Main Event Day 4 | 2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

05-09-2017 10:09 UTC-4

The Penultimate Day of the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event is Here!

ElleSriracha

A total of 37 players are coming back at noon local time to play down to the final eight, on this penultimate day of the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event! This CA$5,000,000 guaranteed event has set a Canadian record for biggest prizepool in live poker history. The winner is going to receive CA$1,000,000 and bragging rights for making history!

The tournament reached 1,168 entries, making a prizepool of CA$5,709,750!

The leading player is WSOP bracelet winner, Scott Montgomery, also known for making the final table of the 2008 WSOP Main Event. He starts the day with an impressive 83,450,000 chips, out of the more than 1.1 billion chips in play. Yes. One billion chips!

Niall "Firaldo" Farrell isn't too far behind with 79,000,000, with Philippe D'Auteuil (71,300,000), Jonathan Bussieres (62,350,000), and Jean-Pascal Savard (61,000,000) rounding out the top five stacks.

The blinds begin at level 27 at 400,000/800,000 with a 100,000 ante, and play will complete when just eight players remain.

As usual, there will be a break every two levels. Best of luck to everyone, and congratulations on making Canadian live poker history!

Here is a look at the table draw for today:

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
33	1	Michael Addamo	46,600,000
33	2	Michel-Claude Baroud	17,625,000
33	3	Joel Moreau	6,775,000
33	4	Stephan Chartrand	14,600,000
33	5	Sam Greenwood	20,200,000
33	6	Qi Hu	36,775,000
33	7	Kenneth Mcfarlane	22,800,000
33	8	Nicolas Le Floch	36,525,000

37	1	Ari Engel	44,000,000
37	2	Scott Montgomery	83,450,000
37	3	David Eldridge	31,000,000
37	4	Viet Van Vo	1,700,000
37	5	Christopher Annouza	10,675,000
37	6	Thomas Cemm	17,675,000
37	7	Sasan Mehrabian	15,950,000
37	8	Terry Lee	19,325,000

38	1	Louis Boutin	27,100,000
38	2	Yuzhou Chu	16,550,000
38	3	Vlad Mezheritsky	6,350,000
38	4	Patrick Blye	20,450,000
38	5	Jordan Saccucci	31,375,000
38	6	Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	27,600,000
38	7	Andrew Walter	14,400,000

39	1	Rayan Chamas	44,700,000
39	2	Jonathan Bussieres	62,350,000
39	3	Philippe D'Auteuil	71,300,000
39	4	Marc Guerbilsky	50,900,000
39	5	Kevin Rivest	58,525,000
39	6	Carl Diveglia	15,975,000
39	7	Matthew Waxman	23,650,000

40	1	Ha Van Nguyen	19,025,000
40	2	Jean-Pascal Savard	61,000,000
40	3	Alexander James Allison	19,025,000
40	4	Joseph Sicko	14,725,000
40	5	Duff Charette	23,200,000
40	6	Mingzhe Zhang	26,300,000
40	7	Niall Farrell	79,000,000

Keep following along as the PokerNews team brings you all of the action!

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Montgomery	83,450,000

Niall Farrell	79,000,000

Philippe D'Auteuil	71,300,000
Jonathan Bussieres	62,350,000
Jean-Pascal Savard	61,000,000
Kevin Rivest	58,525,000
Marc Guerbilsky	50,900,000
Michael Addamo	46,600,000

Rayan Chamas	44,700,000
Ari Engel	44,000,000

Qi Hu	36,775,000
Nicolas Le Floch	36,525,000
Jordan Saccucci	31,375,000

David Eldridge	31,000,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	27,600,000
Louis Boutin	27,100,000
Mingzhe Zhang	26,300,000
Matthew Waxman	23,650,000
Duff Charette	23,200,000
Kenneth Mcfarlane	22,800,000
Patrick Blye	20,450,000
Sam Greenwood	20,200,000

Terry Lee	19,325,000
Alexander James Allison	19,025,000
Ha Van Nguyen	19,025,000

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05-09-2017 13:16 UTC-4

Scott Montgomery is First to 100 Million; New Chip in Play!

