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Richard Cisneros held on for as long as he could, but after suffering a chopped pot in an advantageous position, he was taken out by Qi Hu.

Hu opened the pot to 600K, the minimum raise, and Andrew Knowles called. Cisneros went all-in from the big blind, Hu called, and Knowles decided not to join the party.

Cisneros:
Hu:

Board:

Cisneros takes $20,000 for his final table appearance. Great job!

The remaining 8 players took the time to pause for the camera as the official 8-handed final table. Congratulations to all, and may the best man win!

Our 9 finalists are now on break and will be back in a few. Recent events saw Poorya Nazari double up after getting his out-flopped by Qi Hu’s . Nazari spiker an ace on the river, one of 3 outs.

A bit earlier, Cisneros thought he was going to double up with against Knowles’ , but the board’s run out completed a Jack high straight.

So 9 players are still in contention, and even the shortest stacks are just 1 double-up away from being comfortable.

Play resumes in a minute with Knowles in the lead, followed closely by Roussy-Majeau. Here are the counts:

With Ruby Alexander Cadenas’ elimination in 10th place, the WSOP-C Playground Main Event has reached the final table. Our 9 finalists can now taste the victory. It’s on!

In about a half-hour, players will take a break and we will be able to publish chip counts. Here is the seating arrangement.

Andrew Knowles is still doing really well, having lost a tiny portion of his stack since the huge win with flopped trips 7s. Sinisa Stajic is on the ramp up and just a few chips away from claiming the driver’s seat.

Day 4 action so far was pretty fast, as the field only took three and half levels to go from 38 players to just 16. Play is expected to slow down, now that there are more big blinds in the average stack.

A seating redraw was conducted. Here is the new arrangement:

The biggest pot of the tournament so far was just played between Philippe Sousa, Andrew Knowles and Qi Hu, three players among the top stacks in the field.

Sousa opened to 275K. Knowles called. Hu made it 1,350,000 to go, and that bet was called by both opponents.

Flop:

Hu checked, and Sousa put in a feeler bet of 925K, rather small considering the size of the pot. Both players called.

Turn:

Both Hu and Souza checked, and Knowles announced all-in. As Hu was trying to figure out where he stood, Knowles slowly advanced his stacks forward. He had 4,840,000. Hu had a simlar amount, and after taking off his glasses and putting them back on a few times, he finally folded. Philippe Sousa, however, made the call instantly, in a slow gesture. Hole cards were shown.

Knowles:
Sousa:

Knowles had flopped the world! His hand was a marginal one, but how could he refuse such good odds of coming into a 3-way pot against 2 enormous stacks. Sousa was drawing to a king or a non-eight club.

River:

Knowles let out a sincere “Come on!” He scooped a pot of about 17M chips, far beyond any other arsenal.

Twenty-two players took their first break of the day, and we noted all live stacks in the field. Philippe Sousa, chip leader at the start of Day 4, is still on top and our first player to crack the 8 figures. Here is the list:

Jason Lavallée started the day with 1,275,000 chips, one of the shortest stacks in the Day 4 field. He managed to double that up and then add more by knocking out Nathan Hall. The hand was a pre-flop showdown favouring Lavallée. His was looking good against Hall’s . The board was inconsequential, and Hall was the 5th player to go.

Lavallée stayed the course and added a few more $100K chips to his belongings and is now working with just over 4M.

Action is fast and many players already followed Nathan hall. Here a list:

We’re past the half-way point in the first level of play, and 2 players fell in combat. Landriault, whose stack had depleted in the later stages of Day 3, committed with . He lost to , and was the first casualty of the day.

He was followed by Tommy Nguyen. Both players cashed $8,000 for their tremendous efforts. Well played!

It is the final day of the WSOP-C Playground. Today, we crown 4 champions! The Main event, Closer, High Roller and Pot Limit Omaha will all play down to a winner. The $1,000 + $100 Main Event was a tremendous success, and the 2142 entries that were accounted for allowed the event to surpass the $2M guarantee and create an even bigger prize pool for our money finishers. The champion will take $300,000, the Main Event circuit ring, an entry into WSOP-C Monterrey, and huge bragging rights.

With 38 players left and 1-hour levels, there is a lot of poker to be played today. Players have received their seating assignment, and will start on 5 tables. Slowly but surely, these tables will break and eventually lead to the final table where most of the money is. Day 4 qualifiers have secured an $8,000 prize, but our final tableists are looking at a payday between $20,000 and $300,000.

The field is led by Philippe Sousa (6,825,000 chips), who grabbed the lead in the last stint last night. Qi Hu follows with just over 6M. Andrew Knowles, Samuel Roussy-Majeau and Danielle Bracy complete the 5M club. All players, however, have a shot at the title. With blinds at 40K/80K/a80K, chips will fly and it is still anybody’s game. Cards will get in the air at 13h00 sharp. Stay with us throughout the day (and night) for chip updates and hand accounts.

Good luck to all!

Event #2 of the WSOP-C Playground, the $1,000 + $100 Main Event, will play down to a winner today.

The starting flights brought out a total of 2,142 entries and surpassed the $2,000,000 prize pool guarantee in the process. Day 3 saw 316 players return for ten hours of play, which reduced the field to the final 38 players.

When play resumes on Day 4 at 1:00pm, the remaining players will be seated according to the following table.