2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

CA$10,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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

Lampropulos Eliminated by Schleser

Level 14 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Maria Lampropulos
Maria Lampropulos

On a flop of {7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} with around 450,000 in the middle, Maria Lampropulos had bet out 200,000 from under the gun only to have Severin Schleser check-raise to 530,000.

Lampropulos responded by moving all in for 1,190,000, and Schleser called.

Lampropulos: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}
Schleser: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The turn and river landed the {6-Hearts} and {4-Clubs}, and Lampropulos was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Severin Schleser at
Severin Schleser
4,005,000
2,580,000
2,580,000
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
Busted

Tags: Severin SchleserMaria Lampropulos

Plante on a Heater

Level 12 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante
Santiago Plante
Santiago Plante

The action folded around to Gerald Karlic in the small blind who made it 115,000 to go. Santiago Plante re-raised to 350,000 in the big blind and Karlic called. The flop fell {j-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Spades} and Karlic checked to Plante who bet 215,000. Karlic check-raised to 725,000 and Plante made the call.

The turn was the {3-Spades} which slowed down the action as both players knuckled the table. The river was the {q-Hearts} and Karlic checked again. Plante fired out a bet of 475,000 and Karlic looked him up. Plante turned over {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Karlic mucked his cards.

Since the start of the day, Plante has more than doubled his stack in the first two levels to sit among the leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Santiago Plante ca
Santiago Plante
7,700,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
Gerald Karlic at
Gerald Karlic
3,060,000
-1,645,000
-1,645,000

Tags: Gerald KarlicSantiago Plante

Geilich vs. Hall

Level 12 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante
Ludovic Geilich
Ludovic Geilich

Tom Hall opened to 80,000 in the hijack and partypoker pro Ludovic Geilich called next to act in the cutoff.

The flop landed {7-Spades}{j-Clubs}{q-Spades} and Hall continued for 90,000. Geilich called, and when the turn fell the {8-Diamonds}, Hall checked.

Geilich bet 425,000, and Hall folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
4,800,000
945,000
945,000
Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
2,475,000
-1,540,000
-1,540,000

Tags: Ludovic GeilichTom Hall

Bicknell Figures It Out

Level 12 : 15,000/35,000, 35,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Kristen Bicknell raised it up from the hijack and Ben Wilinofsky defended from the big blind. The flop fell {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Wilinofsky check-called a continuation bet from Bicknell.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} and Wilinofsky decided to lead out for 200,000. Bicknell called and the {a-Clubs} completed the board. Wilinofsky tossed in another 525,000 and Bicknell went deep into the tank. After nearly seven minutes, the clock was finally called and Bicknell had 60 seconds to make a decision.

Just as her time was running out, Bicknell flicked in a chip to make the call. Wilinofsky turned over {6-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Bicknell tabled the best hand with {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Wilinofsky ca
Ben Wilinofsky
3,830,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
2,560,000
1,110,000
1,110,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben WilinofskyKristen Bicknell

Graham Eliminates partypoker Online Qualifier Gagnon

Level 11 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Samuel Gagnon
Samuel Gagnon

Andrew Graham opened with a raise, and partypoker Online Qualifier Samuel Gagnon moved all in for his remaining stack. Graham called and the two turned over their hands with Gagnon at risk.

The two would be flipping as Graham tabled {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} and Gagnon showed {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}. The flop came down queen-high and Gagnon needed help. A third club came down on the turn and he now picked up a flush draw.

The river was a brick and Graham took down the pot with his flopped queen, sending the partypoker online qualifier out early on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Graham us
Andrew Graham
850,000
310,000
310,000
Samuel Gagnon ca
Samuel Gagnon
Busted
partypoker

Tags: Andrew GrahamSamuel Gagnon

Rezaei Sets Up Ho

Level 11 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Armin Rezaei raised to 65,000 in the hijack and Viliyan Petleshkov called from the cutoff. Maria Ho was in the small blind and stuck in a three-bet to 240,000. Rezaei called and Petleshkov quickly folded.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Ho led out for 175,000. Rezaei called and the {6-Diamonds} landed on the turn. Ho counted out another bet of 360,000 but Rezaei continued to call.

The river was the {3-Diamonds} and Ho shoved all in for roughly 850,000. Rezaei quickly stuck in a stack of chips to call and the cards were tabled. Ho turned over {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} but Rezaei turned a set with {6-Spades}{6-Hearts} to eliminate Ho in the first couple of hands.

Player Chips Progress
Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
7,450,000
1,660,000
1,660,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
Busted

Tags: Viliyan PetleshkovMaria HoArmin Rezaei

Day 2 of partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event Sees Sandy Lam, Manig Loeser, and Will Givens Leading; 258 Players Remain

Welcome back to the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America, and the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada, for Day 2 of the CA$10,300 Main Event.

Featuring a CA$5,000,000 guarantee, over the course of the two Day 1 starting flights, that guarantee has been smashed as 521-entrants took a seat to create a prize pool of CA$5,210,000 that will see the top 63 players finish in-the-money with CA$1,000,000 awaiting the eventual winner in a few days time.

Day 1A attracted 304 entrants, while Day 1B saw just 217 players join the field. Once the dust settled on play in the opening flights a total of 151 players from Day 1A, and 107 players from Day 1B would remain, and here on Day 2, they will combine into one to continue action in the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event.

The overall chip leader Sandy Lam bagged an impressive 6,840,000 on Day 1A, while right behind her is Day 1B chip leader Will Givens who finished with 6,285,000. Recent EPT Monte Carlo Champion Manig Loeser separates those two as he finished Day 1A with 6,620,000 in chips to cap off the only players over six million in chips.. Some of the others sitting with healthy chip stacks include Sergio Aido, partypoker pro Ludovic Geilich, last year's third-place finisher Tony Ruberto, and WSOP Big One for One Drop Champion Antonio Esfandiari.

Others reaching Day 2 include partypoker Chairman Mike Sexton, partypoker pros Anatoly Filatov, Bertrand Grospellier, and Kristen Bicknell, along with several partypoker Online Qualifiers.

Blinds for Day 2 will begin at 15,000-30,000 and a big blind ante of 30,000, and there will ten levels of 60-minutes with a dinner break following the completion of level 16; approximately 6:30 p.m. (EDT).

The stage is now set for the Day 2 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.

Tags: Sandy LamWill Givens