2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

Main Event
Event Info

2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

Final Results
Winner
Taylor Black
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
1,400,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,300 CAD
Prize Pool
10,000,000 CAD
Entries
1,954
Level Info
Level
45
Blinds
10,000,000 / 20,000,000
Ante
0

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Eliminated in 6th Place ($400,000)

Level 39 : 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante
Demo Kiriopoulos
Demo Kiriopoulos

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos shoved all in for 59 million with {a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} from under the gun and Taylor Black made the call with {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} in the cutoff. Kiriopoulos was in need of an ace to keep his tournament hopes alive.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs} which was no help to Kiriopoulos. The {8-Clubs} on the turn never changed anything as Black remained in front with his pair of fives. The river landed the {9-Diamonds} and Kiriopoulos was sent to the payout desk in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Taylor Black
957,000,000
93,000,000
93,000,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
Busted

Tags: Demosthenes KiriopoulosTaylor Black

Fish Battles with Black

Level 39 : 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante

Taylor Black opened to 15 million with {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} from under the gun and Darryll Fish defended from the big blind with {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. The flop came {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Fish checked to Black who continued for 13 million. Fish called with his straight draw and the {8-Hearts} paired the board on the turn.

Fish checked again and Black opted to check back his straight and flush draw. The river was the {2-Spades} and both players knuckled the table. Fish raked in the pot with just queen-high to put a small dent in Black's stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Taylor Black
864,000,000
-25,000,000
-25,000,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Darryll Fish
185,000,000
-17,000,000
-17,000,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Darryll FishTaylor Black

Black Continues to Drag Chips

Level 39 : 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante

Darryll Fish limped in from the small blind with {a-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Taylor Black raised it up to 20 million with {9-Spades}{3-Clubs} in the big blind. Fish lais his hand down and Black raked in another pot with rags.

Ever since taking over the chip lead earlier in the day, Black has continued to raise with any two cards in any position. He has taken advantage of his opponents looking for pay jumps and has built up his chip lead by doing so.

Player Chips Progress
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Taylor Black
889,000,000
54,000,000
54,000,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Taylor BlackDarryll Fish

La Boissonniere Barrels Three Streets

Level 39 : 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante

Charles La Boissonniere raised to 14 million from the cutoff with {a-Hearts}{j-Spades} and Taylor Black defended his big blind with {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}. The flop fell {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Black check-called a bet of 10 million from La Boissonniere.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and Black checked again. La Boissonniere fired another 20 million and Black continued to call with just queen-high. The {9-Hearts} on the river completed the board and Black checked for the third time. La Boissonniere pushed in a bet of 35 million and Black finally laid down his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Taylor Black
835,000,000
-63,000,000
-63,000,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Charles La Boissonniere
202,000,000
80,000,000
80,000,000

Tags: Charles La BoissonniereTaylor Black

George Lagos Eliminated in 7th Place ($302,500)

Level 39 : 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante
George Lagos
George Lagos

Taylor Black opened to 15 million from under the gun with {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Anthony Ruberto just called in early position with {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. The action folded to George Lagos in the small blind who jammed all in for 85 million with {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Black mucked his hand but Ruberto snap-called and was well out in front.

The flop fell {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Lagos flopped a flush draw. The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and Lagos completed his flush but Ruberto still head the biggest diamond of the two players. The river brought the {3-Diamonds} and Ruberto rivered a bigger flush to eliminate Lagos in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
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Anthony Ruberto
533,000,000
154,000,000
154,000,000
WPT 2X Winner
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George Lagos
Busted

Tags: Anthony RubertoGeorge LagosTaylor Black

Level: 39

Blinds: 3,500,000/7,000,000

Ante: 7,000,000

Ruberto Steals One on the Turn

Level 38 : 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos opened to 12 million in the hijack with {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Anthony Ruberto defended from the big blind with {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. The flop fell {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Ruberto checked to Kiriopoulos who continued for 10 million. Ruberto called with his flush draw and the {k-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Ruberto led out for 21.5 million and Kiriopoulos elected to lay down his ace-high. Ruberto got away with a semi-bluff and pull closer to Taylor Black who started to run away with the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Anthony Ruberto
379,000,000
-25,000,000
-25,000,000
WPT 2X Winner
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Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
109,000,000
-53,500,000
-53,500,000

Tags: Anthony RubertoDemosthenes Kiriopoulos

Tommy Nguyen Eliminated in 8th Place ($215,000)

Level 38 : 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante
Tommy Nguyen
Tommy Nguyen

Tommy Nguyen raised to 12 million from early position with {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and Taylor Black re-raised to 35 million in the hijack with {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. Nguyen called and the two players saw a flop of {8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. Both players checked to the {8-Clubs} on the turn.

Nguyen led out for 27 million and Black just called with his trip eights. The river was the {6-Spades} and Nguyen checked to Black who shoved all in. Nguyen instantly called for his last 129 million and saw the bad news when Black tabled his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Taylor Black
898,000,000
255,000,000
255,000,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Tommy Nguyen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Taylor BlackTommy Nguyen

Nguyen Flops Top Pair

Level 38 : 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Tommy Nguyen raised to 12 million with {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} in middle position and Charles La Boissonniere defended from the big blind with {k-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. The flop fell {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and La Boissonniere checked to Nguyen who continued for 10 million. La Boissonniere made the call as the {10-Spades} landed on the turn.

Both players checked to the {4-Diamonds} on the river and La Boissonniere checked one more time. Nguyen fired another 17 million and La Boissonniere laid down his missed flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
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Tommy Nguyen
191,000,000
16,000,000
16,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Charles La Boissonniere
122,000,000
27,000,000
27,000,000