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The WSOP Circuit Playground festival has come to a close, crowning 15 new WSOP Circuit champions and awarding almost $5 million in prize money.
The Main Event was won by James Pillon, taking home C$333,240 but there were a whole host of other winners at the festival, including Progressive Knockout and Mystery Bounty events.
WSOP-C Playground Event #12: $600 No Limit Hold’em 8-Max Results
Event #12: $600 8-Max was one of the bigger events of the WSOP Circuit festival at Playground, attracting 290 entries. It was an all-Canadian final table, with the event more than doubling its prize pool of $60,000.
Eventually it was Francis Denis who defeated Laetitia Jeancolas heads-up to win C$26,570.
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Payout (CAD) |
| 1 |
Francis Denis |
Canada |
$26,570 |
| 2 |
Laetitia Jeancolas |
Canada |
$19,725 |
| 3 |
Nathan Mcgill |
Canada |
$20,805 |
| 4 |
Richard Johansen |
Canada |
$9,000 |
| 5 |
Pietro Lo Giudice |
Canada |
$7,000 |
| 6 |
Thomas Lavers |
Canada |
$6,000 |
| 7 |
Andrew Nahas |
Canada |
$5,000 |
| 8 |
Marco Del Duca |
Canada |
$4,000 |
WSOP-C Playground Event #13: $600 Mega Stack Results
Another big event was Event #13: $600 Mega Stack which attracted 272 entries. The final four players agreed to an ICM chop, with $7,300 and the WSOP Circuit ring set aside to the winner.
In the end, Grigore Miron Banea came out on top, winning $25,830 for his troubles.
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Payout (CAD) |
| 1 |
Grigore Miron Banea |
Canada |
$25,830 |
| 2 |
Joel Kogan |
Canada |
$19,800 |
| 3 |
Vincent Tringle |
Canada |
$13,120 |
| 4 |
William Pettersen |
United States |
$14,250 |
| 5 |
Laetitia Jeancolas |
Canada |
$6,500 |
| 6 |
Menachem Hayes |
Canada |
$5,500 |
| 7 |
Matthew Wade |
Canada |
$4,500 |
| 8 |
Greg Mccann |
Canada |
$3,500 |
| 9 |
Duff Charette |
Canada |
$3,000 |
WSOP-C Playground Event #14: $1,000 Progressive Knockout Results
There was plenty of action in Event #14: $1,000 Progressive Knockout, with 168 players generating a prize pool of $80,640, with $67,200 given out in bounties.
Victor Bovet came out on top, defeating Johnson Phanyaseng heads-up, denying Dustin Melanson another WSOP Circuit ring after he previously won the WSOPC Playground Main Event in April 2024.
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Payout (CAD) |
| 1 |
Victor Bovet |
Canada |
$15,000 |
| 2 |
Johnson Phanyaseng |
Canada |
$15,000 |
| 3 |
Shane Lee Brotherwood |
Canada |
$8,120 |
| 4 |
Francis Fortin Chevalier |
Canada |
$5,300 |
| 5 |
Bryan Lin |
Canada |
$4,200 |
| 6 |
Marc-Andre Kudjick-Paquin |
Canada |
$3,500 |
| 7 |
Sebastien Bonneau |
Canada |
$2,900 |
| 8 |
Dustin Melanson |
Canada |
$2,360 |
| 9 |
Zilong Zhao |
Canada |
$2,360 |
WSOP-C Playground Event #15: $400 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty Results
The final event at Playground for the WSOP Circuit festival was Event #15: $400 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty. This exciting event saw an ICM chop, with Ian Monahoyios adding a WSOP Circuit ring to his resume.
His best WSOP Circuit result came last year, finishing seventh in the WSOPC Event #14: $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller in Calgary for $22,750.
Meanwhile, Giovanni Massa won the $5,000 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty to the Mediterranean Poker Party (MPP) in 2025.
| Place |
Player |
Country |
Payout (CAD) |
| 1 |
Ian Monahoyios |
Canada |
$5,280 |
| 2 |
Jared Mcdonald |
Canada |
$4,385 |
| 3 |
Charanjeev Malhotra |
Canada |
$3,775 |
| 4 |
Manuel Fernandez |
Canada |
$4,880 |
| 5 |
William Gillies |
Canada |
$1,700 |
| 6 |
Frederic Brisson |
Canada |
$1,400 |
| 7 |
Kevin Klun |
Canada |
$1,200 |
| 8 |
Yaofei Feng |
Canada |
$1,000 |
| 9 |
Patrick Cartier |
Canada |
$800 |
Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.
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