2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Event #2: $400 Monster Stack
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
49,735 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
400 CAD
Prize Pool
394,020 CAD
Entries
1,194
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
180
Players Left
1

Event #2: $400 Monster Stack

Day 2 Completed

Anthony Comand Captures first WSOPC Ring in $400 Monster Stack

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Anthony Comand
Anthony Comand

After thirteen hours of play a winner has emerged in Event #2: $400 Monster Stack here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Montreal at Playground. Anthony Comand was the last player standing and will take home $49,735 and his first WSOPC circuit ring.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize (CAD)
1Anthony ComandLaval$49,735*
2Griffin CliffordCaribou$37,480*
3Nicholas DoumkosGloucester$35,695*
4Joshua JamesMissauga$38,635*
5Brian BondHamilton$16,000
6Boyan ShiBurnaby$13,000
7Wei Han ZhangLasalle$10,750
8Wing SetoToronto$8,700
9Sergey HovakimyanToronto$6,800
10Jordan SchneibleBinbrook$4,900

* Denotes a four-way deal

Final Day Action

The second circuit event of the series attracted a total of 1,174 entrants to generate a prize pool of $394,020 CAD, almost double the $200,000 guarantee.

Jordan Schneible enjoyed the chip lead for most of the first half of the day until a cooler from Sergey Hovakimyan brought him close to the middle of the pack. Despite the setback Schneible was able to ride the momentum from his early success all the way to the final table where he finished in tenth place for $4,900.

Joshua James was under the radar for most of the day until the tournament was down to two tables. From that point James went on a heater, scoring four knockouts en route to entering the final table with the chip lead.

Joshua James
Joshua James

Following Schneible's elimination it would take nearly two hours for the next elimination to occur. Several times shorter stacks were all in and at risk only to double up over and over again. Hovakimyan would finally lose a flip to Nicholas Doumkos and bow out in 9th place. Not long afterwards Hovakimyan would be followed out the door by Wing Seto, Wei Han Zhang and Boyan Shi in eight, seventh and sixth place respectively.

After the elimination of Brian Bond in fifth place at the hands of Comand the remaining four players briefly paused to discuss an ICM chop. It did not take long for a deal to be reached that guaranteed the remaining four players similar payouts of just over $35,000 with an additional $16,155 for the eventual winner.

Once a deal was reached Comand and Clifford quickly began to accumulate chips while James and Doumkos saw their stacks steadily decreasing. James would eventually put Clifford on a difficult decision that saw the latter player go into the tank for nearly five minutes facing a preflop shove from James. Clifford would eventually call with a weak ace and held to knockout James and take a commanding chip-lead going into three-handed play.

Nicholas Doumkos
Nicholas Doumkos

Doumkos found himself short-stacked several times throughout the day but was consistently able to preserve his tournament life leading up to the final table. It seemed at first that theme would continue during three-handed play, with Doumkos beginning as the short stack but quickly doubling up through Comand to stay in contention. Comand would get everything back shortly afterwards in a blind on blind confrontation that left Doumkos with less than five big blinds. Doumkos couldn't recover and would be eliminated in third place soon afterwards.

Griffin Clifford
Griffin Clifford

Clifford began heads-up play with roughly a 2:1 chip advantage over his opponent but Comand would double up shortly after heads-up play began to take the chip lead. A few hands later, Clifford would get the last of his chips in the middle with king-five and was flipping against Comand's pocket fours. Things looked good at first for Clifford with a five in the window but Comand wouldflop a full house and hold to take the final pot of the night, an invite to the Tournament of Champions in May, a WSOPC circuit ring and the top prize of $49,735.

That concludes the PokerNews coverage for this event but stay tuned as we continue to bring you all the action for the rest of the World Series of Poker Circuit Montreal here at Playground.

Tags: Anthony ComandBoyan ShiBrian BondGriffin CliffordJordan SchneibleJoshua JamesNicholas BouvkosNicholas DoumkosSergey HovakimyanWei ZhangWing Seto

Griffin Clifford Eliminated in 2nd Place ($37,480)

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Griffin Clifford
Griffin Clifford

In a preflop confrontation Griffin Clifford was all in and at risk against Anthony Comand.

