With the elimination of Carl Diveglia in 10th place, the partypoker Million North America has reached the unofficial 9-handed final table (the official final table being 8-handed). A number of know players are still in the hunt for $1,000,000, including Aussie Millions champion and top pro Ari Engel, WSOP bracelet-winner Matt Waxman, EPT champion Niall Farrell, Run It Once pro Jean-Pascal Savard and online superstars Rayan “zebest_666” Chamas and Philippe “takechip” D’Auteuil. In the mix are also tournament sharks Jonathan Bussieres, Louis Boutin and Patrick Blye.
Ari begins as the chip leader with 231,500,000, and is looking for a win to bring him closer to Player of the Year leader Bryn Kenney – Ari is currently ranked 2nd. Below are the full counts at the start of the final table.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ari | Engel | Seat 1 | 231,500,000 |
| Jonathan | Bussieres | Seat 2 | 122,200,000 |
| Rayan | Chamas | Seat 3 | 136,500,000 |
| Philippe | D'Auteuil | Seat 4 | 128,600,000 |
| Louis | Boutin | Seat 5 | 46,400,000 |
| Niall | Farrell | Seat 6 | 97,500,000 |
| Matt | Waxman | Seat 7 | 107,200,000 |
| Jean-Pascal | Savard | Seat 8 | 181,800,000 |
| Patrick | Blye | Seat 9 | 79,600,000 |
