2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Event #2: $400 Monster Stack
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
49,735 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
400 CAD
Prize Pool
394,020 CAD
Entries
1,194
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
180
Players Left
1

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

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Seth Nuhn Jordan
Seth Nuhn Jordan

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: K9 All in
Maxim Kogay: QQ

Jordan flopped top pair but it was no good against Kogay's set on the KQ5 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 ca
Maxim Kogay
3,400,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Seth Nuhn Jordan ca
Seth Nuhn Jordan
Busted
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Maxim KogaySeth Nuhn Jordan

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

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

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: J10 All in
Maxime Gravel: AxQx All in
Paolo Balopoulos: 66

The board ran out 78294. 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 ca
Wei Han Zhang
1,750,000
-1,550,000
-1,550,000
Paolo Balopoulos ca
Paolo Balopoulos
1,100,000
-800,000
-800,000
Maxime Gravel ca
Maxime Gravel
Busted

Tags: Maxime GravelPaolo BalopoulosWei Zhang

Gabriel Croteau Eliminated in 26th Place ($1,750 CAD)

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

In a preflop confrontation Gabriel Croteau found himself all in and at risk preflop against Brian Bond.

Gabriel Croteau: KxJx All in
Brian Bond: AxQx

Croteau found no help on the 3x5x2x4x4x runout and was sent to the rail while Bond continued to accumulate chips.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Bond ca
Brian Bond
4,600,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Gabriel Croteau ca
Gabriel Croteau
Busted

Tags: Brian BondGabriel Croteau

Nadir Lalji Eliminated in 27th Place ($1,750 CAD)

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

Nadir Lalji was recently eliminated.

Lalji got the last of his chips in from the small blind with ace-jack and was called by Quang Hoang Ngo who held ace-six. Despite being ahead preflop Ngo got the best of it by the river to send Lalji to the rail and take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Quang Hoang Ngo
Quang Hoang Ngo
2,200,000
950,000
950,000
Nadir Lalji
Nadir Lalji
Busted

Tags: Nadir LaljiQuang Hoang Ngo

Bond Slows Down Schneible

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Brian Bond
Brian Bond

With two players seeing a board of 8Q549 and roughly 1,300,000 in the middle, Jordan Schneible checked from the big blind and Brian Bond bet 675,000 from the hijack, putting Schneible deep into the tank.

Schneible cut out calling chips as he pondered his decision. A few more minutes went by.

"Sorry guys" Schneible, clearly in a difficult spot, said to his tablemates.

Eventually Schneible opted to fold and Bond took down a sizable pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Bond ca
Brian Bond
3,575,000
2,475,000
2,475,000
Jordan Schneible us
Jordan Schneible
2,700,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: Brian BondJordan Schneible

Schneible Catches Sari with Hand in Cookie Jar

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jordan Schneible
Jordan Schneible

Jordan Schneible opened from middle position and received a call from Gorkem Sari in the big blind.

The flop came A6x4x. Sari checked, Schneible bet 70,000, Sari check-raised to 210,000 and Schneible called.

On the 5 turn Sari bet 330,000 and once again Schneible made the call.

The river was the J. Sari bet 540,000 and was once again called by Schneible. Sari immediately mucked his hand and although he didn't have to, Schneible turned over 7x7x for just a pair of sevens to take down a colossal pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Schneible us
Jordan Schneible
3,250,000
1,235,000
1,235,000
Gorkem Sari ca
Gorkem Sari
800,000
177,000
177,000

Tags: Jordan SchneibleNicholas Doumkos

Hovakimyan Coolers Schneible

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

With two players seeing a board of A98 and roughly 300,000 already in the middle, Sergey Hovakimyan checked from the small blind and Jordan Schneible bet 205,000 from the hijack. Hovakimyan moved all in for 1,005,000 and Schneible quickly called with a covering stack.

Sergey Hovakimyan: A9
Jordan Schneible: A8

Both players had flopped aces up but Hovakimyan was ahead with top two pair. The J turn and K river changed nothing and Hovakimyan dragged in a massive pot while making a dent in Schneible's stack, which is still above average despite the setback.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Hovakimyan ca
Sergey Hovakimyan
2,310,000
1,961,000
1,961,000
Jordan Schneible us
Jordan Schneible
2,015,000
-1,360,000
-1,360,000

Tags: Jordan SchneibleSergey Hovakimyan

Demers Shows One

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

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 Q54. 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

Player Chips Progress
Trevor Demers ca
Trevor Demers
1,495,000
886,000
886,000
Seth Nuhn Jordan ca
Seth Nuhn Jordan
405,000
-320,000
-320,000
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Seth Nuhn JordanTrevor Demurs

Final Day of $400 Monster Stack Kicks Off at 6:00 p.m.

Playground
Playground

The 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Montreal continues here at Playground with the final day of the $400 Monster Stack. The second of 15 WSOP-C ring events attracted a field of 1,194 entrants to generate a prize pool of $392,020, nearly double the $200,000 guarantee. Only 175 hopefuls remain with their eyes set on the top prize, a WSOPC circuit ring and an invite to the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions in Los Angeles this May.

Chun Kit Kwan comes into Day 2 with the overall chip lead, having finished Day 1a with 753,000 chips. Kwan is most closely followed by Seth Nuhn Jordan (725,000) who finished 14th in in the $300 Colossus last night which featured 3,964 entrants, and Thomas Sappier (701,000).

Monster Stack Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerHometownChip Count
1Chun Kit KwanNorth York753,000
2Seth Nuhn JordanNew York725,000
3Thomas SappierWindham701,000
4Rami HammoudRoxoboro675,000
5Nicholas DoumkosGloucester657,000
6Francois SauveOrleans644,000
7Andrew AhmadiArlington637,000
8Gorkem SariToronto623,000
9Trevor DemersOshawa609,000
10Steven TrippNorth Bay585,000

Other notables still in contention include Jikai Zhang (443,000), who finished seventh in last night's Colossus, and Tommy Nguyen (56,000), who won the 2018 WSOP Monster Stack for $1,037,451 and a gold bracelet.

The action begins at 6:00 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner. Stay tuned as the PokerNews team brings you all the action from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.

Tags: Andrew AhmadiChun Kit KwanFrancois SauveGorkem SariNicholas DoumkosRami HammoudSeth Nuhn JordanSeth Nunh Jordan