Break #3
Level 7
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Players are now on their third break of the day. There will be one more five-minute break in an hour.
2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America
Online Day 1's
Day: 1a
"Yugsy1" Eliminated, "Phenom11218" Back in the Lead
Level 7
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The third break is only minutes away. "Yugsy1" won't be among the players returning after the break is completed as he was just eliminated.
Meanwhile, "phenom11218" has regained the lead with Joao "Azor_Ahai" Neves Jr and Timothy "RandyB0bandy" Ulmer closely behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,585,621
663,075
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663,075 |
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3,132,813
-122,500
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-122,500 |
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2,948,938
101,000
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101,000 |
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Busted | |
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"Buck82" Doubles Against "Heinz_76"
Level 7
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
"Buck82" four-bet jammed all-in for 485,669 holding 
and needed some help after "Heinz_76" called with 
.
Lady luck was on the side of "buck82" after he paired his queen on the 
flop. The on the turn and the 
on the river gave him a full house and doubled his stack back above 1 million chips, while the chip stack of "Heinz_76" dipped below 2 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,906,694
-204,253
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-204,253 |
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1,033,338
349,174
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349,174 |
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Late Registration Ended
Level 7
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Late registration just ended. Canada's "Skunk419" made it just at the buzzer as the final player to late register to bring the final Day 1a field size up to 31 entrants including two reentries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | |
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Level: 7
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
"Al3x53" Eliminated
Level 6
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The chip stack of "al3x53" has been low on chips all day long. After hanging around for awhile, his day just ended and the field is down to 20 players out of the original field size of 30 entrants.
Meanwhile, things got tighter near the top of the field and Timothy "RandyB0bandy" Ulmer is now among the chip leaders with over 2.8 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,255,313
177,113
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177,113 |
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2,922,546
-520,969
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-520,969 |
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2,847,938
1,659,100
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1,659,100 |
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Busted | |
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David "JeanClaude1970" Peters Reenters
Level 6
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
David "JeanClaude1970" Peters temporarily hit the rail before he quickly reentered the tournament for a fresh stack of 1 million chips. The field has grown to 30 entrants with 21 players still competing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000
665,983
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665,983 |
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Field Grows to 29 Entrants
Level 6
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The field just grew to 29 entrants. "BIGSHOT188" and "Ignent" entered the tournament for the first time, while "a.urli" opted to reenter for a fresh stack of 1 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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Toby "jesusneedsaces" Joyce Wins an Uncontested Pot
Level 6
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Toby "jesusneedsaces" Joyce opened for 35,200 from late position before "tomcemm" three-bet to 88,000 from the button. The players in the blinds both folded before "jesusneedsaces" jammed all in for 542,190. "Tomcemm" went into his time bank before he folded the hand and give his opponent and uncontested pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,476,975
-736,322
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-736,322 |
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636,190
-33,754
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-33,754 |
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"Phenom11218" Takes the Lead
Level 6
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
"Phenom11218" just took the lead with over 3.4 million in chips. Not too far behind are Joao "Azor_Ahai" Neves Jr and "slim5hady69" who both held the chip lead earlier in the day.
Meanwhile, in the blink of an eye, "CanadianPharaoh" and "useless1985" have been eliminated from the tournament to bring the Day 1a field size down to 18 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,443,515
1,552,552
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1,552,552 |
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3,078,200
-461,800
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-461,800 |
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2,961,484
796,000
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796,000 |
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2,110,947
214,126
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214,126 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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