Main Event
Day 1a Started
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
The partypoker MILLION North America $5,000,000 Guaranteed Main Event is Firing Up Today!
The atmosphere at the Playground Poker Club is inexplicable in anticipation of the biggest live poker event in Canada's history. The partypoker MILLION North America Main Event is ready to break records, as there will be CA$1,000,000 guaranteed to the winner, and CA$5,000,000 guaranteed in the prizepool.
Live Day 1a is set to begin in a couple of hours at 12:00 p.m. local time in Montreal, Canada. Players buying into the tournament for CA$5,300/$4,000 will receive 1,000,000 chips to start, however there will be a variety of different stacks for the Phase 1 qualifiers. All players who qualified this way will bring over the number of chips they accumulated through the Phase 1 satellites. There will be 60-minute levels on Day 1, with one re-entry permitted until the end of the break, following level 6. Registration will also be open on Day 2 until the end of the first break after two levels, and blinds will be rolled back to begin at level 7, at 10,000/20,000 with an ante of 2,000.
There will be a 15-minute break every two levels, with a 45-minute dinner break after level 6.
Here is a look at the Live Day 1 structure:
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 500 | |
| 2 | 60 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 600 | |
| 3 | 60 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 800 | |
| 4 | 60 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | |
| 5 | 60 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 1,000 | |
| 6 | 60 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 1,500 | |
| 7 | 60 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 2,000 | |
| 8 | 60 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 2,500 | |
| 9 | 60 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 3,000 | |
| 10 | 60 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 4,000 |
There are 87 entries confirmed for Live Day 1a from the Phase 1 qualifiers, with Sylvain Siebert leading the way with 3,054,000 chips. Close behind him is Ryan Smith with 2,366,500 and third in chips is Steven Joudry with 1,900,000.
Live Day 1b will have the same structure of play starting at 12:00 p.m. on May 6th. Players will battle it out for ten levels on Day 1 and the remaining players will bag and tag to return for Day 2 on May 7th. Blind levels will increase to 75-minutes on Days 2, 3, and 4, and 90-minutes on the final day where a winner will be crowned!
Here is a look at the Live Day 1a table draw for the qualifiers. The open spots will be filled by direct buy-ins:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 2 | Adam Cader | 237,000 |
| 49 | 4 | [Removed:192] | 883,000 |
| 49 | 6 | Richard Gagnon | 1,165,000 |
| 49 | 8 | Mike Lafable | 609,000 |
| 49 | 10 | Yves Loiselle | 1,320,000 |
| 50 | 2 | Mark Dube | 277,500 |
| 50 | 4 | Quyen Dao | 1,374,000 |
| 50 | 6 | John Folkins | 429,500 |
| 50 | 8 | Reid Fortin | 922,500 |
| 50 | 10 | Diana Shamshoum | 188,000 |
| 51 | 2 | Keith Laflam | 398,000 |
| 51 | 4 | Igor Tregoubov | 904,500 |
| 51 | 6 | Laurence Louie | 1,030,000 |
| 51 | 8 | Nicholas Civitarese | 1,184,000 |
| 51 | 10 | Giuseppe Gabriele | 505,000 |
| 52 | 2 | Dejuante Alexander | 525,000 |
| 52 | 4 | Rodney Ramalho | 1,003,500 |
| 52 | 6 | Nick Nickoletopoulos | 542,500 |
| 52 | 8 | Adam Peltier | 1,483,500 |
| 52 | 10 | Yanci Ferris Matteau | 704,500 |
| 53 | 2 | Yannick Labattaglia | 873,500 |
| 53 | 4 | Asif Vayani | 531,500 |
| 53 | 6 | Charles La Boissonnière | 200,000 |
| 53 | 8 | Piotr Siwiec | 285,000 |
| 53 | 10 | Gerald Macloed | 417,500 |
| 54 | 2 | Paul Trebuss | 1,350,500 |
| 54 | 4 | Alexandru Baron | 1,200,000 |
| 54 | 6 | Pinto S | 445,500 |
| 54 | 8 | Jonathan Poissant | 677,000 |
| 54 | 10 | Vladislav Adoniev | 654,000 |
| 55 | 2 | Gary Johnson | 1,456,500 |
| 55 | 4 | Sherif Saad | 484,000 |
| 55 | 6 | Matthew Wilkins | 814,500 |
| 55 | 8 | Chanso Munn | 1,161,500 |
| 55 | 10 | Sylvain Siebert | 3,054,000 |
| 56 | 2 | Ian Modder | 344,500 |
| 56 | 4 | Nadir Lalji | 1,600,000 |
| 56 | 6 | Francois Billard | 1,100,000 |
| 56 | 8 | Brent Wajcman | 865,000 |
| 56 | 10 | Preston Cloutier | 1,600,000 |
| 57 | 2 | Denis Cyr | 364,000 |
| 57 | 4 | Julie Poliquin | 743,500 |
| 57 | 6 | Troy Reardon | 246,000 |
| 57 | 8 | George Caragiorgas | 170,500 |
| 57 | 10 | Gaetan Perreault | 690,000 |
| 58 | 2 | Louis-Philippe Goulet | 743,000 |
| 58 | 4 | Francis Jette | 782,000 |
| 58 | 6 | Armand King | 282,000 |
| 58 | 8 | Sylvain Lepage | 1,082,000 |
| 58 | 10 | Jean-Pascal Savard | 369,000 |
| 59 | 2 | Taylor Black | 460,000 |
| 59 | 4 | Tam Ho | 1,303,000 |
| 59 | 6 | Anthony Dalpra | 758,000 |
| 59 | 8 | Marc Fortin | 836,000 |