Griffin Clifford: K?5?
Anthony Comand, 4?4?

Despite a five in the window Comand had a huge lead with a full house on the 4?5?5? flop. Clifford could not improve to a bigger boat on the 7? turn or 3? river and was forced to settle for second place while Comand claimed the last pot of the evening.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Comand ca
Anthony Comand
47,750,000
15,550,000
15,550,000
Griffin Clifford ca
Griffin Clifford
Busted

Tags: Anthony ComandGriffin Clifford

Comand Doubles Through Clifford

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Anthony Comand was all in preflop from the button for 15,700,000 against Griffin Clifford who covered him.

Anthony Comand: Q?6? All in
Griffin Clifford: A?8?

Comand took the lead with top pair on the Q?10?2? flop and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out 7?7? to double up through Clifford and take the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Comand ca
Anthony Comand
32,200,000
16,700,000
16,700,000
Griffin Clifford ca
Griffin Clifford
15,550,000
-16,700,000
-16,700,000

Tags: Anthony ComandGriffin Clifford

Nicholas Doumkos Eliminated in 3rd Place ($35,695)

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Nicholas Doumkos
Nicholas Doumkos

In a preflop confrontation Nicholas Doumkos was all in and at risk against Griffin Clifford.

Nicholas Doumkos: A?6? All in
Griffin Clifford: A?J?

Clifford was way ahead on the J?K?3? flop and by the A? turn Doumkos could only chop the pot with a king. The Q? was not what Doumkos was looking for and he made his exit from the tournament area as Clifford and Anthony Comand prepared for heads-up play.

Player Chips Progress
Griffin Clifford ca
Griffin Clifford
32,250,000
10,750,000
10,750,000
Anthony Comand ca
Anthony Comand
15,500,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Nicholas Doumkos ca
Nicholas Doumkos
Busted

Tags: Anthony ComandGriffin CliffordNicholas Doumkos

Comand Gets it All Back

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Nicholas Doumkos shoved from the small blind and was called by Anthony Comand who had 6,450,000 and was at risk.

Anthony Comand: 9?9? All in
Nicholas Doumkos: A?4?

The board ran out K?9?Q?10?10? giving Comand a full house to double up through Doumkos.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Comand ca
Anthony Comand
13,500,000
6,900,000
6,900,000
Nicholas Doumkos ca
Nicholas Doumkos
2,900,000
-14,400,000
-14,400,000

Tags: Anthony ComandNicholas Doumkos

Doumkos Doubles Through Comand

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Anthony Comand opened to 2,000,000 from the button and Nicholas Doumkos moved all in for 8,275,000 from the big blind. Comand called to put Doumkos at risk.

Nicholas Doumkos: A?6? All in
Anthony Comand: Q?10?

Doumkos was in great shape on the 8?7?4? flop with a higher card and the nut-flush draw. The 4? turn was a brick. The river was the Q? and Doumkos let out an expletive before realizing that the queen gave him the nut-flush to take pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Doumkos ca
Nicholas Doumkos
13,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Anthony Comand ca
Anthony Comand
6,600,000
-6,900,000
-6,900,000

Tags: Anthony ComandNicholas Doumkos

Level: 35

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Joshua James Eliminated in 4th Place ($38,635)

Level 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Joshua James
Joshua James

Griffin Clifford opened to 1,800,000 from the button and Joshua James moved all in for roughly 8,000,000 from the big blind, sending Clifford deep into the tank.

After roughly five minutes James called the clock.

"I'm not supposed to..." Clifford commented before flicking in the call to put James at risk.

Joshua James: K?Q? All in
Griffin Clifford: A?4?

The board ran out 9?5?7?6?J?. Clifford's ace-high was ahead the whole time and he scooped the pot while James' deep run came to an end in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Griffin Clifford ca
Griffin Clifford
21,500,000
9,900,000
9,900,000
Joshua James ca
Joshua James
Busted

Tags: Griffin CliffordJoshua James