2024 WSOP-C Playground

Event #9: $1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 WSOP-C Playground

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
350,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,700 CAD
Prize Pool
1,500,000 CAD
Entries
1,503
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
149
Players Left
20

Pillon Takes Lead After Day 2 of WSOPC Playground Main Event

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
James Justin Pillon
James Justin Pillon

An eventful Day 2 of the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Playground Main Event has come to an end after close to 11 hours of play. Of the 149 players who started the day, just 20 remained at the end of it who still have a chance at the $350,000 grand prize.

James Pillon ended the day as the chip leader with 6,630,000. He started to accumulate a large amount of chips in the middle part of the day and really gained steam at the end of the night to finish as the leader.

Jishant Sapra finished second in chips with 4,715,000. He gained a big pot in the early part of the day with aces against ace-king and never looked back from there. Duff Charette and Tommy Nguyen finished third and fourth close in chips with Charette accumulated a lot earlier while Nguyen had a late level surge to boost himself up into the top contenders.

Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux had an eventful day as he was involved in several interesting hands and won several all in flips to finish with the eighth largest stack.

Top 10 Chip Counts

PositionPlayerHometownChip Count
1James PillonWindsor, ON6,630,000
2Jishant SapraScarborough, ON4,715,000
3Duff CharetteOttawa, ON4,595,000
4Tommy NguyenOakville, ON4,540,000
5Vadym SienichkinLasalle, QC4,215,000
6Fabrizio BrunoLaval, QC4,015,000
7Colin BernardMillbrook, NS4,010,000
8Arnaud Bonhomme-LemieuxQuebec, QC3,850,000
9George CaragiorgasSainte-Dorothe, QC3,045,000
10Di ZhangNorth York, ON2,645,000

Start of day chip leader Hussein Hassan was able to make his way to Day 2 after he retained his large stack for most of the day. But he took some hits in the final couple of levels to finish on the lower end of the 20 counts.

And last but not least is defending champion Dustin Melanson who bagged the shortest stack but will head into the final day still with a chance of completing the improbable back-to-back.

The day began with 149 and several notables hit the rail before the day ended, including Kevin Javier, Mike Leah and Santiago Plante.

Day 3 will start up at 11 a.m. on Monday where PokerNews will be on hand for all of the action.

Tags: Arnaud Bonhomme-LemieuxDuff CharetteDustin MelansonHussein HassanJames PillonJishant SapraTommy Nguyen

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
James Pillon ca
James Pillon
6,630,000
730,000
730,000
Jishant Sapra ca
Jishant Sapra
4,715,000
865,000
865,000
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
4,595,000
-805,000
-805,000
Tommy Nguyen ca
Tommy Nguyen
4,540,000
3,165,000
3,165,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Vadym Sienichkin ca
Vadym Sienichkin
4,215,000
-85,000
-85,000
Fabrizio Bruno ca
Fabrizio Bruno
4,015,000
1,165,000
1,165,000
Colin Bernard ca
Colin Bernard
4,010,000
910,000
910,000
Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux
Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux
3,850,000
-50,000
-50,000
George Caragiorgas ca
George Caragiorgas
3,045,000
-55,000
-55,000
Di Zhang ca
Di Zhang
2,645,000
45,000
45,000
Nick Skotidakis ca
Nick Skotidakis
2,400,000
180,000
180,000
Lucas Constable ca
Lucas Constable
2,375,000
2,375,000
2,375,000
Sean B. ca
Sean B.
2,155,000
1,155,000
1,155,000
Hussein Hassan au
Hussein Hassan
1,955,000
-1,245,000
-1,245,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Gaetano Buda ca
Gaetano Buda
1,805,000
-220,000
-220,000
Jeremy Chan Je Min ca
Jeremy Chan Je Min
1,565,000
-660,000
-660,000
George Lagos ca
George Lagos
1,565,000
805,000
805,000
Eric Lupovich ca
Eric Lupovich
1,550,000
550,000
550,000
Kevin MacDonald ca
Kevin MacDonald
1,525,000
-275,000
-275,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Dustin Melanson ca
Dustin Melanson
1,030,000
-430,000
-430,000

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Jordan Grant Eliminated in 21st Place ($12,000)

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jordan Grant
Jordan Grant

James Pillon opened under the gun for 225,000. Jordan Grant piled all in for 1,125,000 and Pillon called after a moment.

Jordan Grant: 9x9x All in
James Pillon: AxJx

The flop came 4x5x7x. The turn put Pillon ahead with the Jx and the river was the Qx to send Grant away.

Player Chips Progress
James Pillon ca
James Pillon
5,900,000
840,000
840,000
Jordan Grant ca
Jordan Grant
Busted

Tags: James PillonJordan Grant

"I win all my flips"

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

There was a big flip in progress as Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux was at risk from the button.

Arnaud Bonhomme Lemieux: A?K? All in
Jishant Sapra: Q?Q?

