The Penultimate Day of the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event is Here!
A total of 37 players are coming back at noon local time to play down to the final eight, on this penultimate day of the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event! This CA$5,000,000 guaranteed event has set a Canadian record for biggest prizepool in live poker history. The winner is going to receive CA$1,000,000 and bragging rights for making history!
The tournament reached 1,168 entries, making a prizepool of CA$5,709,750!
The leading player is WSOP bracelet winner, Scott Montgomery, also known for making the final table of the 2008 WSOP Main Event. He starts the day with an impressive 83,450,000 chips, out of the more than 1.1 billion chips in play. Yes. One billion chips!
Niall "Firaldo" Farrell isn't too far behind with 79,000,000, with Philippe D'Auteuil (71,300,000), [Removed:528] (62,350,000), and Jean-Pascal Savard (61,000,000) rounding out the top five stacks.
The blinds begin at level 27 at 400,000/800,000 with a 100,000 ante, and play will complete when just eight players remain.
As usual, there will be a break every two levels. Best of luck to everyone, and congratulations on making Canadian live poker history!
Here is a look at the table draw for today:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | Michael Addamo | 46,600,000 |
| 33 | 2 | Michel-Claude Baroud | 17,625,000 |
| 33 | 3 | Joel Moreau | 6,775,000 |
| 33 | 4 | Stephan Chartrand | 14,600,000 |
| 33 | 5 | Sam Greenwood | 20,200,000 |
| 33 | 6 | Qi Hu | 36,775,000 |
| 33 | 7 | Kenneth Mcfarlane | 22,800,000 |
| 33 | 8 | Nicolas Le Floch | 36,525,000 |
| 37 | 1 | Ari Engel | 44,000,000 |
| 37 | 2 | Scott Montgomery | 83,450,000 |
| 37 | 3 | David Eldridge | 31,000,000 |
| 37 | 4 | Viet Van Vo | 1,700,000 |
| 37 | 5 | Christopher Annouza | 10,675,000 |
| 37 | 6 | Thomas Cemm | 17,675,000 |
| 37 | 7 | Sasan Mehrabian | 15,950,000 |
| 37 | 8 | Terry Lee | 19,325,000 |
| 38 | 1 | Louis Boutin | 27,100,000 |
| 38 | 2 | Yuzhou Chu | 16,550,000 |
| 38 | 3 | Vlad Mezheritsky | 6,350,000 |
| 38 | 4 | Patrick Blye | 20,450,000 |
| 38 | 5 | Jordan Saccucci | 31,375,000 |
| 38 | 6 | Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | 27,600,000 |
| 38 | 7 | Andrew Walter | 14,400,000 |
| 39 | 1 | Rayan Chamas | 44,700,000 |
| 39 | 2 | [Removed:528] | 62,350,000 |
| 39 | 3 | Philippe D'Auteuil | 71,300,000 |
| 39 | 4 | Marc Guerbilsky | 50,900,000 |
| 39 | 5 | Kevin Rivest | 58,525,000 |
| 39 | 6 | Carl Diveglia | 15,975,000 |
| 39 | 7 | Matthew Waxman | 23,650,000 |
| 40 | 1 | Ha Van Nguyen | 19,025,000 |
| 40 | 2 | Jean-Pascal Savard | 61,000,000 |
| 40 | 3 | Alexander James Allison | 19,025,000 |
| 40 | 4 | Joseph Sicko | 14,725,000 |
| 40 | 5 | Duff Charette | 23,200,000 |
| 40 | 6 | Mingzhe Zhang | 26,300,000 |
| 40 | 7 | Niall Farrell | 79,000,000 |
Keep following along as the PokerNews team brings you all of the action!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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83,450,000 | |
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79,000,000 | |
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71,300,000 | |
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62,350,000 | |
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61,000,000 | |
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58,525,000 | |
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50,900,000 | |
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46,600,000 | |
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44,700,000 | |
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44,000,000 | |
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36,775,000 | |
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36,525,000 | |
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31,375,000 | |
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31,000,000 | |
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27,600,000 | |
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27,100,000 | |
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26,300,000 | |
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23,650,000 | |
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23,200,000 | |
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22,800,000 | |
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20,450,000 | |
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20,200,000 | |
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19,325,000 | |
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19,025,000 | |
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19,025,000 | |
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17,675,000 | |
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17,625,000 | |
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16,550,000 | |
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15,975,000 | |
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15,950,000 | |
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14,725,000 | |
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14,600,000 | |
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14,400,000 | |
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10,675,000 | |
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6,775,000 | |
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6,350,000 | |
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1,700,000 | |