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Canada's John MacNaughton and Carolyn Tulloch already have much to celebrate during this time of year, but 2017 is turning out to be much more special for the poker couple.
MacNaughton and Tulloch are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary on July 25th, 2017. The couple hails from Innisfail, Alberta in Western Canada and are regulars on the tournament poker scene. In addition to making their rounds in Canada, the duo has had success in Las Vegas, the Bahamas, and Australia.
Both of these players have now locked up their first Main Event cash, sitting on healthy stacks here on Day 4. Tulloch comes into the day with 500,000 and MacNaughton sits on 343,000, with both players having a shot at big success now that the pressure of the money bubble is off their back.
The couple has had success together at the 2010 Aussie Millions Poker Championship in the A$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Team Event after coming in second place for A$21,800/$20,121 USD. They have also had their own deep runs, with MacNaughton finishing as runner-up in January 2016 in the $1,100 Deep Stack Extravaganza in Las Vegas or $28,715. Tulloch came close to a bracelet in June 2012 in Event #29: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Seniors Championship, pocketing $37,672 for her tenth-place finish.
There is plenty of play to go, and PokerNews will be sure to check up on the Canadian poker couple as the day progresses.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000 | |
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343,000 |
and the big blind bet 30,000. Le called.
and the big blind checked. Le bet 54,000, sending his opponent into the tank briefly. He counted out his remaining chips, which looked like they totaled approximately 152,000, and ultimately called.
and both players checked. The big blind tabled 
for a pair of tens with no kicker and Le mucked.
, we found Sammy Lafleur in the hijack considering the all-in shove of Stephen Wan. Wan had jammed in 275,000 or so, which covered Lafleur's 225,000. The pot looked to contain around 300,000 already. After thinking for a couple of minutes, Lafleur dropped in a single chip to call.
for a missed straight draw.
for tens up, and several players complimented him on the call.
which was out in front of Kotlyarevskiy's 
. However, the dealer burned and turned the 
.
. Evans was cheering for a ten, but hit two tens on the 
and two players called him. They checked down the ace-high flop and Painter turned over his hand. His opponents mucked in turn and Painter won the hand.
