Day 1B of the partypoker Million North America is only a few hands away from completion, and the board currently shows 15 minutes left of play. A few notables are amongst the chip leaders, including yesterday’s High Roller champion Mike McDonald. Full counts of all Day 2 players will be published shortly after the bagging process has been completed, once the tournament staff has made the final preparations for tomorrow.
Photographs from level 10:
Joe Sicko, winner of the partypoker Millionaire promotional contest, is currently sitting at his Day 1B table in the tournament hall, trying to take his photoshop chops into the poker arena. He is currently sitting on about 2,650,000. There is only 1 more level to the day, making it likely for him to send a decent stack to tomorrow’s Day 2.
We wish him the best of luck in making those images come true!
An image being worth a thousand words, here are a few examples of his handiwork. We think that you will understand right away why he was the happy winner of a Million North America seat. You can also visit his Twitter page to see all of his creations; he goes by the username @Red_Sicko.
#partypokerMillionaire #SendaSicko #SwingForTheFences #KeepFighting #NeverGiveUpOnYourDreams #YOOOCanada @ppLIVE_Canada @PlaygroundPoker pic.twitter.com/ifoxykgW97
— Joe Sicko Jr (@Red_Sicko) May 1, 2017
#PartyPokerMillionaire #SendaSicko #SharkStrong #WhaleClub #WatersWarm #Jump #Splash #PickMe #ContestWinner @ppLIVE_Canada @PlaygroundPoker pic.twitter.com/5bT2lk49rP
— Joe Sicko Jr (@Red_Sicko) April 30, 2017
#partypokerMillionaire #SendaSicko #DancingWiththeStars #ChaseDreams #TakeChances #Fun #PickMe @Liv_Boeree @ppLIVE_Canada @PlaygroundPoker pic.twitter.com/T34G5piC9B
— Joe Sicko Jr (@Red_Sicko) April 26, 2017
#partypokerMillionaire #SendaSicko #BlewEyes #Spotting #Tells #SnapChat #Fun #BeSilly #HappySaturday @ppLIVE_Canada @PlaygroundPoker pic.twitter.com/t7dJQtCPFC
— Joe Sicko Jr (@Red_Sicko) April 22, 2017
#partypokerMillionaire #SendaSicko #MostInterestingMan #ChillSwag #PickMe #MakeMyDreamsComeTrue #HaveFun @ppLIVE_Canada @PlaygroundPoker pic.twitter.com/RhDhx4hC3s
— Joe Sicko Jr (@Red_Sicko) April 17, 2017
Only 2 levels separate Day 1B players from bagging chips, and through 8 levels of play, a few players have amassed some huge stacks. Leading the field is Emanuele Carpignano who crossed the 6-million chip mark not long ago.
Once the flight is completed, we will publish the full list of player-reported chip counts from all flights, as well as the seating assignments for tomorrow’s Day 2.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuele | Carpignano | 6,090,000 |
| Timothy | Deering | 5,066,000 |
| Michael | Hahn | 4,945,000 |
| Michael | Smith | 4,590,000 |
| David | Eldridge | 4,490,000 |
| Tomas | Fara | 4,363,000 |
| Andreas | Olympios | 4,329,000 |
| Ryan | Rivers | 4,165,000 |
| Ahmad | Baalbaki | 4,153,000 |
| Thomas | Penza | 4,065,000 |
| Karim | Chatur | 4,040,000 |
| Mike | Leah | 3,915,000 |
| Johanssy | Joseph | 3,872,000 |
| Cate | Hall | 3,868,000 |
| Alexandre | Lavigne | 3,860,000 |
Photographs from levels 7-8:
Players in Day 1B of the partypoker Million North America enjoyed a buffet offered by the house during their 45-minute dinner break, and have now returned to the felts to continue their day. The flight will end once 4 more levels have been completed, and the surviving players will then bag and tag their chips onto Day 2, which takes place tomorrow at 12pm.
Late registration is now closed for today, and 589 entries took place in this second and final flight (123 Phase 1 entries, 408 entries and 58 re-entries). Players will be allowed to buy-in or re-enter during the first 2 levels of play tomorrow, with the binds rolling back to level 7 at the restart.
