The $1k is now in the books, and Peter Griffin was the player with all the chips at the end. Day 2 took about 8 hours to play down from the 29 players who returned to the winner. Griffin owned the heads-up phase of the tournament and cruised to the victory when he turned a straight against the top pair of runner-up Jeff Eldred.
This is Griffin's second ring and second win after he got his first of both back in the very first WSOP-C Calgary in January 2022. Griffin won the 4-Flight back then for almost $60k, and he had a second in a DSPT game worth about $60k as well, making this his third-best score. It should also push his lifetime earnings over $150k USD, depending on the exchange rate.
The $1k is now done and Jeff Eldred ended his run in second place. He was chip leader for a while at the final table, but heads up did not go his way as winner Peter Griffin seemed unable to miss. In the final hand, the money went in on a flop of 
with Eldred on 
against 
for Griffin.
Griffing was looking for a nine, and he hit it on the turn as the board completed 
.
So far in the heads up Peter Griffin has been having his way. In the most recent hand, he raised to 130k preflop and Jeff Eldred called to see 
on the flop. Eldred check-called for 125k, then did the same for 250k on the 
turn. Both players checked the river and Griffin took it down with queen-jack. Eldred also said he had a queen, meaning they were all out.
It's heads up now in the $1k after Brett Worton shoved the small blind and Jeff Eldred woke up with kings and called it off. Worton flopped some outs on the 
board, but bricked the rest and pocketed $21,763.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Worton |  |
0 | 0 |
Jeff Eldred and Peter Griffin limped before Brett Worton raised the button to 230k. Only Griffin came along to the 
flop.
He checked, then shoved over the 300k bet from Worton. Worton tank-called.
Peter Griffin: 
Brett Worton: 
Worton was ahead, but looking to fade spades. 
was all Griffin however and Worton was forced to pay off the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Eldred | |
2,900,000 | 1,670,000 |
| Brett Worton | |
1,860,000 | 140,000 |
| Peter Griffin | |
1,705,000 | 605,000 |
| Shannon Lazorko | |
0 | 0 |
| David Ko | |
0 | 0 |
| Stephen Dauphinais | |
0 | 0 |
There are just three left now with less than 5 minutes to play in Level 24 after Stephen Dauphinais hit the rail in 4th place for a bit more than $15k. I missed the action while writing up the previous two busts.
They are four-handed now after David Ko shoved from the cutoff and Jeff Eldred called off from the big blind. Ko was on king-three but ran into pocket eights for Eldred. Neither player hit the board, so the eights held and Ko headed to the cage for the first five-figure payout.
Jeff Eldred raised to 100k under the gun, and Shannon Lazorko shoved almost 500k from his left. It folded back to Eldred and he called.
Shannon Lazorko: 
Jeff Eldred: 
Neither player connected with the board so the king-queen for Eldred took it down.
It was a brutal beat for Teo Sanchez when he raised to 80k from the button, then called off when Jeff Eldred raised enough to put him in from the big blind.
Teo Sanchez: 
Jeff Eldred: 
Sanchez was dominating with his big slick, but the 
board smashed Eldred's kicker to flip the script and send Sanchez to the rail in brutal fashion.
They are down to 7 left now in the $1k with about 25 minutes to play in Level 23. Roman Gallivan took the 7th place spot tonight, though I missed the action while I was working on the Monster Stack 1a prize pool.
Shannon Lazorko raised the button to 65k, then called off when David Ko shoved his big blind. She was in some trouble with queen-jack into jacks. Lazorko missed her queen, but Ko hit the case jack on the river for a set.
Roman Brar was the chip leader to start the day today, but once they got to the final table, he ran into some issues. He doubled up Jeef Eldred earlier to get himself short, and he shoved the rest from the cutoff after Brett Worton raised the hijack to 70k. Worton called to put Brar at risk.
Brar was on ace-nine versus the ace-jack suited for Worton and the 
board left Worton with the best and sent Brar to the cash cage for 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Brar | |
0 | 0 |
Roman Gallivan shoved the cutoff for 165k and Brett Worton called from the small blind. Gallivan was on pocket eights with Worton playing 
. The board of 
ran clean for the pair and Gallivan stayed alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Worton | |
2,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Roman Gallivan | |
350,000 | 110,000 |
The remaining 9 players are returning from dinner now, with Level 22 about to get underway in a few minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Worton | |
2,200,000 | 200,000 |
| Jeff Eldred | |
1,230,000 | 730,000 |
| Peter Griffin | |
1,100,000 | 100,000 |
| Stephen Dauphinais | |
1,030,000 | 330,000 |
| Shannon Lazorko | |
635,000 | 315,000 |
| Teo Sanchez | |
550,000 | 50,000 |
| David Ko | |
315,000 | 115,000 |
| Roman Gallivan | |
240,000 | 185,000 |
| Roman Brar | |
120,000 | 180,000 |
Roman Brar raised the button to 50k before Jeff Eldred shoved 205k from the small blind. Brar hit the tank for more than a minute before putting in the call.
