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    MILLIONS North America 2018

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      • #1 – Open – $1,000 + $100
      • #2 – High Roller – $10,000 + $300
      • #3 – Super High Roller – $25,000 + $500
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    • Event #1 – MILLIONS Open
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    Chips are bagged and ready for Day 3

    2018/04/23 - 21:46 by Playground Poker

    Day 2 of the MILLIONS Open brought out a field of 392 players, each with their sights set on the $210,000 first-place prize. But there remained a long way to go before reaching that ultimate goal, as they had to make it through 12 levels of action today before even having a chance at the big money. The top 143 finishers in this event made it to the prizes, and that was the focus for many players this afternoon- making it past the money bubble.

    There was a frenetic pace to the early levels- players were taking risks to run up their stacks and that led to a steady stream of bustouts that quickly brought the field down to less than 200 players. At that point, the tournament staff balanced the tables accordingly and a large part of the day was played 8-handed. This slight change in format meant that everyone saw more hands and the blinds moved around the table a bit faster, helping induce action and increase the pressure. The later stages of today’s action also saw the introduction of the automatic clock, which helped move things along at a steady pace and prevented anyone from sandbagging and slowing down the pace of play. The pressure mounted until the field finally reached the money bubble when 144 players remained. The hand-for-hand play put the brakes on the action, but it passed after roughly 30 minutes and opened the floodgates thereafter. There were a number of short stacks in the field, each trying to wait out the others, and once the minimum payout of $2,700 was guaranteed, they were happy to take their chances with the first strong hand that came their way. Unsurprisingly, this took care of nearly a quarter of the remaining players in short order.

    When the dust settled at the end of level 24, there were 66 players remaining. Anthony Ruberto emerged as the chip leader at the end of the day with 40,175,000 in chips ready for tomorrow. But there are 10 other players with stacks above 30,000,000, including notable players like Martin Jacobson and Sebastien Drolet-Poitras, so his lead is far from insurmountable.

    Day 3 start tomorrow at noon and will play until there is a winner.

     

     

    Chip leaders in the late stages of Day 2

    • Level: 22
    • Small Blind: 175K
    • Big Blind: 350K
    • Button Ante: 350K
    • Chip Average: 11M
    • Remaining: 111
    • Entries: 1231

    2018/04/23 - 19:23 by Shawn McCrory

    The field is now in the money on Day 2 of the Open, with 116 players remaining. The pace of play slowed down significantly during the last level before the break as the hand-for-hand play made for lengthy bubble.

    Since their return from the last break of the day, the players have come out firing, having assured themselves of at least the minimum prize of $2,700, looking to either double up or put an end to their tournament run. The result has been a steady stream of players heading towards the tournament desk to collect their payout tickets and a number of players building monster stacks that will see them into tomorrow’s Day 3.

    Here are the current chip leaders:

    First NameLast NameChip Count
    Jean-FrancoisM.38,800,000
    Jonathan Opas30,375,000
    SebastienDrolet-Poitras29,900,000
    Abdullahi MohamudHassan27,300,000
    XiaoyuLi27,000,000

    The bubble has burst

    • Level: 22
    • Small Blind: 175K
    • Big Blind: 350K
    • Button Ante: 350K
    • Chip Average: 10.1M
    • Remaining: 122
    • Entries: 1231

    2018/04/23 - 18:55 by Jôle Simard

    Hand-for-hand play lasted about 30 minutes, and saw some crazy action. Garrett Dansereau and Jean-François M. played a pot that created a new chip leader.

    When we got to the table, the turn was out, Garrett had put out a 1.3M bet, and Jean-François raised to 5.5M. Garrett bumped it to 10M, and a call ensued. With over 20M in the pot, Jean-François checked the river, and when Garrett pushed 2.9M forward, he went to the tank.

    The bet was very small, and with a huge crowd around the table, Jean-François made the call. Garrett instantly mucked his hole cards, and Jean-François opened:

    Jean-François: Ace of Diamonds 5 of Hearts

    Board: 2 of Diamonds 3 of Hearts 9 of Diamonds 8 of Clubs 6 of Clubs

    Ace high! Jean-François now sits on almost 40 million in chips.

    Meanwhile, Alexandre Lajoie was all-in and patiently waiting for that hand to finish. He had open shoved with 3,175,000 chips and got called by David Tazbaz. When one of the floors gave their dealer the ok, he tabled the cards and revealed the run out:

    Lajoie: Ace of Clubs Queen of Hearts
    Tazbaz: Jack of Spades Jack of Hearts

    Board: Jack of Clubs King of Clubs King of Spades 10 of Diamonds 9 of Hearts

    The turn brought Lajoie a straight, but also Tazbaz the check mark. Lajoie is our Open bubble boy, and a plethora of bust outs ensued.

    Congratulations to everyone in the money!

    Alexandre Lajoie
    David Tazbaz

    Hand for hand

    • Level: 20
    • Small Blind: 150K
    • Big Blind: 300K
    • Button Ante: 300K
    • Chip Average: 8.3M
    • Remaining: 147
    • Entries: 1231

    2018/04/23 - 17:45 by Jôle Simard

    Hand-for-hand play will be underway in a few minutes in the MILLIONS Open, as we are closing in on the 143 prizes. With the shot clock in action, the bubble should not take too long. $2,700 is the smallest prize of the payout table, and the difference between position 144 and 143.

     

    Time for the shot clock!

    • Level: 19
    • Small Blind: 100K
    • Big Blind: 200K
    • Button Ante: 200K
    • Chip Average: 7.9M
    • Remaining: 156
    • Entries: 1231

    2018/04/23 - 17:23 by Playground Poker

    The tournament has now passed the 160 players remaining mark – that is to say, there are players on just 20 tables – and the money bubble is looming. The clock has been paused for a few minutes to deploy tablets on each table that will be used as a shot clock from now until the end of the tournament.

    Each player will have no more than 30 seconds to make decisions, and each player has been given a total of 6 time extension cards to be used for particularly difficult decisions.

    Cards are now back in the air, and play will continue until hand-for-hand play arrives, a little closer to the actual money bubble.

    Chip leaders after 18 levels

    • Level: 19
    • Small Blind: 100K
    • Big Blind: 200K
    • Button Ante: 200K
    • Chip Average: 7.2M
    • Remaining: 171
    • Entries: 1231

    2018/04/23 - 16:51 by Shawn McCrory

    The players have just returned from their second break of the day, and there are now 170 players remaining in the MILLIONS Open. The tournament has transitioned to 8-handed play, and the players are taking advantage of the extra room at the tables to accommodate their ever-growing stacks.

    The gap between the rich and the poor has increased significantly with the chip leader, Sebastien Drolet-Poitras, playing over 110 big blinds, while many players find themselves clinging to less than 10 big blinds. The chip average still provides around 35 big blinds, but expect the players to use them cautiously as the money bubble approaches.

    Here are the top five stacks in play:

    First NameLast NameChip Count
    SebastienDrolet-Poitras22,875,000
    GriffinBenger18,650,000
    RyanYu18,000,000
    StefaneParise17,600,000
    Karim-OlivierKamal16,200,000
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