Event #9: $1,700 Main Event | 2024 WSOP-C Playground

Sep 02, 2024

Bonhomme-Lemieux Shows Bluff

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Jeff McMillan

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemiuex opened from the hijack to 450,000. Fabrizio Bruno called in the big blind.

The flop came 7♣10♥A♠. Bonhomme-Lemieux continued for 375,000 and was called.

The turn was the 7♦. Bruno check-called again for 900,000 this time.

The river came the 3♥. Bruno checked a third time. Bonhomme-Lemieux moved all in for about 3,500,000 which got a swift fold out of Bruno.

Bonhomme-Lemieux tabled the K♠Q♣ and gathered the pot.

Tags: Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemiuex Fabrizio Bruno

Sep 02, 2024

Colin Bernard Eliminated in 10th Place ($25,000)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Colin Bernard jammed for 1,700,000 from under the gun. George Caragiorgas moved all in for about 400,000 less from early position. Everyone else folded.

George Caragiorgas: 10♠10♥ All in
Colin Bernard: A♣9♣

The board held for the tens as it came 2♥K♠4♥3♠4♦ to leave Bernard with a couple of big blinds which he would then lose the next hand to Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux to be eliminated.

Tags: Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux Colin Bernard George Caragiorgas

Sep 02, 2024

Nguyen Calls Bruno

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Jeff McMillan

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The board read 5♦7♣7♦4♠ on the turn. Fabrizio Bruno bet 400,000 and Tommy Nguyen called.

The river came the K♠. Bruno fired 600,000. Nguyen took a minute before he called.

Bruno tabled the but low with the 3♦2♦ while Nguyen had the A♣Q♦ ace-high to take it.

Tags: Fabrizio Bruno Tommy Nguyen

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Sep 02, 2024

Zhang Slashes Bonhomme-Lemieux

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Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Action came in on the river with the board reading 2♠K♣7♠K♦10♥. The pot had about 1,500,000 in it as Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux bet 875,000 from the big blind.

Di Zhang moved all in for about 3,475,000. Bonhomme-Lemieux took a few moments before calling.

Zhang tabled the boat with the K♥10♣ to best the K♠4♦ that Bonhomme-Lemieux showed.

Tags: Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux Zhang Slashes Bonhomme-Lemieux Di Zhang

Sep 02, 2024

Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Fabrizio Bruno	11,300,000	75
2	Lucas Constable	1,650,000	11
3	Colin Bernard	2,000,000	13
4	Jishant Sapra	5,400,000	36
5	George Caragiorgas	1,900,000	13
6	Di Zhang	4,600,000	31
7	Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux	8,800,000	59
8	Tommy Nguyen	5,100,000	34
9	George Lagos	4,200,000	28
10	James Pillon	14,900,000	99

Kevin MacDonald Eliminated in 11th Place ($25,000)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Kevin MacDonald has his short stack at risk preflop.

Kevin MacDonald: A♠J♠ All in
Jishant Sapaa: Q♠9♠

The flop was bad for MacDonald as it came 9♣2♥8♠. The turn was the 5♣ and the river the 8♥ to end MacDonald's run.

Tags: Jishant Sarpa Kevin MacDonald

Sep 02, 2024

Pillon Takes Big Lead With Boat

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Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Action was on the turn as the board read Ax4xAx6x. Kevin MacDonald bet 300,000 and James Pillon called.

The river came a 7x. MacDonald bet 1,000,000. Pillon raised to 2,500,000 and MacDonald called to make for an over 6 million pot.

MacDonald had the Ax10x but that was beaten by the Ax7x boat of Pillon who took a big lead on the field following the hand.

Tags: James Pillon Kevin MacDonald

Sep 02, 2024

Duff Charette Eliminated in 12th Place ($25,000)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Fabrizio Bruno raised from the hijack. Duff Charette moved all in from the cutoff and was called.

Duff Charette: 8♦8♥ All in
Fabrizio Bruno: A♥K♣

The flop hit Bruno as it came down A♣10♦10♠. The turn was the J♣ and the river the 3♣ to eliminate the circuit ring winner.

Tags: Duff Charette Fabrizio Bruno

Sep 02, 2024

River Magic Endures on Table 1

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Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Kevin MacDonald was all in preflop when he was called after a shove.

Kevin MacDonald: 7♥6♥ All in
Jishant Sapra: A♣10♣

The flop came 9♣4♥3♦. The turn was the 4♣ to eliminate some of MacDonald's outs as he got up in resignation but the river hit again on Table 1 as the 7♠ came off to keep MacDonald alive and he say right back down.