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

08-31-2024 00:11 UTC-4

Quang Stuns Argue to Burst Bubble in Million Chip Pot

Jeff McMillan

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There was a limped preflop flop as the flop came 4♣2♥6♠. Two big stacks, David Quang and Trevor Argue both checked to the turn which was the K♥. Argue bet 41,000 and Quang called.

The river brought the 10♠. Quang bet 80,000, Argue jammed all in and Quang snap-called.

Trevor Argue: 6♦2♣ All in
David Quang: 4♦4♠

It was a stunning turn of events for the former chip leader Argue who was slightly covered and saw his main event go up in smoke on the stone bubble against the set of Quang who surged to the massive chip lead on Day 1b and just like that everyone else was dramatically in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Quang	1,070,000 1,030,000	1,030,000

Trevor Argue	Busted

Tags: David Quang Trevor Argue

08-30-2024 23:47 UTC-4

Defending Champ Wins Huge One With Kings

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Jeff McMillan

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With hand for hand play ongoing, Dustin Melanson was in the small blind and his opponent under the gun were waiting for all other hands to finish to reveal their cards.

After quite a wait with players pacing around, the cards were turned over.

Dustin Melanson: K♦K♠ All in
Opponent: 9♥7♥

Melanson was slightly covered as the flop came down 9♠3♦2♦ to make for a sweat. The turn was the J♥ and the river the A♦ to give the defending champion a huge pot and leave his opponent with just 3,000. He would be eliminated a couple of hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wayne O'Brian	710,000
Dustin Melanson	569,000

08-30-2024 23:46 UTC-4

Defending Champ Wins Huge One With Kings

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Jeff McMillan

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With hand for hand play ongoing, Dustin Melanson was in the small blind and his opponent under the gun were waiting for all other hands to finish to reveal their cards.

After quite a wait with players pacing around, the cards were turned over.

Dustin Melanson: K♦K♠ All in
Opponent: 9♥7♥

Melanson was slightly covered as the flop came down 9♠3♦2♦ to make for a sweat. The turn was the J♥ and the river the A♦ to give the defending champion a huge pot and leave his opponent with just 3,000. He would be eliminated a couple of hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wayne O'Brian	710,000
Dustin Melanson	569,000 406,000	406,000

08-30-2024 23:32 UTC-4

Hand For Hand Play

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Jeff McMillan

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

After a long hand right before hand-for-hand play officially started, the field is now just three eliminations away from the money and hand-for-hand play has begun.

08-30-2024 23:08 UTC-4

Vivo With a Set

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Jeff McMillan

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Vivo L was collecting the remains of his opponent's stack who was walking away from the table with his defeated Ax4x discarded. The board showed 3x6xQx7x3x.

Vivo L had his flopped set of 6x6x showing as he stacked the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vivo L	285,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-30-2024 22:55 UTC-4

Technical Difficulties

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Jeff McMillan

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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08-30-2024 22:48 UTC-4

Break Time

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Jeff McMillan

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The players are now on a 15-minute break as the bubble is close.

08-30-2024 22:38 UTC-4

Flashback: Dustin Melanson Wins WSOP-C Playground Main Event

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Jeff McMillan

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Dustin Melanson	Canada	$339,770*
2	Sergei Gurin	Canada	$285,230*
3	Mohammad Feizi	Canada	$181,600
4	George James	Canada	$140,000
5	Nghi Van Tran	Canada	$105,000
6	Joey Messina	Canada	$82,500
7	Israel Pantaleon	Canada	$65,000
8	Matthew Paplyk	Canada	$50,000
9	Robert Wong	Canada	$35,000

*Denotes heads-up deal

Read the Full Recap Here

08-30-2024 22:22 UTC-4

Raimondi Four Bets Flop

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Jeff McMillan

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was retold to PokerNews after a big hand went down. Ysrael-Masliah Moryoussef opened to 9,000, the button called and so did Peter Raimundi in the small blind.

The flop came K♥2♥9♣. Moryoussef bet 12,000, the button folded. Peter Raimondi raised to 26,000. Moryoussef then three-bet to 65,000. Raimondi pushed back again with a four-bet to 151,000.

Under the gun went into the tank and contemplated the four-bet. Eventually he folded and showed 2x2x for bottom set.

Raimondi did not show the table his hand but revealed in the retelling that he had 9x9x for his own stronger set.