2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

$10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
200,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,300 CAD
Entries
53
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Michael Addamo Leads the partypoker MILLION North America $10,300 High Roller!

Level 8 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Michael Addamo
Michael Addamo

Day 1 of the partypoker MILLION North America $10,300 High Roller is in the books and it is Michael Addamo who's in the lead with 387,400 in chips. Addamo hails from Australia, and is coming fresh off of a High Roller win just last month on his home turf. He also boasts just over $900,000 in live recorded cashes and has a third-place finish in a $1,500 event at the Word Series of Poker for a six-figure payday.

The day began with just seven players but quickly grew to 46 entries including reentries. A total of 25 players made it through, with the potential for this number to grow as the registration is open till the start of play on Day 2. The guarantee of $500,000 has not been met, it requires another 4 players to get there.

TableSeatPlayer NameChip Count 
351Jason Koon77,500 
352Empty- 
353Roberto Romanello258,400 
354Toby Lewis172,600 
355Sam Chartier266,100 
356Pascal Lefrancois35,500 
357Empty- 
358Mike McDonald55,800 
     
361Vishal Singh Maini365,600 
362Empty- 
363Sorel Mizzi315,300 
364Marc-Olivier Perrault179,000 
365Kristen Bicknell148,300 
366Sinan Tawfik50,200 
367Empty- 
368Niall Farrell144,000 
     
371Jonathan Duhamel221,200 
372Empty- 
373Xuan Liu68,800 
374Ryan Yu179,000 
375John Duthie133,800 
376Philippe D'Auteuil235,700 
377Empty- 
378Maria Ho216,300 
     
381Michael Addamo387,400 
382Empty- 
383Francois Safieddine131,100 
384Mark Radoja216,400 
385Peter Jetten121,400 
386Cate Hall230.800 
387Alexander Turyansky300,600 
388Alex Difelice115,000 

From the start of the tournament, Addamo's stack kept growing and he never really looked back. He doubled up and then eliminated Vojtech Ruzicka, partypoker MILLION Nottingham's High Roller winner, and coasted through the last couple of levels from there. The next biggest stack belongs to Vishal Singh Maini (365,600), and third in chips is none other than Canada's Sorel Mizzi (315,300).

Four women entered the tournament and every single one of them is still in and on one bullet each. At one point, three out of four of them were on the same table. Cate Hall (230,800), Maria Ho (216,300), Kristen Bicknell (148,300), and Xuan Liu (68,800) are all looking to win their first High Roller tournament and continue the trend of women winning titles in 2017, and beyond, of course.

While all players in this tournament are considered "notable" in their own right, some of the more familiar faces continuing on to Day 2 include president of partypoker LIVE, John Duthie (133,800), Roberto Romanello (258,400), Jonathan Duhamel (221,200), Niall Farrell (144,000), Jason Koon (77,500), Mike 'Timex' McDonald (55,800), and Pascal Lefrancois (35,500).

Some of the players who took a shot but didn't make it through include Marc-Andre Ladouceur, Ankush Mandavia, Seth Davies, Jonathan Jaffe, and Ari Engel. With registration open until the end of the first level tomorrow, it would be no surprise if some, if not all, of these players fire again.

Blinds will roll back to the beginning of Level 9 tomorrow at 1,500/3,000 and a 500 ante. Registration will be open until the end of the first level of the day, closing promptly at 1:45 p.m. local time. Cards will be in the air at 1:00 p.m. and the tournament will complete as soon as a winner is crowned.

Keep following along as PokerNews brings you updates on the action throughout the rest of the series!

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
387,400
192,400
192,400
WSOP 4X Winner
Vishal Singh Maini gb
Vishal Singh Maini
365,600
95,600
95,600
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
315,300
150,300
150,300
Alexander Turyansky us
Alexander Turyansky
300,600
15,600
15,600
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
266,100
166,100
166,100
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
258,400
43,400
43,400
Philippe D'Auteuil ca
Philippe D'Auteuil
235,700
75,700
75,700
Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
230,800
45,800
45,800
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
221,200
81,200
81,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
216,400
106,400
106,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
216,300
-93,700
-93,700
Ryan Yu ca
Ryan Yu
179,000
112,000
112,000
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
172,600
-22,400
-22,400
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
148,300
-71,700
-71,700
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
144,000
-56,000
-56,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
John Duthie gb
John Duthie
133,800
63,800
63,800
Francois Safieddine us
Francois Safieddine
131,100
-58,900
-58,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Peter Jetten ca
Peter Jetten
121,400
-8,600
-8,600
Alex Difelice ca
Alex Difelice
115,000
-30,000
-30,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
77,500
-22,500
-22,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
68,800
-41,200
-41,200
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
55,800
-59,200
-59,200
EPT 1X Winner
Sinan Tawfik ca
Sinan Tawfik
50,200
-34,800
-34,800
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
35,500
-89,500
-89,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
17,900
-162,100
-162,100

Tags: Ari EngelJonathan JaffeMarc-Andre LadouceurMichael AddamoSeth DaviesVishal Singh Maini