"I win all my flips" said Bonhomme-Lemieux as the flop came Q?J?7? to give Sapra a set but give Bonhomme-Lemieux a royal flush draw. The turn was the 9? and the river the 6? to bring in the flush and keep him alive and keep his streak of flip wins going.

Player Chips Progress
Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux
Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux
3,900,000
350,000
350,000
Jishant Sapra ca
Jishant Sapra
3,850,000
-1,175,000
-1,175,000

Tags: Arnaud Bonhomme LemieuxJishant Sapra

Francis Chevalier Eliminated in 22nd Place ($10,000)

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Francis Chevalier
Francis Chevalier

Francis Chevalier jammed 600,000 from the button. Vadym Sienichkin called in the big blind.

Francis Chevalier: Qx10x All in
Vadym Sienichkin: Kx9x

Sienichkin stayed in the lead as the board did not help Chevalier as he was the next player to go.

Player Chips Progress
Vadym Sienichkin ca
Vadym Sienichkin
4,300,000
330,000
330,000
Francis Chevalier ca
Francis Chevalier
Busted

Tags: Francis ChevalierFrancis Chevalier EliminatedVadym Sienichkin

Melanson's Quest For Back to Back Survives on River

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Shortly after losing lots of his stack, Dustin Melanson was all in for 730,000.

Dustin Melanson: K?6? All in
Hussein Hassan: 4?4?

The flop came J?2?9?. The turn was the 7?. Melanson clapped his hands as the card was dealt as if asking for the river to hit him and that it did as the K? came off to keep his chance of repeating as champion alive.

Player Chips Progress
Hussein Hassan au
Hussein Hassan
3,200,000
-1,490,000
-1,490,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Dustin Melanson ca
Dustin Melanson
1,460,000
735,000
735,000

Tags: Dustin MelansonHussein Hassan

Skotidakis Stings Melanson

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The flop showed 3?4?9?. Nick Skotidakis bet 450,000 from the big blind. Dustin Melanson took a minute before he raised to 1,100,000 which was enough to put Skotidakis all in who called.

Nick Skotidakis: 9?4? All in
Dustin Melanson: A?4?

The turn paire dthe board with the 3? and the river was the J? to give Skotidakis a big double.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Skotidakis ca
Nick Skotidakis
2,220,000
770,000
770,000
Dustin Melanson ca
Dustin Melanson
725,000
-725,000
-725,000

Tags: Dustin MelansonNick Skotidakis

David Quang Eliminated in 23rd Place ($10,000)

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
David Quang
David Quang

After getting rivered on the hand before by Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux to lose a large portion of his stack, David Quang was all in in a flip situation.

David Quang: 8?8? All in
Vadym Sienichkin: A?J?

The flop came gin for Sienichkin as it came [ahjhad\ to give him a boat. The turn was the K? to eliminate the chance of running quads and the river was the 10? as the Day 1b end of day chip leader was sent away.

Player Chips Progress
Vadym Sienichkin ca
Vadym Sienichkin
3,970,000
445,000
445,000
David Quang ca
David Quang
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Arnaud Bonhomme-LemieuxDavid QuangVadym Sienichkin

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
5,400,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
James Pillon ca
James Pillon
5,060,000
-360,000
-360,000
Jishant Sapra ca
Jishant Sapra
5,025,000
-1,675,000
-1,675,000
Hussein Hassan au
Hussein Hassan
4,690,000
-210,000
-210,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux
Arnaud Bonhomme-Lemieux
3,550,000
350,000
350,000
Vadym Sienichkin ca
Vadym Sienichkin
3,525,000
1,775,000
1,775,000
George Caragiorgas ca
George Caragiorgas
3,100,000
400,000
400,000
Colin Bernard ca
Colin Bernard
3,100,000
Lucas Raymond Wilson ca
Lucas Raymond Wilson
3,100,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
David Quang ca
David Quang
3,010,000
710,000
710,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Fabrizio Bruno ca
Fabrizio Bruno
2,850,000
300,000
300,000
Di Zhang ca
Di Zhang
2,600,000
300,000
300,000
Jeremy Chan Je Min ca
Jeremy Chan Je Min
2,225,000
-475,000
-475,000
Gaetano Buda ca
Gaetano Buda
2,025,000
275,000
275,000
Kevin MacDonald ca
Kevin MacDonald
1,800,000
-150,000
-150,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Dustin Melanson ca
Dustin Melanson
1,450,000
-700,000
-700,000
Nick Skotidakis ca
Nick Skotidakis
1,450,000
150,000
150,000
Tommy Nguyen ca
Tommy Nguyen
1,375,000
-175,000
-175,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jordan Grant ca
Jordan Grant
1,185,000
-15,000
-15,000
Eric Lupovich ca
Eric Lupovich
1,000,000
Sean B. ca
Sean B.
1,000,000
50,000
50,000
Francis Chevalier ca
Francis Chevalier
840,000
-260,000
-260,000
George Lagos ca
George Lagos
760,000
-190,000
-190,000

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