2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

Online Day 1's
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

Event Info
Buy-in
5,300 CAD
Entries
15
Players Left
6
Average Chip Stack
2,054,210
Total Chips
12,325,260
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

"Al3x53" Sliding

Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

"Al3x53" lost a bit less than half his stack during the first 45 minutes of the day. He just took a stab at a pot with a bet of 43,277 into a pot of 123,650 on a {7-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{5-Hearts} board against "jesusneedsaces." He mucked his hand after "jesusneedsaces" tanked for 20 seconds before calling with {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
jesusneedsaces ie
jesusneedsaces
669,944
86,852
86,852
al3x53 ca
al3x53
278,658
-175,102
-175,102

New Chip Leader and Another Elimination

Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Just after "tomcemm" lost a small pot to "buck82," he eliminated "superdaq" as the second casualty of the tournament for a much bigger pot.

After the big hand, "tomcemm" grabbed the chip lead and is the only player above the 2 million chip threshold thus far in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
tomcemm ca
tomcemm
2,298,687
628,187
628,187
superdaq ca
superdaq
Busted

"Buck82" Making an Early Splash

Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
partypoker MILLION North America
partypoker MILLION North America

Canada's "buck82" was among the last group of players to join the field and has immediately been active. In a recent hand, he raised to 13,500 from early position and got called by "jesusneedsaces" from the button and "tomcemm" from the small blind.

All three players checked on the {j-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{a-Spades} flop before "buck82" bet 19,000 when the action was checked to him on the turn. "Jesusneedsaces" folded and "tomcemm" called. The {7-Clubs} completed the board on the river and "tomcemm" check-folded to a bet from "buck82."

Player Chips Progress
tomcemm ca
tomcemm
1,670,500
670,500
670,500
buck82 ca
buck82
1,284,442
284,442
284,442

Three New Players

Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Canada's "buck82" and United Kingdom's "Ross_Geller99" and "slim5hady69" have joined the action to bring today's field size up to 25 players.

Player Chips Progress
buck82 ca
buck82
1,000,000
slim5hady69 gb
slim5hady69
1,000,000
Ross_Geller99 gb
Ross_Geller99
1,000,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

"I_rivered_U" Eliminated

Level 1 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

"I_rivered_U" entered the day as the shortest stack with 26 big blinds. He was unable to spin it up and became the first casualty of the tournament.

Meanwhile, Australian online poker sensation, TJ "RandyB0bandy" Ulmer, has grabbed the chip lead with 1,706,512.

Player Chips Progress
RandyB0bandy au
RandyB0bandy
1,706,512
87,850
87,850
CanadianPharaoh ca
CanadianPharaoh
1,674,558
-66,943
-66,943
I_rivered_U ca
I_rivered_U
Busted

"TheKelster" Folds on the Turn

Level 1 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The action folded to "jsdubois11" who opened for 20,000. "TheKelster" three-bet to 62,500 and his opponent called.

Flop: {Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

"TheKelster" bet 65,500 on the flop and quickly called after the action was raised to 131,000. "TheKelster" gave up on the pot after the {9-Hearts} on the turn after he check-folded a bet of 253,008 from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
TheKelster ca
TheKelster
840,400
-159,600
-159,600
jsdubois11 ca
jsdubois11
645,008
41,750
41,750

Cards in the Air!

Level 1 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The first hand of the tournament has just begun with 20 players seated at three tables.

Player Chips Progress
Pocket_Flush ca
Pocket_Flush
1,000,000
M0k0to gb
M0k0to
1,000,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500