2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
956,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,300 CAD
Prize Pool
5,709,750 CAD
Entries
1,168
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
1,000,000

John R Makes Quad Deuces in a Big Pot

Level 4 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Tony Dunst arrived at a new table after busting his first entry earlier today, and witnessed John R raised from middle position to 25,000 and the button called. The small blind folded and the big blind re-raised to 85,000. Both players called. The flop came {8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{Q-Spades} and the action was checked around.

The turn brought the {2-Spades} and the big blind led out for 110,000. John R called and so did the button as all three players saw the river. John R kept his cool when he saw the {2-Hearts} spike on the river. Action was checked to him and he bet 200,000, finding a call from the button and the big blind folded. John rolled over the other two deuces in his hand for quad deuces as he happily stacked his chips.

Player Chips Progress
John R
John R
2,800,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
1,000,000
780,000
780,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Aaron Mermelstein Doubles Through Simon Pin-Disle

Level 4 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and Dilovan Hussein called on the button.

Simon Pin-Disle was in the small blind and three-bet to 65,000. Both Mermelstein and Hussein called.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Pin-Disle checked. Mermelstein led out for 150,000 and Hussein folded. Pin-Disle called.

The turn was the {10-Spades} and Pin-Disle checked again. Mermelstein bet 375,000 this time. Pin-Disle called.

The river was the {q-Clubs}. Pin-Disle checked for a third time. Mermelstein had 660,000 behind and opted to move all in. Pin-Disle tossed in a single chip to call, and Mermelstein tabled {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for a full house. Pin-Disle mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
2,380,000
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein

Level: 4

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Eric Afriat Busts to a Set

Level 3 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Eric Afriat
Eric Afriat

After joining the action on the turn in a pot between Eric Afriat and David Valcourt-Dube, there was already over 400,000 in the middle. The board read {K-Spades}{J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Valcourt-Dube had a bet of 225,000 layed out awaiting the action of Afriat. Afriat made the call and the two players saw a river, which brough the {9-Clubs}.

Afriat checked and Valcourt-Dube shoved all in for his remaining 510,000, barely having Afriat covered. After some deliberation, Afriat made the call, only to see Valcourt-Dube roll over {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} sending Afriat to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
David Valcourt-Dube
David Valcourt-Dube
1,900,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
Busted
WPT 3X Winner

Peter Chien Climbs the Counts; New Faces Continue to Join

Level 3 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Peter Chien ca
Peter Chien
2,550,000
1,550,000
1,550,000
Kelly Kellner ca
Kelly Kellner
2,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Andreas Olympios gb
Andreas Olympios
1,700,000
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
1,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
Buck Ramsay ca
Buck Ramsay
1,650,000
650,000
650,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
1,600,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Nick Civitarese
Nick Civitarese
1,350,000
50,000
50,000
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
1,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Panzica us
Sam Panzica
1,200,000
200,000
200,000
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
1,120,000
120,000
120,000
Marc Etienne McLaughlin ca
Marc Etienne McLaughlin
1,100,000
100,000
100,000
Malcolm Bolger
Malcolm Bolger
1,050,000
50,000
50,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
1,000,000
Senthuran Vijayaratnam ca
Senthuran Vijayaratnam
1,000,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
1,000,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
1,000,000
WPT 1X Winner
Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
1,000,000
WPT 1X Winner
Harley Stoffmaker ca
Harley Stoffmaker
990,000
-10,000
-10,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
940,000
-60,000
-60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Nerissa Librea
Nerissa Librea
920,000
-80,000
-80,000
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
900,000
-100,000
-100,000
Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
900,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Wesley Wong
Wesley Wong
820,000
-180,000
-180,000

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Tony Tran Always Has It

Level 3 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With 60,000 in the middle and a board reading {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}, Tony Tran led out for 63,000. Preston Cloutier sat on the other side of the table contemplating his decision and eventually made the call. The river {8-Hearts} hit the felt and this time Tran made a substantial bet of 278,000. After going into the tank, Cloutier made the call only to see Tran roll over {Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a flush.

Cloutier, along with the rest of the table, looked in disbelief again. One player mentioned "It's hard to believe he always has it" as it appears Tran has been on a recent heater since the first break closing in on the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Tran us
Tony Tran
3,400,000
3,400,000
3,400,000
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
1,960,000
960,000
960,000
Preston Cloutier
Preston Cloutier
600,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Tony Dunst Loses Some Chips

Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst

Tony Dunst has found himself on an action-packed table. Chips are being thrown into the pot from every direction, however Dunst has been on the losing end of the last couple pots. After starting the day strong, Dunst heads into the first break looking to regain some of the chips he lost to Jase Regina recently.

Player Chips Progress
Marie-Josee Duguay
Marie-Josee Duguay
2,500,000
Alex Demers
Alex Demers
2,450,000
Matthew Brunskole ca
Matthew Brunskole
2,000,000
Jase Regina
Jase Regina
1,600,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
540,000
-860,000
-860,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Tony Dunst