Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max | 2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

04-21-2024 17:12 UTC-4

Notable Stacks After Second Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tock	298,000
Pierre-Andre Cannesson	274,000
Mike Leah	192,000

Stephane Edme	181,000
Jamie Baker	160,500
Steven Daoust	157,000
Kaia Moore	134,000
Shane Bergeron	128,000
Wei Han Zhang	125,000
Salvatore Tamburello	119,000
Gabriel Croteau	113,000
Jeffrey Cormier	112,500
Gilles Bergeron	106,000
Weituoxin Wu	104,500

04-21-2024 17:33 UTC-4

Prize Pool Confirmed

Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The $600 8-Max No-Limit Hold'em Event attracted a total of 419 entrants, creating a prize pool of $213,690 which is more than quadruple the $50,000 guarantee.

Place	Prize
1	$41,600
2	$29,300
3	$18,850
4	$13,000
5	$10,000
6	$8,350
7	$6,950
8	$5,550
9	$4,150
10-12	$3,450
13-15	$2,750
16-18	$2,300
19-21	$1,950
22-24	$1,600
25-27	$1,400
28-36	$1,200
37-45	$1,050
46-54	$900
55-63	$800

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

04-21-2024 17:57 UTC-4

Morgado Reduces the Field by One

Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Stephen Driver found himself all in from the button for roughly 20,000 and was up against Vasco Morgado in the big blind who had him covered.

Stephen Driver: Q♠J♦ All in
Vasco Morgado: A♥5♥

Morgado was a slight favorite preflop and remained ahead when the board ran out 10♠7♠3♦10♦8♦ to send Driver to the rail and collect the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasco Morgado	110,000 82,500	82,500
Stephen Driver	Busted

Tags: Vasco Morgado Stephen Driver

04-21-2024 17:58 UTC-4

Tock Takes a Hit

Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Joel Godin opened to 10,000 and Brian Tock, who had recently taken a large hit to his stack after being among the chip leaders earlier today, moved all in for roughly 100,000. Action folded around to Godin who with 17,000 behind made the call to put himself at risk.

Joel Godin: 6♠6♦
Brian Tock: A♥K♣

The board ran out 10♠4♣J♦J♥4♥ giving Godin jacks and sixes to score a full double up at Tock's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tock	68,000 -230,000	-230,000
Joel Godin	60,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

04-21-2024 18:22 UTC-4

Khadim Turns Trips

Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Daniel Kirsch opened to 6,500 from the hijack and Faysal Khadim three-bet shoved for 38,500 from the big blind. Kirsch called with a covering stack to put Khadim at risk.

Faysal Khadim: A♠J♦ All in
Daniel Kirsch: K♥10♥

The board ran out J♥9♣2♣J♠5♥ giving Khadim trip jacks to secure a full double up through Kirsch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faysal Khadim	82,000
Daniel Kirsch	38,500

Tags: Daniel Kirsch Faysal Khadim

04-21-2024 18:31 UTC-4

Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now on their third 15-minute break of the day. The field has been reduced to 82 players.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

04-21-2024 19:10 UTC-4

Notable Stacks After Third Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawn Larmand	457,000 457,000	457,000
Maxime Argento	330,000 330,000	330,000
Albert Gorelik	312,000 312,000	312,000
Stephane Edme	265,000 84,000	84,000
Oksana Kuzniche	264,000 264,000	264,000
Paul Nakhle	261,000 261,000	261,000
Shane Bergeron	260,000 132,000	132,000
Jamie Baker	256,000 95,500	95,500
Panagiotis Prahalis	255,000 179,000	179,000
Gabriel Croteau	240,000 9,000	9,000
Stuart Taylor	226,000 86,000	86,000
Benjamin Chen	218,000 218,000	218,000
Mike Leah	157,000 -35,000	-35,000