CA$10,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

05-22-2019 10:24 UTC-4

Welcome to Day 1B of the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Main Event

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Welcome back to the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America, and the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada, for Day 1B of the CA$10,300 Main Event that features a CA$5,000,000 guarantee.

Tuesday hosted Day 1A, and with it saw a total of 304 players take to the felt, and after ten grueling levels of tournament poker, only 151 players would survive into Day 1. Leading those players is Sandy Lam who finished the day with 6,840,000 in chips after edging out Manig Loeser who bagged 6,620,000. Only six players would finish with over five million in chips, and they included Armin Rezaei, Jonathan Concepcion, Georgiy Filippovich, Philippe D'auteuil, Josh Kay, and Ryan Pignatelli. Also surviving into Day 2 include partypoker Online Qualifiers Leo Liberal, Daniel Dubeau, Matthew Urban and Samuel Gagnon.

The partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event has increased the buy-in to CA$10,300 to go along with the CA$5,000,000 guarantee. This is the second of two Day 1 starting flights and registration closes at the start of level five (approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT). Players will begin with 1,000,000 in starting chips and there will be ten levels on Day 1 with play ending at approximately 11:45 p.m. (EDT) with a 60-minute dinner break following the completion of level six. Players are only allowed one entry per flight.

As is the case with all partypoker LIVE MILLIONS stops, it comes with the partypoker LIVE structure that includes the big blind ante format. The ante will be the same price as the big blind and be in from the start of play as blinds begin at 2,000-5,000 and a 5,000-big blind ante.

The stage is now set for the Day 1B 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.

05-22-2019 12:16 UTC-4

Minkin Shown the Bluff

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Level 1 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Both the under the gun player and Kelly Minkin in the cutoff commit 25,000 each preflop to see the flop.

Minkin bets 55,000, and her opponent check-called as the turn landed the .

The under the gun player checked, Minkin bet 90,000, and now her opponent attempted to check-raise to 125,000.

The dealer ruled his raise as just a call as the completed the board on the river.

Minkin's opponent now bet out 310,000 and Minkin folded. Her opponent quickly tabled his for a bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	830,000 -170,000	-170,000

Tags: Kelly Minkin

05-22-2019 13:11 UTC-4

Jouhkimainen Five-Bet Shoves

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Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Following a raise under the gun to 13,000, Joni Jouhkimainen three-bet to 65,000 in the small blind.

From the big blind, William Blais four-bet to 190,000 total.

The initial raiser folded, but Jouhkimainen responded with a five-bet shove of roughly 1,000,000.

Blais re-checked his hole cards, and then mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen	1,230,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen William Blais

05-22-2019 13:36 UTC-4

Death by Quads for Pillon

Adam Lamers

Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

David Cowling opened to 18,000 from under the gun and was called by a player in middle position. Marc MacDonnell called from the hijack along with Aleks Dimitrov on the button. James Pillon re-raised to 110,000 from the small blind which got called by Cowling, MacDonnell, and Dimitrov.

The flop fell and Pillon pushed all in for around 550,000. Cowling and MacDonnell both quickly folded but Dimitrov snap-called to put Pillon at risk.

Dimitrov:
Pillon:

Pillon was drawing nearly dead after flopping top pair against Dimitrov's set of tens. The on the turn gave Dimitrov quads and Pillon headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleks Dimitrov	2,140,000
James Pillon	Busted

Tags: Aleks Dimitrov David Cowling James Pillon Marc MacDonnell

05-22-2019 13:43 UTC-4

Hall Picks Off Al Qutub

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Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a flop of with roughly 200,000 in the middle, Brandon Hall bets out 77,000 from the small blind.

Kevin Macdonald called from middle psoition, as did Faisal Al Qutub on the button.

The turn is the and Hall bets 210,000. Macdonald folded, but Al Qutub called as the river landed the .

Hall checked, Al Qutub bet 383,000, and Hall tossed in a single chip to signify a call.

Al Qutub mucked, and Hall collected the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Hall	1,910,000 -8,090,000	-8,090,000
Faisal Al Qutub	230,000 -770,000	-770,000

Tags: Brandon Hall Faisal Al Qutub Kevin MacDonald

05-22-2019 14:54 UTC-4

Grospellier Holds the Goods

Adam Lamers

Level 3 : 3,000/7,000, 7,000 ante

Bertrand Grospellier opened to 15,000 in early position and the cutoff stuck in a three-bet to 50,000. The action was back on Grospellier who four-bet to 117,000. His opponent shoved all in for around 415,000 and Grospellier snapped him off.

Grospellier:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Grospellier sent his opponent to the rail with the larger over pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bertrand Grospellier	1,560,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

05-22-2019 17:26 UTC-4

Bicknell Slow Plays Kings

Adam Lamers

Level 5 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kristen Bicknell opened to 22,000 from under the gun and Andrew Graham three-bet to 75,000 in middle position. The action folded back to Bicknell who just made the call.

The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Bicknell checked again and Graham tossed in a bet of 75,000. Bicknell called and the hit the river. Bicknell checked again and Graham thought for a minute before checking it back.

Bicknell flipped over her on a non-favorable board but Graham still mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Bicknell	880,000 192,000	192,000

Andrew Graham	715,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Andrew Graham Kristen Bicknell

05-22-2019 18:23 UTC-4

Aces-Up for Will Givens

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Level 6 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Elliot Smith raised to 27,000 from middle position and David Cowling called in the hijack. From the button, Will Givens three-bets to 120,000 before action returned to Smith.

Smith cuts out a four-bet totaling 300,000, and after Cowling folded, Givens called.

The flop landed and Smith led out for 165,000. Givens called, and then both players checked the on the turn.

The river is the , and Smith checked. Givens bet out 655,000, and Smith goes deep into the tank before the clock is called.

With just five seconds remaining in his time, he called. Givens tabled his for aces-up, and Smith mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Givens	3,462,000 1,112,000	1,112,000

Elliot Smith	1,150,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Tags: David Cowling Elliot Smith Will Givens

05-22-2019 19:51 UTC-4

De Silva Eliminates Jaka and Romero

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante

Upeshka De Silva opened to 30,000 in the hijack and Faraz Jaka just called on the button. James Romero moved all in for 498,000 in the small blind and De Silva re-shoved all in. Jaka quickly called off his stack of 784,000 and all three hands were tabled.

De Silva:
Jaka:
Romero:

De Silva was in the lead and poised to eliminate both of his opponents. The board ran out and De Silva did just that as he scooped a monster pot just after the dinner break.