Main Event Day 4 | 2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

05-09-2017 14:04 UTC-4

Ha Van Nguyen Loses a Race

Adam Lamers

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

Rayan Chamas raised to 2,100,000 from under the gun, and Van Nguyen moved all-in from the small blind for 15,500,000. Chamas thought for a long while and eventually called.

Van Nguyen:
Chamas:

The board came and Van Nguyen could not catch any cards to keep his tournament life alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Chamas	64,500,000	19,800,000
Ha Van Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Rayan Chamas Ha Van Nguyen

05-09-2017 13:53 UTC-4

Thomas Cemm Eliminated by Ari Engel

ElleSriracha

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

Thomas Cemm raised to 2,300,000 from the cutoff, and Ari Engel three-bet to 7,100,000 from the big blind. Cemm put in a four-bet to 25,300,000 and Engel thought for a moment before deciding to call, leaving Cemm with 4,500,000 chips behind.

The flop came and Engel moved all in. Cemm called.

Engel:
Cemm:

Cemm was behind, but the board was paired, giving Cemm some outs to chop along with hitting a seven to win.

The turn was the and the river was the , sending Cemm home in 29th place for a payday of CA$32,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	75,000,000	29,000,000
Thomas Cemm	Busted

Tags: Thomas Cemm Russell Thomas

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
Joseph Sicko	Busted

Tags: Joseph Sicko Niall Farrell

Level: 28

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 100,000

05-09-2017 13:28 UTC-4

Allison Eliminated in a Flip With Zhang; Baroud Hits the Rail

ElleSriracha

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

Mingzhe Zhang raised to 2,000,000 from middle position, and Alexander James Allison moved all in from the big blind for 13,600,000. Zhang thought about it, looked at the tournament clock and eventually called.

Zhang tabled while Allison held for a classic flip.

The flop came with the queen right in the window. Allison held the seven of clubs, so both of his remaining outs were still live.

The turn was the though, and Allison was drawing dead to the on the river, sending him home in 31st place with an extra CA$32,500 in his pocket.

Just before Allison's elimination, Michel-Claude Baroud was short and was eliminated after losing the majority of his stack in an unsuccessful bluff against Thomas Cemm early in the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mingzhe Zhang	40,000,000	13,700,000
Alexander James Allison	Busted

Tags: Alexander James Allison Michel-Claude Baroud Mingzhe Zhang Thomas Cemm

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 12:55 UTC-4

Kings Are Good for Cemm

ElleSriracha

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

With about 5,000,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Michel-Claude Baround led out for 2,600,000. Thomas Cemm was in middle position and called.

The river was the . Baroud thought about it for a moment and eventually led out again. This time, the bet was for 5,500,000. Cemm pulled down his hood, thought for a moment and wasted no time before deciding to call.

"Nice call", said Baroud, as he tabled pocket fours. Cemm showed and scooped the pot. "Yeah, I know exactly what you had."

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Cemm	52,000,000	34,325,000
Michel-Claude Baroud	12,000,000	-5,625,000

Tags: Michel-Claude Baroud Thomas Cemm

05-09-2017 12:51 UTC-4

Chu Straightens Kiriopoulos Out

ElleSriracha

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

On a board reading , with about 6,000,000 in the pot, Yuzhou Chu was all in for 16,100,000 from the big blind.

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos was in late position and called, having Chu covered.

Chu tabled for the nut straight, and Kiriopoulos was disappointed to see he was drawing dead with . The river was the insignificant and Chu secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuzhou Chu	42,000,000	25,450,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	8,200,000	-19,400,000

Tags: Yuzhou Chu Demosthenes Kiriopoulos

05-09-2017 12:40 UTC-4

Pat Blye Makes a Set of Jacks to Score an Elimination

Adam Lamers

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

Eliminations have been coming fast and furious early on to start Day 4. Vlad Mezheritsky was the short stack and with action folded to him, he moved all in for his remaining 5,800,000 chips. Patrick Blye was on the button and also moved all in. Everyone else folded and the cards were rolled over.

Vlad Mezheritsky:
Patrick Blye:

The flop came giving Blye top set. Mezheritsky would need a lot of help but the on the turn would seal the win for Blye sending Mezheritsky to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Blye	27,200,000	6,750,000
Vlad Mezheritsky	Busted

05-09-2017 12:36 UTC-4

Mehrabian Falls to Montgomery

Adam Lamers

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

Scott Montgomery opened to 1,800,000 from under the gun, and Sasan Mehrabian moved all in for 15,600,000 on the button. Montgomery called and the cards were tabled.

Montgomery:
Mehrabian:

The board ran out and Montgomery hit an ace on the river to eliminate Mehrabian. Montgomery is now over the 100 million chip mark and the tournament director is officially entering the one million chip denomination into play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Montgomery	106,700,000	15,700,000
Sasan Mehrabian	Busted

Tags: Scott Montgomery