Event #11: $3,300 High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2024 WSOP-C Playground
Event #11: $3,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 WSOP-C Playground
Buy-in
3,300 CAD
Prize Pool
594,000 CAD
Entries
198
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
198
Players Left
1
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
After nearly 18 hours of play a winner has emerged from a field of 178 in Event #13: $3,300 High Roller here at the 2024 World Series of Poker Playground. When the dust had settled Demosthenes Kiriopoulos was the last player standing, last defeating Samuel Roussy-Majeau in heads-up play to take home his first circuit ring and the $140,000 winner’s payout.
Kiriopoulos started the day with a middling stack. He picked up momentum part way through the day to become one of the bigger stacks in the field. From there he managed to make the the money and only heat up as he demolished his way through the final tables to win the event.
Final Table Result
| Place | Player | City | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | Toronto | $140,000* |
| 2 | Samuel Roussy-Majeau | Montreal | $98,000* |
| 3 | Manish Ralh | Milton | $60,000 |
| 4 | David Quang | Guelph | $37,000 |
| 5 | Jonathan Newman | Toronto | $28,000 |
| 6 | Tyler Warken | Medicine Hat | $23,900 |
| 7 | Gaetano Di Maria | London | $20,000 |
| 8 | Alexander Wong | Ottawa | $17,150 |
| 9 | Youssef Hmama | Vancouver | $13,800 |
*Denotes Two Way Chop
Action of the Night
The eleventh of fifteen circuit events attracted a total of 198 entrants, generating a total prize pool of $594,000 to surpass the $500,000 guarantee. Some notable players who fell on Day 2 before the money was reached include WPT winners Frederic Normand and Eric Afriat. As well as WSOP bracelet winners Chanracy Khun, Sebastien Aube, and Jimmy Setna.
Aube was the unlucky player to burst the bubble when he flopped trip aces and lost to a runner-runner flush. From there, the remaining players were guaranteed at least $4,500. It wasn't long before the three table redraw occurred and players were guaranteed double their buy in. Gaetano Di Maria led the players with a stack of 730,000. He found prior success in the series winning Event #8: $1,000 NLH. This only continued as he found his way to a seventh place finish in this event ($20,000).
Kiriopoulos found a few eliminations to overtake Maria as the chip leader heading into the two table redraw However, Roussy-Majeau started building a monster stack with two tables left. He closed the gap to the chip lead by sending Xin Chen to the rail. He found a few more eliminations before he entered the final table third in chips.
The first elimination from the final table took little time. From there action slowed as players sat deep stacked. It took an hour of play before another elimination occurred. Shortly after, Kiriopoulos soared to the chip lead with top pair top kicker against Maria. Roussy-Majeau scored an elimination to lessen the gap between the top stacks. A cunning check raise against Kiriopoulos allowed him to overtake the chip lead five handed. His run good continued as he soon after found the perfect river to add to his stack. By this point Roussy-Majeau held half of the chips in play.
Both players found an elimination as heads up play began. They took little time to agree to an ICM chop and blind all in until a winner was delcared splitting the money set aside evenly. As the 3:1 underdog, Kiriopoulos needed to win two flips to best Roussy-Majeau. The first hand was a chop before Kiriopoulos proved to be the better blind player and win back-to-back all ins to take the tournament.
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Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
After agreeing to an icm chop both players agreed to split the money left for first and go all in blind.
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♣4♣ 
Samuel Roussy-Majeau: 3♦9♠
The board ran out Q♥7♦K♠8♥7♠ for Kiriopoulos to double.
The following hand, both players went all in and revealed their holdings.
Samuel Roussy-Majeau: K♣4♠
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: 5♣3♠
The board ran out 10♦7♠6♠8♦3♥ for Kiriopoulos to take the pot and the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,860,000
5,400,000
|
5,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
An all in and call occurred between Manish Ralh and Demosthenes Kiriopoulos. Both players revealed their hands.
Manish Ralh: J♠6♥
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♠Q♠
The board ran out A♦9♠2♣J♣Q♥ for Kiriopoulos to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,460,000
1,860,000
|
1,860,000 |
|
|
2,460,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
An all in and call occurred between Manish Ralh and Samuel Roussy-Majeau. Both players revealed their holdings.
Manish Ralh: A♥6♠
Samuel Roussy-Majeau: A♦Q♥
The board ran out 4♣10♥6♦4♠A♣ for Ralh to find the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
2,520,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
1,080,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
2,650,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
1,430,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The remaining 3 players have headed on a 15 minute break.
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos moved all in and David Quang called for less. Both players revealed their hands.
David Quang: A♠10♣
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♥Q♦
The board ran out Q♠8♦A♣8♠2♦ for Quang to hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,560,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action was caught after the board ran out 4♠K♠J♥5♦10♠ and Samuel Roussy-Majeau fired for 375,000 from the big blind.
Manish Ralh took little time to make the call from the button.
Roussy-Majeau revealed Q♦9♠ to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,460,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
|
2,150,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
410,000
-740,000
|
-740,000 |