2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground
Level: 23
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
The final 42 players are on another 15-minute break.
Eric Leblond opened to 85,000 from the hijack and Ernest Kelly shoved for 355,000 from the cutoff. Leblond called with a covering stack to put Kelly at risk.
Ernest Kelly: A♥9♥
Eric Leblond: A♦Q♥
Leblond was in great shape with the bigger ace and remained ahead on the J♥10♣2♠3♠7♠ runout to send Kelly to the rail and collect a sizable pot.
In a preflop confrontation Ruben Perceval was all in from the small blind for his last 230,000 and up against Wei Han Zhang in the cutoff who covered him.
Ruben Perceval: K♣9♣
Wei Han Zhang: Q♥J♥
The board ran out 6♦7♣10♥K♦10♦ giving Perceval kings up to take the pot while Zhang was left with less than ten big blinds.
Level: 22
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Eric Leblond had opened from middle position only for Patrick Cartier to three-bet to 185,000 from the button. Leblond four-bet shoved for 490,000 and Cartier called with a covering stack to put Leblond at risk.
Eric Leblond: A♥A♦
Patrick Cartier: J♥J♣
Leblond had the best possible starting hand and remained ahead on the Q♦8♥K♠7♠9♥ runout to secure a full double up while Cartier was left with just over ten big blinds.
Level: 21
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Marc-Andre St-Pierre moved all in for roughly 350,000 from the cutoff and was called by Colin Grant in the blinds who had a covering stack.
Marc-Andre St-Pierre: K♦Q♥
Colin Grant: A♦Q♣
The board ran out 4♥2♦5♦7♦A♠ giving Grant top pair
Trevor Demers had opened from the button only for Seth Nuhn Jordan to three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind. Demers put in a four-bet to 550,000 and Jordan made the call.
The flop came Q♥5♥4♠. Jordan checked and Demers moved all in for roughly 400,000. Jordan, who had a very similar stack, opted to fold and Demers dragged in a massive pot without showdown.
Demers allowed Jordan to pick one of his hole cards to reveal and showed the A♣