We missed the exact action, however when we arrived at table 39, Jordan Saccucci (big blind) was all-in for 10,300,000 and at-risk versus Philippe D’Auteuil (button).

Jordan tabled , and was ahead of Philippe’s , until the board dropped, spelling his elimination in 19th place ($35,000).

Shortly after, Stephan Chartrand 3bet shoved his 9,600,000 stack after an early-position open from Matt Waxman, who made the call.

Stephan started off with the lead, holding versus , however Matt picked up a pair to scoop the pot on a board. Stephan also collected $35,000, finishing in 18th place.

A redraw will take place once one more elimination happens here in the partypoker Million North America.

Kevin Rivest raised to 2,700,000 from the cutoff, and Matt Waxman 3bet to 6,800,000 from the button. Kevin then placed a 4bet up to 14,200,000, and quickly called after Matt raised all-in.

Kevin:
Matt:

Board:

Kevin held 29,700,000 total before the double-up, and now sits on roughly average stack as play switched to level 30 after the hand.

Jean-Pascal Savard button-raised to 2,500,000 in the last hand of level 29, and Marc Guerbilsky 3bet to 6,700,000 from the big blind. Jean-Pascal went over the top with a 4bet all-in, putting his opponent to the test for his tournament life. With a stack of around 43 million, Marc hesitated for a couple of minutes before committing his chips.

Marc:
Jean-Pascal:

With no improvement on the board, Marc saw the last of his chips slide across the table to Jean-Pascal, who climbed above 140 million with that pot. Marc’s 20th place finish earned him a $35,000 payday.

David Eldridge might have nightmares about Qi Hu tonight, after being eliminated by him in two hands where Qi found runner-runners.

Matt Waxman opened to 2,500,000 from utg +1, and Qi 3bet to 6,500,000 from the cutoff before David 4bet all-in for 10,100,000 from the button. Matt tanked for a moment before folding, and Qi, committed, threw in a few additional chips to make the call.

David:
Qi:

For the second time this level, Qi won the hand versus David on a runner-runner as he picked up a straight on the board. David picked up $35,000 for his 21st place finish.

Action folded around to Qi Hu (button), and he open-shoved his final 14,000,000. David Eldridge (small blind) raised all-in over the top and forced Patrick Blye (big blind) out of the hand.

Qi tabled and needed some help to overcome the of his opponent. The was rather bleak for Qi, although it did offer some chop outs, but the running and gave him the nut flush to double him up. David was left with around 12 million behind.

Louis Boutin opened to 2,500,000 from the cutoff, and Demo Kiriopoulos 3bet shoved for 16,600,000 from the small blind. Scott Montgomery 4bet all-in over the top, and Louis got out of the way.

Demo:
Scott:

Demo picked up just enough to survive on the board to keep him in the running, while Scott dropped to around 45 million.