 2017 Caribbean Poker Party saw the $5,300 MILLIONS Main Event and the $5,300 MILLIONS Finale crown their champions. But who were they? Let\u2019s find out in the last recap of this fantastic festival. MILLIONS Main Event Sam Greenwood capped off a stellar week in Punta<\/p>\n

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