Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2024 WSOP-C Playground
Event #2: $400 Monster Stack
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 WSOP-C Playground
Buy-in
400 CAD
Prize Pool
233,310 CAD
Entries
707
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
107
Players Left
1
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
An all in and call occurred between Marc Lavergne and Weldon Ward in the blinds. Both players revealed their holdings.
Marc Lavergne: 10♠10♣ 
Weldon Ward: A♠Q♠
The board ran out 4♣8♦6♣Q♦7♦ for Ward to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
535,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Dylan Baliesh raised to 25,000 from late position and the big blind defended.
The flop came 7♠7♥K♥ and both players checked.
While the turn peeled the 5♠ the big blind checked. Baliesh fired for 30,000 and received a call from his opponent.
The river was the A♣ and both players checked. Baliesh revealed Q♥Q♣ to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Etienne Leduc raised to 26,000 from under the gun and Nathalie Gerlewych called to be all in for 3,000. Anderson Frank-Graham raised to 77,000 from the button and Leduc made the call.
The flop came 7♥5♥2♠ and Leduc led out for 100,000. Frank-Graham made the fold and both remaining players revealed their hands. "Queens are good," Frank-Graham chimed in before the hands were tabled.
Nathalie Gerlewych: A♣5♦
Etienne Leduc: Q♦Q♠
The board ran out 5♣3♣ for Gerlewych to take the main spot and stay alive within the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
|
180,000
-168,000
|
-168,000 |
|
|
29,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Maurice Cyr raised to 17,000 from middle position and the big blind defended.
The flop came 6♥Q♠Q♣ and both players were quick to check.
While the turn peeled the 2♦, the big blind checked to Cyr. He fired for 25,000 and was rewarded with the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Cards are in the are as Day 2 gets underway.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
The 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Montreal continues here at Playground with the final day of the $400 Monster Stack. The second of 15 WSOP-C ring events attracted a field of 1,194 entrants to generate a prize pool of $233,310, to surpass the $200,000 guarantee. Only 107 hopefuls remain with their eyes set on the top prize of $40,000, and an elusive WSOPC circuit ring.
Micheal Hales comes into Day 2 with the overall chip lead, entering the day with 969,000 chips. Hales is most closely followed by Christian Benoit (866,000), and Jason Machado (794,000).
Monster Stack Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micheal Hales | Toronto | 969,000 |
| 2 | Christian Benoit | Montreal | 866,000 |
| 3 | Jason Machado | Blainville | 794,000 |
| 4 | Rohit Kaul | Varennes | 788,000 |
| 5 | Ali Hussain | Quebec | 666,000 |
| 6 | Vasilios Gerontakos | Ottawa | 613,000 |
| 7 | Yaniv Soussan | Lasalle | 564,000 |
| 8 | Jennifer Frankenstein | Montreal-Nord | 547,000 |
| 9 | Andre Shuchman | Disraeli | 517,000 |
| 10 | Laetitia Jeancolas | Basking Ridge | 509,000 |
The last time this event was held was in April 2024, Anthony Comand overcame a field of 1,174 entrants to take home $49,735 CAD and a WSOP circuit ring.
The action begins at 6:00 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner. Stay tuned as the PokerNews team brings you all the action from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.
| Table | Seat | Player | City | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Andre Shuchman | Richmond | 517,000 |
| 1 | 2 | John Whitley | Burlington | 175,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Philippe Vadeboncoeur | Laval | 203,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Kyle Yang | Markham | 410,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Carla Sabini | Pointe-Claire | 448,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Alexandre Claude | Montreal | 95,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Daniel Linh Nang Le | Montreal | 204,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Georges Martinez | Chateauguay | 279,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Anthony Comand | Laval | 77,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Alain Kalache | Montreal | 80,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Yancy Ferris Matteau | Au Sable Forks | 51,641 |
| 2 | 3 | Gary Lee Schoenfeldt | Plaisance | 332,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Christian Benoit | Laval | 866,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Malouin | Montreal | 278,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Simon Lefebvre | Brossard | 199,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Johan Levysssohn | Riverview | 185,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Kyle Huckers | Windsor | 239,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Yaniv Soussan | Montreal | 564,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Jean-Francois Gamache | Montreal | 65,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Steeve Brown | Rimouski | 304,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Golea | Granby | 476,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Rohit Kaul | Burlington | 788,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Stuart Taylor | Cote Saint-Luc | 350,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Adam Hussen | Montreal | 166,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Jean-Francois Stoycheff | Cote St Luc | 109,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Gabriel Croteau | Sherbrooke | 174,000 |
