Level: 21
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America
Main Event
Day: 3
Deeb's Kings No Good
Level 21
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Shaun Deeb opened shoved 1,825,000 from late position and Brian Yoon called from the small blind.
Brian Yoon: 
Shaun Deeb: 
The flop came 
and Deeb was still ahead with his pair of kings. The 
on the turn gave Yoon two-pair and now Deeb was drawing to only a king. The 
gave Yoon a full house and Deep was then sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Halme Just Keeps Betting
Level 21
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Antti Halme raised to 675,000 from the hijack and Jean-Pascal Savard called on the button. The flop came 
and Halme continued for 700,000. Savard called and the 
landed on the turn.
Halme fired another 2.4 million and Savard still called to see the on the river. Halme splashed in another bet of 5.0 million and Savard was left with a decision for a good portion of his chips. He counted his stack and then tossed his cards to the muck as the pot was shipped to Halme.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,200,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
|
12,500,000
-3,800,000
|
-3,800,000 |
Dunst Cannot Connect
Level 21
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Craig R Mason opened to 1,250,000 from the button and Tony Dunst quickly moved all in from the small blind. Mason snap called with his last 5,675,000 and would be the one at risk.
Craig R Mason: 
Tony Dunst: 
The board ran out 
and Dunst missed completely. Mason got the double up and left Dunst with a little over ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,750,000
-2,060,000
|
-2,060,000 |
|
3,600,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
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Cormier Ships the River
Level 21
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Jeff Cormier opened to 650,000 from the cutoff and Bart Lybaert three-bet to 2.2 million in the small blind. Cormier called to see the flop fall 
. Lybaert led out for 1.2 million and Cormier made the call.
The turn brought the 
and Lybaert checked this time. Cormier tossed in a bet of 3.3 million and Lybaert stuck around to see the on the river. Lybaert checked again and Cormier shipped all in for around 10.2 million. Lybaert took a brief moment before pushing his cards to the muck and Cormier raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,300,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
12,600,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
Ketendjian Doubles With his Sixes
Level 21
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The board read 
and Hagop Ketendjian led out 1.1 million into a pot around 1.9 million. Medhat Ramzy called and the river fell the 
. Ketendjian pushed all in for 6.775 million and Ramzy snap-called.
Ramzy tabled 
for two pair and Ketendjian flipped over 
for quads. Ketendjian's four of a kind secured him a nice pot and brought his chip stack to just under 15 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,250,000
-2,950,000
|
-2,950,000 |
|
7,250,000
-5,210,000
|
-5,210,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 175,000/350,000
Ante: 350,000
Esfandiari's Kings get Cracked
Level 22
: 175,000/350,000, 350,000 ante
The action folded around to Antonio Esfandiari who opened on the button. Matthew Volosevich was in the small blind and ripped all in for 9.125 million. The big blind folded and Esfandiari snapped him off and tabled pocket kings.
Volosevich would need some help as he tabled 
with his tournament life on the line. The flop came 
giving Volosevich a pair and some hope. The turn brought the and Volosevich made two pair to take the lead. The river was the and Volosevich cracked the magician's kings to score a big double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,300,000
13,825,000
|
13,825,000 |
|
18,250,000
-5,435,000
|
-5,435,000 |
|
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River is Good for Nguyen
Level 22
: 175,000/350,000, 350,000 ante
The board showed 
and David Nguyen bet 700,000 into a pot that was approximately 1.7 million. Russell Serion raised to 2 million and Nguyen made the call. The turn fell the and both players then checked to the on the river.
Nguyen led out for 5.5 million and Serion used a time card before making the call. Nguyen rolled over 
for a rivered straight and Serion then mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,675,000
34,540,000
|
34,540,000 |
|
10,550,000
7,730,000
|
7,730,000 |
Prinz Ships on Rivest
Level 22
: 175,000/350,000, 350,000 ante
After arriving at the table, Kevin Rivest and Markus Prinz appeared to have a raising war preflop with around 13.5 million already in the pot.
The flop came 
and Rivest led out for 4.5 million from middle position. Prinz used up one of his time extensions before announcing all in for around 20 million. Rivest looked back at his cards and then pushed them towards the muck, allowing Prinz to take down a sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,950,000
28,950,000
|
28,950,000 |
|
31,800,000
-9,400,000
|
-9,400,000 |