Earlier this month, PartyPoker Ambassador Patrick Leonard said that September is the "best time of the year" for online poker grinders like him.
He's already grabbed a title during this year's MILLIONS Online, winning the $1,050 buy-in The Grand for $29,731, and narrowly missed out on another this weekend.
He finished sixth in the $1,050 6-Max PKO Championship for just over $13,500. But he wasn't done there. He was also one of 24 players who advanced to Day 2 of the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event.
partypoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1c
Several familiar names were among the top 10 chip counts after Day 1c of the partypoker MILLIONS Online Main Event, with Andras Nemeth leading the way. Online grinders Marius Gierse and Benjamin Rolle also featured among the chip leaders.
Leonard also bagged for Day 2, along with Niklas Astedt, Christopher Frank and William Kassouf.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 17,982,932 |
| 2 | Rayan Chamas | Canada | 15,198,278 |
| 3 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 13,184,869 |
| 4 | Pablo Brito Silva | Brazil | 11,808,611 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Zhilin | Argentina | 11,611,570 |
| 6 | Marius Gierse | Austria | 9,042,766 |
| 7 | Saimonas Norvaisas | United Kingdom | 8,607,128 |
| 8 | Benjamin Rolle | Austria | 8,016,491 |
| 9 | Patrick Hyllegaard Pedersen | Denmark | 7,209,515 |
| 10 | Bernardo Da Silveira Dias | Brazil | 7,107,565 |
PartyPoker Ambassadors Yuri Dzivielevski and Matthew Staples were also unable to advance, along with former PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event winners Benjamin Chalot and last year's winner Endrit Geci.
The current leader heading into Day 2 is Gabriele Re who bagged a commanding chip lead in the first flight earlier this month.
| Event | Entries | Advanced | Chip Leader | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1a | 152 | 23 | Gabriele Re (27,674,473) | $456,000 |
| PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1b | 117 | 18 | Simon Mattsson (16,010,939) | $351,000 |
| PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1c | 159 | 24 | Andras Nemeth (17,982,932) | $477,000 |
| Current Totals | 428 | 65 | - | $1,284,000 |
There are three further flights in the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event, starting this Sunday, with two more flights on Monday, September 26 ahead of Day 2.
| Date | Time (BST) | Event | Guarantee |
| Sep-25 | 19:05 | PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1d | $2,000,000 |
| Sep-26 | 14:05 | PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1e | $2,000,000 |
| Sep-26 | 17:05 | PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 1 Turbo | $2,000,000 |
| Sep-26 | 20:05 | PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Day 2 | - |
| Sep-27 | 20:05 | PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event Final Table | - |
Near Miss For Staples as Löfberg Takes Down The Grand
With Patrick Leonard having won the earlier $1,050 The Grand in the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online festival, fellow PartyPoker Ambassador Jaime Staples narrowly missed out on accomplishing the feat in Event #09, finishing third for $14,881.
The event attracted a total of 159 entries, with eventual winner Klas Löfberg claiming the first prize of $30,273, becoming the latest MILLIONS Online champion.
PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Event #09: The Grand Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klas Löfberg | Sweden | $30,273 |
| 2 | Manuel Bueno Fernandez | Austria | $21,280 |
| 3 | James Staples | Canada | $14,881 |
| 4 | Fabrice Bigot | United Kingdom | $10,194 |
| 5 | Aleks Dimitrov | Bulgaria | $7,654 |
| 6 | Marco Cipriani | Malta | $6,302 |
| 7 | Marcelo Mendes | Brazil | $5,286 |
| 8 | Gianluca Speranza | Austria | $4,500 |
| 9 | Ludvig Lindström | Sweden | $3,865 |
| 10 | Tomas Fara | Czech Republic | $3,278 |
SPINS Your Way to a MILLIONS Online Seat
All the buy-ins for the prestigious PartyPoker MILLIONS Online start at $109 and increase to $3,200 but that does not mean you have to miss out on the chance to become a MILLIONS Online champion. PartyPoker has a plethora of satellites from only $0.01 that run around the clock, opening the door for every PartyPoker player to compete at the highest level.
In addition to the traditional satellite format, players can jump into $30 buy-in SPINS MILLIONS Online edition. Most of the time these hyper-turbo sit & go tournaments pay $60 in cash, but they also award MILLIONS Online tickets worth from $109 to $3,200, and do so in a matter of a few minutes.
| Multiplier | 1st Prize | Frequency in 1M Games |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $60 cash | 699,724 |
| 3.64 | $109 MILLIONS Online ticket | 238,526 |
| 5.4 | $162 MILLIONS Online ticket | 40,000 |
| 10.67 | $320 MILLIONS Online ticket | 15,000 |
| 17.67 | $530 MILLIONS Online ticket | 5,000 |
| 35 | $1,050 MILLIONS Online ticket | 1,000 |
| 52.5 | $1,575 MILLIONS Online ticket | 500 |
| 106.67 | $3,200 MILLIONS Online ticket | 250 |
