Level 39
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante
The remaining five players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Level 39
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos shoved all in for 59 million with 
from under the gun and Taylor Black made the call with 
in the cutoff. Kiriopoulos was in need of an ace to keep his tournament hopes alive.
The flop came 
which was no help to Kiriopoulos. The 
on the turn never changed anything as Black remained in front with his pair of fives. The river landed the 
and Kiriopoulos was sent to the payout desk in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
957,000,000
93,000,000
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93,000,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 39
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante
Taylor Black opened to 15 million with 
from under the gun and Darryll Fish defended from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Fish checked to Black who continued for 13 million. Fish called with his straight draw and the 
paired the board on the turn.
Fish checked again and Black opted to check back his straight and flush draw. The river was the 
and both players knuckled the table. Fish raked in the pot with just queen-high to put a small dent in Black's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
864,000,000
-25,000,000
|
-25,000,000 |
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|
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185,000,000
-17,000,000
|
-17,000,000 |
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Level 39
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante
Darryll Fish limped in from the small blind with 
and Taylor Black raised it up to 20 million with in the big blind. Fish lais his hand down and Black raked in another pot with rags.
Ever since taking over the chip lead earlier in the day, Black has continued to raise with any two cards in any position. He has taken advantage of his opponents looking for pay jumps and has built up his chip lead by doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
889,000,000
54,000,000
|
54,000,000 |
|
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Level 39
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante
Charles La Boissonniere raised to 14 million from the cutoff with 
and Taylor Black defended his big blind with . The flop fell 
and Black check-called a bet of 10 million from La Boissonniere.
The turn was the 
and Black checked again. La Boissonniere fired another 20 million and Black continued to call with just queen-high. The 
on the river completed the board and Black checked for the third time. La Boissonniere pushed in a bet of 35 million and Black finally laid down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
835,000,000
-63,000,000
|
-63,000,000 |
|
|
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|
202,000,000
80,000,000
|
80,000,000 |
Level 39
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 7,000,000 ante
Taylor Black opened to 15 million from under the gun with 
and Anthony Ruberto just called in early position with . The action folded to George Lagos in the small blind who jammed all in for 85 million with 
. Black mucked his hand but Ruberto snap-called and was well out in front.
The flop fell 
and Lagos flopped a flush draw. The turn was the 
and Lagos completed his flush but Ruberto still head the biggest diamond of the two players. The river brought the 
and Ruberto rivered a bigger flush to eliminate Lagos in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
533,000,000
154,000,000
|
154,000,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level: 39
Blinds: 3,500,000/7,000,000
Ante: 7,000,000
Level 38
: 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos opened to 12 million in the hijack with and Anthony Ruberto defended from the big blind with 
. The flop fell 
and Ruberto checked to Kiriopoulos who continued for 10 million. Ruberto called with his flush draw and the 
landed on the turn.
Ruberto led out for 21.5 million and Kiriopoulos elected to lay down his ace-high. Ruberto got away with a semi-bluff and pull closer to Taylor Black who started to run away with the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
379,000,000
-25,000,000
|
-25,000,000 |
|
|
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|
|
109,000,000
-53,500,000
|
-53,500,000 |
Level 38
: 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante
Tommy Nguyen raised to 12 million from early position with and Taylor Black re-raised to 35 million in the hijack with 
. Nguyen called and the two players saw a flop of . Both players checked to the on the turn.
Nguyen led out for 27 million and Black just called with his trip eights. The river was the 
and Nguyen checked to Black who shoved all in. Nguyen instantly called for his last 129 million and saw the bad news when Black tabled his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
898,000,000
255,000,000
|
255,000,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 38
: 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante
Tommy Nguyen raised to 12 million with in middle position and Charles La Boissonniere defended from the big blind with 
. The flop fell 
and La Boissonniere checked to Nguyen who continued for 10 million. La Boissonniere made the call as the 
landed on the turn.
Both players checked to the on the river and La Boissonniere checked one more time. Nguyen fired another 17 million and La Boissonniere laid down his missed flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
191,000,000
16,000,000
|
16,000,000 |
|
|
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|
122,000,000
27,000,000
|
27,000,000 |