| 59 | 10 | Jean-Marc Le Bouthillier | 296,000 |
| 60 | 2 | Kathy Sawers | 807,500 |
| 60 | 4 | Jonathan Roberge | 620,000 |
| 60 | 6 | Ryan Smith | 2,366,500 |
| 60 | 8 | Francis Trudeau | 305,000 |
| 60 | 10 | Wai Kit Ngai | 200,500 |
| 61 | 2 | Peter Katsoulis | 659,000 |
| 61 | 4 | Jeremy Chandler | 725,000 |
| 61 | 6 | Mathieu Lavigne | 502,000 |
| 61 | 8 | Wesley Wong | 567,000 |
| 61 | 10 | Francois Tarrab | 1,232,000 |
| 62 | 2 | Ali Zakeri | 841,500 |
| 62 | 4 | Simon Pin-Disle | 999,500 |
| 62 | 6 | Hugo Dumoulin | 1,838,500 |
| 62 | 8 | Aerial Noseworthy | 1,313,000 |
| 62 | 10 | Drew Doiron | 1,354,500 |
| 64 | 2 | Mitchell Johnson | 1,000,000 |
| 64 | 4 | Kevin Schulz | 619,500 |
| 64 | 6 | Lowell Kim | 893,000 |
| 64 | 8 | Carlos Mora Alvarez | 268,500 |
| 64 | 10 | Philippe Belley | 367,000 |
| 65 | 2 | Ken Ransom | 1,004,000 |
| 65 | 4 | Jie Gao | 230,500 |
| 65 | 6 | Dave Rathwell | 203,000 |
| 65 | 8 | Kyle Janisse | 900,000 |
| 66 | 2 | Steven Joudry | 1,900,000 |
| 66 | 4 | Marco Caza | 999,000 |
| 66 | 6 | Jocelyn Poirier | 1,290,000 |
| 66 | 8 | Frank Szelepcsenyi | 165,500 |
| 68 | 2 | Sebastien Legault | 119,500 |
| 68 | 4 | Francesco Maltese | 611,000 |
| 68 | 6 | Mark M | 557,500 |
| 68 | 8 | Daniel Watton | 1,772,500 |
Follow along with PokerNews for all of the updated coverage of this Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 500
"Shuffle Up and Deal"
Level 1
: 2,000/5,000, 500 ante
The partypoker MILLION North America Main Event has kicked off with Mike Sexton announcing "Shuffle Up and Deal". There are currently 203 entrants and much more expected to walk through the doors of the Playground Poker Club today to give it their best shot at the CA$1,000,000 guaranteed first place prize.
Follow along with PokerNews to stay up to date with all the action.
The Field is Stacked!
Level 1
: 2,000/5,000, 500 ante
As expected, this opening day of the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event is stacked.
Mike Sexton is looking for his second win here at the Playground Poker Club, as is three-time World Poker Tour Champion, Darren Elias.
Players from around the world have traveled here to be a part of this record-breaking tournament in Canada. This includes players such as Matt Affleck and Chance Kornuth.
Here is a look at just some of the notable players who have taken their seats already:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
"The Tournament Just Started 19 Minutes Ago!"
Level 1
: 2,000/5,000, 500 ante
World Poker Tour Champion, Eric Afriat, raised to 13,000 from middle position and the hijack called. Kunal Patel was on the button and three-bet to 50,000. The big blind called, and action was back on Afriat. After a moment, Afriat four-bet to 215,000.
Patel asked for a confirmation of the bet, and then asked, "How much did you start with?"
Afriat put his hands up in the air and exclaimed, "We just started the tournament 19 minutes ago!" Patel didn't respond and opted to call, as did the big blind.
The flop came 
and the big blind checked. Afriat bet 160,000 and both of his opponents folded.
Afriat looked at Patel and asked, "You wanna see?" Patel didn't respond and Afriat raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000 | 500,000 |
Peter Weinand Cracks Aces
Level 1
: 2,000/5,000, 500 ante
With roughly 40,000 in the pot preflop and the board reading 
, Peter Weinand checked his action to his opponent who led out for 35,000. Weinand called and the turn brought the 
. This time Weinand led out for a bet of 160,000 and his opponent quickly announced a call. The 
hit the river and Weinand led out for 200,000 this time, again quickly called by his opponent.
Weinand tabled 
for top two pair, and his opponent threw his 
into the muck in disgust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,330,000 | 1,330,000 |
Tons More Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 2,000/5,000, 500 ante
Tony Dunst, Kitty Kuo, Johnny Lodden, and Matt Salsberg are among the notables also in the field today.
Here is a look at some more familiar faces:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Sylvain Siebert's Stack Continues to Grow
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Sylvain Siebert came into Day 1 as the chip leader after qualifying through phase 1 with over 3,000,000 chips. He has used his large stack to his advantage and continues to put pressure on his opponents at the table. Siebert seems to be forcing the action with preflop raises and continuation bets to increase his chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000 | 546,000 |
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|
1,520,000 | |
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1,500,000 | |
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1,400,000 | 400,000 |