CA$10,300 Main Event | 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

05-27-2019 01:55 UTC-4

Hand #307-311: Back and Forth Battle

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Level 40 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Hand #307: Francois Billard called on the button, Kevin Rabichow raised to 20 million and Billard moved all in. Rabichow folded and Billard took down the first hand of heads-up play.

Hand #308: Rabichow opened to 10 million from the button, Billard called and the flop came down . Billard checked, Rabichow bet 6 million and Billard folded.

Hand #309: Billard opened to 10 million, Rabichow called and the flop came down . Rabichow checked to Billard, he bet 15 million and Rabichow folded.

Hand #310: Rabichow limped the button, Billard moved all in and Rabichow folded.

Hand #311: Billard limped the button, Rabichow moved all in and Billard folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	398,500,000	20,000,000
Kevin Rabichow	121,500,000	-21,000,000

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05-27-2019 01:49 UTC-4

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
3	Kevin Rabichow	United States	142,500,000	29
5	Francois Billard	Canada	378,500,000	76

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	378,500,000
Kevin Rabichow	142,500,000

Joni Jouhkimainen Eliminated in 3rd Place (CA$583,310)

Adam Lamers

Level 40 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Hand #304: Francois Billard raised to 15 million in the small blind and Kevin Rabichow folded his big blind.

Hand #305: Billard opened to 10 million on the button and Joni Jouhkimainen defended from the big blind. The flop came and Jouhkimainen check-folded to a bet of 8 million from Billard.

Hand #306: Jouhkimaien shoved all in for 69 million in the small blind and Billard snap-called from the big blind. Jouhkimainen was at risk and needed some help.

Billard:
Jouhkimainen:

The flop came and Billard remained in the lead with his ace-high. The turn was the as Jouhkimainen picked up a straight and flush draw. The bricked off on the river and Jouhkimainen was eliminated in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	378,500,000	96,500,000
Kevin Rabichow	142,500,000	-7,500,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	Busted

Tags: Francois Billard Joni Jouhkimainen Kevin Rabichow

05-27-2019 01:32 UTC-4

Hands #299-303: Billard Gets Value from Bottom Pair

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Level 40 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Hand #299: Kevin Rabichow shoved all in from the small blind for 180 million and won the big blind and ante.

Hand #300: Kevin Rabichow raised to 10 million on the button and Francois Billard three-bet the big blind to 38 million. Rabichow shoved all in for 190 million and Billard folded.

Hand #301: Francois Billard limped the small blind and Kevin Rabichow checked. The flop landed and Billard bet 5 million and Rabichow called. The turn fell the and Billard now checked. Rabichow bet 15 million and Billard called as the completed the board on the river.

Both players checked and Billard tabled his and Billard mucked.

Hand #302: Francois Billard raised to 10 million and Joni Jouhkimainen called in the big blind. The flop fell and Jouhkimainen checked to Billard who continued for 8 million. Th turn landed the and both players checked as the completed the board on the river.

Both players checked and Jouhkimainen's took down the pot.

Hand #303: Kevin Rabichow raised the button to 10 million and Francois Billard called from the big. The flop landed and Billard checked to Rabichow who bet 18 million. Billard called, and the turn landed the .

Both players checked as the completed the board on the river. Billard bet out 20 million and Rabichow called. Billard tabled his , and Rabichow mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	282,000,000	19,000,000
Kevin Rabichow	150,000,000	-30,000,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	84,000,000	5,000,000

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen Kevin Rabichow Francois Billard

05-27-2019 01:22 UTC-4

Hand #294-298: Jouhkimainen in the Danger Zone

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Level 40 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Hand #294: Kevin Rabichow opened to 10 million on the button, Francois Billard defended his big blind and the flop came down . Both players checked, the came on the turn and both players checked again to the river. Both players checked, Rabichow showed for ace high and Billard mucked.

Hand #295: Joni Jouhkimainen opened to 11 million on the button, Billard called in the small and a flop of hit the felt. Both checked and a landed on the turn. Billard bet 22 million, Jouhkimainen folded and Billard scooped another pot.

Hand #296: Jouhkimainen received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #297: Jouhkimainen limped the small blind, Billard checked his option and the flop came down . Jouhkimainen checked to Billard who bet 12 million and Jouhkimainen folded.