ElleSriracha

Level 27 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

With the recent elimination of Sasan Mehrabian, the first player to reach the 100-million milestone is Scott Montgomery.

In addition to this, a new yellow chip is in play with a denomination of 1,000,000 (pictured).

There are 1,138,600,000 chips in play, with Montgomery sitting on more than ten percent of them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Montgomery	114,200,000

Tags: Scott Montgomery

05-09-2017 13:45 UTC-4

Twitter Contest Winner Joseph Sicko Eliminated in a Battle of Aces vs Kings

Adam Lamers

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

After winning a seat into this event via a contest on Twitter through partypoker LIVE, Joseph Sicko battled his way into Day 4 against over 1100 entrants. Unfortunately for him, his dream of winning CA$1,000,000 fell short today as he ran his into Niall Farrell's .

Sicko moved all in from the cutoff position for 14,000,000, only to be called by Farrell in the big blind. When the hands were tabled, it was a sick cooler for Sicko. The board ran out and he would be eliminated in 30th place, taking home CA$32,500 for his efforts.

Sicko made the trip to Montreal, Canada from the upper mainland of Albany, New York and has enjoyed his time here for the past few days. He will be sticking around to rail is travel partner, Carl Diveglia, as he is still one of the remaining players in this Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	80,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Joseph Sicko	Busted

Tags: Joseph Sicko Niall Farrell

05-09-2017 14:47 UTC-4

Three-Table Redraw: Niall Farrell Leads the Way

ElleSriracha

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Eliminations have been fast and furious today, having lost 13 players in under two levels.

Niall Farrell has taken over the chip lead, sitting on 133,300,000 chips. Here is a look at the three-table redraw:

Table	Seat	Player Name	Chip Count
38	1	Ari Engel	75,900,000
38	2	Luis Boutin	26,100,000
38	3	Niall Farrell	133,300,000
38	4	Nicolas Le Floch	20,800,000
38	5	Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	17,200,000
38	6	Kenneth Mcfarlane	25,200,000
38	7	Scott Montgomery	106,100,000
38	8	Jonathan Bussieres	49,400,000

39	1	Marc Guerbilsky	53,800,000
39	2	Mingzhe Zhang	60,900,000
39	3	Philippe D'Auteuil	92,000,000
39	4	Michael Addamo	2,300,000
39	5	Jordan Saccucci	19,000,000
39	6	Terry Lee	2,700,000
39	7	Joel Moreau	10,200,000
39	8	Carl Diveglia	38,600,000

40	1	Jean-Pascal Savard	96,900,000
40	2	Stephan Chartrand	9,600,000
40	3	Qi Hu	20,700,000
40	4	David Eldridge	58,800,000
40	5	Patrick Blye	61,700,000
40	6	Kevin Rivest	44,900,000
40	7	Rayan Chamas	45,000,000
40	8	Matthew Waxman	68,300,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	133,300,000 -4,700,000	-4,700,000

Scott Montgomery	106,100,000 -9,700,000	-9,700,000

Jean-Pascal Savard	96,900,000 19,400,000	19,400,000
Philippe D'Auteuil	92,000,000 12,500,000	12,500,000
Ari Engel	75,900,000 900,000	900,000

Matthew Waxman	68,300,000 44,650,000	44,650,000
Patrick Blye	61,700,000 34,500,000	34,500,000
David Eldridge	58,800,000 27,800,000	27,800,000
Marc Guerbilsky	53,800,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Jonathan Bussieres	49,400,000 -12,950,000	-12,950,000
Rayan Chamas	45,000,000 -19,500,000	-19,500,000
Kevin Rivest	44,900,000 4,600,000	4,600,000
Carl Diveglia	38,600,000 22,625,000	22,625,000
Louis Boutin	26,100,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Kenneth Mcfarlane	25,200,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Nicolas Le Floch	20,800,000 -15,725,000	-15,725,000
Qi Hu	20,700,000 -16,075,000	-16,075,000
Jordan Saccucci	19,000,000 -26,700,000	-26,700,000

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	17,200,000 9,000,000	9,000,000
Joel Moreau	10,200,000 3,425,000	3,425,000
Stephan Chartrand	9,600,000 -5,000,000	-5,000,000
Terry Lee	2,700,000 -16,625,000	-16,625,000
Michael Addamo	2,300,000 -44,300,000	-44,300,000

Tags: Ari Engel Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Jordan Saccucci Kenneth Mcfarlane Matt Waxman Niall Farrell Nicolas Le Floch Rayan Chamas Scott Montgomery

05-09-2017 17:14 UTC-4

Qi Hu Can't Fade the River

ElleSriracha

Level 30 : 800,000/1,600,000, 200,000 ante

Rayan Chamas was on the button and raised to 3,500,000. Action was on Qi Hu in the big blind and he moved all in for 30,400,000. Chamas got confirmation of the amount and eventually called.

