2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Event #1: $300 No-Limit Hold'em - The Colossus
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
89,735 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
300 CAD
Prize Pool
931,540 CAD
Entries
3,964
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
203
Players Left
1

Yanick Brodeur Eliminated in 25th Place ($2,750 CAD)

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Yanick Brodeur
Yanick Brodeur

Yanick Brodeur was recently eliminated in 25th place. Brodeur got the last of his chips in with top pair on a flop of Kx6x2x only to run into Azim Popatia in the big blind who was ahead with 6x2x. Popatia improved to a full house on the river to take the pot and send Brodeur to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Azim Popatia
2,800,000
685,000
685,000
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Yanick Brodeur
Busted

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Jean-Francois Bouchard Eliminated in 26th Place ($2,750 CAD)

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jean-Francois Bouchard was all in on the flop with the board reading 7104 and at risk against Sebastien Bourget who covered.

Jean-Francois Bouchard: 66
Sebastien Bourget: KJ

Bouchard was ahead with a pair of sixes but Bourget pulled ahead on the J turn with top pair. The 2 river changed nothing and Bouchard was eliminated in 26th place courtesy of Bourget.

Player Chips Progress
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Sebastien Bourget
5,300,000
400,000
400,000
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Jean-Francois Bouchard
Busted

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Yuan Falls to Fahey

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Zoe Yuan
Zoe Yuan

Zoe Yuan moved all in for 650,000 from middle position and was called by Andrew Fahey in the small blind who had a covering stack to put Yuan at risk.

Zoe Yuan: K10
Andrey Fahey: AA

The board ran out K88910. Yuan had made two pair but Fahey was good at showdown with aces up and he took the pot while Yuan was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Fahey
4,365,000
800,000
800,000
Day 1K Chip Leader
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Zoe Yuan
Busted

Tags: Andrew FaheyZoe Yuan

Nezam Making a Comeback

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Wali Nezam
Wali Nezam

Wali Nezam moved all in for 370,000 from the button and was called by Azim Popatia in the big blind who had a covering stack to put Nezam at risk.

Wali Nezam: K7
Azim Popatia: AA

Nezam was in rough shape until the K75 flop gave him top two pair leaving Popatia drawing to just five outs. The 4 turn and 9 changed nothing and Nezam, who had begun the day with the shortest stack at just 58,000, scored a full double up through Popatia. Nezam currently holds nearly 15 times the amount of chips he begun the day with.

Player Chips Progress
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Azim Popatia
875,000
292,000
292,000
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Wali Nezam
830,000
772,000
772,000

Tags: Azim PopatiaWali Nezam

Clusiau Takes Commanding Lead After Double Knockout

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Alexander Clusiau
Alexander Clusiau

Angelo Jopek had opened from under the gun only for Alexandre Clusiau to three-bet from the cutoff. Clusiau received a call from Octavian Zamfir on the button as well as Jopek leaving three players to a flop with roughly 700,000 in the middle.

The flop came J103. Jopek checked and Clusiau bet 280,000. Zamfir then moved all in for approximately 1,500,000. Jopek called with slightly less and Clusiau went into the tank.

After a few minutes Clusiau, who had both opponents covered, made the call.

Angelo Jopek: J10 All in
Octavian Zamfir: AQ All in
Alexandre Clusiau: KK

Jopek had flopped top two pair to leave both of his opponents in rough shape, with Zamfir drawing to just two kings and Clusiau needing running cards to take the pot. Jopek was still ahead on the A turn but the Q river brought in the unlikely straight for Clusiau who dragged in the biggest pot of the tournament so far while sending both Jopek and Zamfir to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexandre Clusiau
6,525,000
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Angelo Jopek
Busted
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Octavian Zamfir
Busted

Tags: Alexandre ClusiauAngelo JopekOctavian Zamfir

More for Tribout, Less for Taylor

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
All In
All In

Alexandre Tribout opened to 75,000 from under the gun and Stuart Taylor moved all in from the big blind, covering Tribout who had started the hand with 343,000. Tribout made the call and was at risk.

Alexandre Tribout: AK
Stuart Taylor: AQ

Tribout remained ahead with the bigger ace on the 66457 runout to score a full double up through Taylor.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexandre Tribout
721,000
371,000
371,000
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Stuart Taylor
395,000
-253,000
-253,000

Tags: Alexandre TriboutStuart Taylor

Desgagne Makes a Hero Call

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Keven Desgagne
Keven Desgagne

With two players seeing a board of 8KA108 and roughly 250,000 in the middle, Keven Desgagne had bet 50,000 from under the gun only for Jonathan Dsouza to raise it to 200,000 from middle position, sending Desgagne deep into the tank.

After a couple minutes Desgagne flicked in the call. Dsouza could only show 66 for a small pocket pair turned into a bluff. Desgagne turned over J10 for a small two pair to take down a massive pot while Dsouza was left with just over 15 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Keven Desgagne
1,775,000
1,099,000
1,099,000
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Jonathan Dsouza
245,000
-559,000
-559,000

Tags: Jonathan DsouzaKeven Desgagne

Eleven Starting Flights Combine for Day 2 of $300 Colossus Starting at 11 a.m. Local time

WSOP-C Playground 2024
WSOP-C Playground 2024

The first of 15 WSOP-C ring events will reach a conclusion today at the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Playground here at Playground. Eleven starting flights created a massive field of 3,964 entrants and a total prize pool of $931,540 to nearly double the $500,000 guarantee. That field has been whittled down to just 203 players going into the second and final day.

Andrew Fahey holds the overall chip lead going into Day 2, having bagged 1,715,000 at the end of Day 1k worth 285 big blinds. Other top stacks to start the day today include Day 1j chip leader Jeffrey Cormier (1,473,000), Day 1d chip leader Joseph Jarvis (1,152,000) and Day 1c chip leader Yves Perras (1,110,000).

Colossus Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerHometownChip CountBig Blinds
1Andrew FaheySudbury1,715,000286
2Jeffrey CormierMoncton1,473,000246
3Joseph JarvisMontreal1,152,000192
4Yves PerrasSaint-Constant1,110,000185
5Robert AmireaultEpiphanie1,064,000177
6Sebastien SoaresBoucherville999,000167
7Gregory TaylorConception Bay South864,000144
8Yann BeauchampTerrebonne861,000144
9Daniel LeMontreal854,000142
10Tesfa Swan-GerroLasalle850,000142

The last time this event was held was in August 2019, when Eric Laliberte overcame a field of 3,538 entrants to take home $127,000 CAD and a WSOP circuit ring.

The action will start at 11 a.m. local time and the tournament will play 30-minute levels. Blinds will start at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action for this event until a winner is crowned.

Tags: Eric LaliberteJeffrey CormierJoseph JarvisYves Perras