2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

CA$10,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Angove-Bernier Doubles Through Khun

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Partypoker WPT Barcelona Champion Chanracy Khun raised to 45,000 in the hijack and Marc-Andre Ladouceur called in the small blind. From the big blind, Cedrick Angove-Bernier three-bet to 230,000.

Khun called and Ladouceur folded as the flop fell {k-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

Angove-Bernier bet out 165,000 and Khun called as the turn landed the {8-Diamonds}. Angove-Bernier moved all in for 685,000 and Khun called.

Khun: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Angove-Bernier: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The river fell the {6-Spades} and Angove-Bernier doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
3,900,000 1,600,000
Cedrick Angove-Bernier ca
Cedrick Angove-Bernier
2,225,000
Chanracy Khun ca
Chanracy Khun
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
185,000 -1,095,000

Tags: Chanracy KhunMarc-Andre LadouceurCedrick Angove-Bernier

Level: 9

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Chien Rivers a Straight

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Peter Chien raised to 32,000 from under the gun and was called by Mike McDonald, James Romero, and Ben Wilinofsky in the big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and the action checked to McDonald who bet 65,000. Romero and Wilinofsky quickly folded but Chien called.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and both players checked to the {7-Clubs} on the river. Chien led out for 110,000 and McDonald hesitated before making the call. Chien tabled {k-Spades}{10-Spades} for a straight and McDonald looked skyward with a grimace on his face.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Chien ca
Peter Chien
1,345,000 185,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
1,260,000 -170,000

Tags: Peter ChienMike McDonaldJames RomeroBen Wilinofsky

Geilich Doubles Through Ruane

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Ludovic Geilich
Ludovic Geilich

Maria Ho opened to 35,000 in early position before partypoker Pro Ludovic Geilich shoved all in from late position for 343,000. Michael Ruane iso-shoved next to act for 1,058,000, and after the blinds and Ho folded, the cards were tabled.

Geilich: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Ruane: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Geilich secured the double.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
1,130,000 105,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
761,000 111,000
Michael Ruane us
Michael Ruane
715,000 -285,000

Tags: Ludovic GeilichMaria HoMichael Ruane

Gross Eliminated by Lima

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Jeff Gross
Jeff Gross

On a flop of {k-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, partypoker Pro Jeff Gross found himself all in for his last 465,000 against Carlos Hey De Lima.

Gross: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
Lima: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The turn was the sweat-tastic {k-Diamonds} that gave Gross outs to a king, queen, or three, but when the {a-Hearts} filled the board on the river, he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Hey De Lima br
Carlos Hey De Lima
1,150,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
Busted

Tags: Carlos Hey De LimaJeff Gross

Ortiz Eliminated by Rezaei; Soars into the Chip Lead

Level 8 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Armin Rezaei and Jose Ortiz
Armin Rezaei and Jose Ortiz

On a board of {3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{4-Spades} with roughly 500,000 in the middle, Armin Rezaei pushed forward a stack amounting to 2,000,000.

Jose Ortiz sat with roughly 650,000 in chips, and after a few minutes of deliberation, he called all in.

Ortiz: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Rezaei: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

The river landed the {10-Spades} and Ortiz was eliminated while Rezaei soared into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
5,860,000 2,770,000
Jose Ortiz gb
Jose Ortiz
Busted

Tags: Armin RezaeiJose Ortiz