PPM VI Day 2: Lidviksson runs aground...
By Simon Young The crystal-clear seas outside may be calm, but in Le Moulin Rouge room, at the back of the seventh deck of the huge MSC Poesia, there are stormy waters for some as numbers remaining in the PartyPoker Million VI falls to 93 from the 123 day two starters. One of those who is struggling in the swell is the most surprising – overnight chip leader Ludvig Lidviksson is...PPM VI Day 2: Overnight chip leaders...
By Simon Young Welcome to day two of the PartyPoker Million VI tournament on board the MSC Poesia. We’re just pulling out of Katakolon in Greece, where many of our players stepped ashore to do the tourist thing. Next stop is Izmir in Turkey. The tournament, with a prize pool of $1,326,960, kicks off again in an hour or so, and leading the charge of the 123 survivors is Ludvik...PPM VI Day 1: Ludvik takes chip lead on ...
By Simon Young As the PartyPoker Million VI cruise sails overnight towards Greece, a group of players with healthy chip stacks will sleep easily in their beds. Although the official chips counts are not yet in, it looks like Icelandic Ludvik Lidviksson is our Day One chip leader with 45,000, well up from the 10,000 starting point. Big stack: Ludvik Lidviksson We had five one-hour...PPM VI Day 1: Early fallers as the actio...
By Simon Young As Bari, a huge sprawl of a city, disappeared slowly behind us, Mike Sexton stood up on stage and uttered the famous words: “Shuffle up and deal.” The PartyPoker Million VI was under way at 4.42pm as the MSC Poesia pointed her nose towards Katakolon in Greece, where many of our 171 players plus their family and friends will disembark tomorrow for a quick trip...PPM VI: Cash games before the tournament...
By Simon Young As our plane touched down I caught my first glimpse of Venice, rising majestically from the water with its beautiful architecture seemingly untouched for hundreds of years. But then, among the church spires and apartments, all criss-crossed by pretty canals, you see modern creations – and the reason why we have landed in this part of Italy. Dominating the skyline...Calm before the poker storm...
By Simon Young The forecast: blue skies, crystal-clear waters, exotic locations, first-class service, and a poker tournament that will make one lucky player rich enough to enjoy endless cruises like the PartyPoker Million VI. To be crowned champion is a dream for all 160 or so players as they pack their bags today before flying into beautiful Venice to start the week-long voyage on the...
