Level: 6
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America
CA$10,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Bain Sets Up on partypoker Online Qualifier Urban
Level 6
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Partypoker Online Qualifier Matthew Urban opened to 22,000 and Tristan Bain three-bet next to act in the hijack to 64,000.
Action folded back to Urban, and he called as the flop landed 
. Urban checked, Bain bet 44,000, and Urban called as the turn landed the 
.
Urban knuckled over to Bain, and the Australian bet 176,000. Urban again called before he checked the 
on the river.
Bain bet 228,000, and Urban called and then tabled his 
.
Bain revealed his 
for top set to take the pot from Urban
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,770,000 | |
|
490,000 | -525,000 |
Gross Takes it on the Turn
Level 6
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Truyen Nguyen opened to 26,000 from middle position, and partypoker Pro JEff Gross called from the big blind.
The 
flop checked through to reveal the 
on the turn. Gross bet out 28,000, and Nguyen folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
985,000 | 368,000 |
|
575,000 |
Late Registration is Closed
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The total numbers for Day 1A have been confirmed with late registration officially closed for the day. There are a total of 304 entries with just under 250 players still remaining. Those players still remaining after 10 levels are completed will bag up chips and return for Day 2 on Thursday, May 23.
Kenney Barrels All Three Streets
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bryn Kenney raised to 20,000 from under the gun and was called by the cutoff and the big blind. The flop came 
and the big blind checked to Kenney who continued for 35,000. Both players called to see the 
land on the turn.
The big blind checked again and Kenney fired out a bet of 115,000. The cutoff folded this time but the big blind stuck around for the 
on the river. He checked one more time and Kenney bet 160,000. He was finally able to force his opponent to fold and Kenney collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000 | 450,000 |
Roy Eliminated by Forozandeh
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With just under 500,000 in the middle on the 
board, Jonathan Roy bet 310,000 from the big blind and Babak Forozandeh called in the hijack.
The river landed the 
and Roy moved all in for roughly 840,000. Forozandeh snap-called and tabled his 
for a flush to sink Roy's for top set, and was consequently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,160,000 | |
|
Busted |
Ho Shoves Flop to Win
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Maria Ho opened to 23,000 in middle position and Daune Fernandez called in the small blind.
From the big blind, Jean-Philippe Lehoux three-bet to 100,000 and both Ho and Fernandez called.
The flop landed 
and Fernandez checked to Lehoux who continued for 160,000. Ho shoved all in for 832,000, and after Fernandez folded, Lehoux mucked to award Ho the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,302,000 | 122,000 |
|
1,160,000 |
Updated Counts
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000 | -120,000 |
|
1,620,000 | 660,000 |
|
1,580,000 | |
|
1,570,000 | 980,000 |
|
1,510,000 | 510,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 500,000 |
|
1,420,000 | 420,000 |
|
1,290,000 | 490,000 |
|
1,210,000 | 210,000 |
|
1,160,000 | |
|
1,090,000 | 90,000 |
|
1,065,000 | 65,000 |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
910,000 | -90,000 |
|
690,000 | -85,000 |
|
432,000 | -568,000 |
|
325,000 | -675,000 |
Elias Shoves River on Nini
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With roughly 600,000 in the middle and the board reading 
, Carlo Nini checked from out of the small blind to Darren Elias on the button.
Elias moved all in for 493,000, and after a few minutes in the tank, Nini eventually decided upon a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,130,000 | 510,000 |
|
|
804,000 |
Jaka Folds to Four-Bet Shove
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michel Arsenault limped for 10,000 in late position, as Sandy Lam called in the hijack.
From the cutoff, Camille Mikhael raised to 50,000 before Faraz Jaka three-bet to 175,000 from the button.
The blinds folded, and when the action returned to Arsenault, he moved all in for 841,000.
Lam and Mikhael folded, and after some deliberation, Jaka folded also.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
635,000 | -365,000 |