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WSOP Circuit Playground Under Way With CAD 5.5M+ Guaranteed
- Playground adds 3 WSOP Circuit stops to its 2026 calendar.
- $10M CAD guaranteed Main Event set for August-September Super Circuit.
- November ring winners earn $5K WSOP Paradise tournament packages.
WSOP Circuit Playground opened November 2 in Kahnawake with 18 Gold Ring events and more than C5.5 million guaranteed. Gilbert Charles won the first event, Keng Holeads Mini Main Day1A, and the C2,500 Main Event starts November 12.
The final Canadian stop of the 2026 WSOP Circuit is under way at Playground in Kahnawake, Quebec. The festival runs from November 2 to 17, with 18 Gold Ring events and more than C$5.5 million in guaranteed prize pools.
Buy-ins range from C400 to C5,000, and the schedule is headlined by a C2,500 Main Event with a C2.5 million guarantee.
Gilbert Charles won the first ring of the series in the C400 Progressive Bounty, which carried a C50,000 guarantee.
He was listed with a C8,000 payout, excluding bounties. Constantinos Zafirioual soreceived C8,000 in second place, and Johan Levysson took C$6,180 in third.
Keng Ho Leads Mini Main Day 1A
The C400 Mini Main Event has a C500,000 guarantee and six starting flights from November 2 to 7, with Day 2 on November 8. Day 1A drew 171 entries, with 26 places paid. Players finishing 19th through 26th received C$800 each, and 18 advanced.
Keng Ho bagged the lead with 678,000 chips, ahead of Williams Carriere (537,000) and Tomas Larivee-Magni (455,000). Uddin Md Saif (376,000), Patrick St-Onge (363,000) and Ryan Teixeira (315,000) completed the top six.
Mini Main Day 1B was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on November 3, followed by the C400 Mystery Bounty with a C50,000 guarantee at 5:00 p.m.
Main Event Details
The Main Event is Event #11 on the schedule and has three starting flights, on November 12, 13 and 14. Day 2 follows on November 15 and Day 3 on November 16.
Players start with 50,000 chips on 40-minute levels, with unlimited re-entry and late registration through Level 13. C$300 milestone satellites will award seats in the build-up.
Each ring winner also receives a US5,000 WSOP Paradise package. It covers entry to the Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty plus accommodation at Baha Marin the Bahamas.
WSOP Paradise runs from December 2 to 17, with 20 bracelet events, US120 million in guarantees and a US$50 million guaranteed Super Main Event.
Key Events
|
Dates |
Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2-8 | Mini Main Event | C$400 | C$500,000 |
| Nov. 6-9 | Mystery Bounty | C$400 | C$150,000 |
| Nov. 8 | Progressive Bounty | C$1,000 | C$160,000 |
| Nov. 9-12 | The Colossus | C$1,000 | C$600,000 |
| Nov. 12-16 | Main Event | C$2,500 | C$2,500,000 |
| Nov. 15-16 | Mega Stack High Roller | C$5,000 | C$500,000 |
| Nov. 16 | Mystery Bounty | C$1,000 | C$200,000 |
| Nov. 16-17 | Mix PLO/NLH | C$400 | C$30,000 |
Each ring winner also receives a US5,000 WSOP Paradise package. It covers entry to the Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty plus accommodation at Baha Marin the Bahamas.
WSOP Paradise runs from December 2 to 17, with 20 bracelet events, US120 million in guarantees and a US$50 million guaranteed Super Main Event.
A Record Year at Playground
Playground's 2026 calendar has included Circuit stops from March 23 to April 7 and May 10 to 25, plus the first WSOP Super Circuit Canada from August 26 to September 12.
The Super Circuit's C5,000MainEventcarriedaC10 million guarantee and drew 2,844 entries. That produced an official C12,689,928prizepool,withMayukhChakrabortywinningC1,500,000.
Ahead of the Super Circuit, Playground Vice President of Gaming Operations Ryan Bevens said: "What we're building here is something truly special.
Together we've already made history, and the most exciting part is knowing we're just getting started. We're deeply aligned with WSOP's bold vision to grow the game and deliver events with the largest prize pools the industry has ever seen."
Earlier 2026 Main Events at the venue were won by Allen Li-Xin Shen, who topped 1,781 entries for C605,000, and Daniel Ghionoiu, who topped 1,022 entries for C370,001.
Playground closes the confirmed 2026 Canadian Circuit calendar, and the Main Event begins on November 12. No 2027 Canadian Circuit stop had been officially announced as of October 24.
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