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

04-24-2024 03:43 UTC-4

Rivest Pips Morkos to Take Chip Lead

Ryan Lashmar

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

Adil Morkos shoved from the button and Kevin Rivest, who had 1,955,000, made the call to put himself at risk.

Kevin Rivest: 7♦7♣ All in
Adil Morkos: 6♦6♣

Rivest had the best of it with a bigger pocket pair and held on the A♣5♥8♦2♦4♠ runout to secure a massive double up through Morkos who was left with under twenty big blinds while Rivest took the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rivest	3,950,000
Adil Morkos	1,475,000

Tags: Adil Morkos Kevin Rivest

04-24-2024 03:30 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

Ryan Lashmar

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Adil Morkos	3,440,000 -385,000	-385,000
Francois Billard	2,100,000 1,725,000	1,725,000
Kevin Rivest	1,535,000 -765,000	-765,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

04-24-2024 03:15 UTC-4

Break

Ryan Lashmar

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

The final three players, who have been playing for over sixteen hours today, are taking another 15-minute break.

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

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

04-24-2024 02:36 UTC-4

Rivest Doubles Twice

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Adil Morkos opened to 100,000 from under the gun, Kevin Rivest shoved for roughly 350,000 and Markos called with a covering stack.

Kevin Rivest: Q♠Q♣ All in
Adil Morkos: A♣2♣

Rivest's queens held up on the 7♣8♠4♣6♠4♠ runout and he doubled up.

A few hands later Rivest was all in preflop, this time up against Francois Billard who covered him.

Kevin Rivest: A♦J♣ All in
Francois Billard: 9♣9♥

The board ran out A♣Q♠4♥Q♣J♦ giving Rivest aces up for another double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adil Morkos	2,400,000 -450,000	-450,000
Kevin Rivest	1,660,000 1,035,000	1,035,000
Francois Billard	375,000 -825,000	-825,000

Tags: Adil Morkos Kevin Rivest

04-24-2024 02:31 UTC-4

Two Streets of Value for Morkos

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Adil Morkos opened from the button and Timothy Ulmer defended from the big blind.

The flop came ptd9d3h] and Ulmer check-called a 100,000 continuation bet from Morkos.

Both players checked the J♠ turn leading to the K♥ river. Ulmer checked, Morkos bet 250,000 and Ulmer called.

Morkos tabled K♦10♠ for two pair and Ulmer mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adil Morkos	2,850,000 500,000	500,000
Timothy Ulmer	1,375,000 -725,000	-725,000

Tags: Adil Morkos Timothy Ulmer

04-24-2024 02:30 UTC-4

Ulmer Leaves Rivest Short

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kevin Rivest opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Timothy Ulmer defended from the big blind.

The flop came 5♣7♦8♣ and Ulmer lead out with a bet of 75,000 that was called by Rivest.

Ulmer fired a second barrel on the 2♠ turn, this time for 225,000. Once again Rivest made the call.

On the Q♠ river Ulmer checked, Rivest bet 275,000 and Ulmer snap-called.

Rivest could only show J♥9♦ for a bluff while Ulmer tabled 7♠4♠ for just a pair of sevens to take down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Ulmer	2,100,000
Kevin Rivest	625,000

Tags: Kevin Rivest Timothy Ulmer