Ryan Comely was in middle position and raise to 57,000. WPT Montreal Champion, Ema Zajmovic, asked how much he had behind and then decided to defend her big blind.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Zajmovic led out for 60,000 and Comely called.
The river was the . Zajmovic paused for a moment, and led out for 105,000 this time. Comely wasted no time and called fairly quickly.
Zajmovic tabled for seven-high, and Comely showed for ace-high. Comely and Zajmovic exchanged some friendly words, at what looks like a fun, relaxed table.
While the number of entries has now reached 1,148, and the starting stack for a direct buy in is 1,000,000 chips, some players entered the field with less than a starting stack due to the Phase 1 qualifiers.
That being said, the number of chips in play currently sits at 1,122,500,000. That's over a billion in chips! That number is sure to grow with registration open for one more level.
Julian Milliard-Feral and Dilovan Hussein both started the day with over seven million in chips, and the two of them ended up at the same table so they were sure to clash.
Hussein has lost about two million, and explained that him and Feral tangled in a big pot earlier. Hussein held queen-jack suited and bet a jack-high board on both the flop and turn. The board paired on the river, and he was faced with a million-chip bet from Feral. Hussein called and Feral rivered trips to take a big chunk out of his stack.
Feral now sits on 9,000,000 chips, but Hussein still has a healthy stack.
Dilovan Hussein was in early position and raised to 75,000. The player in the hijack three-bet to 175,000 and Jeff Cormier four-bet shoved for his last 226,000 from the small blind.
Hussein called, and the hijack asked if he could raise. The dealer confirmed that he could not, so he just called.
The flop came and Hussein checked. The hijack bet 150,000, and Hussein snap-folded.
Cormier tabled for top pair, top kicker. The hijack showed for top pair with the second-best kicker.
The turn was the and the river was the , giving Cormier the triple up.
With close to 200,000 in the pot and the flop already spread , Dimitri Morcos led out from the small blind for 140,000. Maria Ho raised to 360,000 and action was back on Morcos who pondered his decision. He eventually put out enough chips for a raise to 1,140,000. Maria Ho moved all in, Morcos called and his stack of 1,763,000 was at risk.
Ho:
Morcos:
Morcos hit his flush on the turn and river as the board ran out , . Maria Ho was left in disbelief as she will have to work hard to run her chip stack back up.
The day started with 42 more entries before cards were in the air, and this number has now grown to 118, plus there have already been three re-entries.
The guarantee is well above $5,000,000, and the official numbers will be announced after registration has closed after level 2.
In the very first hand of the day, Maurizio Lo Russo opened from early position to 50, 000 and action was folded around to Jason Koon in the small blind who made the call. The big blind also called. The flop came .
Both Koon and the big blind checked to Lo Russo, who bet 65,000. Koon raised to to 260,000, the big blind folded and Lo Russo made the call.
With the on the turn, Koon led out for 315,000 and Lo Russo called.
The completed the board and once again Koon bet 800,000. Lo Russo went into the tank for about two minutes before eventually making a crying call. Koon rolled over , good enough to take the pot, as Lo Russo briefly flashed his cards .
Mike Sexton has announced "Shuffle up and deal!" and cards are in the air.
Day 2 has begun with an additional 42 entries, meaning the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event has surpassed the $5,000,000 guarantee. Registration is still open for another two levels, so stay tuned for more prizepool updates!
Best of luck to everyone in the hunt for the minimum CA$1,000,000 first place prize!
and both players checked to the turn, which was the 
. Zajmovic led out for 60,000 and Comely called. 
. Zajmovic paused for a moment, and led out for 105,000 this time. Comely wasted no time and called fairly quickly. 
for seven-high, and Comely showed 
for ace-high. Comely and Zajmovic exchanged some friendly words, at what looks like a fun, relaxed table.
and Hussein checked. The hijack bet 150,000, and Hussein snap-folded. 
for top pair with the second-best kicker. 
and the river was the 
, 
. Maria Ho was left in disbelief as she will have to work hard to run her chip stack back up.
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on the turn, Koon led out for 315,000 and Lo Russo called. 
