2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Battle of the French-Canadian Pros

Level 16 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Jonathan Roy
Jonathan Roy

Action folded around to Marc Etienne McLaughlin in late position and he raised to 130,000. Jonathan Roy was in the big blind and decided to defend.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Roy check-called a bet of 80,000 from McLaughlin.

The turn was the {k-Spades} and Roy checked again. This time, McLaughlin bet 180,000. Roy went into the tank and eventually called.

The river was the {8-Spades}. Roy checked for a third time, and McLaughlin opted to check back. It was a fortunate play for him, as Roy tabled {8-Hearts}{6-Spades} for a full house.

Tags: Jonathan RoyMarc Etienne McLaughlin

Giddy Up: The Ladies Love Thomas Taylor

Level 16 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Thomas Taylor was seen four-betting before the flop, and he was faced with a five-bet shove and called.

Taylor tabled {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}, while his opponent showed {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Taylor had over three million chips in front of him, with his opponent sitting on over two million.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}, which looked fairly safe for kings. The turn was the {6-Spades}, and the entire table gasped when the {q-Clubs} hit the felt on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Taylor ca
Thomas Taylor
6,000,000
3,150,000
3,150,000

Tags: Thomas Taylor

Updated Stacks

Level 16 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
10,700,000
-500,000
-500,000
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
6,000,000
3,400,000
3,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
4,700,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
4,300,000
4,300,000
4,300,000
WPT 1X Winner
Sam Gottiparthi
Sam Gottiparthi
4,000,000
3,100,000
3,100,000
Karim Chatur ca
Karim Chatur
3,700,000
-639,000
-639,000
Jimmy Lee ca
Jimmy Lee
3,400,000
2,400,000
2,400,000
Marc Etienne McLaughlin ca
Marc Etienne McLaughlin
3,000,000
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
2,700,000
-1,070,000
-1,070,000
WPT 3X Winner
Alexander Greenblatt us
Alexander Greenblatt
2,600,000
371,000
371,000
Armand King ca
Armand King
2,350,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
1,900,000
-457,000
-457,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
850,000
-700,000
-700,000

Christian Harder Becomes New Chip Leader After Massive Pot!

Level 16 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Christian Harder
Christian Harder

Christian Harder was just involved in a massive pot and we were lucky to catch the end of it. The board read {8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Harder's opponent had checked to him. With already 1,300,000 in the pot, Harder bet 1,125,000. The action was back on his opponent who went into the tank for about three minutes. Finally, the words Harder was looking for came out of his mouth, "All in". The amount was around 3,700,000 and before the dealer could count the chips, Harder said call.

Harder rolled over {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a flush, and his opponent had {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}, for just the dry Ace. After a brief count, it became obvious that Harder had his opponent covered. He scooped, with no doubt, the biggest pot of Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
14,400,000
10,000,000
10,000,000

Tags: Christian Harder

Chip Stacks From the Back Half of the Room

Level 16 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Walking around the back half of the room, here are some chip stacks that became noticeable:

Player Chips Progress
Ema Zajmovic ba
Ema Zajmovic
9,600,000
4,400,000
4,400,000
WPT 1X Winner
Wesley Hickey ca
Wesley Hickey
7,800,000
300,000
300,000
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
5,700,000
3,400,000
3,400,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
5,500,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
EPT 1X Winner
Dilovan Hussein ca
Dilovan Hussein
4,600,000
-3,400,000
-3,400,000
Josh Wallace ca
Josh Wallace
3,100,000
2,680,000
2,680,000

More Day 2 Eliminations

Level 16 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Giedrius Meilunas
Giedrius Meilunas
Busted
Francis Lavallee
Francis Lavallee
Busted
Steven Joudry
Steven Joudry
Busted
Jeff Cormier ca
Jeff Cormier
Busted
Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
David Peters us
David Peters
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Gleason
Daniel Gleason
Busted
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Rajeev Dhiri
Rajeev Dhiri
Busted
Pawel Cyzmek
Pawel Cyzmek
Busted
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
Busted
Robert Notkin
Robert Notkin
Busted
Mike Vesia
Mike Vesia
Busted
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Louis Crete
Louis Crete
Busted
Sammy Chao
Sammy Chao
Busted
Etienne Dodier
Etienne Dodier
Busted
David Cowling ca
David Cowling
Busted
Mikhail Vaynshteyn
Mikhail Vaynshteyn
Busted
Antonin Duda cz
Antonin Duda
Busted
Omid Shahbazian ca
Omid Shahbazian
Busted
Mark Klecan
Mark Klecan
Busted
Ryan Smith ca
Ryan Smith
Busted
Michal Wywrot ca
Michal Wywrot
Busted

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Xuan Liu Doubles Before the Break

Level 16 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Xuan Liu
Xuan Liu

Xuan Liu appeared to be all in for 1,210,000 from under the gun, and her opponent in middle position had 300,000 in front of him, facing a bet of 910,000 more to call. He went into the tank and eventually called.

Liu was miles ahead with {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} as her opponent tabled {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

The flop came {4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Liu looked fairly happy about it. The turn was the {j-Diamonds}, and her opponent picked up some outs to win.

The river was the {5-Hearts} and Liu was able to hold on.

Player Chips Progress
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
2,600,000
1,750,000
1,750,000

Tags: Xuan Liu

Last Break of the Day

Level 16 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 246 players are on their last 15-minute break of the day.

Once they return, play will conclude after the completion of two more levels, after which time the remaining players will bag and tag to come back for Day 3 tomorrow at noon.

Level: 17

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

The Oyster King Shucks Another

Level 17 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

The player in the hijack moved all in for 1,370,000 and Armand "Oyster King" King moved all in over top for 2,600,000. Jason Koon was in the small blind and asked for a count, clearly agonizing over his decision. Eventually he folded.

King tabled {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and his opponent showed {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for a classic flip. The flop came {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts} with the seven in the window, and King was already cheering. Koon stated he had both players beat, claiming to have folded two tens, specifically {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and the river was the {q-Hearts}, giving King the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Armand King ca
Armand King
4,100,000

Tags: Armand King