{"id":3822,"date":"2019-08-16T14:11:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=3822"},"modified":"2019-08-16T14:11:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:11:14","slug":"michael-zhang-wins-e25k-super-high-roller-event-at-partypoker-live-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/michael-zhang-wins-e25k-super-high-roller-event-at-partypoker-live-millions","title":{"rendered":"Michael Zhang Wins \u20ac25k SHR Event At partypoker LIVE MILLIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/michael-chi-zhang.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Chi Zhang\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/michael-chi-zhang.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/michael-chi-zhang-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\">Michael Zhang has added another major score to his resume after winning the <em>partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe \u20ac25,500 Super High Roller<\/em> held on August 13-14 at King\u2019s Resorts Rozvadov. <\/p>\n<p>Zhang managed to outlast a field of 42 entries to capture the top prize of \u20ac350,000.<\/p>\n<p>Zhang\u2019s latest victory marks his second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/partypoker-makes-changes-to-millions-live-tour-for-2019\">partypoker LIVE MILLIONS<\/a> title after also taking down the <em>\u20ac51,000 buy-in Super High Roller<\/em> event at the same series in February 2018, where he captured a career-best prize of \u20ac800,000. <\/p>\n<p>Nine players managed to reach the final table of the \u20ac25K Super High Roller but only six of them were able to take a slice of the \u20ac997,500 prize pool. The three other players who left the table empty handed were German poker pro <strong>Ole Schemion<\/strong>, partypoker ambassador <strong>Kristen Bicknell<\/strong> and Australia\u2019s <strong>Kahle Burns<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"final-table-results\">Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<p>Among the six finalists who cashed in the event, Malaysian player <strong>Choon Siow<\/strong> became the first player to receive his share of the prize money after exiting in 6th place for \u20ac60,000. He was followed to the rail by Germany\u2019s <strong>Steffen Sontheimer<\/strong> who finished 5th earning \u20ac85,000. <\/p>\n<p>Triton co-founder <strong>Paul Phua<\/strong> continued his deep runs this month after collecting \u20ac112,500 for his 4th place finish. The Malaysian businessman managed to cash in three events at the recently-concluded <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/triton-million-london-sees-various-high-stakes-pros-attend\">Triton Poker Super High Series in London<\/a><\/em>, with a runner-up finish (\u00a32,558,305) in the <strong>\u00a3100,000 buy-in Main Event<\/strong> being his highest score during the tour.<\/p>\n<p>After Phua\u2019s elimination, <strong>Selahaddin Bedir<\/strong> was the next player to bust, winning \u20ac160,000 for finishing in 3rd place. The Turkish poker pro was able to break his previous highest live score of $94,490 for his 7th place finish in the <strong>$5300 buy-in No Limit Hold\u2019em Main Event<\/strong> at the <em>Merit Poker Classic, Kyrenia<\/em> in May.   <\/p>\n<p>An exciting heads-up battle then ensued between Zhang and Dutch player <strong>Tom Vogelsang<\/strong>, who eventually walked away with \u20ac230,000 for his second place finish. This win is significantly higher than all his combined lifetime winnings in live poker events.  <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"michael-zhang-running-hot\">Michael Zhang Running Hot<\/h2>\n<p>It has been a profitable 18 months for <a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/player.php?a=r&amp;n=299956\">Michael Zhang who performed well<\/a> in both live and online poker tournaments. He had a good run at the Triton London Main Event finishing in 6th place and taking home \u00a3711,000. <\/p>\n<p>He also scored big during the <em>2019 Aussie Millions Poker Championship in Melbourne<\/em>, finishing 7th in the A$50,000 No-Limit Hold\u2019em Challenge for $176,700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Zhang has added another major score to his resume after winning the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe \u20ac25,500 Super High Roller held on August 13-14 at King\u2019s Resorts Rozvadov. Zhang managed to outlast a field of 42 entries to capture the top prize of \u20ac350,000. 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