2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Prize
46,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 CAD
Prize Pool
207,680 CAD
Entries
236
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
36
Players Left
1

Jovan Santiago Eliminated in 21st Place ($2,250 CAD)

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jovan Santiago
Jovan Santiago

With three players seeing a board of 91068 and roughly 125,000 already in the middle, Renmei Liu bet 50,000 from the big blind and was called by Jovan Santiago who was under the gun and Richard Mullen on the button.

On the 6 river Liu checked and Santiago moved all in for 277,000. Mullen made the call with a covering stack.

"I guess my six-seven is no good" Liu commented before tossing his cards into the muck.

Santiago had KQ for a rivered straight but Mullen tabled 1010 for a rivered full house to take down a gargantuan pot while sending Santiago to the rail in brutal fashion.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Mullen ca
Richard Mullen
970,000
410,000
410,000
Renmei Liu ca
Renmei Liu
285,000
114,000
114,000
Jovan Santiago ca
Jovan Santiago
Busted

Tags: Jovan SantiagoRenmei LiuRichard Mullen

Bradley Douglas Eliminated in 22nd Place ($1,800 CAD)

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Bradley Ellis
Bradley Ellis

In a preflop confrontation Bradley Douglas was all in from the cutoff for his last 37,000 and up againsst Daniel Le in the big blind who covered him.

Bradley Douglas: A6
Daniel Le: AK

Le had the best of it with a bigger ace and remained ahead on the J7345 runout to send Douglas to the rail in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Le ca
Daniel Le
395,000
190,000
190,000
Bradley Douglas
Bradley Douglas
Busted

Tags: Bradley DouglasDaniel Le

Stacey Sullivan Eliminated in 23rd Place ($1,800 CAD)

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Stacey Sullivan
Stacey Sullivan

Stacey Sullivan, who had recently been left short-stacked after running into pocket kings with pocket queens, was all in preflop with Kx7x. Graham Lupton had called her with 10x9x suited and managed to improve to the winning hand at showdown to send Sullivan to the rail in 23rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Graham Lupton ca
Graham Lupton
285,000
170,000
170,000
Stacey Sullivan us
Stacey Sullivan
Busted

Tags: Graham LuptonStacey Sullivan

Duff Charette Eliminated in 24th Place ($1,800 CAD)

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Duff Charette
Duff Charette

With two players seeing a board of 732, Duff Charette was all in and up against Gurpreet Lubana who had a covering stack.

Duff Charette: 97 All in
Gurpreet Lubana: A7

Charette was in very rough shape with Lubana having not only a bigger seven but also the nut-flush draw. He found no help on the Q turn or J river and was sent to the rail while Lubana dragged in a massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gurpreet Lubana ca
Gurpreet Lubana
830,000
560,000
560,000
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
Busted

Tags: Duff CharetteGurpreet Lubana

Benham Esfahanizadeh Eliminated in 25th Place ($1,600 CAD)

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Behnam Esfahanizadeh
Behnam Esfahanizadeh

Shawn Daigle opened to 20,000 from under the gun, Behnam Esfahanizadeh shoved for roughly 80,000 from the hijack and Daniel Le re-shoved for roughly 115,000. Daigle got out of the way leaving Esfahani at risk against Le.

Benham Esfahanizadeh: A9 All in
Daniel Le: AQ

Esfahanizadeh was dominated by a bigger ace and couldn't catch up on the KQ6710 runout resulting in his elimination while Le took down a healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Daigle ca
Shawn Daigle
285,000
17,000
17,000
Daniel Le ca
Daniel Le
205,000
-25,000
-25,000
Benham Esfahanizadeh
Benham Esfahanizadeh
Busted

Tags: Benham EsfahaniDaniel LeShawn Daigle

William Chow Eliminated in 26th Place ($1,600 CAD)

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
William Chow
William Chow

William Chow got the last of his chips in on a board reading 69J3 and was up against Duff Charette who covered him.