Chamas:
Hu:

Hu was plenty ahead, but the board ran out , with the river giving Chamas two pair, nines and deuces to eliminate Hu in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Chamas	112,000,000 67,000,000	67,000,000
Qi Hu	Busted

Tags: Rayan Chamas Qi Hu

05-09-2017 17:48 UTC-4

Bussieres Fills Up on the River to Eliminate Kiriopoulos

Adam Lamers

Level 30 : 800,000/1,600,000, 200,000 ante

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos got his remaining 32,000,000 chips in the middle against Jonathan Bussieres before the flop. When the hands were turned over, it was a classic race scenario.

Kiriopoulos:
Bussieres:

Bussieres remained out in front after the flop came , but Kiriopoulos would catch up when the landed on the turn. When the hit the river, Bussieres sealed the deal with a full house and Kiriopoulos was eliminated just before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Bussieres	129,000,000 38,800,000	38,800,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	Busted

Tags: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Jonathan Bussieres

05-09-2017 19:22 UTC-4

Local Favourite Kevin Rivest Ousted

Adam Lamers

Level 31 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 200,000 ante

Local pro, Kevin Rivest from Montreal, Canada, was just eliminated in 15th place. Rivest showed no fear as he battled hard throughout the day getting involved in many pots with the chip leaders. Unfortunately, in a recent hand against Philippe D'Auteuil, Rivest got all his chips in the middle in a dominated position. The two players were all in before the flop and Rivest didn't like his chances when the cards were shown.

Rivest:
D'Auteuil:

The board ran out and Rivest's dream of being crowned the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event champion at his local poker club were dashed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe D'Auteuil	132,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Kevin Rivest	Busted

Tags: Kevin Rivest Phil D'Auteuil

05-09-2017 19:32 UTC-4

Mingzhe Zhang Eliminated by Ari Engel

ElleSriracha

Level 31 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 200,000 ante

Ari Engel raised to 4,500,000 from the hijack and Mingzhe Zhang moved all in for 38,700,000 on the button.

Engel went into the tank for several minutes before deciding to call.

Engel tabled while Zhang showed .

Zhang was dominated, and the flop of was not helpful, although it gave him some opportunities to chop the hand.

The turn was the and the river was the , sending Zhang to the rail in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	127,600,000 57,800,000	57,800,000

Mingzhe Zhang	Busted

Tags: Ari Engel Mingzhe Zhang

05-09-2017 19:38 UTC-4

Scott Montgomery Falls at the Hands of Ryan Chamas

ElleSriracha

Level 31 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 200,000 ante

Jean-Pascal Savard was in the cutoff and raised to 4,000,000. Rayan Chamas was in the small blind and called.

Scott Montgomery was in the big blind and three-bet shoved all in for 32,300,000. Savard folded, and Chamas snap-called.

Chamas:
Montgomery:

The board ran out and Montgomery's deep run was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Chamas	138,100,000 37,100,000	37,100,000
Scott Montgomery	Busted

Tags: Scott Montgomery Rayan Chamas

05-09-2017 20:19 UTC-4

Kenneth Mcfarlane Runs Into Aces to Bust

ElleSriracha

Level 31 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 200,000 ante

Jean-Pascal Savard was in the hijack and raised to 4,800,000. Carl Diveglia was in the cutoff and called.

Kenneth Mcfarlane was in the small blind and moved all in for 57,900,000. Savard thought for a minute and decided to move all in over top. Diveglia quickly folded.

Savard tabled two red aces, while Mcfarlane showed .

The board ran out and Mcfarlane finished in 12th place.