2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
956,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,300 CAD
Prize Pool
5,709,750 CAD
Entries
1,168
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
1,000,000

Updated Stacks: Jason Koon Sits on Three Million

Level 4 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
3,000,000 700,000
Ronald Laplante
Ronald Laplante
1,400,000 400,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
1,250,000 250,000
Richard Mullen ca
Richard Mullen
1,220,000 220,000
Alexander Turyansky us
Alexander Turyansky
1,150,000 150,000
Sam Tsehai
Sam Tsehai
1,000,000
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
950,000 70,000
Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
WPT 1X Winner
930,000 -70,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
WPT 1X Winner
860,000
Wesley Hickey ca
Wesley Hickey
800,000 -200,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
800,000
Shankar Pillar
Shankar Pillar
750,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
WSOP 1X Winner
705,000
Jordan Knackstedt ca
Jordan Knackstedt
500,000 -500,000

Ryan Riess Doesn't Need to Show

Level 4 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

On a board reading {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{6-Spades}, Ryan Riess checked from late position and his opponent on the button bet 120,000. Riess wasted no time and called.

The river was the {10-Hearts}. Riess checked again, and the button immediately fired out a bet of 225,000. Riess grabbed some chips in his hand, looking like he was about to call, and said, "I don't beat much. I can beat ace queen."

After about a minute, Riess called. The button promptly mucked his cards and Riess scooped the pot. He now sits on almost double the starting stack early in the day!

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,900,000 500,000

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Martin Finger Rising to the Top

Level 4 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Martin Finger is taking his shot at this massive prizepool in Canada, all the way from Germany. Finger, now residing in Vienna, Austria, has made the trip to Montreal, Canada. He is a former EPT and WSOP bracelet winner with over $6.5 million in live tournament earnings. Look for Finger to build up a big stack as the tournament progresses through Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
2,400,000 1,400,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
2,300,000 2,300,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
1,400,000 400,000
Jonathan Roy ca
Jonathan Roy
1,200,000 200,000
Richard Mullen ca
Richard Mullen
1,000,000
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
880,000 880,000
Isabelle Tremblay
Isabelle Tremblay
640,000 -360,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Updated Stacks: Jiachen Gong Climbs

Level 3 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
1,900,000
Rodney Ramalho ca
Rodney Ramalho
1,600,000 600,000
Kelly Kellner ca
Kelly Kellner
1,580,000 580,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
1,450,000
Said Michailidis us
Said Michailidis
1,450,000 450,000
Khaly Dang ca
Khaly Dang
1,300,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
1,250,000
Tony Hoang ca
Tony Hoang
1,150,000 150,000
Wesley Wong
Wesley Wong
1,100,000 100,000
Sam Gottiparthi
Sam Gottiparthi
1,100,000 100,000
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
WPT 1X Winner
1,050,000 50,000
Nicholas Chinell
Nicholas Chinell
960,000
Erick Lemarquand
Erick Lemarquand
900,000
Shyam Srinivasan ca
Shyam Srinivasan
860,000
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
850,000 -150,000
Qi Hu ca
Qi Hu
800,000
Michael Smith us
Michael Smith
800,000 -200,000
Rob Laurie
Rob Laurie
700,000 -300,000
Oliver Gergley
Oliver Gergley
700,000 -300,000
Quentin Siffledeen
Quentin Siffledeen
620,000 -380,000
Jimmy Lee ca
Jimmy Lee
570,000 -430,000
Eric Wasylenko ca
Eric Wasylenko
560,000 -440,000
Malcolm Bolger
Malcolm Bolger
510,000 -490,000
Jerome Makonen
Jerome Makonen
350,000 -650,000
Tim West us
Tim West
300,000 -700,000

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Isabelle Tremblay's Aces Get Cracked

Level 3 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Isabelle Tremblay, a former NASCAR driver, is here at the Playground Poker Club vying for the first place prize of CA$1,000,000. Since retiring from the NASCAR scene, Tremblay has taken up a new profession on the felts of poker tables.

Tremblay raised from under-the-gun to 24,000 and received three callers. When the dealer spread the flop of {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, Tremblay fired 75,000 and both players in the small blind and big blind positions called.

The turn landed the {3-Diamonds} and the small blind checked. The big blind moved all in for his remaining 160,000. Tremblay announced call and the small blind would fold. Tremblay tabled {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} for top set, but was in bad shape when her opponent showed {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a flush.

The river was the {6-Hearts}, providing no help to Tremblay as her chip stack dwindles.

Harpreet Gill Doubles Up!

Level 3 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Harpreet Gill found himself facing a bet from his opponent of 130,000 on the turn. The board read {K-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} with nearly 150,000 in the pot already. Gill decided to make the call and the two players saw a turn.

When the {Q-Clubs} landed his opponent checked, and Gill moved all in for 760,000. His opponent quickly made the call and Gill was slightly worried. Much to his delight he was way ahead of his opponent.

Gill - {K-Spades}{4-Spades}
Opponent - {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The river was a meaningless {9-Diamonds} and Gill got a full double up and now sits among the chip leaders in the room. Look for Gill to use his big stack to apply pressure to his opponents and continue to increase his lead.

Here is a look at some other big stacks from around the room:

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Blanc fr
Alexandre Blanc
2,960,000 2,960,000
Sammy Chao
Sammy Chao
2,900,000 2,900,000
Pierre Daigle
Pierre Daigle
2,630,000 2,630,000
Eric Boissonneault
Eric Boissonneault
2,500,000 2,500,000
Brady Hinnegan ca
Brady Hinnegan
2,300,000 2,300,000
Harpreet Gill ca
Harpreet Gill
2,200,000 1,200,000
Neil Trahey
Neil Trahey
1,970,000 1,970,000
Josh Wallace ca
Josh Wallace
1,000,000 1,000,000
Ryan Comely
Ryan Comely
1,000,000
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
280,000 -540,000

Updated Counts; Anthony Zinno and Sorel Mizzi Hop In

Level 3 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Peter Chien ca
Peter Chien
1,800,000 800,000
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
WPT 3X Winner
1,150,000 150,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
1,000,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
1,000,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
1,000,000
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
960,000 -40,000
Ron Lauzon ca
Ron Lauzon
950,000 -50,000
Mikhail Vaynshteyn
Mikhail Vaynshteyn
950,000 -50,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
850,000 -150,000
Thomas Taylor ca
Thomas Taylor
800,000 -200,000
Sinan Tawfik
Sinan Tawfik
760,000 -240,000
Ryan Yu ca
Ryan Yu
720,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
700,000 -300,000
Alex Difelice ca
Alex Difelice
600,000 -400,000

Ace-King No Good vs. Ace-King!

Level 3 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Hamidreza Kamali raised to 30,000 from late position. Ryan Yu was in the cutoff and three-bet to 101,000. Action came back on Kamali and he moved all in for 282,000. Yu called.

Kamali table {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and Yu tabled {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. It looked like it was going to be a chop until the flop came {9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, giving Kamali the nut flush draw.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and the river was the {6-Hearts} and Kamali made his flush, avoiding the chop with Yu.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Yu ca
Ryan Yu
720,000 -280,000
Hamidreza Kamali
Hamidreza Kamali
580,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000