$10,300 High Roller | 2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

05-05-2017 18:59 UTC-5

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

ElleSriracha

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

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

The flop came and McDonald checked. Gallant bet 33,000 and McDonald called. The turn was the . McDonald checked, and Galland bet 68,000. McDonald called.

The river was the 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 for kings full of aces. Galland tried to muck his cards, but the dealer tabled them and revealed 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	2,280,000 910,000	910,000

Benoit Galland	Busted

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05-05-2017 18:29 UTC-5

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

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ElleSriracha

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

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:
Maini:

Maini had his opponent dominated, but the board ran out 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	1,200,000 580,000	580,000
Vishal Singh Maini	Busted

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05-05-2017 18:21 UTC-5

Ryan Yu Eliminated by Mike McDonald on the Bubble

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Adam Lamers

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

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, , Yu decided to push all in for 178,000 from late position. Mike McDonald, however, woke up with on the button and made the call. The board ran out 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	1,370,000 270,000	270,000

Ryan Yu	Busted

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05-05-2017 18:14 UTC-5

John Krpan Eliminated by Mike McDonald

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ElleSriracha

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:
Krpan:

McDonald was well behind with sevens against Krpan's aces, but he flopped a straight draw when the board came . He got there on the turn when the hit, and Krpan was drawing dead to the on the river.

Players are now on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	1,100,000 200,000	200,000

John Krpan	Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

05-05-2017 17:59 UTC-5

Benoit Galland Keeps Betting

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ElleSriracha

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 and Galland bet 37,000. Mizzi called.

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

The river was the . Mizzi checked for a third time and Galland bet 133,000. Mizzi folded.

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

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05-05-2017 17:34 UTC-5

Jason Koon Eliminated by Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault

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ElleSriracha

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

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	1,000,000 370,000	370,000
Jason Koon	Busted

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05-05-2017 17:29 UTC-5

Unofficial Final Table of Nine

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ElleSriracha

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:

Seat	Player Name	Chip Count
1	Ryan Yu	160000
2	Vishal Singh Maini	420000
3	Mike McDonald	900000
4	Roberto Romanello	980000
5	Benoit Galland	700000
6	Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault	630000
7	Jason Koon	330000
8	Sorel Mizzi	900000
9	John Krpan	120000

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	980,000 80,000	80,000

Mike McDonald	900,000 210,000	210,000

Sorel Mizzi	900,000 150,000	150,000
Benoit Galland	700,000 -10,000	-10,000
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault	630,000 330,000	330,000
Vishal Singh Maini	420,000 -280,000	-280,000
Jason Koon	330,000 -70,000	-70,000

Ryan Yu	160,000 -140,000	-140,000
John Krpan	120,000 -50,000	-50,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

05-05-2017 16:56 UTC-5

Cate Hall Eliminated by Benoit Galland

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ElleSriracha

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

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 and Hall showed .