Jeff Eldred: 
Roman Brar: ]7c3c]
Eldred was ahead, but he let out a groan on the 
flop that brought the club draw for Brar. 
turn and river was clean for Eldred though and he doubled to about 500k while the start of day ship leader is down to about 300k now.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Eldred | |
500,000 | 50,000 |
| Roman Brar | |
300,000 | 900,000 |
The flop was already out reading and after a check from David Ko in the big blind, Brett Worton bet 35k. Ko came over the top with a check-raise to 190k and Worton shoved for 1.03 million remaining.
Brett Worton:
David Ko:
Ko was looking for hearts while Worton was already on two-pair. on the turn and river bricked for Ko, and he was left with with about 200k while Worton is now the leader with well over 2 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Worton | |
2,400,000 | 1,200,000 |
| David Ko | |
200,000 | 1,100,000 |
They are down to 9 players left now as Alemu "Jerome" Makonen was the first player to bust the final table though the action happened while I was processing the FT pictures.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Ko | |
1,300,000 | 235,000 |
| Brett Worton | |
1,200,000 | 795,000 |
| Peter Griffin | |
1,200,000 | 250,000 |
| Roman Brar | |
1,200,000 | 100,000 |
| Shannon Lazorko | |
950,000 | 757,000 |
| Stephen Dauphinais | |
700,000 | 247,000 |
| Teo Sanchez | |
500,000 | 270,000 |
| Jeff Eldred | |
450,000 | 294,000 |
| Roman Gallivan | |
425,000 | 358,000 |
| Alemu Makonen | |
0 | 0 |
Table |
Seat |
Player |
Home |
Chips |
| 20 | 1 | Roman Gallivan | Calgary, AB | 425,000 |
| 20 | 2 | Teo Sanchez | Calgary, AB | 500,000 |
| 20 | 3 | Alemu Makonen | Edmonton, AB | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | Brett Worton | Edmonton, AB | 1,200,000 |
| 20 | 5 | Roman Brar | Calgary, AB | 1,200,000 |
| 20 | 6 | Jeff Eldred | DNR | 450,000 |
| 20 | 7 | Shannon Lazorko | Calgary, AB | 950,000 |
| 20 | 8 | Stephen Dauphinais | Calgary, AB | 700,000 |
| 20 | 9 | David Ko | Burnaby, BC | 1,300,000 |
| 20 | 10 | Peter Griffin | Calgary, AB | 1,200,000 |
Chad Winnick, Jason Baker, and Matt O'Brien wer the most recent casualties from the Two-Day $1k to bring the field down to 10 with just over 10 minutes left in Level 19. Winnick looks to have jumped straight into the $1k Turbo with his winnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt O'Brien | |
0 | 0 |
| Jason Baker | |
0 | 0 |
| Chad Winnick | |
0 | 0 |
The players are moments away from the start of Level 19 now with 13 players left. Jason Baker looks to have the lead at the break with just shy of 1.2 million, while start-of-day leader Roman Brar has about 1.1 million. David Ko is just over 1 million, while Peter Griffin is just under 1 million for fourth place right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Baker | |
1,175,000 | 859,000 |
| Roman Brar | |
1,100,000 | 328,000 |
| David Ko | |
1,065,000 | 567,000 |
| Peter Griffin | |
950,000 | 378,000 |
They are more than halfway through the Day 2 field at the first break with 13 left. Kendrick Arason and Colten Yamagishi were the most recent casualties, with Yamagishi immediately hopping into the $1k Turbo, which is just now getting started.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Yamagishi | |
0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Arason | |
0 | 0 |
There are 15 players left in the final day of the $1k now after Karim Chatur, Mal Hagan, Nicholas Teeuwen, and Tyler Hurman filled out the payouts to 16th place. Chatur took the last prize of $2,223 while the rest got the next jump to $2,544 with 15th place now worth $2,975.
Mal Hagan is having a solid series with yet another cash. This was his third cash of the series including second place in the 4-Flight behind the hot-running Peter Darlington.