Alexandre Blanc leads the Day 1B field at the dinner break with a stack of 4,255,000 after starting the day with 2,552,000, carried over from a Phase 1. Top counts entering level 7 are found in the table below.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre | Blanc | 4,255,000 |
| Marc | Guerbilsky | 4,013,000 |
| Brady | Hinnegan | 3,945,000 |
| Tomas | Fara | 3,943,000 |
| Charles | La Boissonnière | 3,897,000 |
| Chanracy | Khun | 3,860,000 |
| Mike | Leah | 3,549,000 |
| Rayan | Chamas | 3,485,000 |
| Alexandre | Lavigne | 3,455,000 |
| Joe Joseph | Godbout | 3,450,000 |
| Ryan | Yu | 3,449,000 |
| Maxime | Flibotte-Blanchard | 3,440,000 |
| Karl David | Thorson | 3,321,000 |
| Poorya | Nazari | 3,245,000 |
| Jason | Koon | 3,212,000 |
| David | Eldridge | 3,200,000 |
| Ahmad | Baalbaki | 3,171,000 |
| Michael | Hahn | 3,145,000 |
| Steven | Dahrouge | 3,100,000 |
| Martin | Finger | 3,029,000 |
| Dimitri | Morcos | 3,012,000 |
Photographs from levels 5-6:
Some Twitter chatter during the dinner break:
3 million at dinner break @PlaygroundPoker @partypoker millions!!
— Wesley Hickey (@WesleyHickey2) May 6, 2017
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1.84 million on dinner break! Avg is 1.4 million. #SickoinCanada @PlaygroundPoker @ppLIVE_Canada #ChasingTheMillion
— Joe Sicko Jr (@Red_Sicko) May 6, 2017
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Made some strong calls with strong hands in the @partypokerlive Millions here in Montreal. 2.9MM.
— Patrick Serda (@SuperSerda) May 6, 2017
Surveying the tables, we came across a hand that propelled Poorya Nazari into the current top 5 stacks. James Romero open-raised to 31K from the under-the-gun position, and watched Won Taek Lim, sitting on his immediate left, 3-bet him to 100K. Action was folded around until Nazari 4-bet from the small blind to 300K.
Romero went to the tank, and after so much action, it was easy to guess that he was holding a very big starting hand. He asked to see Nazari’s stack, thought some more, and finally committed all of his chips into the pot, going from an initial 2.5x raise to a 5-bet all-in. Lim quickly jumped out, and Nazari called even quicker.
Poorya Nazari: 
James Romero: 
Nazari was covered by about 900K, while his own 1.7M was at risk. The board came out 
, and Romero’s stack was so demoted to just under 1M. Nazari, however, now enjoys a very nice top-of-the-leaderboard 3.5M stack.
Day 1B of the partypoker Million North America is back in action in level 5 after a short break, and Tomas Fara continues to top the ever-growing field as he flirts with the 4-million chip mark. The top counts to start level 5 are listed below.
Registration is up to 550 entries, including 30 re-entries, and the grand total is now only a few shy of the guarantee. Late registration is open until 7:15pm today, as well as during the first 2 levels of play during Day 2.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Tomas | Fara | 3,989,000 |
| Kelly | Kellner | 3,455,000 |
| Andreas | Olympios | 3,360,000 |
| Jason | Koon | 3,305,000 |
| Alexandre | Lavigne | 3,245,000 |
| Maxime | Flibotte-Blanchard | 3,018,000 |
| Alexandre | Blanc | 3,017,000 |
| Louis | Boutin | 2,841,000 |
| Marc | Guerbilsky | 2,819,000 |
| Eric | Afriat | 2,808,000 |
| Dimitri | Morcos | 2,747,000 |
| Shane | Currey | 2,684,000 |
| Aaron | Shepard | 2,640,000 |
| Jean-Philippe | Binet | 2,623,000 |
| Tue | Hoang | 2,560,000 |
| Ahmad | Baalbaki | 2,503,000 |
| Dhaval | Joshi | 2,470,000 |
| Rayan | Chamas | 2,420,000 |
| Charles Antoine | Hébert | 2,415,000 |
| Michael | Khan | 2,415,000 |
| Brady | Hinnigan | 2,406,000 |
| Tomislav | Pavkovic | 2,400,000 |
| Roberto | Romanello | 2,390,000 |
| Paul | Kuzmich | 2,357,000 |
Photographs from levels 3-4:
