CA$10,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

05-24-2019 19:10 UTC-4

Rezaei Holds Against Kisacikoglu

Adam Lamers

Level 25 : 175,000/350,000, 350,000 ante

Armin Rezaei opened to 700,000 from under the gun and John Cayley called on the button. Orpen Kisacikoglu three-bet jammed all in for 13,700,000 in the small blind and Rezaei re-shoved all in which forced Cayley out.

Rezaei:
Kisacikoglu:

Both players held pocket pairs but Rezaei's was the one in the lead. The board of changed nothing and Kisacikoglu headed for the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Rezaei	29,800,000 14,050,000	14,050,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu John Cayley Armin Rezaei

05-24-2019 19:03 UTC-4

Kisacikoglu Check-Raises Fontan

tRaMSt0p

Level 25 : 175,000/350,000, 350,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 700,000 from under the gun and Castrillon Fontan called on the button.

Both players checked through the flop to reveal the on the turn.

Kisacikoglu checked and Fontan bet 750,000. Kisacikoglu used a time extension chip, and then check-raised to 2,000,000 total. Fontan quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Fontan	21,825,000 -1,450,000	-1,450,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	13,400,000 2,375,000	2,375,000

Tags: Castrillon Fontan Orpen Kisacikoglu

Level: 25

Blinds: 175,000/350,000

Ante: 350,000

05-24-2019 17:57 UTC-4

Dinner Break

tRaMSt0p

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The remaining 26 players are headed on a 60-minute dinner break.

Play will resume at approximately 7 p.m. (EDT).

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
19	1	Armin Rezaei	Austria	15,750,000	45
19	2	Castrillon Fontan	Spain	23,275,000	67
19	3	-- empty --	--	--	--
19	4	Jason James	Canada	15,950,000	46
19	5	John Cayley	Canada	22,000,000	63
19	6	-- empty --	--	--	--
19	7	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	11,025,000	32
19	8	Ruben Perceval	Canada	27,850,000	80

22	1	Philipe Pizzari Pinto	United States	32,300,000	92
22	2	-- empty --	--	--	--
22	3	Upeshka De Silva	United States	13,650,000	39
22	4	-- empty --	--	--	--
22	5	Santiago Plante	Canada	14,900,000	43
22	6	Danick Landriault	Canada	43,050,000	123
22	7	Maurice Hawkins	United States	10,000,000	29
22	8	Francois Billard	Canada	19,700,000	56

24	1	Bryn Kenney	United States	30,800,000	88
24	2	Dietrich Fast	Germany	31,500,000	90
24	3	Kevin Rabichow	United States	43,650,000	125
24	4	Erik Lemarquand	Canada	16,200,000	46
24	5	-- empty --	--	--	--
24	6	Alexandros Kolonias	Greece	6,850,000	20
24	7	Will Givens	United States	25,200,000	72
24	8	Tony Ruberto	United States	9,500,000	27

TV	1	-- empty --	--	--	--
TV	2	Seyedrohollah Ettehadi	Canada	5,750,000	16
TV	3	Mike McDonald	Canada	6,800,000	19
TV	4	Josh Kay	United States	13,300,000	38
TV	5	Ben Heath	United Kingdom	34,600,000	99
TV	6	Senthuran Vijayaratnam	Canada	12,250,000	35
TV	7	Josue Sauvageau	Canada	5,500,000	16
TV	8	Joni Jouhkimainen	Finland	28,500,000	81

Blinds will be 175,000-350,000 and a 350,000-big blind ante when play resumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	43,650,000 -3,250,000	-3,250,000
Danick Landriault	43,050,000 -3,350,000	-3,350,000
Ben Heath	34,600,000 17,350,000	17,350,000

Philipe Pizzari Pinto	32,300,000 7,500,000	7,500,000
Dietrich Fast	31,500,000 1,525,000	1,525,000

Bryn Kenney	30,800,000 12,750,000	12,750,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	28,500,000 16,900,000	16,900,000

Ruben Perceval	27,850,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Will Givens	25,200,000 -300,000	-300,000

Paul Fontan	23,275,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
John Cayley	22,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Francois Billard	19,700,000 -500,000	-500,000
Erik Lemarquand	16,200,000 -2,300,000	-2,300,000
Jason James	15,950,000 -950,000	-950,000
Armin Rezaei	15,750,000 4,150,000	4,150,000
Santiago Plante	14,900,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Upeshka De Silva	13,650,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000

