Event #2: $400 Monster Stack | 2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

04-16-2024 02:01 UTC-4

Grant Douglas Eliminated in 14th Place ($3,800 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Grant Douglas, who had recently become very short-stacked, moved all in from the small blind and was called by Wing Seto in the big blind.

Grant Douglas: 9♥8♣ All in
Wing Seto: 7♥5♣

The board ran out 3♦10♦5♠A♣10♠ giving Seto two pair to send Douglas to the rail and take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wing Seto	2,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Grant Douglas	Busted

Tags: Grant Douglas Wing Seto

04-16-2024 01:56 UTC-4

Quang Hoang Ngo Eliminated in 15th Place ($3,800 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Quang Hoang Ngo was all in from the cutoff and up against Joshua James in middle position who had Ngo covered.

Quang Hoang Ngo: Q♣9♣ All in
Joshua James: A♦9♠

James had his opponent dominated with a bigger nine but the A♣6♣7♦ flop gave Ngo some outs in the form of a flush draw. The flush did not come in on the J♠ turn or J♥ river and James scored another knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua James	6,100,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Quang Hoang Ngo	Busted

Tags: Joshua James Quang Hoang Ngo

04-16-2024 01:53 UTC-4

Paolo Balopoulos Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,000 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a preflop blind on blind confrontation, Paolo Balopoulos was all in and at risk against Joshua James.

Paolo Balopoulos: 10♥10♦ All in
Joshua James: Q♣J♠

It was a preflop flip that Balopoulos caught the best of on the K♣5♣2♠ flop but the Q♦ turn gave James second pair leaving Balopoulos drawing to just two outs. No ten came on the 4♥ river and Balopoulos made his exit from the tournament area while James took down a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua James	4,150,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Paolo Balopoulos	Busted

Tags: Joshua James Paolo Balopoulos

04-16-2024 01:45 UTC-4

Nicholas Mackenzie Eliminated in 18th Place ($3,000 CAD), Alex Plourde Eliminated in 17th Place ($3,000 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Nicholas Mackenzie and Alex Plourde were both all in and called by Sergey Hovakimyan who covered both players.

Nicholas Mackenzie: A♦7♦ All in
Alex Plourde: 7♣7♥ All in
Sergey Hovakimyan: K♥K♣

Hovakimyan's pocket kings had the best of it preflop and he remained ahead on the 5♥5♦6♠6♣10♠ runout to eliminate both opponents and take down a colossal pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Hovakimyan	5,525,000 2,925,000	2,925,000
Nicholas Mackenzie	Busted
Alex Plourde	Busted

Tags: Alex Plourde Nicholas Mackenzie Sergey Hovakimyan

04-16-2024 01:39 UTC-4

Andrew D'Amato Eliminated in 19th Place ($2,475 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Andrew D'Amato was all in and at risk against Wei Han Zhang.

Andrew D'Amato: A♦8♥ All in
Wei Han Zhang: 6♥6♦

Zhang pulled way ahead with a set on the 6♣J♣Q♥ flop. The 6♠ turn improved Zhang to quads leaving D'Amato drawing dead and the latter player made his exit from the tournament area after the 10♠ river while Zhang began to stage an impressive comeback after losing most of his stack in the last level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wei Han Zhang	2,900,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Andrew D'Amato	Busted

Tags: Andrew D'Amato Wei Zhang

04-16-2024 01:17 UTC-4

Colin Grant Eliminated in 20th Place ($2,475 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Although the action was missed, Colin Grant was recently eliminated by Boyan Shi, who currently holds the biggest chip stack in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boyan Shi	6,600,000 3,150,000	3,150,000
Colin Grant	Busted

Tags: Boyan Shi Colin Grant

04-16-2024 01:15 UTC-4

Rafik Zouaghi Eliminated in 22nd Place ($2,050 CAD), Aaron Grayer Eliminated in 21st Place ($2,475 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Rafik Zouaghi was all in from middle position, Aaron Grayer was all in from the small blind for slightly more and Maxim Kogay had called from the big blind covering both players.

Rafik Zouaghi: 7♠7♣ All in
Aaron Grayer: Q♣10♣ All in
Maxim Kogay, Q♠Q♥

The board ran out 4♠9♣4♦J♦Q♦. Kogay was good at showdown with a set of queens to score the double knockout and drag in a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Kogay	4,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Rafik Zouaghi	Busted
Aaron Grayer	Busted

Tags: Aaron Grayer Maxim Kogay Rafik Zouaghi

04-16-2024 01:09 UTC-4

Seth Nuhn Jordan Eliminated in 23rd Place ($2,050 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Seth Nuhn Jordan shoved for 1,275,000 from under the gun and was called by Maxim Kogay in the big blind who had a covering stack.

Seth Nuhn Jordan: K♣9♣ All in
Maxim Kogay: Q♥Q♠

Jordan flopped top pair but it was no good against Kogay's set on the K♦Q♦5♠ flop. Jordan couldn't improve further on the 3♣ turn or 10♣ river and was eliminated in 23rd place while Kogay collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Kogay	3,400,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Seth Nuhn Jordan	Busted

Tags: Maxim Kogay Seth Nuhn Jordan

04-16-2024 01:04 UTC-4

Gorkem Sari Eliminated in 24th Place ($2,050 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

At the same time as Maxime Gravel and Gabriel Croteau were making their exits from the tournament area, Gorkem Sari was also eliminated in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gorkem Sari	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Croteau Gorkem Sari Maxime Gravel

04-16-2024 01:00 UTC-4

Maxime Gravel Eliminated in 25th Place ($1,750 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Wei Han Zhang was all in from early position for roughly 600,000, Maxime Gravel was all in from the cutoff for slightly more and Paolo Balopoulos had called from the big blind covering both players.

Wei Han Zhang: J♠10♠ All in
Maxime Gravel: AxQx All in
Paolo Balopoulos: 6♠6♣

The board ran out 7♥8♣2♠9♦4♦. Zhang had turned a straight to take the main pot, Balopoulos took the side pot with a pair of sixes and Gravel's deep run came to an end in 5th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wei Han Zhang	1,750,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000
Paolo Balopoulos	1,100,000 -800,000	-800,000
Maxime Gravel	Busted

Tags: Maxime Gravel Paolo Balopoulos Wei Zhang