Kevin Rabichow Leads partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event Final Table; Joni Jouhkimainen Still in Contention
Welcome back to the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America, and the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada, for Day 5 of the CA$10,300 Main Event.
The 521-player field has been reduced down to the final six players all battling it out to be crowned the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event Champion. The final six players are all guaranteed CA$250,000, but all eyes are on the first-place prize of CA$1,000,000.
Kevin Rabichow is best-positioned currently as he leads the final table with 156.2 million in chips; good for roughly 112 big blinds. Rabichow stormed up the chip counts on Day 4 and never took his foot off the gas. On Rabichow's heels is Francois Billard who sits with 126.3 million to be the only other player in the nine-figure club. Rounding out the final table is Day 3 chip leader Danick Landriault (33.2 million) along with partypoker pro Joni Jouhkimainen (79 million).
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event Final Table Line-Up
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Fontan | Spain | 87,975,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Danick Landriault | Canada | 33,150,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Kevin Rabichow | United States | 156,150,000 | 112 |
| 4 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 79,050,000 | 56 |
| 5 | Francois Billard | Canada | 126,250,000 | 90 |
| 6 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 40,550,000 | 29 |
There is 26:12 remaining in level 33 with blinds at 700,000-1,400,000 and a 1,400,000-big blind ante.
Blinds for Day 5 will continue at 700k-1.4 million with a big blind ante of 1.4 million. The structure of the day calls for 90-minute levels until play reaches heads-up and levels are halved to 45-minutes.
The stage is now set for the Day 45 of the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America CA$10,300 Main Event beginning at 12 p.m. (EDT). So stay tuned to PokerNews.com as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team provide continuous live updates of all the CA$10,300 Main Event action, along with extensive coverage of the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America from the Playground Poker Club.
and Landriault checked to Rabichow who continued for 2.4 million. Landriault called and the 
hit the turn.
. Rabichow showed 
for a better pair and the 
on the river sent Landriault to the rail in sixth place.
, he picked up some back door straight outs.
on the turn gave Jouhkimainen outs to a chop with any jack or eight seeing the pot split, while a queen would secure him the double.
on the flop and Rabichow was still ahead with his king kicker. A 
hit the felt on the river and Rabichow's big slick took down the pot, securing a double through Fontan.
to give Kolonias a set of kings. The turn was the 
and Billard was drawing dead to the 
on the river.
and Billard took the lead with his flopped jack. A 
and Fontan failed to hit, being eliminated out in fifth place by the jacks of Billard.