Event #13: $3,300 High Roller | 2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground

04-24-2024 04:31 UTC-4

Kevin Rivest Eliminated in 2nd Place ($77,500 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Francois Billard opened to 200,000 from the button, Kevin Rivest three-bet shoved for roughly 1,800,000 and Billard called to put Rivest at risk.

Kevin Rivest: K♦3♥ All in
Francois Billard: A♠Q♣

The board ran out Q♦2♠2♦6♠Q♠ giving Billard a full house to take the final pot of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Billard	7,120,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Kevin Rivest	Busted

Tags: Francois Billard Kevin Rivest

04-24-2024 03:52 UTC-4

Adil Morkos Eliminated in 3rd Place ($52,500 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Adil Morkos shoved from the button for a bit over 1,000,000 and was called by Francois Billard in the small blind who had him covered.

Adil Morkos: 7♣6♣ All in
Francois Billard: A♠J♣

Morkos took the lead on the 6♠Q♣9♦ flop but Billard made top pair on the A♦ turn to take it back. The 10♠ river was clean for Billard who took the pot while Morkos' deep run came to an end in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rivest	4,120,000
Francois Billard	3,000,000
Adil Morkos	Busted

Tags: Adil Morkos Francois Billard

04-24-2024 03:05 UTC-4

Timothy Ulmer Eliminated in 4th Place ($40,000 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Adil Morkos opened to 215,000 from under the gun, Timothy Ulmer shoved from the small blind for a bit more than 1,000,000 and Morkos called to put Ulmer at risk.

Timothy Ulmer: A♠Q♥ All in
Adil Morkos: A♥A♦

Ulmer was drawing dead by the turn on the 6♠8♦3♣A♣2♥ runout and made his exit from the tournament area in fourth place while Morkos continued to accumulate chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adil Morkos	3,825,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Timothy Ulmer	Busted

Tags: Adil Morkos Timothy Ulmer

04-24-2024 02:51 UTC-4

Anoop Jugurnath Eliminated in 5th Place ($31,000 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Kevin Rivest opened to 125,000 from the button, Anoop Jugurnath shoved for 385,000 from the small blind and Rivest called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Anoop Jugurnath: A♣5♦ All in
Kevin Rivest: 9♠8♦

The board ran out K♥9♦2♥6♥5♣ giving Rivest a pair of nines to take the pot and send Jugurnath to the rail in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rivest	2,300,000 640,000	640,000
Anoop Jugurnath	Busted

Tags: Anoop Jugurnath Kevin Rivest

04-24-2024 00:59 UTC-4

Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst Eliminated in 6th Place ($26,000 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst shoved from the button for roughly 400,000 and was called by Kevin Rivest in the small blind who had a covering stack to put Blouin-Verroeulst at risk.

Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst: A♣5♥ All in
Kevin Rivest: A♦9♥

This time the better preflop hand held up on the 6♠10♠3♥9♣3♠ runout and Blouin-Verroeulst, who started the day with the chip lead, was eliminated in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rivest	1,525,000 700,000	700,000
Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst	Busted

Tags: Kevin Rivest Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst

04-24-2024 00:05 UTC-4

Renmei Liu Eliminated in 7th Place ($22,000 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Adil Morkos opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Renmei Liu defended from the big blind.

The flop came J♠4♦3♦. Liu checked, Morkos bet 70,000, Liu check-raised to 175,000 and Morkos called.

Liu moved all in for roughly 475,000 on the 2♦ turn and Morkos snap-called to put him at risk.

Renmei Liu: 10♦6♠ All in
Adil Morkos: A♦7♦

Liu had picked the wrong time to bluff and was drawing dead against Morkos who had turned the nut-flush. Liu made his exit from the tournament area as the inconsequential 2♠ was dealt while Morkos extended his chip lead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adil Morkos	2,025,000 650,000	650,000
Renmei Liu	Busted

Tags: Adil Morkos Renmei Liu

04-23-2024 23:58 UTC-4

Wenping Chen Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,000 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Wenping Chen shoved from under the gun for 235,000 and was called by Adil Morkos who had a covering stack to put Chen at risk.

Wenping Chen: K♠J♠ All in
Adil Morkos: A♦J♦

Chen was in rough shape with a weaker jack and couldn't catch up on the 9♥Q♥4♠5♦Q♠ river resulting in his elimination in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adil Morkos	1,375,000
Wenping Chen	Busted

Tags: Adil Morkos Wenping Chen

04-23-2024 23:24 UTC-4

Kyle Yun-Wing Ho Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,000 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Renmei Liu opened to 40,000 from middle position and Kyle Yun-Wing Ho shoved for roughly 200,000 from the button. Liu called to put Ho at risk.

Kyle Yun-Wing Ho: A♣J♠ All in
Renmei Liu: A♠Q♦

Ho was pipped and couldn't catch up on the K♦K♣5♣3♥5♠ runout, resulting in his elimination in eighth place while Liu collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renmei Liu	1,125,000
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho	Busted

Tags: Kyle Yun-Wing Ho Renmei Liu

04-23-2024 23:04 UTC-4

Jaime Staples Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,000 CAD)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst opened to 40,000 from under the gun only for Jaime Staples to move all in for 190,000 from the button. Kyle Yun-Wing Ho four-bet shoved for roughly 850,000 and Francois Billard called off with his stack of roughly 600,000. Blouin-Verroeulst got out of the way leaving both Staples and Billard at risk against Ho.

Jaime Staples: A♣K♥ All in
Francois Billard: Q♣Q♥ All in
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho: A♦K♣

Billard was in a great spot to nearly triple up with pocket queens against two opponents with ace-king until the 2♣10♣A♥ flop gave both Ho and Staples top pair. The 8♠ turn changed nothing but the Q♦ river gave Billard a set of queens to send Staples to the rail and take down a gargantuan pot while Ho was left with a little over ten big blinds.