2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Event #1: $300 No-Limit Hold'em - The Colossus
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
89,735 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
300 CAD
Prize Pool
931,540 CAD
Entries
3,964
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
203
Players Left
1

Cormier Not Going Down Without a Fight

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Jeffrey Cormier was all in for 700,000 from the cutoff and was called by Alexandre Clusiau on the button and Remy Tetart in the big blind.

Both remaining players checked the flop, turn and river on a runout of K?4?7?6?9?. Clusiau had K?2? for a pair of kings and Cormier tabled A?A? for a pair of aces to take the pot.

Cormier would double up a few hands later with 9?5? against Keven Desgagne's 6?4? on a Q?10?9?3?A? runout to score a second full double up and save himself from the brink of elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexandre Clusiau ca
Alexandre Clusiau
26,800,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Profile photo of Keven Desgagne ca
Keven Desgagne
16,000,000
-1,150,000
-1,150,000
Profile photo of Remy Tetart fr
Remy Tetart
15,400,000
-2,600,000
-2,600,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Cormier ca
Jeffrey Cormier
7,000,000
5,800,000
5,800,000
Day 1J Chip Leader

Tags: Alexandre ClusiauJeffrey CormierRemy Tetart

Andrew Fahey Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,000)

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Andrew Fahey
Andrew Fahey

Alexandre Clusiau opened from the small blind before Andrew Fahey shoved for 5,250,000 from the big blind. Clusiau called to put Fahey at risk.

Andrew Fahey: A?2? All in
Alexandre Clusiau: K?8?

Clusiau took the lead with top pair on the K?J?5? flop and remained ahead on the 2? turn and K? river to eliminate Fahey and continue to extend his lead over the rest of the field.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexandre Clusiau ca
Alexandre Clusiau
27,800,000
7,400,000
7,400,000
Profile photo of Andrew Fahey us
Andrew Fahey
Busted
Day 1K Chip Leader

Tags: Alexandre ClusiauAndrew Fahey

Desgagne Shows Cormier the Bad News

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Action folded around to Keven Desgagne in the small blind who moved all in for 8,175,000. Jeffrey Cormier was in the big blind wit ha covering stack and made the call.

Keven Desgagne: A?A? All in
Jeffrey Cormier: A?7?

Desgagne was well ahead on the K?J?4? flop but Cormier did pick up some outs on the 7? turn. The 9? river was a brick and Desgagne scooped a massive pot while Cormier was left with just over one big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Keven Desgagne ca
Keven Desgagne
17,150,000
8,000,000
8,000,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Cormier ca
Jeffrey Cormier
1,200,000
-6,875,000
-6,875,000
Day 1J Chip Leader

Tags: Keven DesgagneJeffrey Cormier

Level: 37

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

Tetart Coolers Desgagne

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of Q?Q?2?K? and roughly 2,500,000 in the middle, Remy Tetart checked from the big blind and Keven Desgagne bet 1,000,000 from middle position. Tetart made the call.

Tetart checked again on the J? turn and Desgagne moved all in, covering Tetart who had 6,200,000 behind. Tetart snap-called.

Desgagne held Q?10? for trip queens but Tetart showed down A?10? for a Broadway straight to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Remy Tetart fr
Remy Tetart
18,000,000
8,300,000
8,300,000
Profile photo of Keven Desgagne ca
Keven Desgagne
9,150,000
-14,850,000
-14,850,000

Tags: Keven DesgagneRemy Tetart

Clusiau Delivers the Ultimate Cooler

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Alexandre Clusiau
Alexandre Clusiau

Jeffrey Cormier opened to 1,900,000 from the button and Alexandre Clusiau three-bet shoved for 9,625,000 from the small blind. Cormier, who had Clusiau covered, nearly beat him into the pot.

Alexandre Clusiau: A?A?
Jeffrey Cormier: K?K?

Cormier couldn't catch a king on the 10?9?4?4?J? runout and took a big hit to his stack while Clusiau collected a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexandre Clusiau ca
Alexandre Clusiau
20,400,000
9,400,000
9,400,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Cormier ca
Jeffrey Cormier
8,075,000
-5,225,000
-5,225,000
Day 1J Chip Leader

Tags: Alexandre ClusiauJeffrey Cormier

Another Double for Nezam

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Alexandre Clusiau had opened from the cutoff before Wali Nezam moved all in for 3,500,000 from the big blind. Clausiu called to put Nezam at risk.

Wali Nezam: K?K? All in
Alexandre Clusiau: 10?10?

The best hand held up on the 3?2?7?2?9? runout and Nezam collected another double up, this time at the expense of Clausiu.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexandre Clusiau ca
Alexandre Clusiau
11,000,000
-4,000,000
-4,000,000
Profile photo of Wali Nezam ca
Wali Nezam
7,900,000
-1,700,000
-1,700,000

Tags: Alexandre ClausiuWali Nezam

Jikai Zhang Eliminated in 7th Place ($15,000 CAD)

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Jikai Zhang
Jikai Zhang

After being left short-stacked the hand before, Jikai Zhang was already all in on a flop of 10?9?5? and was up against several opponents. Alexandre Clusiau bet on the flop, folding out all other players to leave Zhang at risk.

Jikai Zhang: K?Q? All in
Alexandre Clusiau Q?J?

The K? turn gave Clusiau a straight leaving Zhang drawing only to c hop outs. The 9? river changed nothing and Zhang's deep run came to an end in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexandre Clusiau ca
Alexandre Clusiau
15,000,000
-3,250,000
-3,250,000
Profile photo of Jikai Zhang ca
Jikai Zhang
Busted

Tags: Alexandre ClusiauJikai Zhang

Level: 36

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Fahey Doubles Through the Chip Leader

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Andrew Fahey was all in from the small blind for 5,975,000 and up against Keven Desgagne in middle position.

Andrew Fahey: A?K? All in
Keven Desgagne: J?10?

The board ran out A?4?3?9?4? giving Fahey aces up to secure a full double up through Desgagne.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Keven Desgagne ca
Keven Desgagne
24,000,000
-5,500,000
-5,500,000
Profile photo of Andrew Fahey us
Andrew Fahey
12,700,000
9,400,000
9,400,000
Day 1K Chip Leader