Josh Kay	13,300,000 6,700,000	6,700,000
Senthuran Vijayaratnam	12,250,000 -3,175,000	-3,175,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	11,025,000 8,025,000	8,025,000

Maurice Hawkins	10,000,000 -5,100,000	-5,100,000
Tony Ruberto	9,500,000 -6,150,000	-6,150,000
Alexandros Kolonias	6,850,000 -7,050,000	-7,050,000

Mike McDonald	6,800,000 -18,725,000	-18,725,000

Seyedrohollah Ettehadi	5,750,000 -3,100,000	-3,100,000

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05-24-2019 17:56 UTC-4

Rezaei Doubles Through James

tRaMSt0p

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Jason James opened to 650,000 from under the gun before Armin Rezaei moved all in for 5,500,000 from the small blind. James called.

James:
Rezaei:

The board ran out and Rezaei collected the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason James	16,900,000 -8,550,000	-8,550,000
Armin Rezaei	11,600,000 5,100,000	5,100,000

Tags: Armin Rezaei Jason James

05-24-2019 17:48 UTC-4

Forozandeh Eliminated by Landriault

tRaMSt0p

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Upeshka De Silva raised to 625,000 in the hijack before Babak Forozandeh shoved all in from the cutoff for 3,100,000.

From the small blind, Danick Landriault four-bet to 6,500,000, and De Silva folded.

Landriault:
Forozandeh:

The dealer spread the board and Forozandeh's aces were cracked, and he was eliminated in 27th place for a CA$30,000 payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danick Landriault	46,400,000 7,900,000	7,900,000
Upeshka De Silva	14,800,000

Babak Forozandeh	Busted

Tags: Babak Forozandeh Danick Landriault Upeshka De Silva

05-24-2019 17:48 UTC-4

Perceval Has the Goods

Adam Lamers

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Ruben Perceval opened to 650,000 in early position and was called by Armin Rezaei on his left and Qi Hu in the big blind. The flop came and Hu checked to Perceval who continued for 1,300,000. Rezaei folded and Hu check-raised all in for 8,600,000. Perceval looked back at his cards and then called.

Perceval:
Hu:

The turn brought the and Hu was drawing to just two kings in the deck. The river brought the and Perceval's aces held up to eliminate Hu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Perceval	28,950,000 9,650,000	9,650,000
Qi Hu	Busted

Tags: Ruben Perceval Qi Hu Armin Rezaei

05-24-2019 17:39 UTC-4

Flush for James

tRaMSt0p

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Jason James opened to 650,000 from under the gun and Orpen Kisacikoglu called in the cutoff, as did Castrillon Fontan from the big blind.

The flop landed and Fontan checked to James who continued for 1,200,000. Kisacikoglu called, and Fontan folded as the turn fell the .

James bet 2,400,000, and Kisacikoglu called before both players checked the on the river.

James tabled his for a flush, and Kisacikoglu mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason James	25,450,000 5,650,000	5,650,000
Paul Fontan	21,850,000 -150,000	-150,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	3,000,000 -13,300,000	-13,300,000

Tags: Castrillon Fontan Jason James Orpen Kisacikoglu

05-24-2019 17:29 UTC-4

Pinto Takes Down Chartrand

Adam Lamers

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The action folded to Philipe Pizzari Pinto who raised it up on the button. Maxime Chartrand three-bet shoved all in from the small blind and Pinto quickly called it off.

The board ran out and Pinto's was good enough to eliminate Chartrand's weaker ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipe Pizzari Pinto	24,800,000 10,425,000	10,425,000
Maxime Chartrand	Busted

Tags: Maxime Chartrand Philipe Pizzari Pinto

05-24-2019 17:18 UTC-4

The River Keeps Fontan in the Game

Adam Lamers

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

After a couple of preflop raises, Castrillon Fontan in the hijack and Qi Hu in the small blind got all of their chips in the middle. Fontan was the player at risk for 10,700,000 but he needed some help.

Fontan:
Hu:

The flop of was still ok for Hu even though Fontan picked up a straight draw. The on the turn gave Fontan some more outs and the on the river was one of them. Fontan made a set of tens and earned a double up through Hu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Fontan	22,000,000 13,250,000	13,250,000
Qi Hu	5,000,000 -14,500,000	-14,500,000

Tags: Qi Hu Castrillon Fontan