2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

$10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
200,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,300 CAD
Entries
53
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Benoit Galland Eliminated in 5th Place ($30,000)

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Benoit Galland
Benoit Galland

Mike McDonald raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Benoit Galland called on the button.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and McDonald checked. Gallant bet 33,000 and McDonald called. The turn was the {a-Clubs}. McDonald checked, and Galland bet 68,000. McDonald called.

The river was the {a-Hearts} and McDonald checked yet again. Galland bet 113,000 and McDonald went into the tank. After about a minute, McDonald check-raised to 400,000. Galland wasted no time and moved all in for 663,000 total. McDonald immediately jumped up from his chair and yelled, "Fuck! Jesus! How much more is it?"

McDonald remained standing and the dealer confirmed it was 263,000 more to call. McDonald said, "Sorry if I'm slow-rolling." Eventually, McDonald tossed in a single chip to call and tabled {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for kings full of aces. Galland tried to muck his cards, but the dealer tabled them and revealed {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for two pair, aces and jacks. McDonald's rail went wild and Galland was eliminated.

All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of CA$50,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
2,280,000
910,000
910,000
EPT 1X Winner
Benoit Galland ca
Benoit Galland
Busted

Tags: Benoit GallandMike McDonald

Vishal Singh Maini Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,000)

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Vishal Singh Maini
Vishal Singh Maini

Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and Sorel Mizzi three-bet to 85,000 on the button. Vishal Singh Maini was in the small blind and moved all in for his last 243,000 chips. Perrault got out of the way, and Mizzi went into the tank for almost two minutes before deciding to call.

Mizzi: {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Maini: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Maini had his opponent dominated, but the board ran out {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Mizzi rivered a flush to eliminate him in 6th place for a payday of CA$20,000.

All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of CA$30,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
1,200,000
580,000
580,000
Vishal Singh Maini gb
Vishal Singh Maini
Busted

Tags: Sorel MizziVishal Singh Maini

Ryan Yu Eliminated by Mike McDonald on the Bubble

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Ryan Yu
Ryan Yu

With the players on the money bubble, action has been somewhat conservative but Ryan Yu needed to get a double up. Looking down at two face cards, {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}, Yu decided to push all in for 178,000 from late position. Mike McDonald, however, woke up with {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} on the button and made the call. The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs}{10-Spades} giving McDonald the win and eliminating Yu on the bubble.

All players remaining are now in the money and guaranteed to take home at least CA$20,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
1,370,000
270,000
270,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ryan Yu ca
Ryan Yu
Busted

Tags: Mike McDonaldRyan Yu

John Krpan Eliminated by Mike McDonald

Level 16 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

John Krpan raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and Mike McDonald three-bet to 105,000 from the big blind. Krpan paused for about a minute and then moved all in for about 300,000 and McDonald called.

McDonald: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Krpan: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

McDonald was well behind with sevens against Krpan's aces, but he flopped a straight draw when the board came {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}. He got there on the turn when the {9-Hearts} hit, and Krpan was drawing dead to the {k-Hearts} on the river.

Players are now on the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
1,100,000
200,000
200,000
EPT 1X Winner
John Krpan ca
John Krpan
Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Benoit Galland Keeps Betting

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Benoit Galland was on the button and Sorel Mizzi checked to him from the big blind. The flop was {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Galland bet 37,000. Mizzi called.

The turn was the {9-Spades} and Mizzi checked again. Galland reached into his stack and bet 63,000 this time. Mizzi called.

The river was the {10-Hearts}. Mizzi checked for a third time and Galland bet 133,000. Mizzi folded.

Player Chips Progress
Benoit Galland ca
Benoit Galland
920,000
220,000
220,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
620,000
-280,000
-280,000

Tags: Sorel MizziBenoit Galland

Jason Koon Eliminated by Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

Jason Koon was seen exiting the tournament area, and he informed the partypoker team that he ran ace-king suited into the aces of Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault.

Koon was down to about 330,000 chips coming into the final table, and Perrault had more than double that. Koon has been eliminated in 9th place, just a few spots from the money.

Perrault is now the first player to cross the million-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
1,000,000
370,000
370,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Jason Koon

Unofficial Final Table of Nine

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

With the recent elimination of Michael Addamo, the unofficial final table of nine has come together. Mike McDonald called Addamo's shove preflop and held ace-queen. Addamo tabled ace-nine and couldn't catch up, sending him to the rail in 10th place.

Roberto Romanello currently leads the field with 980,000. The shortest stack belongs to John Krpan with 120,000 chips.

Here is a look at how the final nine players stack up:

SeatPlayer NameChip Count
1Ryan Yu160000
2Vishal Singh Maini420000
3Mike McDonald900000
4Roberto Romanello980000
5Benoit Galland700000
6Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault630000
7Jason Koon330000
8Sorel Mizzi900000
9John Krpan120000
Player Chips Progress
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
980,000
80,000
80,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
900,000
210,000
210,000
EPT 1X Winner
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
900,000
150,000
150,000
Benoit Galland ca
Benoit Galland
700,000
-10,000
-10,000
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
630,000
330,000
330,000
Vishal Singh Maini gb
Vishal Singh Maini
420,000
-280,000
-280,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
330,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Ryan Yu ca
Ryan Yu
160,000
-140,000
-140,000
John Krpan ca
John Krpan
120,000
-50,000
-50,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Cate Hall Eliminated by Benoit Galland

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Cate Hall
Cate Hall

Benoit Galland was in the cutoff and he raised to 23,000. Sorel Mizzi called on the button, and Cate Hall decided to move all in from the small blind for her remaining 275,000 chips. Galland called, and Mizzi folded.

Galland tabled {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Hall showed {a-Spades}{5-Spades}.

The board ran out {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Hall was eliminated a couple of spots from the final table.

Just ten players remaining, and the high roller is on the final table bubble!

Player Chips Progress
Benoit Galland ca
Benoit Galland
710,000
110,000
110,000
Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
Busted

Tags: Cate HallSorel Mizzi