| 3 | 9 | Anthony Alexander Borysek | Canmore | 203,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Etienne Leduc | Sainte-Anne de la Perade | 167,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Maurice Cyr | Gatineau | 260,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Martin Messier | Boucherville | 2,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Nathalie Gerlewych | Milton | 49,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Ali Keshavarz | Thornville | 192,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Di Zhang | North York | 115,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Anderson Frank-Graham | Lasalle | 348,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Gary J Biggar | Cambridge | 233,000 |
| 4 | 9 | Christian Rho | Valleyfield | 423,000 |
| 5 | 1 | Adam Kharman | Green Acre | 158,000 |
| 5 | 2 | Allister Ford Nicholson | St Stephen | 164,000 |
| 5 | 3 | Yvan Gravel | Cornwall | 353,000 |
| 5 | 5 | Kami Chisholm | Toronto | 332,000 |
| 5 | 6 | Bernard Fortier | Greely | 226,000 |
| 5 | 7 | Francois Barrette | Montreal | 20,000 |
| 5 | 8 | Aaron Roy Parsons | Bay Roberts | 54,000 |
| 5 | 9 | Micheal Hales | Highgate | 969,000 |
| 6 | 1 | David Edgett | Charlottetown | 120,000 |
| 6 | 2 | Marc Jacques William Lavergne | Orleans | 219,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Weldon Ward | Beaver Dam | 341,000 |
| 6 | 4 | Malcolm Prentice | Oakville | 236,000 |
| 6 | 5 | Jason Machado | Georgetown | 794,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Yiquan Zhong | Kitchener | 128,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Paul Richardson | Belleville | 109,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Charanjeev Malhotra | Pointe-Claire | 268,000 |
| 6 | 9 | Tarik Mazari | Gloucester | 420,000 |
| 7 | 1 | Nicholas Yim | Toronto | 424,000 |
| 7 | 2 | Riad Bendali | Anjou | 109,000 |
| 7 | 3 | Jennifer Frankenstein | Longwood | 547,000 |
| 7 | 4 | Rayan Chetoui | Longueuil | 134,000 |
| 7 | 5 | Salim Bouchali | Montreal | 113,000 |
| 7 | 6 | Maxim Kogay | Toronto | 308,000 |
| 7 | 7 | Dustin Donald Melanson | Toronto | 274,000 |
| 7 | 8 | Chalom Suissa | Cote Saint-Luc | 195,000 |
| 7 | 9 | Christopher James Lewis | Penetanguishene | 169,000 |
| 8 | 1 | Edouard Dupuis | Drummondville | 368,000 |
| 8 | 2 | Mohamed Mehdi Kechiche | Montreal | 192,000 |
| 8 | 3 | Viktor Ari Jonsson | St. John's | 445,000 |
| 8 | 4 | Ofer Cohen | Montreal | 365,000 |
| 8 | 5 | Ryan Leeming | Simcoe | 472,000 |
| 8 | 6 | Larry Farr | Barrie | 210,000 |
| 8 | 7 | Konstantin Shukhman | Toronto | 116,000 |
| 8 | 8 | Benoit Perras | Chambord | 103,000 |
| 8 | 9 | Heath McAllister | Swanton | 146,000 |
| 9 | 1 | Robert Morrison | Kentville | 48,000 |
| 9 | 2 | Ilyes Khanchouch | Montreal | 87,000 |
| 9 | 3 | Sivaanajan Sivakumar | Montreal | 236,000 |
| 9 | 4 | Laetitia Jeancolas | Montreal | 509,000 |
| 9 | 5 | Austin Lamanna | Toronto | 127,000 |
| 9 | 6 | Oroson Ernest Howard | Pickering | 421,000 |
| 9 | 7 | David Converse | Winnipeg | 397,000 |
| 9 | 8 | Craig Wilson | Ottawa | 239,000 |
| 9 | 9 | Jean Christophe Derrien | Cagnes-sur-Mer | 186,000 |
| 12 | 1 | Dylan Baliesh | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | 208,000 |
| 12 | 2 | Frederick Lessard | Saint-Eustache | 34,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Stephen E. Smith | Laval | 247,000 |
| 12 | 4 | Sergio De Dominicis | Montreal | 107,000 |
| 12 | 5 | Vasilios Gerontakos | Ottawa | 613,000 |
| 12 | 6 | Richard Huang | Toronto | 302,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Zachary Martin | Barrie | 230,000 |
| 12 | 8 | Mina Gerges | St Hubert | 101,000 |
| 12 | 9 | Bianca Perron | Saint-Romuald | 175,000 |
| 13 | 1 | Chun Kit Kwan | North York | 116,000 |
| 13 | 2 | Alexandre Charlebois | Valleyfield | 339,000 |
| 13 | 3 | Rodney Ramalho | Montreal | 190,000 |
| 13 | 4 | Chris Jennings | Innisfil | 68,000 |
| 13 | 5 | Fares Ben Hadj Hassine | Saint Lambert | 436,000 |
| 13 | 6 | Paul Duval | Bath | 210,000 |
| 13 | 7 | Karim Lahlou | Brossard | 133,000 |
| 13 | 8 | Kevin Lussier | Acton Vale | 362,000 |
| 13 | 9 | Dylan Kalisky | Thornhill | 506,000 |
| 14 | 1 | Christine Do | Brampton | 209,000 |
| 14 | 2 | Richard Bradbury | Coleys Point | 284,000 |
| 14 | 3 | Jay Doerr | London | 138,000 |
| 14 | 4 | Sylviane Michee-Blanc | Montreal | 415,000 |
| 14 | 5 | Claude Elharrar | Cote-Saint-Luc | 342,000 |
| 14 | 6 | Daniel Sauve | Chateauguay | 270,000 |
| 14 | 7 | Cory Justin Hauser | Sexsmith | 140,000 |
| 14 | 8 | Paul Nakhle | Laval | 54,000 |
| 14 | 9 | Ali Hussain | Lasalle | 666,000 |