2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

CA$10,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
300,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 CAD
Prize Pool
1,000,000 CAD
Entries
102
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000

Maria Ho Eliminated in 4th Place (CA$95,000)

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Action folded around to Maria Ho in the small blind, she moved all in for around 4,800,000 and Brian Yoon snap-called from the big blind.

Ho: {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Yoon {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The dealer spread out {q-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts} on the flop and Ho was now in need of runner-runner to stay alive. A {7-Spades} on the turn did not help as she was now drawing dead to the {10-Diamonds} river. Yoon took down the pot with his set of nines, eliminating Ho from the tournament in fifth place for a respectable CA$95,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
28,100,000
7,250,000
7,250,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Maria Ho
Busted

Tags: Brian YoonMaria Ho

Louis Boutin Eliminated in 5th Place (CA$75,000)

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Louis Boutin
Louis Boutin

Louis Boutin moved all in for 5,500,000 in the cutoff, Pierre-Paul Paulin called in the small blind and the two tabled their cards.

Boutin: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}
Paulin: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The flop came down {6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Paulin was still ahead with his nines. An {8-Clubs} on the turn and {q-Spades} on the river changed nothing as Boutin failed to connect, being eliminated by the nines of Paulin.

Player Chips Progress
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Pierre-Paul Paulin
51,700,000
5,900,000
5,900,000
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Louis Boutin
Busted

Tags: Louis BoutinPierre Paul Paulin

Yoon Cracks the Kings of Paulin

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Brian Yoon
Brian Yoon

Brian Yoon opened to 600,000 from the cutoff, Pierre-Paul Paulin three-bet to 1,650,000 on the button. Yoon moved all in for 10,500,00 and Pauling snap-called. players flipped over their hands.

Yoon: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Paulin: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Yoon took down the pot with his flopped ace, doubling through Paulin.

Player Chips Progress
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Pierre-Paul Paulin
45,800,000
-11,600,000
-11,600,000
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Brian Yoon
20,850,000
4,950,000
4,950,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Brian YoonPierre Paul Paulin

Boutin Grabs a Double Through Ho

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Louis Boutin
Louis Boutin

Louis Boutin moved all in for 2,600,000 from the hijack, Maria Ho called in the big blind and the two turned over their cards with Boutin at risk.

Boutin: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Ho: {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Spades} and Boutin's pair of kings took down the pot, doubling through Ho.

Player Chips Progress
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Louis Boutin
5,800,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
4,800,000
-2,950,000
-2,950,000

Tags: Louis BoutinMaria Ho

Paulin Holds Over Half of the Chips in Play

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Pierre-Paul Paulin
Pierre-Paul Paulin

Pierre-Paul Paulin opened to 800,000 from the small blind, Anatoly Filatov called in the big blind and the flop came down {q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Paulin bet 450,000, Filatov called and the {7-Diamonds} peeled off on the turn.

Pauling pushed in 925,000, Filatov again called and the dealer flipped over a {7-Clubs} on the river. Paulin bet 1,650,000 and Filatov instantly folded, sending the pot to the red-hot Paulin.

Player Chips Progress
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Pierre-Paul Paulin
57,400,000
9,950,000
9,950,000
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
26,400,000
-2,250,000
-2,250,000

Tags: Anatoly FilatovPierre Paul Paulin

Ho and Filatov Take a Flip Together

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Anatoly Filatov moved all in on the button, Maria Ho called her 3,575,000 stack all in from the small blind and the two turned over their hands.

Ho: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Filatov: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Ho's pair of snowmen held on to take down the pot, doubling through Filatov.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
28,650,000
-4,450,000
-4,450,000
Profile photo of Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
7,750,000
3,300,000
3,300,000

Tags: Anatoly FilatovMaria Ho

Level: 24

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Aleksandr Merzhinskii Eliminated in 6th Place (CA$55,000)

Level 23 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Aleksandr Merzhinskii
Aleksandr Merzhinskii

Aleksandr Merzhinskii limped from under the gun, Brian Yoon bumped it up to 825,000 in the hijack and Merzhinskii raised to 5,000,000. Yoon instantly moved all in and Merzhinskii called just as quickly, players turned over their hands with Merzhinskii at risk.

Merzhinskii: {k-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Yoon: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

The dealer fanned out {6-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts} on the flop and Merzhinskii was still in need of a king to stay alive. An {8-Clubs} on the turn and {3-Clubs} on the river did not improve Merzhinskii as he was eliminated to the flush of Yoon in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
15,900,000
7,600,000
7,600,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Aleksandr Merzhinskii
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr MerzhinskiiBrian Yoon

Bartlomiej Machon Eliminated in 7th Place (CA$45,000)

Level 23 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Bartlomiej Machon
Bartlomiej Machon

Bartlomiej Machon moved all in from the button for 2,750,000 and Anatoly Filatov yelled "Let's gamble!" as he threw in the chips to call. Players turned over their hands with Machon at risk.

Machon: {k-Spades}{7-Spades}
Filatov: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

The flop came down {2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Machon would need some help to keep his tournament life going. The {j-Hearts} on the turn and {9-Diamonds} on the river did nothing for him as he was eliminated to the ace high of Filatov in seventh place for CA$45,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
33,100,000
3,800,000
3,800,000
Profile photo of Bartlomiej Machon pl
Bartlomiej Machon
Busted

Tags: Anatoly FilatovBartlomiej Machon

Paulin Check-Raises to Victory Against Machon

Level 23 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Pierre-Paul Paulin opened to 650,000 from the small blind, Bartlomiej Machon defended his big blind and the dealer fanned out {10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{q-Clubs} on the flop.

Paulin checked to Machon, he bet 500,000 and Paulin called. The {2-Clubs} came down on the turn, action checked to Machon who bet 1,400,000 and Paulin swiftly pushed in a check-raise of 4,500,000. Machon folded, sending another pot to the chipleader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pierre-Paul Paulin ca
Pierre-Paul Paulin
47,450,000
2,650,000
2,650,000
Profile photo of Bartlomiej Machon pl
Bartlomiej Machon
3,250,000
-2,700,000
-2,700,000

Tags: Bartlomiej MachonPierre Paul Paulin