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

04-15-2024 22:45 UTC-4

Top Stacks After Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Schneible	3,375,000 2,799,000	2,799,000
Wei Han Zhang	3,015,000 2,815,000	2,815,000
Marc Lavergne	2,750,000 2,602,000	2,602,000
Rafik Zouaghi	2,550,000 1,986,000	1,986,000
Ruoxiao Shi	2,115,000 1,922,000	1,922,000
Alex Plourde	1,775,000 1,584,000	1,584,000
Brian Bond	1,100,000 891,000	891,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

04-15-2024 22:22 UTC-4

Break Time

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The final 42 players are on another 15-minute break.

04-15-2024 22:16 UTC-4

Leblond Knocks Out Kelly

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Eric Leblond opened to 85,000 from the hijack and Ernest Kelly shoved for 355,000 from the cutoff. Leblond called with a covering stack to put Kelly at risk.

Ernest Kelly: A♥9♥ All in
Eric Leblond: A♦Q♥

Leblond was in great shape with the bigger ace and remained ahead on the J♥10♣2♠3♠7♠ runout to send Kelly to the rail and collect a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Leblond	1,400,000
Ernest Kelly	Busted

Tags: Eric Leblond Ernest Kelly

04-15-2024 22:14 UTC-4

Perceval Leaves Zhang Short

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Ruben Perceval was all in from the small blind for his last 230,000 and up against Wei Han Zhang in the cutoff who covered him.

Ruben Perceval: K♣9♣
Wei Han Zhang: Q♥J♥

The board ran out 6♦7♣10♥K♦10♦ giving Perceval kings up to take the pot while Zhang was left with less than ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Perceval	520,000 257,000	257,000
Wei Han Zhang	200,000

Tags: Ruben Perceval Wei Zhang

Level: 22

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

04-15-2024 21:44 UTC-4

Leblond Doubles with Rockets

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Eric Leblond had opened from middle position only for Patrick Cartier to three-bet to 185,000 from the button. Leblond four-bet shoved for 490,000 and Cartier called with a covering stack to put Leblond at risk.

Eric Leblond: A♥A♦ All in
Patrick Cartier: J♥J♣

Leblond had the best possible starting hand and remained ahead on the Q♦8♥K♠7♠9♥ runout to secure a full double up while Cartier was left with just over ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Leblond	1,055,000
Patrick Cartier	345,000

Tags: Eric Leblond Patrick Cartier

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

04-15-2024 21:20 UTC-4

St-Pierre Falls to Grant

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Marc-Andre St-Pierre moved all in for roughly 350,000 from the cutoff and was called by Colin Grant in the blinds who had a covering stack.

Marc-Andre St-Pierre: K♦Q♥ All in
Colin Grant: A♦Q♣

The board ran out 4♥2♦5♦7♦A♠ giving Grant top pair

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Grant	1,025,000 808,000	808,000
Marc-Andre St-Pierre	Busted

Tags: Colin Grant Marc-Andre St-Pierre

04-15-2024 21:01 UTC-4

Demers Shows One

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Trevor Demers had opened from the button only for Seth Nuhn Jordan to three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind. Demers put in a four-bet to 550,000 and Jordan made the call.

The flop came Q♥5♥4♠. Jordan checked and Demers moved all in for roughly 400,000. Jordan, who had a very similar stack, opted to fold and Demers dragged in a massive pot without showdown.

Demers allowed Jordan to pick one of his hole cards to reveal and showed the A♣