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

Ubaid Habib Eliminated in 14th Place ($65,000)

Level 34 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Ubaid Habib
Ubaid Habib

Ubaid Habib ended up all in for roughly 35 million and was called by Tommy Nguyen. Players turned over their cards and Habib would be at risk.

Tommy Nguyen: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Ubaid Habib: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{j-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Nguyen's tens were good enough to eliminate Habib.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Nguyen ca
Tommy Nguyen
WSOP 1X Winner
106,000,000 9,000,000
Ubaid Habib us
Ubaid Habib
Busted

Tags: Tommy NguyenUbaid Habib

La Broissonniere Fires with Top Pair

Level 34 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Charles La Boissonniere raised to 6.5 million with {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} from under the gun and Demo Kiriopoulos defended from the big blind with {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}. The flop fell {k-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Kiriopoulos check-called a bet of 4.5 million from La Boissonniere.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Kiriopoulos checked again. La Boissonniere fired another 13.0 million and that proved to be enough to get Kiriopoulos to lay his hand down.

Player Chips Progress
Charles La Boissonniere ca
Charles La Boissonniere
283,500,000 17,000,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
117,000,000 -23,000,000

Tags: Charles La BoissonniereDemosthenes Kiriopoulos

Krelitz Doubles Again

Level 34 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Daniel Strelitz
Daniel Strelitz

Guillaume Nolet bet raised to 6 million from the button and Daniel Strelitz called from the big blind . The flop came {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Krelitz checked to Nolet who bet 6 million. Krelitz moved all in for 54 million and Nolet called.

Nolet tabled {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for top pair and Krelitz showed {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for two pair. The {6-Clubs} on the turn gave Nolet some straight outs to go with his eight but the {q-Spades} on the river did not help him. Krelitz got the double up to over 100 million for the first time today.

Player Chips Progress
Guillaume Nolet ca
Guillaume Nolet
139,500,000 -32,000,000
Daniel Strelitz us
Daniel Strelitz
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
118,500,000 59,000,000

Tags: Daniel StrelitzGuillaume Nolet

Chi Tsun Chan Eliminated in 15th Place ($65,000)

Level 34 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Chi Tsun Chan
Chi Tsun Chan

The action folded to Chi Tsun Chan in middle position who raised all in for 37.5 million with {q-Spades}{j-Spades}. Taylor Black woke up with {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} in the hijack and just flat-called. The rest of the table folded and the two hands were tabled with Chan at risk.

The flop came {k-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Taylor still held the lead with his pocket nines. The turn brought the {2-Diamonds} and the river landed the {3-Clubs}. Chan was unable to win the race and was eliminated in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
WPT 1X Winner
310,000,000 57,500,000
Chi Tsun Chan ca
Chi Tsun Chan
Busted

Tags: Chi Tsun ChanTaylor Black

Black Gets There on the River

Level 34 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Joseph Cheong picked up the {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} on the button and raised it up to 6.5 million. Taylor Black called from the big blind with {a-Spades}{6-Spades} and the flop came {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}.

Both players checked to the {5-Diamonds} on the turn and Black pushed in a bet of 7.0 million. Cheong just called and the {8-Hearts} completed the board. Taylor bet another 17.0 million with his rivered straight and Cheong paid him off.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
WPT 1X Winner
252,500,000 32,000,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
WSOP 1X Winner
63,500,000 -37,500,000

Tags: Taylor BlackJoseph Cheong

Lagos Gets the Double

Level 33 : 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

George Lagos pushed all in from the cutoff for 35.5 million and Guillaume Nolet called from the big blind. Players turned over their cards and Lagos was at risk.

George Lagos: {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Guillaume Nolet: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{j-Spades}{k-Clubs} and Lagos won the pot with his pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Guillaume Nolet ca
Guillaume Nolet
171,500,000 -60,500,000
George Lagos ca
George Lagos
75,500,000 33,500,000

Tags: George LagosGuillaume Nolet

Level: 34

Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000

Ante: 3,000,000

Roberts Out-Flops Chan

Level 33 : 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Chi Tsun Chan opened to 7.5 million in the cutoff with {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} and Gregory Roberts called from the small blind with {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. The flop fell {q-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Roberts checked to Chan who checked it back.

The turn was the {7-Spades} and Roberts led out for 7.5 million with top pair. Chad made the call with his flush draw and the {5-Diamonds} completed the board. Roberts fired another 11.0 million into the pot and Chan slid his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Gregory Roberts us
Gregory Roberts
108,000,000 19,000,000
Chi Tsun Chan ca
Chi Tsun Chan
29,000,000 -21,000,000

Tags: Chi Tsun ChanGregory Roberts

Obrien Gets Paid on the River

Level 33 : 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

George Lagos opened to 5.5 million from the cutoff and Wayne Obrien defended his big blind with a call. The flop came down {2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and Obrien check-called a bet of 7 million from Lagos. The turn came the {8-Hearts} and both players checked.

The river fell the {10-Clubs} and Obrien led out for 12 million. Lagos thought for several moments before making the call and Obrien then tabled {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} for two pair. Lagos mucked his cards and Obrien pulled in a nice pot.

Player Chips Progress
Wayne Obrien ca
Wayne Obrien
91,000,000 19,000,000
George Lagos ca
George Lagos
42,000,000 -22,000,000

Tags: George LagosWayne Obrien

James Gilbert Eliminated in 16th Place ($65,000)

Level 33 : 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
James Gilbert
James Gilbert

James Gilbert was all in preflop for around 45 million and Guillaume Nolet called. Players flipped their hands and Gilbert was at risk of elimination.

Guillaume Nolet: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
James Gilbert: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The flop came down {6-Spades}{q-Spades}{7-Spades} and Nolet would need to dodge Gilbert's over cards to get the pot. The {6-Hearts} on the turn and {9-Spades} on the river did not change anything and Gilbert was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Guillaume Nolet ca
Guillaume Nolet
232,000,000 72,000,000
James Gilbert us
James Gilbert
Busted

Tags: Guillaume NoletJames Gilbert