Igor leads Triton €100K at partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe

Phil Ivey also advanced to Day 2 among 17 others at King's Casino, Rozvadov.

The 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe is underway at the King's Casino, Rozvadov, with Day 1 of the Super High Roller already in the books. The event attracted 21 high-rollers, who generated a total of 28 entries.

With the registration still being open until the end of the first level on Day 2 (kicking off at 1 PM local time), this number can easily grow. If you want to follow the action live, head over to PokerGO for the exclusive content!

The chip leader is Igor Kurganov, who accumulated 743,000 chips, which gives him a nice lead over Australia's Michael Addamo, who has 552,000. The champion of the £50,000 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in London, Charlie Carrel is the current 3rd, with 440,000.

Top 10 Chip Counts after Day 1 Triton 100K Super High Roller

Place Player Country Chip Count
1 Igor Kurganov Russia 743,000
2 Michael Addamo Australia 552,000
3 Charlie Carrel United Kingdom 440,000
4 Wai Kin Yong Malaysia 432,000
5 Paul Phua Malaysia 418,000
6 Sam Trickett United Kingdom 350,000
7 Phil Ivey United States 341,000
8 Tony G Lithuania/Australia 321,000
9 Ben Heath United Kingdom 313,000
10 Orpen Kisacikoglu Turkey 300,000

As it can be seen, the top ten is consisted by household names of the industry, including Triton co-founder, Paul Phua, Wai Kin Yong, partypoker Team pro Sam Trickett or living legend, Phil Ivey.

Only three players decided not to reenter after busting. Ole Schemion, Richard Yong and Teun Mulder, however, still have a whole blind-level to reconsider it. Kurganov, Burns, Katz, Phua, and Carrel all reentered once, while Orpen Kisacikoglu twice.

Current payouts (expected to change after the late regs):

Place Prize (EUR)
1 € 1,040,000
2 € 710,000
3 € 455,000
4 € 349,000
5 € 273,000
6 € 213,000

Play will resume at level 10 on Tuesday, August 13 at 1 p.m., with the blinds at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante.