2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

CA$10,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

Final Results
Winner
Francois Billard
Winning Hand
109
Prize
961,400 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 CAD
Prize Pool
5,210,000 CAD
Entries
521
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
6,000,000

Hand #126-130: Rabichow Moves All In

Level 37 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Hand #126: Francois Billard opened to 6 million from under the gun and won the blinds and ante.

Hand #127: Kevin Rabichow moved all in from the button and won the blinds and ante.

Hand #128: Joni Jouhkimainen called from the small blind and Billard checked. The flop came down {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and both players checked to the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. Both players checked again, and a {6-Spades} hit on the river. Both checked, Jouhkimainen tabled {a-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for ace high and Billard showed {q-Clubs}{4-Spades} for a flopped four, taking down the pot.

Hand #129: Paul Fontan moved all in from the button and won the blinds and ante.

Hand #130: Rabichow received a walk in the big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
254,000,000 15,100,000
Paul Fontan es
Paul Fontan
92,800,000 18,000,000
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
74,500,000 9,400,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
WSOP 1X Winner
72,600,000 -8,200,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
42,500,000 -10,000,000

Tags: Francois BillardJoni JouhkimainenKevin RabichowPaul Fontan

Hands #120-125: Fontan Doubles, Rabichow Doubles Straight Back

Level 37 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Hand #120: Paul Fontan shoved the small blind for 45.8 million and Kevin Rabichow called from the big blind.

Fontan: {k-Clubs}{3-Spades}
Rabichow: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

With Fontan at-risk, the dealer spread the {3-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop to give him the lead with bottom pair. The turn fell the {j-Hearts}, and when the {10-Spades} completed the board on the river, Fontan doubled through.

Hand #121: Francois Billard raised to 6 million from under the gun and Paul Fontan called on the button. From the small blind, Kevin Rabichow shoved all in for 30.3 million. Billard folded and Fontan called.

Fontan: {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}
Rabichow: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The dealer spread the {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} board and Rabichow holds on for a double.

Hand #122: Paul Fontan shoved the cutoff for 64.3 million and won the blinds and ante.

Hand #123: From the button, Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 7 million, and Alexandros Kolonias called in the big blind. The flop landed {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and Kolonias checked to Jouhkimainen who continued for 5.5 million. Kolonias folded.

Hand #124: Francois Billard raised to 6 million on the button and Paul Fontan defended his big blind. The {q-Spades}{2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades} board checked down to the river where Billard tabled his {a-Spades}{4-Clubs} to win the pot.

Hand #125: Francois Billard raised to 6 million in the cutoff and Paul Fontan shoved from the small blind for 62.8 million. Billard folded.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
238,900,000 -9,000,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
WSOP 1X Winner
80,800,000 -3,500,000
Paul Fontan es
Paul Fontan
74,800,000 29,000,000
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
65,100,000 -13,900,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
52,500,000 -11,500,000

Tags: Kevin RabichowFrancois BillardPaul FontanJoni JouhkimainenAlexandros Kolonias

Final Table Line-Up; Billard Drops

Level 37 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Paul FontanSpain45,800,00015
2---------
3Kevin RabichowUnited States79,000,00026
4Joni JouhkimainenFinland84,300,00028
5Francois BillardCanada247,900,00083
6Alexandros KoloniasGreece64,000,00021
Francois Billard
Francois Billard

Level: 37

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

Ante: 3,000,000

Hands #116-119: Kolonias Spikes a Two-Outer to Stay Alive

Level 36 : 1,200,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Hand #116: Francois Billard raised to 5 million from under the gun and picked up the blinds and ante.

Hand #117: Billard received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #118: Paul Fontan opened to 6.3 million from under the gun and Kevin Rabichow three-bet shoved all in for 66.6 million in the cutoff. The action folded back to Fontan who dipped his cards to the muck.

Hand #119: Billard ripped all in on the button and Alexandros Kolonias called off his stack of 20.5 million in the small blind. Paul Fontan also stuck in the last of his 43.4 million in the big blind and the cards were tabled.

Kolonias: {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Fontan: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Billard: {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

The flop came {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Hearts} to give Fontan the lead with a pair of aces. The turn brought the {4-Clubs} and the river was the {2-Spades}. Kolonias spiked a two-outer to make a full house and tripled his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
247,900,000 -37,200,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
WSOP 1X Winner
84,300,000 -1,700,000
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
79,000,000 12,400,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
64,000,000 38,500,000
Paul Fontan es
Paul Fontan
45,800,000 -6,400,000

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasFrancois BillardKevin RabichowPaul Fontan

Hand #111-115: Billard Continues to Splash Around

Level 36 : 1,200,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Hand #111: Francois Billard opened to 5 million from under the gun, Kevin Rabichow pushed his 51.6 million stack all in and Billard folded, shipping the pot to Rabichow.

Hand #112: Alexandros Kolonias moved all in for 35.8 million under the gun and everyone folded behind.

Hand #113: Billard limped the small blind, Kolonias checked the big and a flop of {10-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{2-Spades} hit the felt. Billard threw in 2.5 million and Kolonias called. An {8-Clubs} fell in the turn, both players checked and the {a-Hearts} landed on the river. Billard pushed in 4 million, Kolonias called and Billard tabled {10-Hearts}{2-Clubs} for two pair. Kolonias mucked and Billard took down the pot.

