2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

CA$10,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Fish Bets Out Dion on River

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

Yan Dion raised to 17,000 in late position and Darryll Fish called next to act in the hijack.

The big blind called also, and when the flop landed {9-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Clubs}, Dion continued for 20,000.

Fish called, and the big blind folded, as the turn landed the {9-Hearts} and both players checked.

The river fell the {8-Diamonds}, and Dion checked once more. Fish bet 25,000, and Dion folded.

Player Chips Progress
Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
1,548,000
548,000
548,000
WPT 1X Winner
StakeKings
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
555,000
555,000
555,000

Tags: Darryll FishYann Dion

Updated Counts & New Entries

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

Kristen Bicknell, Antonio Esfandiari, Scott Montgomery, and Thomas Boivin are some of the latest players to enter the field.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
1,890,000
890,000
890,000
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
1,550,000
550,000
550,000
StakeKings
Ruben Perceval ca
Ruben Perceval
1,535,000
535,000
535,000
Michael Farrow ca
Michael Farrow
1,500,000
500,000
500,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
1,490,000
490,000
490,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
1,480,000
445,000
445,000
WPT 3X Winner
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
1,480,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
1,460,000
120,000
120,000
$25K Fantasy
Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
1,290,000
40,000
40,000
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
1,240,000
240,000
240,000
Alex Lynskey au
Alex Lynskey
1,160,000
160,000
160,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
1,100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
1,000,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
StakeKings
Scott Montgomery ca
Scott Montgomery
1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
1,000,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
1,000,000
StakeKings
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
900,000
-60,000
-60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
880,000
-120,000
-120,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
820,000
-180,000
-180,000
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
390,000
-610,000
-610,000
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings
Dara O'Kearney ie
Dara O'Kearney
335,000
-665,000
-665,000
StakeKings
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
240,000
-760,000
-760,000
WPT 3X Winner
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
145,000
-855,000
-855,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Grospellier Holds the Goods

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

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: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Opponent: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and Grospellier sent his opponent to the rail with the larger over pair.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
1,560,000
560,000
560,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

Jaffe Folds to Chu on Turn

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

Jeff Chu opened to 17,000 from under the gun and Derek Verrian called in the hijack. From the small blind, Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 82,000.

Chu responded by making it 165,000, and after Verrian folded, Jaffe called.

The flop landed {2-Spades}{8-Spades}{j-Hearts} and both players checked through to reveal the {q-Spades} on the turn.

Jaffe checked, Chu bet 215,000, and Jaffe folded

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Chu ca
Jeff Chu
1,340,000
340,000
340,000
Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
990,000
-10,000
-10,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jeff ChuJonathan JaffeDerek Verrian

Roberts Shoves on Sabini

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

A completed board of {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades}{9-Clubs}{a-Hearts} was spread across the felt with around 500,000 already in the middle. The action was on Carla Sabini who quickly tossed in a bet of 235,000.

Lauren Roberts was sitting on her direct left and went into the tank for over a minute. Roberts eventually shipped all in for around 590,000 and Sabini was forced to give up her cards.

Player Chips Progress
Lauren Roberts us
Lauren Roberts
1,330,000
330,000
330,000
Carla Sabini ca
Carla Sabini
815,000
815,000
815,000

Tags: Lauren RobertsCarla Sabini

Morgenstern with the Cold Four-Bet

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

Matas Cimbolas raised to 15,000 from early position and partypoker pro Philipp Gruissem three-bet next to act to 45,000.

Action folded to Anton Morgenstern in the small blind, and he cold four-bet to 150,000 total.

Cimbolas and Gruissem both fold, and Morgenstern collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
1,370,000
370,000
370,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
805,000
-195,000
-195,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
628,000
-372,000
-372,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Anton MorgensternMatas CimbolasPhilipp Gruissem

Geilich Running Up a Stack

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

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, it was just the two blinds left in the hand. The small blind checked to Ludovic Geilich in the big blind who bet 62,000. The small blind check-raised to 125,000 and Geilich called.

The river was the {8-Clubs} and the small blind checked again. Geilich tossed in a bet of 125,000 and his opponent looked him up. Geilich turned over {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and his opponent conceded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
2,060,000
170,000
170,000

Tags: Ludovic Geilich

Esfandiari Spikes River

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

Antonio Esfandiari opened with a raise in the hijack before Mike Watson three-bet the cutoff to 52,000.

Esfandiari responded with a four-bet amounting to 133,000, and Watson called.

The {3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Spades}{9-Spades} board checked through to the river where Esfandiari tabled his {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, and Watson mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
1,260,000
260,000
260,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
1,033,000
63,000
63,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariMike Watson

Level: 4

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Schein More than Doubles Up

Level 4 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There was one player all in for around 80,000 and Alan Schein and Jerry Wong were heads-up in a side pot that had over 250,000 in it as well. The flop came {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Schein moved all in for 438,000. Wong quickly called and all three hands were tabled.

Schein: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Wong: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Schein was ahead but needed to hold on for two more cards. The {3-Hearts} on the turn and the {8-Diamonds} on the river changed nothing and Schein took down both the main and side pots.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Schein us
Alan Schein
1,450,000
450,000
450,000
Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
870,000
-130,000
-130,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alan ScheinJerry Wong