2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

CA$10,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

Final Results
Winner
Francois Billard
Winning Hand
109
Prize
961,400 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 CAD
Prize Pool
5,210,000 CAD
Entries
521
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
6,000,000

Kolonias Sends Siddiqui to the Rail

Level 10 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The cards were already face up on the table but all along, it was Alexandros Kolonias in a dominant position. Shaan Siddiqui was all in for roughly 800,000 and would need to find some help.

Kolonias: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Siddiqui: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and Kolonias' king-kicker proved to be good enough to send Siddiqui to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
3,560,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Shaan Siddiqui ca
Shaan Siddiqui
Busted

Tags: Shaan SiddiquiAlexandros Kolonias

Level: 10

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Pahuja vs. Gagnon

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mukul Pahuja raised to 45,000 from early position and partypoker Online Qualifier Samuel Gagnon defended his big blind.

The flop landed {2-Spades}{q-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Pahuja continued for 30,000. Gagnon called, and then checked the {3-Hearts} on the turn.

Pahuja bet 80,000 and Gagnon tanked for over three minutes before calling.

The river fell the {a-Diamonds} and Gagnon checked a third time. Pahuja bet 400,000, and Gagnon folded.

Player Chips Progress
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
2,500,000
410,000
410,000
Samuel Gagnon ca
Samuel Gagnon
305,000
-935,000
-935,000

Tags: Mukul PahujaSamuel Gagnon

Sinclair Jams on Geci

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The pot already had over 700,000 in the middle and the action was on Jack Sinclair. The board read {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Sinclair tossed in a bet of 200,000. Geci called and the {j-Clubs} landed on the river.

Sinclair thought for a minute before shoving all in. Geci had just under 700,000 remaining but it was a quick decision as he tossed his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
1,930,000
719,000
719,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Endrit Geci gb
Endrit Geci
690,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Jack SinclairEndrit Geci

Teng Eliminated by Middleton

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Tom Middleton raised to 50,000 in middle position before Elliot Smith three-bet the hijack to 150,000. From the big blind, Andrew Teng moved all in for 545,000. Middleton called, and Smith folded.

Middleton: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Teng: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Teng was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
1,845,000
500,000
500,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
1,600,000
-940,000
-940,000
Andrew Teng gb
Andrew Teng
Busted

Tags: Andrew TengElliot SmithTom Middleton

Foxen Bets Out Ho

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Tam Ho limped in for 20,000 before Alex Foxen raised to 75,000 next to act. Action folded to the big blind, and he called, as did Ho.

The {j-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop checked through to reveal the {2-Spades} on the turn. The big blind and Ho checked to Foxen who bet 170,000.

The big blind folded, but Ho called before the {5-Hearts} completed the board on the river.

Ho checked, Foxen bet 495,000, and Ho folded.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
3,395,000
865,000
865,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Tam HoAlex Foxen

La Boissonniere Doubles Up

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a four-way limped pot, the dealer fanned the flop of {j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Both of the blinds checked to Jamie Sequeira who bet 20,000 from under the gun. Manig Loeser called on the button and Charles La Boissonniere check-raised to 90,000 from the small blind. Sequeira quickly called and Loeser folded.

The turn was the {q-Spades} and La Boissonniere moved all in for 230,000. Sequeira snap-called and the cards were on their backs. La Boissonniere showed {k-Hearts}{j-Spades} which was ahead of Sequeira's {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. The river was the {7-Clubs} and La Boissonniere doubled up in order to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Sequeira ca
Jamie Sequeira
1,880,000
Charles La Boissonniere ca
Charles La Boissonniere
770,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Manig LoeserCharles La BoissonniereJamie Sequeira

Ruberto Over-Bets the River

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Georgiy Filippovich opened to 45,000 in middle position and was called by Tony Ruberto in the cutoff and Rainer Kempe on the button. The flop fell {j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Filippovich continued for 55,000. Ruberto and Kempe both called to see the {j-Diamonds} on the turn.

All three players opted to check this time and the {6-Hearts} completed the board. Filippovich checked again and Ruberto slid out a large bet of 330,000. Kempe quickly folded but Filippovich dipped into the tank for about three minutes. He eventually mucked his cards as well and Ruberto scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Georgiy Filippovich ru
Georgiy Filippovich
4,040,000
Tony Ruberto us
Tony Ruberto
2,670,000
960,000
960,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
2,020,000
410,000
410,000

Tags: Tony RubertoRainer KempeGeorgiy Filippovich

D'Auteuil Leaves Charette in Agony

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Philippe D'Auteuil
Philippe D'Auteuil

Picking up the action on the turn with a board of {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, Duff Charette checked from the big blind. Philippe D'Auteuil bet 130,000 from under the gun into a pot of around 200,000 and Charette called.

The river was the {9-Clubs} and Charette checked again. D'Auteuil thought for a moment before shoving all in, putting Charette to the test for his last 430,000 chips. Charette moaned in agony as he put his hands to his head. A couple of minutes later, Charette finally mucked his cards and D'Auteuil raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Philippe D'Auteuil ca
Philippe D'Auteuil
3,470,000
720,000
720,000
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
430,000
-560,000
-560,000

Tags: Philippe D'AuteuilDuff Charette