Level: 17
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America
CA$10,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Photos from Day 2
Photos courtesy of Mickie May / partypoker.
Check-Down Win for Karlic
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sandy Lam raised to 280,000 in the cutoff and Gerald Karlic defended his big blind.
The 
checked through to the river where Karlic tabled his 
and Lam folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,910,000
-1,130,000
|
-1,130,000 |
|
2,300,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Hall Takes Out Esfandiari
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The preflop action was already complete and the cards were on their backs. Antonio Esfandiari was all in for around 2,700,000 in the small blind and he was in trouble against Brandon Hall in the big blind.
Hall: 
Esfandiari: 
The flop came 
and Esfandiari was drawing slim in order to stay alive. The turn was the which left Esfandiari drawing dead to the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,640,000
3,020,000
|
3,020,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Ettehadi Bets Out Pignatelli
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ryan Pignatelli raised to 175,000 under the gun and Seyedrohollah Ettehadi called from out of the small blind.
The flop landed 
and Ettehadi checked to Pignatelli who continued for 150,000.
Ettehadi responded with a check-raise to 450,000 and Pignatelli called as the 
fell on the turn.
Ettehadi led out for 600,000, and Pignatelli folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,300,000
4,400,000
|
4,400,000 |
|
4,850,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Braga Fills Up on the River
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Lucas Braga opened to 175,000 in middle position and Alexandre Nadeau-Levesque defended from the big blind. The flop came and Nadeau-Levesque check-called a bet of 135,000 from Braga.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the on the river. Nadeau-Levesque led out for 300,000 this time and Braga took a moment before raising to 1,040,000. Nadeau-Levesque tanked for a couple of minutes before finally sticking in the call. Braga showed 
for a full house and Nadeau-Levesque conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,900,000
3,540,000
|
3,540,000 |
|
1,220,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
Fast Jumps in the Lead After a Huge Flip
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
After a series of preflop raises, Dietrich Fast and Georgiy Filippovich got all of the chips in the middle preflop with Filippovich being the player at risk for over 5,000,000 chips.
Fast: 
Filippovich: 
It was a coin flip for one of the largest pots of the tournament thus far. The flop of 
favored Filippovich but the on the turn left him drawing to two outs. The river was the 
and Fast scooped a huge pot to take over the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,740,000
6,215,000
|
6,215,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Karlic Spikes a Two-Outer
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Gerald Karlic raised it up from the hijack and Alexander Wong three-bet shoved all in for 1,050,000. The blinds both folded and Karlic made the call to put Wong at risk.
Karlic:
Wong:
The flop of 
gave Wong the lead with a pair of aces. The on the turn provided some chop outs but Karlic took actually took the win on the 
river. The two-outer gave Karlic a set of nines and Wong headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,720,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,980,000
4,180,000
|
4,180,000 |
|
|
||
|
13,300,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
12,310,000
1,810,000
|
1,810,000 |
|
||
|
|
11,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
10,250,000
5,235,000
|
5,235,000 |
|
|
||
|
10,200,000
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
9,380,000
1,780,000
|
1,780,000 |
|
9,350,000
1,230,000
|
1,230,000 |
|
8,300,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
8,280,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
8,100,000
4,980,000
|
4,980,000 |
|
6,610,000
-1,690,000
|
-1,690,000 |
|
6,530,000
2,210,000
|
2,210,000 |
|
5,050,000
-1,780,000
|
-1,780,000 |
|
4,470,000
2,070,000
|
2,070,000 |
|
||
|
2,850,000
-2,810,000
|
-2,810,000 |
Givens Closes in on 20 Million
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Justin Ouimette raised to 175,000 from under the gun, and once the action reached Will Givens in the small blind, he three-bet to 700,000.
Ouimette called, and then both players checked the flop to reveal the on the turn.
Givens bet out 800,000 and Ouimette called as the 
fell on the river and both players checked.
Givens tabled his 
for a straight, and Ouimette mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,730,000
2,750,000
|
2,750,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,210,000
620,000
|
620,000 |