{"id":2250,"date":"2018-05-04T17:35:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T17:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2018-05-04T17:35:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T17:35:22","slug":"taylor-black-wins-partypoker-live-millions-north-america-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/taylor-black-wins-partypoker-live-millions-north-america-main-event","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Black Wins $1.4M at MILLIONS North America Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"
American poker pro Taylor Black<\/strong> won his very first million-dollar win at the recently concluded partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event<\/a>. Tournament organizers promised a C$10 million guaranteed prize pool and succeeded in raising C$9,700,000<\/strong> after getting a total of 1,954 registrations.<\/p>\n Black succeeded in taking down this massive playing field and emerged victorious to walk away with the trophy and C$1,400,000 in prize money<\/strong>. The million-dollar win for Black is his biggest yet, doubling his total live earnings to more than $2 million. <\/p>\n It\u2019s also his third cashout at the partypoker MILLIONS series, earning \u20ac4,750 ($5,862) at the NLH Finale #8 and \u20ac25,000 ($30,841) at the Main Event during the previous partypoker MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Black had to battle it out with poker pro Darryll Fish<\/strong> who finished in second place and took home C$1,200,000 for his efforts. Black had a huge 3-1 chip lead when the two started to play but Fish fought his way to close the gap and put up a great fight. In third place, was another American pro Anthony Ruberto<\/strong> who took home C$1 million.<\/p>\n Apart from his latest win, some of the highlights in his career include his $545,430 payday for finishing second during the Millionaire Maker at the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and his first tournament victory at the 2016 Deep Stack Extravaganza III in Las Vegas where he won $50,945 at the NLH Bounty.<\/p>\n When asked about his win, Black says that he\u2019s still in shock, but feels great overall. He also heaped praise on partypoker<\/a> for running a well-paced Main Event. <\/p>\nBlack Thrilled With Successful Run<\/h2>\n