{"id":84720,"date":"2020-05-05T15:28:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=84720"},"modified":"2020-05-05T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:56:11","slug":"trio-of-twitch-streamers-reach-million-final-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/trio-of-twitch-streamers-reach-million-final-table.html","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Staples, Guilbert, and Paris Reach MILLION Final Table While Streaming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/tournaments\/partypoker-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>partypoker MILLION<\/strong><\/a> is a special tournament, but the most recent edition had even more pizazz. Three of the talented players who navigated their way to the final table did so while streaming on their Twitch channels, including our very own <strong>Matthew Staples<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Twitch continues to be an extremely popular platform for poker players to showcase their skills and interact with their fans. Matthew Staples is a regular Twitch streamer, as are Malta-based Frenchman <strong>Johan \u201cYoHHHHH_ViraL\u201d Guilbert<\/strong> and <strong>Bryan \u201cHei KID\u201d Paris<\/strong>. These are the trio of stars who played out the final table of the weekend\u2019s partypoker MILLION final table while streaming their play. It gave a unique feel to the tournament as you can watch three elite players share their thoughts while they fought it out for massive cash prizes.<\/p>\n<h2>Guilbert Crashes Out in Fifth-Place<\/h2>\n<p>Guilbert streamed his entire Sunday session and saw the excitement factor ramp up when he reached the MILLION final table. The eccentric Frenchman saw 10,000 viewers tune in to his stream as he battled it out for the MILLION\u2019s top prize.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?autoplay=false&amp;t=08h32m51s&amp;video=v610260078\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><a style=\"padding: 2px 0px 4px; display: block; width: 345px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/610260078?t=08h32m51s&amp;tt_content=text_link&amp;tt_medium=vod_embed\">Watch Debut des tournois SCOOP .com 85 millions de dollars garantis [RaD-YoH Poker ] from YoH_ViraL on www.twitch.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for that legion of followers, Guilbert busted in fifth-place for a $41,500 score, still an impressive return on a $215 investment. He came unstuck when he jammed 5.2 big blinds with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and was called by <strong>\u201cRaiderNation888\u201d<\/strong> who held <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> A final board reading <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> saw Guilbert, who has the most ridiculous grinding setup, bust in fifth place.<\/p>\n<h2>Staples Locks Up Biggest-Ever Online Score<\/h2>\n<p>Our very own <strong>Matthew Staples<\/strong> found himself in the final three spots and guaranteed his largest-ever online poker tournament score. Staples has been grinding like crazy and building his bankroll along the way.<\/p>\n<p>He added another $93,003 to his bankroll with a third-place finish here. Staples\u2019 demise happened when Paris open-shoved from the small blind for 23.6 big blinds, but the shove was 11.2 big blinds effective because that\u2019s all that Staples had in front of him.<\/p>\n<p>Our hero called the shove with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and found himself against the dominating <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ks.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. A final board reading <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/td.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> sent Staples home in third place.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?autoplay=false&amp;t=00h45m35s&amp;video=v610658402\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><a style=\"padding: 2px 0px 4px; display: block; width: 345px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/610658402?t=00h45m35s&amp;tt_content=text_link&amp;tt_medium=vod_embed\">Watch FINAL TABLE PP MILLION, $207,000 FOR 1ST from MattStaples on www.twitch.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Staples spent plenty of time discussing his exit hand shortly after busting. It\u2019s worth noting he\u2019s now built a $240,000 bankroll from only a $7 base! That is incredible, to say the least.<\/p>\n<h2>Paris Climbs to More Than $12 Million in Earnings<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bryan Paris<\/strong> has now more than <strong>$12 million in online poker tournament cashes<\/strong> thanks to chopping the partypoker MILLION for more than $171,000. Paris progressed to heads-up against \u201cCrixus-the-Gaul\u201d when he sent Staples home in third place.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of hands saw Paris trail 2,900,277,571 chips to 3,884,107,958, which was nothing really with the size of the blinds. This prompted the heads-up duo to make a deal for the remaining prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>First-place was meant to be $206,760 with second-place weighing in at $144,845. The deal made those payouts shallower with Paris getting his hands on $171,313 and the champion taking home $180,292.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?autoplay=false&amp;t=02h13m43s&amp;video=v610593529\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><a style=\"padding: 2px 0px 4px; display: block; width: 345px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/610593529?t=02h13m43s&amp;tt_content=text_link&amp;tt_medium=vod_embed\">Watch 11 LEFT PARTY MILLION ~ 200K FIRST from bparispoker on www.twitch.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>partypoker MILLION Final table Results (May 3, 2020)<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Crixus-the-Gaul<\/td>\n<td>$180,292*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Bryan &#8220;Hei KID&#8221; Paris<\/td>\n<td>$171,313<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>MatthewStaples<\/td>\n<td>$93,003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>RaiderNation888<\/td>\n<td>$60,509<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Johan \u201cYoHHHHH_ViraL\u201d Guilbert<\/td>\n<td>$41,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>DorianVnlza<\/td>\n<td>$28,139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Zi_JaMMieST<\/td>\n<td>$19,743<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Blaze<\/td>\n<td>$12,640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It\u2019s very rare to find three streamers at the final table of the same major online poker tournament, but it\u2019s great to watch all three streams and <strong>see how each of the grinders approached their time in the limelight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check all three streams out and head to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/partypokertv\"><strong>the official partypoker Twitch channel<\/strong><\/a> if you love watching poker action.<\/p>\n<h3>Ready to join the party?<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to jump into the action, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/download\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here to download partypoker and get started<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you already have an account with us, click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/promo.partypoker.com\/en\/promo\/launch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The partypoker MILLION is a special tournament, but the most recent edition had even more pizazz. Three of the talented players who navigated their way to the final table did so while streaming on their Twitch channels, including our very own Matthew Staples. Twitch continues to be an extremely popular platform for poker players to<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/trio-of-twitch-streamers-reach-million-final-table.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":84724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[300],"tags":[11138,11137,2001,187,920,200,865],"yst_prominent_words":[11132,11140,11139,2895,11126,4138,10868,11141,11128,11130,11125,10943,2616,11123,11129,4142,11127,3630,11124,11131],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84720"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84733,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84720\/revisions\/84733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84720"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=84720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}