Main Event Dia 1d | 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America

2018-04-27 22:45 UTC-4

Michael Sklenicka Takes Overall Lead on Day 1D of the partypoker MILLIONS North America $5,300 Main Event

Nível 8 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

An exciting day of poker has now come to an end here at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Canada. The partypoker MILLIONS North America $5,300 Main Event Day 1D had 620 entries, with 272 bagging their chips and moving onto Day 2.

The chip leader at the end of the day was Michael Sklenicka who bagged 10,195,000. Sklenicka registered after the first break but quickly jumped into the action and spun up a big stack. The Czech native has accumulated over $500,000 in live earnings, with his biggest cash coming in the WSOP Main Event for $263,352.

Sklenicka not only was the chip leader of Day 1D but he has also bagged the largest stack of any flight so far, surpassing Tony Dunst (8,050,000) and sitting atop the chip leaderboard with the only eight-figure stack.

Although it was a packed room today, it was still easy to see alot of notable faces that had decent sized stacks. Many of them were still looking to bag chips for the first time and those fortunate enough to do so were Demo Kiriopoulos (6,080,000), Joseph Sicko (6,070,000), Joao Simao (4,555,000), Joseph Cheong (4,030,000), Mike Leah (3,865,000), John Racener (2,895,000), and Sergei Gurin (2,555,000).

There are now four Day 1s completed, with 585 runners finding a bag for Day 2. The last flight is Day 1E, which started at 8:00 PM and players will also be giving the opportunity to buy in on Day 2 for the first four levels of play. The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on site on Saturday, April 28, to bring you full coverage of Day 2A.

Tags: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos John Racener Joseph Cheong Joseph Sicko Michael Sklenicka Mike Leah Sergei Gurin Tony Dunst

2018-04-27 16:07 UTC-4

Cormier Makes a Big Call

Nível 4 : 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante

The board read and Jeff Cormier checked from the small blind. The big blind bet 336,000 into a pot of around 480,000 and Cormier made the call.

The river brought the and Cormier checked again. His opponent moved all in for 912,000 and Cormier was put to the test. He thought for a couple of minutes before he started talking out loud.

"I don't have much, but I think you're bluffing me," he said with no response. Cormier announced a call and his opponent flipped over . Cormier tabled and banged the table, excited about his good call. The chips were counted and Cormier had his opponent slightly covered and he was awarded a huge pot near the mid-way point of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jeff Cormier	3,250,000	1,830,000

Tags: Jeff Cormier

2018-04-27 15:11 UTC-4

Deeb Spotted in the Main

Nível 3 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The board read and Shaun Deeb checked from the big blind position. His opponent bet out for 80,000 from late position and Deeb made the call.

The river came down the , Deeb led out 150,000 and his opponent folded. Deeb is a WSOP bracelet winner who will be looking to climb his way to the top of the Day 1D leaderboard.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Shaun Deeb	1,235,000	1,235,000

2018-04-27 14:28 UTC-4

Online Qualifier, Sergei Gurin, Off to a Strong Start

Nível 3 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sergei Gurin, an online qualifier from Toronto, Canada, has been the center of attention to start Day 1D. Gurin was scouted by the partypoker staff who were looking for an online qualifier with little to no poker experience. They stumbled upon Gurin and set up a quick one-hour coaching session with partypoker Sponsored Pro, Kristen Bicknell.

Gurin has been given an insight into the life of a celebrity by conducting interviews, taking pictures, and filming short videos throughout the week. He has said the biggest thing he learned from his sit-down coaching session with Bicknell is to stay off of his phone and focus on the players at his table. "It's been working out well for me, I am trying to get reads on my opponents, but I still tend to pull out my phone once in awhile."

Gurin has a successful first couple levels, running up a stack to around 3,400,000. It looks as though he is currently sitting at the top of the Day 1D leaderboard but there is still plenty of time left in the day. One of his key hands happened early in the day when he picked up ace-queen in the big blind. He was heads-up with an opponent to his left and flopped broadway. Gurin bet the flop, the turn, and shoved the river and his opponent called all three streets with two pair. Gurin said he is feeling comfortable with his table draw and looks to carry his momentum going forward.

The PokerNews live reporting team will continue to follow Gurin's progress throughout the Main Event to see if he can be the one to turn a $22 satellite ticket into nearly $2,000,000!

Tags: Sergei Gurin

2018-04-27 09:46 UTC-4

The Final Day of Starting Flights in the $5,300 Main Event Begins at Noon

It is expected to be the busiest starting flight of the five, and Day 1D is slated to get underway at 12:00 PM local time at the Playground Poker Club. After a strong showing in the opening three Day 1s, the partypoker MILLIONS North America $5,300 Main Event is well on its way to reaching the attractive $10,000,000 guarantee.

It will be a busy day at the felt with two starting flights scheduled for the day. As mentioned, Day 1D will begin at noon, followed by Day 1E at 8:00 PM EST. The first three starting flights saw a total of 751 entries with just 313 of them finding a bag for Day 2. The secret number tournament staff will be looking to reach is 2,000 entries, and today will surely play a major role in reaching that.

Each player will begin the day with 1,000,000 starting chips and the blinds will start off at 5,000/10,000 with a 5,000 button ante. The blind levels will be 60-minutes in length for Day 1D and will be reduced to 40-minute levels for those playing on Day 1E. Each flight will play the allotted eight levels before bagging up to return on Day 2.

Late registration will remain open throughout the entire day and into Day 2. It won't be officially closed until after level 12 on each of the Day 2s. Each player will be permitted one re-entry in each of the Day 1s and Day 2s, and will also be allowed to bag multiple stacks heading into Day 2. Should a player bag multiple stacks heading into Day 3, they will play their larger one and forfeit the smaller one.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all of the live updates from the tournament floor for Day 1D.