Hand #298: Rabichow received a walk in the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	263,000,000	26,500,000
Kevin Rabichow	180,000,000	-12,500,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	79,000,000	-13,000,000

Tags: Francois Billard Joni Jouhkimainen Kevin Rabichow

05-27-2019 01:17 UTC-4

Hands #289-293: Rabichow Rivers a Flush

Adam Lamers

Level 40 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Hand #289: Francois Billard limped in from the small blind and Kevin Rabichow checked his option. The flop came and Billard led out for 12 million. Rabichow called and the turn brought the .

Billard checked this time and Rabichow checked as well to see the on the river. Billard checked once more and Rabichow made a bet of 20 million. Billard looked back at his cards and then flicked in a call only to see Rabichow turn over for the best hand.

Hand #290: Rabichow just called from the small blind and Joni Jouhkimainen made it 29 million in the big blind which got a quick fold from Rabichow.

Hand #291: Jouhkimainen limped in from the small blind and Billard raised to 15 million in the big blind. Jouhkimainen folded and Billard pulled in the pot.

Hand #292: Billard just called from the small blind and Rabichow checked his option. The flop came and Billard took down the pot with a bet of 12 million.

Hand #293: Billard raised to 10 million on the button and Jouhkimainen called from the big blind. The flop came and Jouhkimainen check-folded to a bet of 8 million from Billard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	236,500,000	-29,500,000
Kevin Rabichow	192,500,000	54,500,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	92,000,000	-17,500,000

Tags: Francois Billard Joni Jouhkimainen Kevin Rabichow

05-27-2019 01:07 UTC-4

Hand #284: Rabichow and Billard Duke It Out

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Level 40 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Hand #284: Kevin Rabichow limped the small blind, Joni Jouhkimainen checked and the flop came down . Rabichow bet 7 million and Jouhkimainen folded.

Hand #285: Rabichow opened to 10 million on the button, Francois Billard defended his big blind and the flop came down . Billard checked to Rabichow, he tossed in 9 million and Billard threw his cards into the muck.

Hand #286: Billard limped the small, Rabichow checked in the big blind and the flop fell . Billard checked to Rabichow, he threw in 5 million and Billard check-called the bet. A landed on the felt, both players checked and an fell as a river. Both players checked, Billard tabled and Rabichow mucked, sending the pot to Billard.

Hand #287: Joni Jouhkimainen received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #288: Rabichow opened to 10 million, Billard called and the flop came down . Billard checked, Rabichow pushed in 9 million and Billard check-called to 20 million. Rabichow folded, sending the pot to Billard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	266,000,000	19,000,000
Kevin Rabichow	138,000,000	-14,000,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	109,500,000	-12,500,000

Tags: Francois Billard Joni Jouhkimainen Kevin Rabichow

05-27-2019 00:59 UTC-4

Hands #278-283: Jouhkimainen Chipping Up

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Level 40 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Hand #278: Francois Billard raised to 10 million and Joni Jouhkimainen called in the big blind. The flop landed and a bet of 8 million is enough to produce a fold from Jouhkimainen.

Hand #279: Kevin Rabichow raised to 10 million on the button and Francois Billard defended his big blind. The flop landed and action checked through to reveal the on the turn. Both players checked again, and the river landed the . Billard bet 8 million, and Rabichow folded.

Hand #280: Francois Billard limped in from the small blind and Kevin Rabichow checked his option. The flop landed and both players checked through to see the on the turn and both players checked. The river was the and Billard bet out 8 million and Rabichow mucked.

Hand #281: Joni Jouhkimainen received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #282: Joni Jouhkimainen shoved the small blind for 99.5 million and won the big blind and ante.

Hand #283: Joni Jouhkimainen shoved all in for 109.5 million and won the blinds and ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	247,000,000	5,000,000
Kevin Rabichow	152,000,000	-32,500,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	122,000,000	25,000,000

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen Kevin Rabichow Francois Billard

05-27-2019 00:52 UTC-4

Hand #273-277: Play Slowing Down After Break

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Level 40 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Hand #273: Francois Billard received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #274: Kevin Rabichow received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #275: Billard opened to 10 million from the button and won the blinds and ante.

Hand #276: Billard received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #277: Billard limped the small blind, Rabichow checked behind and the flop came down . Billard checked to Rabichow who bet 5 million and Billard quickly folded.