$10,300 High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America
$10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America
Buy-in
10,300 CAD
Entries
80
Level
26
Blinds
350,000 / 700,000
Ante
700,000
Level 26
: 350,000/700,000, 700,000 ante
The partypoker MILLIONS North America $10,300 High Roller has come to an end and David Eldridge has captured the title after a 10-hour day of poker. Eldridge defeated Victor Ramdin in a heads-up duel that ended rather suddenly. Eldridge will be happy to take home a cool $300,000 and the partypoker Live trophy, while Ramdin will be forced to settle for $180,000.
In the last hand of the night, the two players got all of their chips in the middle preflop with Ramdin being the player at risk. Eldridge held a commanding lead with 
against Ramdin's 
. The dealer fanned the flop of 
and Eldridge flopped a set of tens, leaving Ramdin drawing to only a chop. The 
on the turn brought real chop possibilities, but the 
on the river secured the win for Eldridge.
With the win, Eldridge moves his live career earnings to over $1,000,000 now. This marks his second largest cash to date, with best coming last year in Canada as well. Eldridge finished runner-up in the $5,000 WPT Main Event held in Niagara Falls for just over $300,000.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Eldridge | United States | $300,000 |
| 2 | Victor Ramdin | United States | $180,000 |
| 3 | Kevin Hobbs | Canada | $120,000 |
| 4 | Jon Van Fleet | United States | $90,000 |
| 5 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | $72,500 |
| 6 | Parker Talbot | Canada | $57,500 |
| 7 | Ami Alibay | Canada | $45,000 |
| 8 | Chris Moorman | United Kingdom | $35,000 |
Just 26 players returned for Day 2 with Darren Elias leading the way. With a total of 11 places getting paid, it was a race to get to the money. Players started to drop quickly and the day ended early for the likes of Niall Farrell, Martin Jacobson, partypoker Sponsored Pro Kristen Bicknell, Anthony Zinno, and Mike Watson. Elias took a big hit to his stack when his kings were cracked by Blom's jacks. Shortly after, Elias busted just prior to the money bubble.
It would only be a few hands of hand-for-hand play on the money bubble when Gal Yifrach got the last of his chips in the middle against Hobbs. Yifrach held two overcards to Hobbs' pocket pair but was unable to connect with the board, bursting the money bubble in quick order. Marc MacDonnell, Louis Boutin, and Christopher Kruk would make their way to the payout desk in order to collect their min-cashes before the official final table was set.
Final Table Summary
When the official final table got underway, it was David Eldridge holding the chip lead and sitting comfortably ahead of the rest of the table. After Ami Alibay just flat-called in position with pocket queens, Chris Moorman shoved all in on the button holding 
. When the action got back to Alibay, he made the call and held on for the win, leaving Moorman with around one big blind. Just a few hands later, Moorman would go on to be eliminated in eighth place. Although Alibay chipped up, he was still one of the shorter stacks at the table. Seven-handed play continued for nearly two hours before the next elimination would occur. It was Alibay who flopped a pair but when Eldridge rivered a set, Alibay was left with under five big blinds. He would go on to be eliminated just two hands later leaving six players remaining.
Parker Talbot might have provided the most entertainment on the final table, but his run came to an end earlier than he was hoping. His stack wound up in the middle with 
but he ran into the 
of Hobbs. Talbot was unable to connect with the board and was sent to the rail. Viktor Blom headlined the final table and was able to gradually move his way up the leaderboard. That was until he ran into the red-hot Eldridge. After a series of betting on the flop and turn, Blom shoved all in with pocket sevens on a board reading 
. Eldridge eventually called with pocket jacks and Blom graciously left the final table in fifth place.
That left Eldridge with more than half of the chips in play heading to four-handed action. Known mostly for his online skills, Jon Van Fleet was poised to record his largest live tournament cash to date. He found himself sitting around 10 big blinds and defended a raise from Ramdin. Van Fleet flopped a pair and got it all in, only to run into the pocket kings of Ramdin. Van Fleet was unable to come from behind and that left the final three players to battle it out.
While Eldridge held the current chip lead, it was Ramdin who started to mount a charge. He turned a straight against the single pair of Kevin Hobbs, leaving the businessman with just 14 big blinds. In the last hand of the level, Hobbs got all of his chips in the middle with and was up against the 
of Ramdin. The flop brought a pair of jacks for Ramdin and Hobbs bricked off the turn and river. That left Ramdin and Eldridge to battle it out heads-up with even chip stacks.
That wraps up the first event of the partypoker MILLIONS North America stop at the Playground Poker Club, but there is still plenty of action to be had over the next 10 days. The PokerNews live reporting team will continue to bring you all of the live updates from the tournament floor.
Level 26
: 350,000/700,000, 700,000 ante
David Eldridge raised to 1,900,000 on from the button with and Victor Ramdin moved all in for 24,900,000 with . Eldridge made the call with his tens and Ramdin's tournament life was on the line.
The flop came down giving Eldridge a set of tens. Ramdin was left drawing to a chop and the on the turn kept his hopes of a chop alive. When the river showed the Ramdin's day was done, bringing an end to the tournament and crowning Eldridge the victor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000,000
38,500,000
|
38,500,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 26
Blinds: 350,000/700,000
Ante: 700,000
Level 25
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Victor Ramdin limped in on the button with 
and David Eldridge raised to 1,900,000 with 
. The flop came 
and both players checked to the on the turn.
Eldridge fired out a bet of 1,400,000 and Ramdin made the call with his straight draw. The river was the and Eldridge tossed in another bet of 3,800,000. Ramdin quickly disposed of his cards and Eldridge raked in the pot to take a slight chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,500,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
38,500,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Level 24
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
With the recent elimination of Kevin Hobbs, the final two players are going to take their scheduled 15-minute break. When they return, Victor Ramdin will hold a slight chip lead over David Eldridge. The blind levels will now be reduced to 20-minute levels for heads-up action.
Level 24
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Victor Ramdin raised to 1,300,000 on the button and Kevin Hobbs went all in for 7,225,000. Ramdin called and the two players tabled their hands.
Victor Ramdin:
Kevin Hobbs:
The flop came down 
and Hobbs was now in dire need of an ace. The turn was the 
which gave Hobbs a couple more outs, but the river was of no help and Ramdin won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,200,000
19,850,000
|
19,850,000 |
|
|
39,800,000
-4,325,000
|
-4,325,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 24
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Victor Ramdin raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun with 
and Jon Van Fleet defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Van Fleet checked to Ramdin who continued for 800,000. Van Fleet check-raised all in for 4,200,000 and Ramdin snap-called.
The turn was the and Van Fleet was left drawing to one of two remaining threes. The river brought the 
and that spelled the end of Van Fleet as he was eliminated in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,350,000
9,400,000
|
9,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000