Spanish player David Laka is vying for a second partypoker MILLIONS Russia title after a successful run in the $10,300 High Roller that took place last week. The player took down the aforementioned tournament for $285,000 and is just an eight-handed final table away from capturing another trophy within the festival, this time accompanied by a $1-million first-place payout.
Sochi Casino and Resort is playing host to the exciting partypoker MILLIONS Russia, which is entering its final day. The $5,300 Main Event will crown its victor later today and the Spaniard is in an excellent position to claim the gold. There will be more information about Laka and his chance to make history in an event that has already entered poker history books as the largest live tournament to have ever been played in Russia, but here is how action unfolded during Day 4 of the major tournament.
Day 4 Recap and How the Field Was Brought to the Final 8
The tournament’s fourth day of play kicked off with 53 players, who were led by Czech Republic’s Philipp Zukernik. The player had a total of 40.7 million in chips at the time cards were thrown in the air. Action unfolded very quickly as the first elimination occurred on the very first hand of play. Yuriy Tuzov was the unfortunate player to leave the tables at the host venue first on Wednesday. The day was over shortly after it had begun for several more players.
It did not take long before David Laka began building a solid chip stack that eventually rocketed him into the chip leader position. By the time there were only eight hopefuls left in contention and organizers called it a day, the Spanish player had accumulated a chip stack of 253.9 million.
The eight-handed final table of the partypoker MILLIONS Russia Main Event is comprised of four Russian players, Laka from Spain, as well as participants from the Czech Republic and Belarus. Start-of-the-day chip leader, Philipp Zukernik, is also among the final eight set to return today at the host venue and play down to a champion. Each of the eight finalists is guaranteed a minimum payout of $70,000. The champion of the record-breaking tournament will take home $1 million in prize money.
Laka’s Successful Run in the partypoker MILLIONS Russia
Laka is a player from Spain with live tournament earnings of $492,408. The greater portion of that amount came from his recent victory in the $10,300 High Roller that took place last week at Sochi Casino and Resort. The player collected his largest live cash of $285,000. Prior to that, the Spaniard had cashed in multiple PokerStars Championship and EPT poker tournaments that had taken place in different parts of Europe and the rest of the world.
If Laka wins the ongoing Main Event, he will not only boost his bankroll significantly and scoop a second poker trophy in less than a week, but will also be crowned the victor of Russia’s largest-ever live tournament. The $5,300 buy-in Main Event attracted a total of 999 players.
