2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Event #8: $1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
562
Players Left
75

Martel-Boiteux Gets the Pure Triple with the Worst of It

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action folded to Philippe Belanger in middle position who put in a raise to 4,000. It folded to Alex Martel-Boiteux in late position who moved all in for about 13,000. The next player to act was Jean-Francois Proulx who only took a moment before putting out enough chips for a raise to cover both players. Philippe Belanger snap called and the cards hit their backs with two players all in and at risk.

Philippe Belanger: QQ All in
Alex Martel-Boiteux: A4 All in
Jean-Francois Proulx: AK

Martel-Boiteux needed some help and he got it in the form of a flush draw on 889. That draw came right in on the 2 turn. The 7 river was a blank and Martel-Boiteux got a pure triple. Belanger won a small side pot and Proulx still sits with the most chips even after the loss.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Francois Proulx ca
Jean-Francois Proulx
90,000
90,000
90,000
Alex Martel-Boiteux ca
Alex Martel-Boiteux
40,000
40,000
40,000
Philippe Belanger ca
Philippe Belanger
22,000
-58,000
-58,000

Tags: Alex Martel-BoiteuxJean-Francois ProulxPhilippe Belanger

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Dinner Time!

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

Its feeding time for all the crazy kids at Playground. They are now on their scheduled 45-minute dinner break and will return at about 6:20 p.m. local time.

Commerce Casino Will Host 2024 WSOP Tournament of Champions

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Commerce Casino
Commerce Casino

the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions will run at the legendary Commerce Casino in Los Angeles May 22-24.

The event will take place during the May 10-24 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) series, which ends the 2023-2024 season, just days prior to the start of the 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas.

Read the full article here

Verhoeven Rejams

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

Johnny Verhoeven opened the action to 3,500 from middle position before he got a call from the cutoff and then action was on Mehdi Saeed on the button. After a moment Saeed moved all in for his last 14,000.

It was then backs on Verhoeven who only took a few seconds before moving in over the top for about 49,000. The cold caller got out of the way and the cards hit their backs.

Johnny Verhoeven: 99
Mehdi Saeed: AK

The full board ran out 286J4 and the nines held for Verhoeven to get the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Verhoeven ca
Johnny Verhoeven
70,000
70,000
70,000
Mehdi Saeed ca
Mehdi Saeed
Busted

Tags: Johnny VerhoevenMehdi Saeed

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Mazari Shows the Nut-Low

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

There was an early position limp before the action folded to David Alexandre Jimenez who raised to 3,000. Tarik Mazari was on the button and quickly called before the big blind and the limper also came along.

The 498 flop quickly checked through to a 5 turn. The preflop limper opted to bet for 5,000 before the action was on Jimenez who put in a raise to 17,000. Mazari then three-bet ripped the turn for about 30,000.

The original raiser folded and Jimenez sent his cards to the muck aswell. Lucky for us, Mazari showed the goods.

He jammed with the nut-low combo draw of 23 and gave a smile as the pot was pushed his way. Sometimes aggression pays off.

Player Chips Progress
David Alexandre Jimenez ca
David Alexandre Jimenez
70,000
70,000
70,000
Tarik Mazari ca
Tarik Mazari
65,000
65,000
65,000
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: David Alexandre JimenezTarik Mazari

Check Dark, Bet Dark

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

Eric Leblond opened in middle position to 2,700 before it folded all the way to Soufiane Bakas in the big blind who called and they were off to a flop heads up.

Bakas opted to check in the dark and Leblond responded with a 2,000 bet in the dark before the KQQ flop landed and Bakas decided to call the 2,000.

The 5 landed on the turn and the action slowed down and checked through to a 5 river. Bakas then led out for another 2,000 and Lebold decided to just call.

Bakas tabled Kx10x for top pair but it would lose to the aces of Leblond who scooped.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Leblond ca
Eric Leblond
105,000
Soufiane Bakas ma
Soufiane Bakas
60,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Eric LeblondSoufiane Bakas

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Garland Wins the Flip

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

The action folded all the way to Stephen Garland in the cutoff who only took a moment and then moved all in for his last 20,700. The button and small blind folded and the action was on Kurtis Ruhl in the big blind who did some accounting and then tossed in a call. The cards hit their backs with Garland all in and at risk.

Stephen Garland: 88
Kurtis Ruhl: A9

It was a flip and Garland needed to hold. The full board ran out K7743 and the pair of eights held to earn Garland the pure double.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Garland ca
Stephen Garland
42,000
42,000
42,000
Kurtis Ruhl ca
Kurtis Ruhl
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Kurtis RuhlStephen Garland