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

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

Day 2 Completed

Kyle Ho Obliterates Final Table in Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em to Capture Second Circuit Ring

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho

A seventh circuit ring winner has been crowned here at the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Playground. After eight hours of play Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em has come to a close and Kyle Yun-Wing Ho was the last player standing from the 36 players who began Day 2. Ho will take home the top prize of $46,000 and his second WSOP circuit ring.

Ho began the day with the chip lead and put on a dominant performance from the very start. Ho was seemingly in complete control throughout the day and claimed six final table knockouts en route to claiming victory in today's event. This win comes almost exactly one year after he won his first circuit ring in May 2023 in Calgary, which was also from a $1,000 no-limit hold'em event.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Kyle Yun-Wing HoCoquitlam$46,000
2Gil De St JeorNorthridge$32,400
3Andrew MinifieMoncton$20,600
4Richard MullenWhite Rock$13,000
5Renmei LiuToronto$10,000
6Gurpreet LubanaMartenville$8,280
7Daniel LeMontreal$7,000
8Srinivas GottiparthiMississauga$5,800
9Vincent ChahleyCalgary$4,600
10Shane BrotherwoodCalgary$3,850

Final Day Action

The seventh of 15 circuit events attracted a field of 236 entrants, eclipsing the $100,000 guarantee to generate a total prize pool of $207,680. Duff Charette began the day with a top ten stack fresh off of his fourth-place finish in yesterday's $800 Mystery Bounty event but he would run into trouble early against Srinivas Gottiparthi who had turned the nut-flush and got maximum value. Charette never truly recovered and would be out not long after while Gottiparthi rode the momentum from that hand all the way to the final table where he finished 8th for $5,800.

Richard Mullen
Richard Mullen

Richard Mullen found himself among the chip leaders midway through the day after being on the right side of a brutal cooler that saw Jovan Santiago hit the rail. Mullen enjoyed being among the chip leaders for most of the evening after that until finally finding himself short-stacked at the final four and falling to Ho.

Ho, having never fallen below the average stack at any point during the day, entered the final table with the overall chip lead. Shane Brotherwood became the first final table casualty after losing a flip to Gil De St Jeor and after his elimination the action grinded down to a halt. The presence of several short stacks at the final table made for a dynamic where most players were trying to ladder up and Ho was able to exert a ton of pressure throughout the final table, taking many pots without showdown.

It would take over an hour for the next elimination to occur but after Vincent Chahley fell in ninth place to Ho the next few eliminations came rapid-fire. It would not be long before Gottiparthi (8th - $5,800 CAD), Daniel Le (7th - $7,000 CAD) and Gurpreet Lubana (6th - $8,280 CAD) would follow Chahley out the door.

Ho truly began to separate himself from the rest of the field after being on the right side of a cooler against Renmei Liu who bowed out in fifth. That hand left Ho with nearly half the total chips in play with four players remaining and Ho never looked back from that point, next eliminating Mullen and Andrew Minifie to enter heads-up play with close to a 5:1 chip advantage over Jeor.

Gil De St Jeor
Gil De St Jeor

Jeor, a young poker content creator known as Gil Jack Poker on social media, began the final table in the middle of the pack but did an excellent job picking his spots and laddering up. He did a decent job picking up a few early pots from Ho at the start of heads-up play but Ho's chip advantage would prove to be insurmountable. Jeor would progressively be whittled down until he had just three big blinds left and was forced to commit his stack with a weaker holding. Ho would end up rivering a straight to eliminate Jeor and claim the last pot of the night, the top prize of $46,000 CAD and his second WSOP circuit ring.

That concludes our coverage for this event but stay tuned as the PokerNews team continues to bring you all the updates from this series including the $1,700 Main Event that is currently underway.

Tags: Andrew MinifieDaniel LeDuff CharetteGil De St JeorGurpreet LubanaJovan SantiagoKyle HoKyle Yun-Wing HoRenmei LiuRichard MullenShane BrotherwoodSrinivas GottiparthiVincent ChahleyWhite Rock

Gil De St Jeor Eliminated in 2nd Place ($32,400 CAD)

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Gil De St Jeor
Gil De St Jeor

Down to his last 250,000, Gil De St Jeor was all in preflop from the big blind and up against Kyle
Yun-Wing Ho on the button.

Kyle Yun-Wing Ho: 9?8? All in
Gil De St Jeor: 2?6?

The board ran out 7?8?10?5?6? giving Ho a nine-high straight to claim the final pot of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho ca
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho
7,080,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Gil De St Jeor ca
Gil De St Jeor
Busted

Tags: Gil De St JeorKyle Yun-Wing Ho

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Jeor Takes from Ho

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of A?K?3? and 250,000 in the middle, Kyle Yun-Wing Ho checked from the big blind and Gil De St Jeor bet 75,000 from the button. Ho made the call.

Both players checked the K? turn leading to the J? river. Ho bet 75,000 and Jeor quickly called.

Ho could only show 7?3? for kings and threes while Jeor tabled Q?J? for kings and jacks to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho ca
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho
5,280,000
-600,000
-600,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Gil De St Jeor ca
Gil De St Jeor
1,800,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Gil De St JeorKyle Yun-Wing Ho

Andrew Minifie Eliminated in 3rd Place ($20,600 CAD)

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Andrew Minifie
Andrew Minifie

In a preflop confrontation Andrew Minifie was all in and at risk against Kyle Yun-Wing Ho:

Andrew Minifie: K?Q? All in
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho: 3?3?

Minifie had a plethora of outs after flopping an open-ended straight draw on the J?10?4? flop but the 5? turn and 6? river were bricks resulting in Minifie's elimination in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho ca
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho
5,880,000
680,000
680,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Gil De St Jeor ca
Gil De St Jeor
1,200,000
-10,000
-10,000
Andrew Minifie ca
Andrew Minifie
Busted

Tags: Andrew MinifieKyle Yun-Wing Ho

Richard Mullen Eliminated in 4th Place ($13,000 CAD)

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Richard Mullen
Richard Mullen

Richard Mullen was all in preflop for roughly 650,000 and was up against Kyle Yun-Wing Ho.

Richard Mullen: K?Q? All in
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho: A?4?

The board ran out 3?8?4?7?5?. Ho was good at showdown with his pair of fours and scored yet another final table knockout while Mullen was sent to the rail in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho ca
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho
5,200,000
750,000
750,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Richard Mullen ca
Richard Mullen
Busted

Tags: Kyle Yun-Wing HoRichard Mullen

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Jeor Doubles Through Ho

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kyle Yun-Wing Ho opened to 80,000 from the button and Gil De St Jeor shoved for 575,000 from the big blind. Ho called to put Jeor at risk.

Gil De St Jeor: A?K? All in
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho: A?J?

The best hand held up on the 5?4?6?10?8? runout allowing Jeor to score a full double up and extend his tournament life.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho ca
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho
4,450,000
-450,000
-450,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Gil De St Jeor ca
Gil De St Jeor
1,210,000
710,000
710,000

Tags: Gil De St JeorKyle Yun-Wing Ho