Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America
Buy-in
5,300 CAD
Prize Pool
5,709,750 CAD
Entries
1,168
Level
39
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Sylvain Siebert Leads at the End of Day 1a in the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event!
Level 10
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Sylvain Siebert was the official chip leader to end the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event Live Day 1a. He started the day with just over 3,000,000 chips and finished strong, bagging 7,744,000. Second in chips is Nipun Java (7,387,000), followed by Julian Milliard-Feral (7,252,000), Dilovan Hussein (7,200,000), and Vojtech Ruzicka (7,124,000) to round out the top five stacks. There were 137 players who made it through to Day 2, and there is no shortage of notable players on that list!
The day began with just over 200 entries and jumped up to 372 at the close of registration after the dinner break following the first six levels of play. Many players came and went throughout the day, and some of the ones who didn't make it through included Mike Sexton, Jesse Sylvia, Eric Afriat, and Mark Dube. Players have the option to re-enter once per starting flight, so it is possible these same players, and many more, will be back to try again tomorrow.
This event boasts a CA$5,000,000 guarantee, with at least CA$1,000,000 awarded to the winner. In order to meet the guarantee, a total of 1,000 entries will be needed. Since the online Day 1's brought in 46 entries, and the first live Day 1 brought in 372, a combined total of 582 entries will be needed on Day 1b tomorrow and within the first two levels of Day 2 on Sunday before registration completely closes. With the many satellites running, as well as the fact that the Playground Poker Club has been full to the brim, the guarantee shouldn't be much of an issue to surpass.
Other notable players to find the bottom of a bag included Chance Kornuth (5,786,000), Benny Chen (5,482,000), Bob Taylor (5,186,000), Maria Ho (4,500,000), Ema Zajmovic (3,738,000), Ari Engel (3,239,000), Griffin Benger (3,116,000), Tony Dunst (3,058,000), Kristen Bicknell (2,144,000), and Carlos Mortensen (2,061,000).
Live Day 1b starts up at noon tomorrow, with late registration closing at the end of the dinner break after level 6. Registration will re-open on Day 2 and will close at the end of the second level of the day once blinds are rolled back to level 7.
Stick with PokerNews as we bring you updates throughout the rest of this event!
Here is a look at the chip stacks of the remaining 137 players who bagged up and are returning for Day 2 on Sunday at noon:
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Sylvain | Siebert | 7,744,000 |
| Nipun | Java | 7,387,000 |
| Julian | Milliard-Feral | 7,252,000 |
| Dilovan | Hussein | 7,200,000 |
| Vojtech | Ruzicka | 7,124,000 |
| Aaron | Mermelstein | 6,008,000 |
| Alexander William | Keating | 5,981,000 |
| Srinivas | Gottiparthi | 5,929,000 |
| Chance | Kornuth | 5,786,000 |
| Andrew | Walter | 5,730,000 |
| Philippe | D'Auteuil | 5,698,000 |
| Ryan | Hall | 5,656,000 |
| Sean | Perry | 5,518,000 |
| Benny | Chen | 5,482,000 |
| Martin | Raus | 5,393,000 |
| Robin | Hegele | 5,328,000 |
| Bob | T | 5,186,000 |
| Demosthenes | Kiriopoulos | 5,000,000 |
| Kyle | Hartree | 4,980,000 |
| Patrick | Eskandar | 4,944,000 |
| Andrew | Macdonald | 4,775,000 |
| Kevin | Schulz | 4,635,000 |
| Edward | Hislop | 4,525,000 |
| Maria | Ho | 4,500,000 |
| Forouzan | Sotoudeh | 4,456,000 |
| Christian | Harder | 4,431,000 |
| Richard | Seymour | 4,400,000 |
| Peter Christopher | Jetten | 4,202,000 |
| Wilson | Igwe | 3,942,000 |
| Dov | Markowich | 3,924,000 |
| Jacob | Bazeley | 3,896,000 |
| Senthuran | Vijayaratnam | 3,870,000 |
| Terrence Ka-Man | Chan | 3,863,000 |
| Ema | Zajmovic | 3,738,000 |
