2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

Main Event
Event Info

2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

Final Results
Winner
Taylor Black
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
1,400,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,300 CAD
Prize Pool
10,000,000 CAD
Entries
1,954
Level Info
Level
45
Blinds
10,000,000 / 20,000,000
Ante
0

Romero's Kings Eliminate Two

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

Joseph Cheong opened to 425,000 from under the gun and a player from late position pushed all in for around 1,400,000. The button went all in as well for 1,200,000 and Orlando Romero from the small blind quickly pushed the rest of his stack over the betting line for around 7,500,000. Cheong folded and the remaining players tabled their hands.

Orlando Romero showed {k-Clubs}{k-Spades} with his opponents showing {a-Spades}{j-Spades} and {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} giving Romero top set and making him a likely favorite to eliminate both of his opponents. The {q-Hearts} on the turn and {9-Spades} on the river did not change anything and Romero took down a nice pot.

Player Chips Progress
Orlando Romero us
Orlando Romero
11,875,000
4,935,000
4,935,000

Tags: Orlando Romero

Nguyen Hero Calls Yifrach

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

With around 1,500,000 in the middle and the flop reading {q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, the action was on Gal Yifrach in late position who bet 900,000. Tommy Nguyen check-called from the small blind and the {4-Clubs} landed on the turn.

Nguyen checked again and Yifrach slid in a bet of 2,400,000, which Nguyen called. The river was the {2-Clubs} and Nguyen checked for the third time. Yifrach announced all in for 7,550,000 and Nguyen asked for a count before tossing in a single chip to signify a call. Yifrach flipped over {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} while Nguyen showed {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} to scoop a monster pot.

Yifrach was left with just a single T25,000 chip and found himself all in against three other players just one hand later. He managed to stay alive and has continued to rebuild his stack, now sitting around 3,500,000.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Nguyen ca
Tommy Nguyen
23,500,000
15,600,000
15,600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Gal Yifrach us
Gal Yifrach
3,500,000
-2,745,000
-2,745,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Gal YifrachTommy Nguyen

Level: 20

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Drolet Doubles Through Deeb

Level 20 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Lucas Drolet opened to 675,000 from the button and Shaun Deeb raised to 1,750,000 from the small blind. Drolet then pushed over top for a total of 5,725,000 and Deeb counted out his own chips for a few moments before making the call. The players tabled their cards and Drolet would be at risk of elimination.

Lucas Drolet: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Shaun Deeb: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

The flop came {7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Deeb's pair of sixes were still good. The {a-Spades} on the river moved Drolet way ahead with a pair of aces and the {4-Diamonds} on the river did not help Deeb. Drolet took down the pot and left Deeb with just over ten big blinds in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Lucas Drolet ca
Lucas Drolet
11,700,000
3,985,000
3,985,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
2,725,000
-7,715,000
-7,715,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Poker Tactic:

Lucas DroletShaun Deeb

Chartier Doubles Through Habib

Level 20 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Sam Chartier was in the big blind and found a way to get all of his chips in the middle against Ubaid Habib on the button. Chartier was all in for 10,475,000 but happened to be holding {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}. Habib flipped over {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and the two players awaited the flop.

The dealer fanned the flop of {a-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and both players flopped a set. Habib was drawing to one out in the deck and the {7-Diamonds} on the turn nor the {8-Spades} on the river were of any help.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Chartier ca
Samuel Chartier
21,200,000
7,500,000
7,500,000
Ubaid Habib us
Ubaid Habib
14,000,000
-11,500,000
-11,500,000

Tags: Ubaid HabibSam Chartier

Siebert Runs Into a Bigger Stack

Level 20 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Richard Dubini
Richard Dubini

Sylvain Siebert opened to 625,000 from the cutoff and was called by Richard Dubini on the button along with the big blind. The flop came {a-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs} and the action checked around to the {9-Diamonds} on the turn.

The big blind checked again and Siebert tossed in a bet 1,750,000. Dubini called while the big blind laid his hand down. The {8-Clubs} landed on the river and both players knuckled the table. Dubini tabled {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and Siebert sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Dubini ar
Richard Dubini
27,400,000
8,800,000
8,800,000
Sylvain Siebert ca
Sylvain Siebert
22,200,000
-12,800,000
-12,800,000

Tags: Richard DubiniSylvain Siebert

Richards Gets Paid

Level 20 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The board read {3-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and Jonathan Abdella bet 1,875,000 into a pot around 3,500,000. John Richards raised to 4,300,000 and Abdella made the call. The river fell the {4-Clubs} and Abdella checked to Richards who bet 5,500,000.

Abdella threw in a chip to indicate the call and Richards then flipped over pocket eights for a flopped set. Abdella shook his head slowly as he mucked his hand. Richards has over doubled his starting stack for the day and he does not seem to be showing any sign of slowing down.

Player Chips Progress
John Richards us
John Richards
28,450,000
15,295,000
15,295,000
Jonathan Abdellatif be
Jonathan Abdellatif
17,250,000
500,000
500,000

Tags: John RichardsJonathan Abdella

Updated Counts

Level 20 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Antti Halme fi
Antti Halme
32,000,000
2,150,000
2,150,000
Tsz Him Pun hk
Tsz Him Pun
30,300,000
21,675,000
21,675,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
28,200,000
13,900,000
13,900,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Daniel Strelitz us
Daniel Strelitz
22,800,000
4,150,000
4,150,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Jeff Cormier ca
Jeff Cormier
22,000,000
15,995,000
15,995,000
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
20,200,000
4,600,000
4,600,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
18,000,000
15,445,000
15,445,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Pfizer Jordan us
Pfizer Jordan
17,850,000
4,045,000
4,045,000
Jean-Pascal Savard ca
Jean-Pascal Savard
16,300,000
12,410,000
12,410,000
Sylvain Siebert ca
Sylvain Siebert
16,000,000
-6,200,000
-6,200,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
6,700,000
1,770,000
1,770,000
WPT 1X Winner
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
3,400,000
-6,950,000
-6,950,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
3,350,000
3,350,000
3,350,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Updated Chip Counts

Level 20 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rivest ca
Kevin Rivest
41,200,000
9,550,000
9,550,000
Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
29,925,000
24,375,000
24,375,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ema Zajmovic ba
Ema Zajmovic
27,425,000
13,775,000
13,775,000
WPT 1X Winner
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
21,850,000
10,650,000
10,650,000
Joshua Trott ca
Joshua Trott
18,700,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Renato Nomura br
Renato Nomura
16,500,000
3,110,000
3,110,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
16,300,000
8,585,000
8,585,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jonathan Abdellatif be
Jonathan Abdellatif
15,200,000
-2,050,000
-2,050,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
12,600,000
-8,100,000
-8,100,000
Michael Sklenicka cz
Michael Sklenicka
11,200,000
4,210,000
4,210,000
Lucas Greenwood ca
Lucas Greenwood
6,675,000
-4,645,000
-4,645,000
Orlando Romero us
Orlando Romero
4,700,000
-7,175,000
-7,175,000