2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Event #8: $1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
339,770 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,700 CAD
Prize Pool
2,490,000 CAD
Entries
1,660
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
270
Players Left
31
Players Left 1 / 1660
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Yuan Wins the Classic Flip

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

Ryan Smith opened to 10,000 from middle position before the action was on Soufiane Bakas in the cutoff who wasted little time before moving all in for his last 90,000. It then folded to Wangchao Yuan in the big blind who sat in the tank for about a minute and then jammed. Smith quickly folded and the cards hit their backs.

Soufiane Bakas: AK All in
Wangchao Yuan: QQ

The full board ran out QA7710 and Yuan sent Bakas to the rail with his middle set.

Player Chips Progress
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Wangchao Yuan
400,000
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Ryan Smith
200,000
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Soufiane Bakas
Busted

Tags: Ryan SmithSoufiane BakasYuan Wins

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Zhang Tries to Five-Bet it Away; The Deck Wasn't Having It

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jinrong Zhang
Jinrong Zhang

Pokernews was called over to hear about the following hand that just went down. The exact words from a few players were "The people reading it won't think its true" but they assured us it was.

The action was opened under the gun by Maxime Dube to 6,000. A player called in middle position before the action was on Jinrong Zhang in the big blind. He took a moment and then three-bet to 16,000.

Dube didn't waste much time before putting in a warm four-bet to 41,000.

The middle position player folded and then action was back on Zhang. After a moment in the tank he five-bet ripped it having Dube covered. Dube put in the chips for his tournament life.

Maxime Dube: AK
Jinrong Zhang: 104

The table recounted that they were in a bit of shock when the hands were tabled but that they were flabbergasted when the dealer peeled the cold Kx10x4x flop. Zhang hinted at the fact that the five-bet bluff wasn't his proudest moment but after the 5x turn and Qx river hit, he sent Dube to the rail and is now the overwhelming chip leader.

Sometimes the poker gods just have your back.

Player Chips Progress
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Jinrong Zhang
500,000
160,000
160,000
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Maxime Dube
Busted

Tags: Maxime DubeZhang Tries

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Hucker Sends Nguyen to the Rail

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action folded to Chi Do Nguyen in the cutoff who took a moment and then moved all in for about 65,000. It was then on Kyle Hucker on the button who didn't even ask for a count before moving all in for more. The remaining players folded and the cards hit their backs.

Chi Do Nguyen: KQ All in
Kyle Hucker: AK

The full board ran out 34J104 and Hucker would scoop to send Nguyen to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Kyle Hucker
165,000
165,000
165,000
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Chi Do Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Chi Do NguyenKyle Hucker

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000