Level: 12
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 2,500
2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Over a Billion Chips in Play!
Level 12
: 12,000/24,000, 2,500 ante
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.
Ace-High is Good for Ryan Comely
Level 12
: 12,000/24,000, 2,500 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,000,000 | |
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1,200,000
202,000
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202,000 |
Aces vs Kings for Caza
Level 12
: 12,000/24,000, 2,500 ante
Marco Caza found himself in the perfect situation when he looked down and saw that he was holding 
. Jonathan Garneau was holding 
and inevitably the two players got all the chips in the middle preflop.
The board ran out 
, securing the win for Caza and increasing his stack to a healthy 6,600,000. Unfortunately for Garneau, his tournament life came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,600,000 | |
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Busted |
Updated Stacks: Danny Noseworthy Keeps Building
Level 12
: 12,000/24,000, 2,500 ante
Over 7M now. KK>88 all in on 654 4b pot. @partypokerlive @PPIPOKERNET
— Danny Noseworthy (@DannyN13)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,000,000
1,663,400
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1,663,400 |
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5,000,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
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5,000,000
-47,000
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-47,000 |
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4,900,000
-582,000
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-582,000 |
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4,600,000
363,000
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363,000 |
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4,200,000
131,000
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131,000 |
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4,200,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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4,150,000
3,750,000
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3,750,000 |
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4,100,000 | |
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4,000,000
368,000
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368,000 |
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4,000,000 | |
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3,600,000 | |
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3,250,000
1,850,000
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1,850,000 |
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3,020,000
-611,000
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-611,000 |
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2,700,000 | |
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2,500,000 | |
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2,100,000
-1,016,000
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-1,016,000 |
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1,550,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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1,520,000 | |
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1,400,000
420,000
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420,000 |
|
1,250,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
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1,200,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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1,200,000 | |
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1,100,000 | |
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950,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
Jon Turner Finds a Double
Level 12
: 12,000/24,000, 2,500 ante
A player in middle position raised to 55,000 and Jon Turner moved all in for 558,000 from late position. His opponent called.
Turner tabled 
while his opponent showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Turner secured the double up!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
400,000
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400,000 |
Largest Pot of the Day
Level 12
: 12,000/24,000, 2,500 ante
In what was the largest pot of the day early on, Darren Elias found himself on the wrong side of the turn. There was already around 500,000 in the pot preflop as Elias (cutoff) was heads-up with Marc Guerbilsky (big blind). Guerbilsky checked the flop of 
and Elias proceeded to bet 400,000. Guerbilsky raised to 1,125,000 and Elias called.
The turn was a 
and Guerbilsky moved all in for 2,170,000. Elias made the call but was rather disappointed to see that the turn, in fact, was not very kind to him.
Elias: 
Guerbilsky:
Elias could not catch a four on the river and the dealer pushed most of his, once large stack, across the table to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,500,000
7,500,000
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7,500,000 |
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2,900,000
-4,300,000
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-4,300,000 |
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Early Day 2 Eliminations
Level 12
: 12,000/24,000, 2,500 ante
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Noah Vaillancourt Jams the River
Level 12
: 12,000/24,000, 2,500 ante
Noah Vaillancourt raised to 52,000 from early position and the player in the big blind decided to defend.
The flop came and the big blind checked. Vaillancourt bet 40,000, and his opponent put in a check-raise to 100,000. Vaillancourt called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the river, which was the . The big blind led out for 600,000, and Vaillancourt went into the tank. After about a minute, he moved all in and his opponent snap-folded.
Upeshka De Silva was on his right and said, "I was just thinking it would've been such a baller move if you shoved with just a queen or a jack there."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,000,000 |
Louie Triples; Franklin Eliminates Fehr
Level 12
: 12,000/24,000, 2,500 ante
Ryan Franklin was in middle position and raised to 55,000. Laurence Louie had 509,000 behind and moved all in from the cutoff. Gerald Fehr was in the small blind and four-bet to 1,100,000. Franklin had a decision to make and chose to move all in for just over three million. Fehr had about 2,600,000 and called.
Louie: 
Franklin:
Fehr:
All three players held a pair, but Franklin had the best of it, and both Louie and Fehr were both at risk.
The flop came 
and Louie went from worst to best with a set of tens. The turn was the and Fehr needed a lone jack to stay alive. The river was the and Louie secured the triple up while Fehr was eliminated.
Franklin won a sizable side pot even though Louie scooped up the main.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,000,000
5,000,000
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5,000,000 |
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1,700,000
920,000
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920,000 |
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Busted |