Event #8: $1,700 Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground
Event #8: $1,700 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground
Buy-in
1,700 CAD
Prize Pool
2,490,000 CAD
Entries
1,660
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
828
Players Left
131
Tarik Mazari Bags the Overall Chip Lead Heading Into Day 2
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The third flight of Event #8: $1,700 No Limit Holdem Main Event at the World Series of Poker Circuit Playground has ended. A total of 828 players fired on Day 1c, making it the largest flight by a wide margin. 131 players found a bag, and after it was all said and done, it was Tarik Mazari who held the chip lead with a massive stack of 1,330,000 which is good for 133 big blinds. It's also almost 400,000 more than the Rami Hammoud, who sits in second with 953,000. He played aggressively and picked his spots well, but he will need to continue that aggression on Day 2 if he plans to return Monday for Day 3. He was followed behind by Philippe Beaudoin-Pellerin with 940,000 and Matthew Paplyk with 800,000 to round out the podium for Day 1c.
Play got interesting towards the end of the day when the Day 2 “bubble” drew near. Hand for Hand started with 20 minutes left on the clock, with two minutes coming off for each hand. That meant players could make an exact calculation of whether or not they could fold into the money over the 10 hands that were remaining. Play stood still for a bit but the sharp players locked up their cash and found a bag.
The Main Event boasted a killer $1,500,000 guarantee but it wasn’t even needed as the total prize pool ballooned up to $2,490,000. The total payouts will be announced before the start of Day 2, but for now, all players that make Day 2 are in the money. There now sits a total of 237 players from all the flights that will return on Sunday at 11 a.m. for Day 2 of the Main. They will come back to 5,000/10,000/10,000 blinds but the levels will bump up to a full hour.
It remains to be seen if anyone can catch the big stack of Mazari, but there will be plenty of crushers that will make their presence known. Who will win the ring, the money, and the glory at Playground? By the end of Sunday, we will have a much clearer picture of who it could be.
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,330,000 | 380,000 |
|
940,000 | 940,000 |
|
800,000 | 290,000 |
|
790,000 | 790,000 |
|
700,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
690,000 | 315,000 |
|
663,000 | 663,000 |
|
|
662,000 | 662,000 |
|
660,000 | 660,000 |
|
585,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
578,000 | 578,000 |
|
524,000 | 524,000 |
|
|
514,000 | 514,000 |
|
|
508,000 | 508,000 |
|
|
498,000 | 498,000 |
|
498,000 | 498,000 |
|
|
460,000 | 325,000 |
|
448,000 | 448,000 |
|
437,000 | 127,000 |
|
428,000 | 428,000 |
|
|
417,000 | 417,000 |
|
|
393,000 | 393,000 |
|
|
385,000 | 385,000 |
|
|
379,000 | 379,000 |
|
|
369,000 | -146,000 |
Play Has Ended
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The clock has struck zero and play has come to a close. A total of 131 players are bagging for the night and will return in at 11 a.m. on Sunday for Day 2.
Full recap coming soon.
Five Hands Left
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Hand for Hand started with 20-minutes left on the clock with two minutes coming off for each hand. That means players can make an exact calculation of whether or not they can fold into the money over the 10 hands that were remaining.
Play has grinded to a halt and the big stacks are abusing the hard Day 2 bubble, as they should. Only one player has busted since it started and the players may not see another.
There are five hands left to be played before the bags.
Hand for Hand but Not on the Bubble
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The floor has confirmed that all players that make Day 2 will be in the money. Although we are still 8 players away from the official Day 1c bubble of 125, they have started hand for hand play to avoid the need for tanking. When the clock hits zero, all players will find a bag and be in the money for Day 2.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Magdang Wins the Flip
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action folded to Joseph Magdang in middle position who raised to 48,000. The next player to act was Wilson Igwe who only took a moment before moving all in for his tournamnet life. It folded back to Magdang who flicked in a call and they were off to the races for all of it.
Wilson Igwe: A♠Q♦ 
Joseph Magdang; 3♣3♦
The full board ran out 8♠J♦6♠4♣K♠ and Igwe was sent to the rail with only about 15 to the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | 135,000 |
|
Busted |
Paplyk Puts the Pressure On
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Matthew Paplyk opened to 13,000 from early position before it folded to Larry Mansfield on the button who only took a minute before putting in a three-bet to 31,000. It folded back to Paplyk who thought it over for a moment before putting out a stack of chips large enough to put Mansfield all in.
He went deep into the tank and after about two minutes he called it off for his tournament life.
Larry Mansfield: A♠Q♣
Matthew Paplyk: A♥K♣
Paplyk would flop him almost dead on the 8♥K♥5♥ board. The A♣ turn would seal the deal and the 3♥ river only improved Paplyk to the nuts. Mansfield hit the rail about 25 from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000 | 510,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000