The WSOP International Circuit Event is currently happening in Montreal, Canada. It attracted a large number of players from all over the country. The first event of 2024 WSOPC $300 Colossus drew 3,964 players, and Event #2 attracted 1,174 players.
Here is a short recap of the winners across key events at the 2024 WSOP Circuit:
Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Recap
Event #7 was able to draw a total of 236 players, surpassing the $100,000 GTD and generating a prize pool of $207,680. The prize pool was later distributed among the Top 10 players.
Canadian player Kyle Yun-Wing Ho was able to outlast 236 players to win Event #7 and take his second WSOP Circuit Ring as well a big chunk from the prize pool. Kyle Yun-Wing entered the final day as the Chip leader and outlasted six players from the final table.
He outlasted Andrew Minifie (3rd place for $20,600 CAD), Richard Mullen (4th place for $13,000 CAD), Renmei Liu (5th place for $10,000 CAD), Daniel Le (7th place for $7,000 CAD), Vincent Chahley (9th place for $4,600 CAD), and the runner-up Gil De St Jeor.
Aside from the dominating performance from the Ho, Jeor was able to give a tough competition to him. Jeor is a young poker content creator who is popularly known as Jack Poker on Social media. Jeor began his final day with a moderate amount of stack, he was able to win some early pots against Ho. But Ho’s chip advantage was significant enough to make a comeback.
In the heads-up play, Jeor lost a significant amount of chips to Ho, and he was left with only three big blinds. This forced Jeor to commit his stack with a weaker hand of 2-6 against Ho’s 9-8. The community cards played a significant role, giving Ho a nine-high straight. Jeor finished in 2nd place for $32,400 CAD. Ho won his Second WSOP Circuit ring since his first WSOP Circuit Ring win in May 2023.
Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
1 – Kyle Yun-Wing Ho – $46,000
2 – Gil De St Jeor – $32,400
3 – Andrew Minifie – $20,600
4 – Richard Mullen – $13,000
5 -Renmei Liu – $10,000
6 – Gurpreet Lubana – $8,280
7 -Daniel Le – $7,000
8 -Srinivas Gottiparthi – $5,800
9 -Vincent Chahley – 4,600
10- Shane Brotherwood – $3,850
Event #5: $800 Mystery Bounty Recap
Jimmy Setna clinched his first WSOP Circuit Ring and his first-ever live tournament win. He outlasted a field of 318 competitors in Event #5: $800 Mystery Bounty to win the prize pool of $21,430 as well as his first-ever WSOPC Ring. Setna has live poker earnings of $750,000, even though he didn’t win any tournament before he finished in 15th place in the 2022 WSOP. WSOPC 2024 marked his first-ever live tournament win since his debut in live poker in 2015.
The Event had a prize pool of $100,000, but 318 competitors doubled down the prize pool to $221,010.
In the heads-up play, Qingwei Meng made a bold move by going all-in from the button with his hand of Q-8. Setna called all-in with his remaining chips with his hand of A-10. Sadly, Meng’s card didn’t improve till the river, resulting in his elimination at 2nd place for $16,570 CAD.
Event #5: $800 Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
1 – Jimmy Setna – $21,430
2 – Qingwei Meng – $16,570
3 – Steven Tripp – $10,000
4 – Duff Charette – $6,800
5 -Kevin Jia – $5,360
6 – Rami Hammoud – $4,600
7- Vadym Sienichkin – $3,800
8 – Chun Kit Kwan – $3,000
9 – Michael Noor – $2,300
10 – Adam Moore – $1,900
Event #2: 400 Monster Stack Recap
Anthony Comand secured his first-ever WSOPC Ring and the prize money of $49,735 in Event #2 400 Monster Stack, which attracted 1,174 players, doubling the prize pool to $200,000.
The final day was a thrilling one after Comand eliminated Brian Bond in fifth place, the remaining top 4 players paused to discuss an ICM Chop. In ICM Chop Deal, the prize pool is distributed based on players’ chip stacks. All four players accepted the deal that guaranteed each of them a prize around the $35,000 mark, leaving an additional $16,155 to the winner.
Comand then eliminated James, and Doumkos leading up to a heads-up play against Griffin Clifford. Clifford went all-in with K-5 against Comand’s 4-4. Things quickly turned around as Comand managed to flop a full house with his pocket fours. Clifford was eliminated in 2nd place for $37,480.
Event #2: 400 Monster Stack Final Table Results
1 – Anthony Comand – $49,735
2 – Griffin Clifford – $37,480
3 – Nicholas Doumkos – $35,695
4 – Joshua James – $38,635
5 – Brian Bond – $16,000
6 – Boyan Shi – $13,000
7 – Wei Zhang – $10,750
8 – Wing Seto – $8,700
9 – Sergey Hovakimyan – $6,800
10 – Jordan Schneible – $4,900
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