William Chow: Jx10x All in
Duff Charette: A7

Chow was drawing dead with top pair against Charette who had turned the nut-flush. After the 2 river was dealt Chow made his exit from the tournament area while Charette collected the last of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
275,000
25,000
25,000
William Chow ca
William Chow
Busted

Tags: Duff CharetteWilliam Chow

Evan Sparling Eliminated in 27th Place ($1,600 CAD)

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Evan Sparling
Evan Sparling

In a preflop confrontation, Evan Sparling was all in and at risk against Andrew Dubuque.

Evan Sparling: QQ All in
Andrew Dubuque: AA

Dubuque made top set and remained ahead on the A29410 runout to send Sparling to the rail and take down a decent pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Dubuque us
Andrew Dubuque
390,000
145,000
145,000
Evan Sparling ca
Evan Sparling
Busted

Tags: Andrew DubuqueEvan Sparling

Gottiparthi Takes a Chunk out of Charette

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Srinivas Gottiparthi
Srinivas Gottiparthi

With two players seeing a board of 10326 and roughly 70,000 in the middle, Duff Charette had bet 65,000 from the hijack sending Srinnivas Gottiparthi briefly into the tank.

"I'll even show you what a great fold you made" Charette told his opponent after about a minute had passed. Shortly afterwards Gottiparthi raised to 165,000, leaving about 120,000 behind. Charette moved all in with a covering stack and Gottiparthi made the call.

Srinivas Gottiparthi: A7 All in
Duff Charette: 106

Charette had turned two pair but was in rough shape against Gottiparthi who had turned the nut-flush. Charette failed to improve to a full house on the 8 river and Gottiparthi dragged in a colossal pot.

Player Chips Progress
Srinivas Gottiparthi ca
Srinivas Gottiparthi
685,000
299,000
299,000
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
250,000
-127,000
-127,000

Tags: Duff CharetteSrinivas Gottiparthi

Final Day of Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Kicks Off at 11:00 a.m. Local Time

Duff Charette
Duff Charette

Another WSOPC ring winner will be crowned today at the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Playground. Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em attracted a field of 236 entrants to generate a prize pool of $207,680, more than double the $100,000 guarantee. That field was whittled down to just 36 players by the end of Day 1. Those 36 players are all guaranteed a min-cash of $1,500 but will have their eyes set on the top prize of $46,000.

Kyle Yun-Wing Ho bagged the overall chip lead going into Day 2, entering with 753,000, a stack worth 151 big blinds to start the day. Ho is most closely followed by Shawn Daigle (517,000) and Renmei Liu (488,000).

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerHometownChip CountBig Blinds
1Kyle Yun-Wing HoCoquitlam753,000151
2Shawn DaigleBathurst517,000103
3Renmei LiuToronto488,00098
4Andrew DubuqueEssex393,00079
5Srinivas GottiparthiMississauga386,00077
6Duff CharetteOttawa377,00075
7Bradley EllisBedford267,00053
8Murray McCartneyOromocto258,00052
9William BlondinBecancour254,00051
10Andrew MinifieMoncton250,00050

Duff Charette also managed to bag a top ten stack the same day as he made the final table of the $800 Mystery Bounty where he finished fourth for $6,800 CAD. Charette had three previous final table finishes in WSOP circuit events prior to that final table and with just under $1,500,000 in career tournament earnings Charette is sure to be a force to be reckoned with as he aims to capture his first circuit ring in this event.

Bracelet winner Chanracy Khun also remains in contention, albeit with the shortest stack in the room at 38,000.

The final day will begin at 11:00 a.m. local time with blinds at 3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 40 minutes long and there will be a 15-minute break after every three levels. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.

Tags: Andrew DubuqueAndrew MinifieBradley EllisDuff CharetteKyle Yun-Wing HoMurray McCartneyRenmei LiuShawn DaigleSrinivas GottiparthiWilliam Blondin