Hand #114: Kolonias limped the small blind, Paul Fontan checked and the flop came down {2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{a-Spades}. Kolonias bet 2.5 million, Fontan called and an {a-Hearts} hit on the turn. Both players checked and the dealer flipped over a {3-Diamonds} on the river. Kolonias tapped the table to Fontan, he pushed in 11 million and Kolonias folded.

Hand #115: Billard raised to 5 million from the cutoff, Rabichow moved his 57 million stack all in and Billard folded.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
285,100,000 -3,500,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
WSOP 1X Winner
86,000,000 -10,700,000
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
66,600,000 16,200,000
Paul Fontan es
Paul Fontan
52,200,000 3,800,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
25,500,000 -10,300,000

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasFrancois BillardKevin RabichowPaul Fontan

Hands #106-110:Billard Staying Busy

Level 36 : 1,200,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Francois Billard
Francois Billard

Hand #106: Alexandros Kolonias shoved all in from the cutoff for 35.8 million and won the blinds and ante.

Hand #107: Joni Jouhkimainen limped the small blind for 2.5 million and Francois Billard raised to 8 million from the big blind.

Jouhkimainen called, and the flop landed {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs} as both players checked. The turn fell the {k-Diamonds} and Jouhkimainen checked again as Billard bet 10 million.

Jouhkimainen called, and when the river landed the {4-Diamonds}, he checked again. Billard bet out 29 million and Jouhkimainen folded.

Hand #108: Francois Billard shoved the small blind for 274.9 million and won the big blind and ante.

Hand #109: Francois Billard raised his button to 5 million and Paul Fontan defended his big blind to see the {j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} flop. Fontan checked, Billard bet 4 million, and Fontan folded.

Hand #110: Paul Fontan limped in from the small blind, and Kevin Rabichow checked the big blind. The flop landed {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Fontan bet 4 million and Rabichow folded.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
288,600,000 31,700,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
WSOP 1X Winner
96,700,000 -23,300,000
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
50,400,000 -7,000,000
Paul Fontan es
Paul Fontan
48,400,000 -2,500,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
35,800,000

Tags: Joni JouhkimainenKevin RabichowAlexandros KoloniasFrancois BillardPaul Fontan

Kolonias Finds Kings to Double Through Billard's Queens

Level 36 : 1,200,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Alexandros Kolonias
Alexandros Kolonias

Hand #101: Francois Billard raised to 5 million from under the gun and Kevin Rabichow three0bet shoved all in for 52.8 million in the small blind. Joni Jouhkimainen folded his big blind and Billard also quickly folded.

Hand #102: Billard received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #103: Jouhkimainen opened to 6.5 million on the button and both of the blinds chucked their cards to the muck.

Hand #104: Billard moved all in on the button and picked up the blinds and ante.

Hand #105: Billard made it 5 million to go in the cutoff and Alexandros Kolonias shipped all in for 14.8 million on the button. Billard quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

Kolonias: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Billard: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The flop fell {k-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts} to give Kolonias a set of kings. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Billard was drawing dead to the {9-Clubs} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
256,900,000 -13,600,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
WSOP 1X Winner
120,000,000 5,000,000
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
57,400,000 5,800,000
Paul Fontan es
Paul Fontan
50,900,000 -6,200,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
35,800,000 14,800,000

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasFrancois BillardJoni JouhkimainenKevin Rabichow

Hand #96-100: Jouhkimainen Begins His Climb

Level 36 : 1,200,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Joni Jouhkimainen
Joni Jouhkimainen

Hand #96: Kevin Rabichow opened from the small blind to 5 million from the button, Joni Jouhkimainen called in the big blind and the flop came down {j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Action checked to Jouhkimainen, he bet 5 million and Rabichow folded.

Hand #97: Jouhkimainen limped the small blind, Francois Billard raised to 8 million in the big blind and Jouhkimainen called. A flop of {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} came down and Jouhkimainen checked his action to Billard who bet 5.5 million.

An {a-Spades} fell as the turn card and both players checked. The {3-Diamonds} landed on the river, Jouhkimainen checked to Billard, he bet 17 million and Jouhkimainen quickly called. Billard showed {q-Clubs}{7-Spades} for two pair and would be behind as Jouhkimainen tabled {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for three aces, shipping the pot to Jouhkimainen.

Hand #98: Alexandros Kolonias received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #99: Rabichow called from under the gun, Jouhkimainen limped the cutoff, Kolonias limped the small blind and Paul Fontan moved all in for 48.3 million. Everyone folded and Fontan took down the pot with his preflop jam.

Hand #100: Rabichow received a walk in the big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
270,500,000 -34,200,000
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
WSOP 1X Winner
115,000,000 30,800,000
Paul Fontan es
Paul Fontan
57,100,000 6,300,000
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
51,600,000 -6,300,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
21,000,000 -1,300,000

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasFrancois BillardJoni JouhkimainenKevin RabichowPaul Fontan