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

05-22-2019 15:32 UTC-4

Ettehadi Bets Out Altman on the Turn

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

On a flop of with roughly 170,000 in the middle, Brian Altman bet out from the small blind only to have Seyedrohollah Ettehadi raise it up to 160,000.

Altman called, and when the turn landed the , he checked.

Ettehadi bet 325,000, and Altman quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seyedrohollah Ettehadi	1,410,000 410,000	410,000
Brian Altman	1,146,000 -334,000	-334,000

Tags: Seyedrohollah Ettehadi Brian Altman

05-22-2019 15:39 UTC-4

Ramalho Doubles Through Minkin

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

Carl Martel opened with a raise and Rodney Ramalho called on the button.

From the big blind, Kelly Minkin three-bet to 80,000 and Martel called.

Ramalho pushed all in for 426,000, and after Minkin called, Martel folded.

Minkin:
Ramalho:

The board ran out and Ramalho doubled through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Ramalho	944,000
Kelly Minkin	521,000 -309,000	-309,000

Tags: Carl Martel Kelly Minkin Rodney Ramalho

05-22-2019 15:49 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleks Dimitrov	3,060,000 920,000	920,000
Jonathan Dwek	2,350,000
Sergio Aido	2,180,000 720,000	720,000
Sam Greenwood	1,970,000 750,000	750,000

Christian Harder	1,440,000 1,440,000	1,440,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,430,000 330,000	330,000

Ari Engel	1,240,000 240,000	240,000

Brian Yoon	1,130,000 130,000	130,000

Upeshka De Silva	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	1,000,000
Philipp Gruissem	850,000 45,000	45,000

Jimmy Lee	680,000 -320,000	-320,000
Patrick Serda	600,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tommy Nguyen	570,000 -430,000	-430,000

Kelly Minkin	545,000 24,000	24,000
Joep Raemaekers	460,000 -540,000	-540,000
Ema Zajmovic	425,000 425,000	425,000

Michael Sklenicka	350,000 -650,000	-650,000

Top Pair for Clarke

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

Patrick Clarke raised to 20,000 in middle position before Anton Morgenstern three-bet to 55,000 on the button.

Action folded back to Clarke, and he called as the flop landed .

Clarke checked, Morgenstern continued for 40,000, and Clarke called as the and checked through on the turn and river.

Clarke revealed his , and Morgenstern mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Clarke	1,990,000
Anton Morgenstern	1,400,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Patrick Clarke

05-22-2019 15:55 UTC-4

Over 200 Entries

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

With Alex Keating and Jeff Gross recently taking a seat here on Day 1B, the field has now surpassed 200 entries meaning that the total number of players for the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event is over 500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	1,000,000

Jeff Gross	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

05-22-2019 16:05 UTC-4

Mermelstein Wins on the Turn

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

Rodney Ramalho raised to 18,000 in the hijack and was met with calls from Kelly Minkin on the button, Bertrand Grospellier in the small blind, and Aaron Mermelstein in the big blind.

The flop landed and action checked through to reveal the on the turn.

Mermelstein bet out 32,000, and his three opponents quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	1,180,000 180,000	180,000

Bertrand Grospellier	1,100,000 -460,000	-460,000

Rodney Ramalho	1,066,000 122,000	122,000
Kelly Minkin	429,000 -116,000	-116,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Bertrand Grospellier Kelly Minkin Rodney Ramalho

05-22-2019 16:09 UTC-4

Turn Card Kills the Action

Adam Lamers

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

With around 300,000 in the pot already, three players saw a flop of . The action checked to Luigi Knoppers on the button who bet 90,000. Andrew Graham called in middle position as did Francis Collins in the hijack.

The turn was the which slowed the action as all three players knuckled the table. The river brought the and the action checked around again. Graham showed , Collins mucked, and Knoppers tabled to drag in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Knoppers	1,460,000 460,000	460,000
Francis Collins	910,000
Andrew Graham	865,000 -135,000	-135,000

Tags: Luigi Knoppers Francis Collins Andrew Graham

05-22-2019 16:17 UTC-4

Assouline Sends Van Sanford to the Rail

Adam Lamers

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

In a multi-way pot that saw six players see a flop for 40,000 apiece, the dealer fanned the flop of . Simon Assouline led out for 100,000 from the small blind and Ryan Van Sanford shoved all in for 407,000 in the big blind. The rest of the table folded and Assouline called.