Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground
Event #2: $400 Monster Stack
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground
Buy-in
400 CAD
Prize Pool
394,020 CAD
Entries
1,194
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
180
Players Left
1
Final Table Seat Draw (full)
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | 1 | Sergey Hovakimyan | 4,400,000 | 29 |
| 1 | 2 | Jordan Schneible | 900,000 | 6 |
| 1 | 3 | Griffin Clifford | 6,900,000 | 46 |
| 1 | 4 | Nicholas Doumkos | 800,000 | 5 |
| 1 | 5 | Boyan Shi | 5,650,000 | 38 |
| 1 | 6 | Joshua James | 8,915,000 | 59 |
| 1 | 7 | Anthony Comand | 7,300,000 | 49 |
| 1 | 8 | Wei Han Zhang | 1,425,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 9 | Brian Bond | 8,300,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 10 | Wing Seto | 2,200,000 | 15 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,915,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
8,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
7,300,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
6,900,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
|
5,650,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
4,400,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
2,200,000 | |
|
1,425,000
-1,475,000
|
-1,475,000 |
|
900,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
800,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Marc Lavergne Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,900 CAD)
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Marc Lavergne shoved for 815,000 from the hijack and was called by Joshua James on the button who had a covering stack to put Lavergne at risk.
Marc Lavergne: A♠4♣ 
Joshua James: A♣10♦
Lavergne was in rough shape with the smaller ace and found no help on the K♥9♣3♠Q♦5♥ runout, resulting in his elimination while James continued to add chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,900,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Maxim Kogay Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,900 CAD)
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Brian Bond opened to 330,000 from the hijack. Maxim Kogay three-bet shoved for roughly 1,800,000 and Anthony Comand moved all in for slightly more. Bond thought for a minute before deciding to fold leaving Kogay at risk against Comand.
Maxim Kogay: K♦Q♥
Anthony Comand: A♦A♣
The board ran out 8♥8♣5♠8♠2♥ giving Comand aces full to eliminate Kogay and take down a sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
|
4,900,000
4,225,000
|
4,225,000 |
|
Busted |
Fady Habashi Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,800 CAD)
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Fady Habashi moved all in for 175,000 from the cutoff and was called by Joshua James in the small blind and Sergey Hovakimyan in the big blind.
Both players checked the 4♣A♣2♣ flop leading to the J♥ turn. James bet 200,000 and Hovakimyan called.
James bet again for 800,000 on the 3♦ river and was once again called by Hovakimyan. Habashi had A♦5♦ for a straight but Joshua James turned over J♣6♣ for a flush. Hovakimyan flashed a 5x in his hand for another straight but James' flush was good at showdown and he took the pot while Habashi was sent to the rail in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
4,800,000
-725,000
|
-725,000 |
|
Busted |
WHEN YOUR RAISE GETS SNAP-SHOVED ALL IN!?
Level 28
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Grant Douglas Eliminated in 14th Place ($3,800 CAD)
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♣
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Quang Hoang Ngo Eliminated in 15th Place ($3,800 CAD)
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♣
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Paolo Balopoulos Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,000 CAD)
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♦
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,150,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
Busted |