2024 WSOP-C Playground

Event #9: $1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 WSOP-C Playground

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
350,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,700 CAD
Prize Pool
1,500,000 CAD
Entries
1,503
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
207
Players Left
21

Flashback: Dustin Melanson Wins WSOP-C Playground Main Event

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dustin Melanson
Dustin Melanson

The last WSOP-C stop at Playground came in April, when Dustin Melanson took down the $1,700 Main Event by defeating a field of 1,660 entrants to take home $339,770.

"I felt like I was at my best, and I felt like my opponents couldn't really keep up with my aggression and the pressure I was putting on, Melanson told PokerNews after his win. “I felt like my opponents couldn't really keep up with my aggression and the pressure I was putting on."

WSOP-C $1,700 Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Dustin MelansonCanada$339,770*
2Sergei GurinCanada$285,230*
3Mohammad FeiziCanada$181,600
4George JamesCanada$140,000
5Nghi Van TranCanada$105,000
6Joey MessinaCanada$82,500
7Israel PantaleonCanada$65,000
8Matthew PaplykCanada$50,000
9Robert WongCanada$35,000

*Denotes heads-up deal

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Skotidakis Wins Big One With River Shove

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Nick Skotidakis
Nick Skotidakis

There was a substantial pot of over 100,000 in the middle with the board reading 73910Q. From the big blind, Nick Skotidakis jammed all in for around 62,000.

Douglas James was in early position and went into the tank. After about two minutes he folded and Skotidakis silently reeled in the pot to change the chip dynamics at the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Skotidakis
161,000
41,000
41,000
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Douglas James
35,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Douglas JamesNick Skotidakis

Aljoma Beffudles Plante

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up on the river with a board reading AQ73Q with Santiago Plante in the tank. The pot had about 43,000 in the middle.

Big stack Khaled Aljoma had bet 35,000 from the big blind which was close to the remaining amount that Plante had left behind. Plante considered it for a while before eventually folding.

Aljoma asked if he wanted to see one card but Plante got greedy and said he wanted to see two cards so Aljoma did not show either one and mucked.

"But one is fine!" said Plante as he attempted to save it but it was too late with the cards already in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Khaled Aljoma
215,000
50,000
50,000
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Santiago Plante
34,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Khaled AljomaSantiago Plante

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

James Busts Dawson

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Douglas James
Douglas James

Charlie Dawson found himself all in preflop up against Douglas James.

Charlie Dawson: AQ All in
Douglas James: KK

The flop came 3107. The turn was the 9 and the river came the K to send Dawson away from the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Douglas James
95,000
3,000
3,000
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Charlie Dawson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Charlie DawsonDouglas JamesJames Busts Dawson

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Aljoma Adds More

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Khaled Aljoma called a preflop all in from his opponent as he had a chance to add even more to his stack.

At risk player: A9 All in
Khaled Aljoma: A10

The flop came 53J. The turn was the 8 and the river came the 10 to run out in favor of Aljoma and bust the player who was at risk.

Player Chips Progress
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Khaled Aljoma
197,000
57,000
57,000

Tags: Khaled Aljoma

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