Although the action was missed, Dustin Melanson was recently eliminated in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
In a preflop confrontation Francis Beauregard was all in for 72,000 from middle position and up against Rafik Zouaghi who covered him from the button.
Francis Beauregard: A♦10♠
Rafik Zouaghi: 6♣6♦
The board ran out 10♦6♥2♠7♦Q♦ giving Zouaghi a set of sixes to take the pot and send Beauregard to the rail in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,000 | |
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Busted |
Seyed Hosseini limped in from the hijack, Samuel Roussy-Majeau shoved for roughly 60,000 from the button and Hosseini called with a covering stack to put Roussy-Majeau at risk.
Samuel Roussy-Majeau: A♣8♥ 
Seyed Hosseini: J♥10♦
The board ran out K♦5♣6♥J♣8♦ giving Hosseini a pair of jacks to take the pot and eliminate Roussy-Majeau on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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335,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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Busted |
In a preflop confrontation Chanracy Khun was all in for roughly 40,000 from the button and up against Suren Chelian who covered him in early position.
Chanracy Khun: 10♠10♣
Suren Chelian: K♠K♣
Khun failed to improve on the 7♠2♦3♠J♥6♦ runout and was sent to the rail two spots shy of making the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
111,000
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111,000 |
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Busted | |
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As recounted by the players at his former table, Mike Leah was recently eliminated.
With the blinds at 800/1,600 Renmei Liu raised to 3,200 from early position and Mike Leah called in the cutoff.
The flop came 7♣4♣2♠. Liu checked, Leah bet 3,000 and Liu called.
Liu checked again on the 2♦ turn and Leah bet 20,000. Liu raised to 60,000, Leah moved all in for 120,000 and Liu made the call to put Leah at risk.
Mike Leah: A♣3♣
Renmei Liu: 8x8x
The 8♣ river improved Leah to the nut-flush but gave Liu a full house to drag in a massive pot while Leah was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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305,000
182,500
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182,500 |
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Busted | |
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Chanracy Khun opened to 4,000 from under the gun, Jinrong Zhang three-bet to 13,500 from middle position and Eliot Hudon four-bet shoved for 40,000 from the big blind. Khun got out of the way and Zhang snap-called with a covering stack.
Eliot Hudon: 10♠10♣
Jinrong Zhang: A♠A♣
Zhang made top set on the A♥7♠3♣ flop and by the 6♣ turn Hudon was drawing dead and already out of his seat. He did not stick around to see the 10♥ river give him an inferior set and Zhang took in a nice pot. Hudon would exercise his option to reenter shortly afterwards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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116,000
-4,500
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-4,500 |
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94,000
47,000
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47,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Another WSOP Circuit Ring winner will be crowned today at the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Playground. Event #13: $3,300 High Roller attracted 147 entrants on the first day with 54 players finding a bag at the end of the night to advance to Day 2. That number will continue to climb as late registration is still open for the first two Levels of play today, until the start of Level 12.
Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst is the overall chip leader heading into Day 2, finishing Day 1 with 313,500 worth 157 big blinds going into Day 2. Blouin-Verroeulst is most closely followed by Seyed Hosseini (311,000) and Theodore Doukas (305,500) while Jeffrey Cormier (298,500) and Suren Chelian (249,000) round out the top five.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst | 313,500 | 157 |
| 2 | Seyed Hosseini | 311,000 | 156 |
| 3 | Theodore Doukas | 305,500 | 153 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Cormier | 298,500 | 149 |
| 5 | Suren Chelian | 249,000 | 125 |
| 6 | Jorge Pacheco | 241,000 | 121 |
| 7 | Boyan Shi | 232,500 | 116 |
| 8 | Anoop Jugurnath | 174,000 | 87 |
| 9 | Brady Hinnegan | 173,000 | 87 |
| 10 | Timothy Ulmer | 169,000 | 85 |
Other notables to advance to Day 2 include bracelet winners Chanracy Khun (120,500) and Mike Leah (71,500), 2024 Circuit Ring winners Kyle Yun-Wing Ho (167,500) and Jimmy Setna, poker vlogger Gil De St Jeor (40,000) and Santiago Plante (16,500).
The action begins today at 11:00 a.m. local time with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the updates from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned at the end of the night.
