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

04-16-2024 00:35 UTC-4

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

Ryan Lashmar

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

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	2,200,000 950,000	950,000
Nadir Lalji	Busted

Tags: Nadir Lalji Quang Hoang Ngo

Level: 26

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

04-16-2024 00:24 UTC-4

Zhang Leaves D'Amato on Fumes

Ryan Lashmar

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

Wei Han Zhang opened from the cutoff and received a call from Andrew D'Amato in the small blind.

Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of J♦6♥J♠K♥5♥. D'Amato checked, Zhang bet 415,000 and D'Amato called.

Zhang tabled J♥10♠ for trip jacks which was good enough to take the pot while D'Amato was left with under two big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wei Han Zhang	3,300,000 285,000	285,000
Andrew D'Amato	115,000 -1,035,000	-1,035,000

Tags: Andrew D'Amato Wei Zhang

04-16-2024 00:13 UTC-4

Three Table Redraw (full)

Ryan Lashmar

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

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Grant Douglas	685,000	9
1	2	Maxime Gerard	550,000	7
1	3	Wing Seto	1,200,000	15
1	4	Griffin Clifford	1,800,000	23
1	5	Paolo Balopoulos	1,900,000	24
1	6	Marc Lavergne	1,775,000	22
1	7	Wei Han Zhang	2,300,000	29
1	8	Jordan Schneibel	2,900,000	36
1	9	Andrew D'Amato	1,150,000	14

2	1	Maxim Kogay	1,100,000	14
2	2	Seth Nuhn Jordan	1,300,000	16
2	3	Colin Grant	975,000	12
2	4	Fady Habashi	1,850,000	23
2	5	Nadir Lalji	1,000,000	13
2	6	Quang Ngo	1,250,000	16
2	7	Anthony Comand	675,000	8
2	8	Nicholas Doumkos	900,000	11
2	9	Aaron Grayer	1,600,000	20

5	1	Nicholas Mackenzie	2,825,000	35
5	2	Joshua James	2,900,000	36
5	3	Boyan Shi	3,450,000	43
5	4	Brian Bond	3,500,000	44
5	5	Sergey Hovakimyan	2,600,000	33
5	6	Gorkem Sari	950,000	12
5	7	Rafik Zouaghi	2,950,000	37
5	8	Gabriel Croteau	1,575,000	20
5	9	Alex Plourde	1,400,000	18

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Bond	3,500,000 -75,000	-75,000
Boyan Shi	3,450,000 3,034,000	3,034,000
Rafik Zouaghi	2,950,000 400,000	400,000
Joshua James	2,900,000 2,499,000	2,499,000
Jordan Schneible	2,900,000 200,000	200,000
Nicholas Mackenzie	2,825,000 2,547,000	2,547,000
Sergey Hovakimyan	2,600,000 290,000	290,000
Wei Han Zhang	2,300,000 -715,000	-715,000
Paolo Balopoulos	1,900,000 1,316,000	1,316,000
Fady Habashi	1,850,000 1,772,000	1,772,000
Griffin Clifford	1,800,000 1,569,000	1,569,000
Marc Lavergne	1,775,000 -975,000	-975,000
Aaron Grayer	1,600,000 1,393,000	1,393,000
Gabriel Croteau	1,575,000 450,000	450,000
Alex Plourde	1,400,000 -375,000	-375,000
Seth Nuhn Jordan	1,300,000 895,000	895,000

Quang Hoang Ngo	1,250,000 999,000	999,000
Wing Seto	1,200,000 772,000	772,000
Andrew D'Amato	1,150,000 895,000	895,000
Maxim Kogay	1,100,000 678,000	678,000
Nadir Lalji	1,000,000 831,000	831,000
Colin Grant	975,000 -50,000	-50,000
Gorkem Sari	950,000 150,000	150,000
Nicholas Doumkos	900,000 243,000	243,000
Grant Douglas	685,000 504,000	504,000

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04-16-2024 00:06 UTC-4

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Ryan Lashmar

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

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04-15-2024 23:44 UTC-4

Bond Slows Down Schneible

Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of 8♥Q♠5♦4♣9♠ 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	3,575,000 2,475,000	2,475,000
Jordan Schneible	2,700,000 -550,000	-550,000

Tags: Brian Bond Jordan Schneible

Level: 25

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

04-15-2024 23:24 UTC-4

Schneible Catches Sari with Hand in Cookie Jar

Ryan Lashmar

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

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

The flop came A♦6x4x. 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	3,250,000 1,235,000	1,235,000
Gorkem Sari	800,000 177,000	177,000

Tags: Jordan Schneible Nicholas Doumkos

Level: 24

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

04-15-2024 23:05 UTC-4

Hovakimyan Coolers Schneible

Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of A♠9♥8♠ 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: A♣9♣
Jordan Schneible: A♥8♥

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	2,310,000 1,961,000	1,961,000
Jordan Schneible	2,015,000 -1,360,000	-1,360,000

Tags: Jordan Schneible Sergey Hovakimyan