Event #2: $400 Monster Stack
Day 2 Completed
2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground
Event #2: $400 Monster Stack
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground
Buy-in
400 CAD
Prize Pool
394,020 CAD
Entries
1,194
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
180
Players Left
1
Level 35
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
After thirteen hours of play a winner has emerged in Event #2: $400 Monster Stack here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Montreal at Playground. Anthony Comand was the last player standing and will take home $49,735 and his first WSOPC circuit ring.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Comand | Laval | $49,735* |
| 2 | Griffin Clifford | Caribou | $37,480* |
| 3 | Nicholas Doumkos | Gloucester | $35,695* |
| 4 | Joshua James | Missauga | $38,635* |
| 5 | Brian Bond | Hamilton | $16,000 |
| 6 | Boyan Shi | Burnaby | $13,000 |
| 7 | Wei Han Zhang | Lasalle | $10,750 |
| 8 | Wing Seto | Toronto | $8,700 |
| 9 | Sergey Hovakimyan | Toronto | $6,800 |
| 10 | Jordan Schneible | Binbrook | $4,900 |
* Denotes a four-way deal
Final Day Action
The second circuit event of the series attracted a total of 1,174 entrants to generate a prize pool of $394,020 CAD, almost double the $200,000 guarantee.
Jordan Schneible enjoyed the chip lead for most of the first half of the day until a cooler from Sergey Hovakimyan brought him close to the middle of the pack. Despite the setback Schneible was able to ride the momentum from his early success all the way to the final table where he finished in tenth place for $4,900.
Joshua James was under the radar for most of the day until the tournament was down to two tables. From that point James went on a heater, scoring four knockouts en route to entering the final table with the chip lead.
Following Schneible's elimination it would take nearly two hours for the next elimination to occur. Several times shorter stacks were all in and at risk only to double up over and over again. Hovakimyan would finally lose a flip to Nicholas Doumkos and bow out in 9th place. Not long afterwards Hovakimyan would be followed out the door by Wing Seto, Wei Han Zhang and Boyan Shi in eight, seventh and sixth place respectively.
After the elimination of Brian Bond in fifth place at the hands of Comand the remaining four players briefly paused to discuss an ICM chop. It did not take long for a deal to be reached that guaranteed the remaining four players similar payouts of just over $35,000 with an additional $16,155 for the eventual winner.
Once a deal was reached Comand and Clifford quickly began to accumulate chips while James and Doumkos saw their stacks steadily decreasing. James would eventually put Clifford on a difficult decision that saw the latter player go into the tank for nearly five minutes facing a preflop shove from James. Clifford would eventually call with a weak ace and held to knockout James and take a commanding chip-lead going into three-handed play.
Doumkos found himself short-stacked several times throughout the day but was consistently able to preserve his tournament life leading up to the final table. It seemed at first that theme would continue during three-handed play, with Doumkos beginning as the short stack but quickly doubling up through Comand to stay in contention. Comand would get everything back shortly afterwards in a blind on blind confrontation that left Doumkos with less than five big blinds. Doumkos couldn't recover and would be eliminated in third place soon afterwards.
Clifford began heads-up play with roughly a 2:1 chip advantage over his opponent but Comand would double up shortly after heads-up play began to take the chip lead. A few hands later, Clifford would get the last of his chips in the middle with king-five and was flipping against Comand's pocket fours. Things looked good at first for Clifford with a five in the window but Comand wouldflop a full house and hold to take the final pot of the night, an invite to the Tournament of Champions in May, a WSOPC circuit ring and the top prize of $49,735.
That concludes the PokerNews coverage for this event but stay tuned as we continue to bring you all the action for the rest of the World Series of Poker Circuit Montreal here at Playground.
Level 35
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
In a preflop confrontation Griffin Clifford was all in and at risk against Anthony Comand.
Griffin Clifford: K?5?
Anthony Comand, 4?4?
Despite a five in the window Comand had a huge lead with a full house on the 4?5?5? flop. Clifford could not improve to a bigger boat on the 7? turn or 3? river and was forced to settle for second place while Comand claimed the last pot of the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,750,000
15,550,000
|
15,550,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 35
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Anthony Comand was all in preflop from the button for 15,700,000 against Griffin Clifford who covered him.
Anthony Comand: Q?6? 
Griffin Clifford: A?8?
Comand took the lead with top pair on the Q?10?2? flop and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out 7?7? to double up through Clifford and take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,200,000
16,700,000
|
16,700,000 |
|
|
15,550,000
-16,700,000
|
-16,700,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
In a preflop confrontation Nicholas Doumkos was all in and at risk against Griffin Clifford.
Nicholas Doumkos: A?6?
Griffin Clifford: A?J?
Clifford was way ahead on the J?K?3? flop and by the A? turn Doumkos could only chop the pot with a king. The Q? was not what Doumkos was looking for and he made his exit from the tournament area as Clifford and Anthony Comand prepared for heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,250,000
10,750,000
|
10,750,000 |
|
|
15,500,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 35
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Nicholas Doumkos shoved from the small blind and was called by Anthony Comand who had 6,450,000 and was at risk.
Anthony Comand: 9?9?
Nicholas Doumkos: A?4?
The board ran out K?9?Q?10?10? giving Comand a full house to double up through Doumkos.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,500,000
6,900,000
|
6,900,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
-14,400,000
|
-14,400,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Anthony Comand opened to 2,000,000 from the button and Nicholas Doumkos moved all in for 8,275,000 from the big blind. Comand called to put Doumkos at risk.
Nicholas Doumkos: A?6?
Anthony Comand: Q?10?
Doumkos was in great shape on the 8?7?4? flop with a higher card and the nut-flush draw. The 4? turn was a brick. The river was the Q? and Doumkos let out an expletive before realizing that the queen gave him the nut-flush to take pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
6,600,000
-6,900,000
|
-6,900,000 |
Level: 35
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
Level 34
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
The final 3 players are on another 15-minute break.
Level 34
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Griffin Clifford opened to 1,800,000 from the button and Joshua James moved all in for roughly 8,000,000 from the big blind, sending Clifford deep into the tank.
After roughly five minutes James called the clock.
"I'm not supposed to..." Clifford commented before flicking in the call to put James at risk.
Joshua James: K?Q?
Griffin Clifford: A?4?
The board ran out 9?5?7?6?J?. Clifford's ace-high was ahead the whole time and he scooped the pot while James' deep run came to an end in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,500,000
9,900,000
|
9,900,000 |
|
Busted |