Main Event Day 3 | 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

04-30-2018 13:26 UTC-4

Bicknell Doubles Through Yoon

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Level 18 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Kristen Bicknell three-bet all in for 6,700,000 and Brian Yoon made the call. Players tabled their hands and Bicknell would be the player at risk of elimination.

Kristen Bicknell:
Brian Yoon:

The flop ran out and Bicknell was still ahead with her kings. The on the turn and on the river did not improve Yoon's hand as Bicknell got the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	15,600,000 -6,700,000	-6,700,000

Kristen Bicknell	13,450,000 5,660,000	5,660,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Kristen Bicknell

04-30-2018 13:36 UTC-4

Jacobson Steals One on the River

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Taylor Black opened to 350,000 from early position and Martin Jacobson flat-called on the button. The flop fell and Black led out for 300,000. Jacobson made the call and the rolled off on the turn.

Black checked this time and Jacobson fired out a bet of 800,000. Black stuck around to see the on the river and checked one more time. Jacobson announced a bet of 2,100,000 as he slid a stack of chips into the middle. Black burned through one of his time extensions before releasing his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	15,300,000 915,000	915,000

Martin Jacobson	10,350,000 1,605,000	1,605,000

Tags: Martin Jacobson Taylor Black

04-30-2018 13:55 UTC-4

Play is Hand-for-Hand

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Level 18 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The 252 runners that remain will be playing hand-for-hand as the tournament approaches the money bubble, the top 250 that will be getting at least $10,000.

04-30-2018 14:17 UTC-4

First Break of the Day

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The remaining 251 players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day. When the action resumes, the hand-for-hand process will continue on the money bubble. The clock will remain paused and the new level will not begin until the bubble bursts.

Level: 19

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

04-30-2018 14:48 UTC-4

Diamantas Eliminates Andjelko to Burst the Bubble

Adam Lamers

Level 19 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Daniel Strelitz opened to 400,000 from the hijack and was called by Stephen Diamantas in the cutoff and Andjelko Andrejevic in the small blind. The flop came and the action checked around to Diamantas who bet 500,000. Andrejevic check-raised all in for 3,200,000 and Strelitz got out of the way. Diamantas made the call and the action was halted until all other hands were finished.

When the players flipped over their cards, Diamantas flipped over while Andrejevic showed . The turn was the and the river brought the . Andrejevic was unable to overcome Diamantas' flopped two pair and was eliminated on the money bubble. Fortunately for Andrejevic, there was another elimination in the room as Ardavan Yazdi was also eliminated. The two players split a min-cash and each received $5,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Diamantas	17,750,000 6,955,000	6,955,000
Andjelko Andrejevic	Busted

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Ardavan Yazdi Daniel Strelitz Stephen Diamantas

04-30-2018 14:57 UTC-4

Karlic Takes it Down on the River

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Level 19 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Gerald Karlic opened to 450,000 from late position and Kristen Bicknell called from the cutoff. The flop came down and Karlic checked to Bicknell who then bet 425,000. Karlic made the call and the turn fell the .

Both players checked to the river which came the . Karlic led out for 1,550,000 and Bicknell then used two 30-second time cards before eventually throwing her hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	16,500,000 6,500,000	6,500,000
Kristen Bicknell	13,900,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Gerald Karlic Kristen Bicknell

04-30-2018 15:04 UTC-4

Updated Counts

Adam Lamers

Level 19 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rivest	36,900,000 16,880,000	16,880,000
Sylvain Siebert	35,000,000 20,450,000	20,450,000
Antti Halme	29,850,000 20,135,000	20,135,000
Ubaid Habib	25,500,000 1,385,000	1,385,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	20,700,000 1,295,000	1,295,000
Daniel Strelitz	18,650,000 11,750,000	11,750,000

Richard Dubini	18,600,000 12,120,000	12,120,000
Jonathan Abdellatif	16,750,000 5,280,000	5,280,000
Brian Yoon	15,600,000

Kristen Bicknell	14,300,000 400,000	400,000

Samuel Chartier	13,700,000 4,385,000	4,385,000
Malcolm Bolger	13,000,000 5,900,000	5,900,000
Michael Gathy	6,600,000 -12,670,000	-12,670,000

Paul Michaelis	6,500,000 -6,655,000	-6,655,000

04-30-2018 15:18 UTC-4

Geilich Bets Ruberto Off on the River

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Level 19 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The board read and Anthony Ruberto checked to Ludovic Geilich who then bet 575,000 into a pot around 800,000. Ruberto called and the river came the .

Ruberto again checked and Geilich then put 1,875,000 into the pot. Ruberto tapped the table saying, "Good hand" and then threw his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Geilich	11,200,000 1,955,000	1,955,000
Anthony Ruberto	8,100,000 4,675,000	4,675,000

Tags: Anthony Ruberto Ludovic Geilich

04-30-2018 15:29 UTC-4

Dentale Playing "Solid" Poker

Adam Lamers

Level 19 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

With the flop reading , Kevin Rivest led out for 675,000 into a pot of around 1,500,000. Mike Dentale raised to 2,000,000 in position and when the action was back on Rivest, he moved all in. Dentale used up three of his time extensions before finally making the call.

Mike Dentale:
Kevin Rivest:

Dentale was ahead but needed to dodge an ace or a heart to stay alive. The turn brought the giving Dentale a set of queens and the river landed the . Rivest missed his draw and doubled up Dentale who of course had something to say.