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2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America
CA$10,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Level: 3
Blinds: 3,000/7,000
Ante: 7,000
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day after the opening two levels.
Photos courtesy of Mickie May / partypoker.
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Daniel Ghionoiu made it 16,000 to go from the cutoff and Will Molson three-bet to 62,000 in the small blind. Ghionoiu stuck in a four-bet to 142,000 but by the way he raised, Molson was unsure if it was intentional.
After tanking for about four minutes, Molson finally made the call. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Molson checked again and then quickly folded to a bet of 100,000 from Ghionoiu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000
170,000
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170,000 |
|
750,000 |
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a board of 
with roughly 400,000 in the middle, Patrick Serda bets out 225,000 from under the gun.
Mark Dube is on the button, and he goes into the tank for several minutes before making the call.
Serda tabled his 
for fourth pair, and Dube revealed his winning 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,480,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
610,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
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Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,910,000
8,090,000
|
8,090,000 |
|
230,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
2,140,000 | |
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Busted | |
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a flop of 
with roughly 55,000 in the middle, both Brian Altman and Sergio Aido checked from the blinds.
Mike Watson checked in late position before Joseph Abou Khalil bet 22,000.
Altman check-raises to 65,000, and both Aido and Watson folded.
Khalil called, and then both players checked down the and on the turn and river.
Altman revealed his 
, and Khalil mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,340,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
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|
1,035,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
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|
970,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
|
820,000 | |