| Francis | Lavallee | 3,568,000 |
| Drew | Doiron | 3,443,000 |
| Andrew | Yip | 3,248,000 |
| Ari | Engel | 3,239,000 |
| Mukul | Pahuja | 3,222,000 |
| Jonathan | Garneau | 3,147,000 |
| Griffin | Benger | 3,116,000 |
| Matthew | Salsberg | 3,070,000 |
| Tony | Dunst | 3,058,000 |
| Robert | Notkin | 3,025,000 |
| Thomas | Lefort | 2,955,000 |
| Francois | Billard | 2,847,000 |
| Steven | Joudry | 2,840,000 |
| Karim | Abdelhamid | 2,817,000 |
| Vishal Singh | Maini | 2,800,000 |
| Igor | Tregoubov | 2,790,000 |
| Jase | Regina | 2,777,000 |
| Harrison Ian | Gimbel | 2,738,000 |
| Steven | Warburton | 2,700,000 |
| Marc Etienne | Mclaughlin | 2,694,000 |
| Alessio | Isaia | 2,671,000 |
| Tony | Tran | 2,664,000 |
| Mark | Klecan | 2,652,000 |
| Maduka | Meragal | 2,625,000 |
| Wesley | Wong | 2,610,000 |
| Patrick | Stacey | 2,548,000 |
| Jean-Pascal | Savard | 2,468,000 |
| Daniel | Watton | 2,422,000 |
| Vanessa | Costa | 2,359,000 |
| Daniel | Suied | 2,300,000 |
| Ronald | Eaton | 2,254,000 |
| Buck | Ramsay | 2,252,000 |
| Anthony | Dalpra | 2,250,000 |
| Duff | Charette | 2,247,000 |
| Dejuante | Alexander | 2,231,000 |
| Darryll Scott | Fish | 2,227,000 |
| Armand | King | 2,200,000 |
| Hendrik Jerome Mikola | Latz | 2,185,000 |
| Kristen | Bicknell | 2,144,000 |
| Jason | Sagle | 2,126,000 |
| Matthew | Affleck | 2,093,000 |
| Carlos | Mortensen | 2,061,000 |
| Guillaume | Nolet | 2,045,000 |
| Carter | Swidler | 2,027,000 |
| Preston | Cloutier | 2,000,000 |
| Jean-Louis | Cyr | 1,985,000 |
| Kent | Mosur | 1,945,000 |
| Charles | Macdonald | 1,897,000 |
| Tobias | Mathag | 1,891,000 |
| Eric | Levesque | 1,890,000 |
| Upeshka Manishan | De Silva | 1,854,000 |
| Joshua | Kay | 1,830,000 |
| Anh Van | Nguyen | 1,826,000 |
| Matthew | Waxman | 1,785,000 |
| Marc | Fortin | 1,779,000 |
| Timothy | Miles | 1,755,000 |
| Jacob | Snider | 1,653,000 |
| Justin | Dean | 1,635,000 |
| Rajeev | Dhiri | 1,580,000 |
| Michael | Noor | 1,513,000 |
| Yuzhou | Chu | 1,450,000 |
| Rodger | Johnson | 1,386,000 |
| Chad | Eveslage | 1,324,000 |
| Sylvain | Lepage | 1,274,000 |
| Jesse | Rockowitz | 1,273,000 |
| Paul | Trebuss | 1,235,000 |
| Aalok | Arora | 1,203,000 |
| John | Zioulas | 1,200,000 |
| Adam | Peltier | 1,170,000 |
| Ming-Jinq | Wong | 1,137,000 |
| Jonathan | Poissant | 1,100,000 |
| Joshua | Trott | 1,020,000 |
| Tam | Ho | 931,000 |
| Mac | Donnell | 914,000 |
| Peter Daniel | Weinand | 908,000 |
| Yves | Loiselle | 890,000 |
| David | Valcourt-Dube | 866,000 |
| Eric | Semel | 850,000 |
| Alexandru | Baron | 844,000 |
| Terry | Lee | 784,000 |
| Jocelyn | Poirier | 758,000 |
| Joey | Weissman | 742,000 |
| Marco | Lang | 736,000 |
| Philippe | Belley | 729,000 |
| Kevin | Andriamahefa | 728,000 |
| Daniel | Leduc | 691,000 |
| Jonathan | Roberge | 684,000 |
| Todd | Sisley | 666,000 |
| Jake | Schwartz | 646,000 |
| Toby | Lewis | 645,000 |
| Stuart | Fox | 641,000 |
| Jonathan | Jaffe | 613,000 |
| Tyler Clayton | Patterson | 600,000 |
| Russell | Thomas | 585,000 |
| Nerissa | Librea | 558,000 |
| Theodore | Doukas | 550,000 |
| Joel | Thibeault | 510,000 |
| Ilan Charlot | Boujenah | 500,000 |
| Kathy | Sawers | 476,000 |
| Jason | Duval | 474,000 |
| Derek | Gibb | 406,000 |
| Frank | Patterson | 351,000 |
| Craig | McCorkell | 213,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,700,000 | 2,400,000 |
|
7,200,000 | 500,000 |
|
7,200,000 | 2,400,000 |
|
7,100,000 | 5,900,000 |
|
5,700,000 | 5,700,000 |
|
5,700,000 | 4,100,000 |
|
5,500,000 | -600,000 |
|
5,300,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
5,000,000 | 4,050,000 |
|
4,900,000 | 500,000 |
|
4,500,000 | -1,100,000 |
|
4,400,000 | -600,000 |
|
3,900,000 | 3,900,000 |
|
3,800,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
3,100,000 | 300,000 |
Last Three Hands of the Night
Level 10
