The action continues today at the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Playground with the final day of Event #5: $800 Mystery Bounty. The fifth of 15 circuit events attracted a field of 262 entrants to generate a prize pool of $182,090, smashing the $100,000 guarantee. Only 39 players managed to find a bag at the end of yesterday's day 1 and advance to the final day. Those players have all locked up a min-cash of $500 and will have a shot at the $20,000 first place prize and $50,000 top bounty.
Rami Hammoud bagged the overall chip lead going into Day 2, finishing Day 1 with 514,000 chips, worth around 90 big blinds heading into Day 2. Hammoud is most closely followed by Jonathan Petit-Levesque (478,000) and Jonathan Brazeau (472,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | City | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rami Hammoud | Roxboro | 514,000 |
| 2 | Jonathan Petit-Levesque | Quebec | 478,000 |
| 3 | Jonathan Brazeau | Montreal | 472,000 |
| 4 | Christine Do | Brampton | 419,000 |
| 5 | Jonathan Marrie | Conception Bay South | 332,000 |
| 6 | Fabrizio Bruno | Laval | 312,000 |
| 7 | Jean Francois Gariepy | Quebec | 303,000 |
| 8 | Pablo Mariz | Boucherville | 293,000 |
| 9 | Steeve Brown | Rimouski | 263,000 |
| 10 | Khac Nguyen | Montreal | 249,000 |
The tournament begins at 11:00 a.m. local time with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 40 minutes long and there will be a 15-minute break after every three levels. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.