There are 19 players left in action now after Barry Frey hit the rail for 20th place worth $2,223. There are now a bit more than 5 minutes left in Level 17.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Frey | |
0 | 0 |
There are just 20 players left in Day 2 of the $1k now with 25 minutes to play in Level 17. Chun Kwan, Zhi Yang, and Michael Smith were the busts to bring them down to 20 remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Smith | |
0 | 0 |
| Zhigang Yang | |
0 | 0 |
| Chunkit Kwan | |
0 | 0 |
They are down to 23 players left now in Day 2 of the $1k with just over 5 minutes to play in the opening level today. Nicholas Lee, Shahin Norouzian, Nicholas Peterson, and Ning 'King' Wang were the most recent players to hit the rail, with all prizes to 24th place listed under the Payouts tab.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Wang | |
0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Peterson | |
0 | 0 |
| Shawn Norauzion | |
0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Lee | |
0 | 0 |
| Hassan Issa | |
0 | 0 |
| Zeyu 'Skytrain' Huang | |
0 | 0 |
They've just broken down to the final three tables with 27 left in the game now. Hassan Issa and Zeyu "Skytrain" Huang were the two players to bubble the final three tables today. There are still 25 minutes remaining in the opening level of play today.
Day 2 of the $1k is now underway with the 29 players in their seats and Roman Brar leading the way. They are two players away from breaking down to the final three tables.
Date: May 7, 2024, 2 PM
Blinds: 40 Min
Entries: 249
Remaining: 29
Prizes: $217,875
First Place: $49,224
Roman Brar is the chip leader going into Day 2 of the $1k event with 29 players left in the action. He has 772,000 in his bag, ane Peter Griffin is the only other player with a half million or more. David Ko, Stephen Dauphinais, and Brett Worton all bagged in the 400k range to round out the top 5.
The Day 2 action kicks off at 2 PM in the Chrome room, so players should be in the room by 1:45 to get started on time. Action will continue until the ring is awarded with blinds continuing at 40 minutes.
See below for a look at the seat assignments for tomorrow ... one player didn't fill out their slip, so they are shown as DNR.
Table |
Seat |
Player |
Home |
Chips |
| 20 | 2 | Nicholas Teeuwen | Chatham, ON | 290,000 |
| 20 | 3 | Zhigang Yang | Richmond, BC | 137,000 |
| 20 | 4 | Barry Frey | Medicine Hat, AB | 340,000 |
| 20 | 5 | Shannon Lazorko | Calgary, AB | 193,000 |
| 20 | 6 | Shawn Norauzion | Richmond Hill, ON | 144,000 |
| 20 | 7 | Michael Smith | Saskatoon, SK | 54,000 |
| 20 | 8 | Tyler Hurman | Calgary, AB | 272,000 |
| 21 | 1 | Mal Hagan | Abbotsford, BC | 250,000 |
| 21 | 2 | Ning 'King' Wang | Calgary, AB | 252,000 |
| 21 | 3 | Colten Yamagishi | Edmonton, AB | 259,000 |
| 21 | 4 | DNR | DNR | DNR |
| 21 | 5 | Hassan Issa | Calgary, AB | 63,000 |
| 21 | 6 | Chad Winnick | Calgary, AB | 142,000 |
| 21 | 9 | Nicholas Peterson | Courtenay, BC | 254,000 |
| 22 | 1 | Chunkit Kwan | Toronto, ON | 213,000 |
| 22 | 2 | Teo Sanchez | Calgary, AB | 230,000 |
| 22 | 3 | Stephen Dauphinais | Calgary, AB | 453,000 |
| 22 | 4 | Roman Gallivan | Calgary, AB | 67,000 |
| 22 | 6 | Kendrick Arason | Kelowna, BC | 262,000 |
| 22 | 7 | Nicholas Lee | Calgary, AB | 72,000 |
| 22 | 8 | Jeff Eldred | DNR | 156,000 |
| 24 | 1 | Jason Baker | Saskatoon, SK | 316,000 |
| 24 | 2 | Peter Griffin | Calgary, AB | 572,000 |
| 24 | 3 | Roman Brar | Calgary, AB | 772,000 |
| 24 | 4 | Alemu Makonen | Edmonton, AB | 275,000 |
| 24 | 5 | Matt O'Brien | Ottawa, ON | 150,000 |
| 24 | 6 | Brett Worton | Edmonton, AB | 405,000 |
| 24 | 7 | Zeyu 'Skytrain' Huang | Calgary, AB | 201,000 |
| 24 | 8 | David Ko | Burnaby, BC | 498,000 |
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