CA$10,300 Main Event
Day 5 Started
CA$10,300 Main Event
Day 5 Started
Welcome back to the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America, and the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada, for Day 5 of the CA$10,300 Main Event.
The 521-player field has been reduced down to the final six players all battling it out to be crowned the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event Champion. The final six players are all guaranteed CA$250,000, but all eyes are on the first-place prize of CA$1,000,000.
Kevin Rabichow is best-positioned currently as he leads the final table with 156.2 million in chips; good for roughly 112 big blinds. Rabichow stormed up the chip counts on Day 4 and never took his foot off the gas. On Rabichow's heels is Francois Billard who sits with 126.3 million to be the only other player in the nine-figure club. Rounding out the final table is Day 3 chip leader Danick Landriault (33.2 million) along with partypoker pro Joni Jouhkimainen (79 million).
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event Final Table Line-Up
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Fontan | Spain | 87,975,000 | 63 |
2 | Danick Landriault | Canada | 33,150,000 | 24 |
3 | Kevin Rabichow | United States | 156,150,000 | 112 |
4 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 79,050,000 | 56 |
5 | Francois Billard | Canada | 126,250,000 | 90 |
6 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 40,550,000 | 29 |
There is 26:12 remaining in level 33 with blinds at 700,000-1,400,000 and a 1,400,000-big blind ante.
Blinds for Day 5 will continue at 700k-1.4 million with a big blind ante of 1.4 million. The structure of the day calls for 90-minute levels until play reaches heads-up and levels are halved to 45-minutes.
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Level: 33
Blinds: 700,000/1,400,000
Ante: 1,400,000
The cards are in the air for the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event final table.
The button is on Francois Billard.
Hand #1: Action folded to Alexandros Kolonias in the small blind, and he called the 1.4 million total.
Paul Fontan raised to 5 million from the big blind and Kolonias folded.
Hand #2: Partypoker pro Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 3 million in the cutoff before Francois Billard three-bet to 8.8 million in the cutoff.
Action folded back to Jouhkimainen, and he shoved all in for 79.1 million and Billard mucked.
Hand #3: Francois Billard raised to 2.8 million in the hijack and Kevin Rabichow called in the big blind.
The flop landed and both players checked through to see the on the turn. Rabichow checked, Billard bet 5.5 million, and Rabichow called as the river fell the .
Rabichow bet 7.5 million and Billard called. Rabichow tabled his and Billard revealed his , and the pot was chopped.
Hand #4: From the button, Danick Landriault raised to 2.8 million. From the big blind, Joni Jouhkimainen shoved all in for 90 million and Landriault folded.
Hand #5: Joni Jouhkimainen limped in from the small blind and Francois Billard checked. The flop landed and both players checked as the fell on the turn. Jouhkimainen checked, Billard bet 2.8 million, and Jouhkimainen folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Rabichow |
155,050,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
Francois Billard |
119,450,000
-6,800,000
|
-6,800,000 |
Joni Jouhkimainen |
93,500,000
14,450,000
|
14,450,000 |
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Paul Fontan |
88,700,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias |
39,100,000
-1,450,000
|
-1,450,000 |
|
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Danick Landriault |
25,300,000
-7,850,000
|
-7,850,000 |
Hand #6: Paul Fontan opened to 3 million from under the gun, Alexandros Kolonias defended his big blind and the dealer spread out on the flop.
Both players checked and the peeled off as a turn card. Both players checked again and a landed on the river. Kolonias pushed in a bet of 4 million and Fontan folded, sending the pot to Kolonias.
Hand #7: Joni Jouhkimainen opened to 3 million in the cutoff, Fontan called from the big blind and the flop came down .
Both players checked and a hit the felt on the turn. Fontan checked to Jouhkimainen, he bet and Fontan quickly folded.
Hand #8: Jouhkimainen opened to 3 million in the hijack, Francois Billard called in the cutoff and Danick Landriault defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned out on the flop, action checked to Jouhkimainen who pushed in 4 million and only Billard called. A peeled off as a turn card and Jouhkimainen checked to Billard who fired in 6 million.
Jouhkimainen check-called and an fell on the river. Jouhkimainen checked to Billard, he bet 22.5 million and Jouhkimainen hit the tank. After a moment of thought, Jouhkimainen threw his cards into the middle, sending the pot to Billard.
Hand #9: Kevin Rabichow received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #10: Rabichow opened to 5 million from the small blind and Jouhkimainen folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Rabichow |
158,550,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
Francois Billard |
134,000,000
14,550,000
|
14,550,000 |
Paul Fontan |
83,500,000
-5,200,000
|
-5,200,000 |
Joni Jouhkimainen |
82,000,000
-11,500,000
|
-11,500,000 |
|
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Alexandros Kolonias |
42,100,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
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Danick Landriault |
20,200,000
-5,100,000
|
-5,100,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Hand #11: Alexandros Kolonias opened to 3.5 million from under the gun and Francois Billard defended from the big blind. The flop came and Billard checked to Kolonias who bet 3 million. Billard called and the landed on the turn.
Billard checked again and Kolonias checked it back to see the on the river. Billard led out for 11 million this time and Kolonias thought for his entire 30 seconds before folding his cards.
Hand #12: Kevin Rabichow raised to 3.2 million in the cutoff and Kolonias called from the big blind. On a flop of , Kolonias check-called a bet of 3 million from Rabichow. Both players checked the on the turn and the on the river. Kolonias tabled and Rabichow showed to claim the pot.
Hand #13: Billard just limped in on the button and Paul Fontan checked his option in the big blind. The two players saw a flop of and Fontan checked to Billard who bet 1.6 million. Fontan called and the landed on the turn. Fontan checked again and Billard tossed in another bet of 6.4 million which got Fontan to quickly fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Rabichow |
167,100,000
8,550,000
|
8,550,000 |
Francois Billard |
149,000,000
15,000,000
|
15,000,000 |
Joni Jouhkimainen | 82,000,000 | |
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Paul Fontan |
75,000,000
-8,500,000
|
-8,500,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias |
27,000,000
-15,100,000
|
-15,100,000 |
|
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Danick Landriault |
17,200,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
Hand #14: Kevin Rabichow opened to 3.2 million from under the gun and Danick Landriault called from the big blind. The flop came and Landriault checked to Rabichow who continued for 2.4 million. Landriault called and the hit the turn.
Landriault checked again and Rabichow announced all in. Landriault only had 13 million behind and was forced to use two of his time extensions. Landriault eventually made the call and turned over . Rabichow showed for a better pair and the on the river sent Landriault to the rail in sixth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Rabichow |
188,100,000
21,000,000
|
21,000,000 |
Danick Landriault | Busted |