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament director has paused the clock and has announced the last three hands will be played for what was an action packed Day 1a. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day and chip counts heading into Day 2.
Griffin Benger Takes a Hit
Level 10
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Griffin Benger has been slowly chipping up since the start of the day and has found himself feeling pretty comfortable at his table. With Julian Milliard-Feral, the big stack on the table, directly to his right, Benger has been his usual aggressive self applying pressure to everyone at his table. This time however, Milliard-Feral pushed back.
Milliard-Feral opened to 90,000 preflop and Benger raised to 225,000. Milliard-Feral called and the two players went heads up to the flop which brought 
. Milliard-Feral check-called a bet of 205,000. The dealer turned the 
slowing down the action as it was checked around. When the 
hit the river, Milliard-Feral led out for 320,000, prompting a fold from Benger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,800,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
2,800,000 | 300,000 |
Last Level of the Night!
Level 10
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
The last level of the night has begun, and players are looking to find the bottom of a bag to move on to Day 2 on Sunday, May 7th at noon!
As usual, play will pause within the last 8 to 12 minutes of the level and the tournament director will draw cards to determine how many hands are left.
Live Day 1b fires up tomorrow at noon local time, and late registration closes at the end of the dinner break after level 6.
Good luck everyone!
Level: 10
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
Sylvain Siebert Still Playing Strong
Level 9
: 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Sylvain Siebert came into the day as the chip leader as a result of the Phase 1 Qualifier. He has also been on the table that has provided the most action throughout the day, therefore the table with the most chips on it as well. Recently Siebert got into a battle with Francis Lavallee. Lavallee raised out of middle position to 70,000 and Siebert reraised to 225,000; Lavallee called.
The flop came 
and Lavallee checked to Siebert who bet 250,000. Lavallee made the call again.
The turn was the 
and Lavallee once again checked to Siebert who this time threw out a bet of 475,000. Lavallee discarded his hand into the muck and the pot was shipped to Siebert.
With these two big stacks, along with Dilovan Hussein on the table, the action should continue through the next level of play to close out the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,400,000 | |
|
|
4,800,000 | |
|
|
4,700,000 | 50,000 |
Christian Harder Gets a Massive Double Up
Level 9
: 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Christian Harder has been cruising along throughout the day with an average sized stack and not making too much noise. However, he found himself in a pretty good situation when the board read 
. Harder was heads-up at this point with about 300,000 in the pot. He bet 275,000, only to be check-raised by his opponent to 1,000,000. Harder thought for a moment and then raised all in for 2,100,000. His opponent shook his head, but still made the call with a bad feeling he was behind. Harder showed him the bad news tabling 
for top set vs his opponents bottom set 
.
The river was the 
and Harder doubled up to around 5,000,000 amongst the leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000 | 2,850,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,000
Final Break of the Day!
Level 8
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Players are off on a 15-minute break, which will be the last break of the day. When they return, there will be two more levels left of play before the remaining players bag their chips to return on Day 2.