Shailesh Patel Wins WSOP Circuit Bounty as Mini Main Reaches 527 Entries

Shailesh Patel captured the fourth WSOP Circuit ring of the November festival at Playground on November 4, winning the C$400 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty for a listed first-place payout of C$11,440. Meanwhile, Saadeddine Nahlous led another 20 players through the C$400 Mini Main Event as its field grew to 527 entries across three starting flights.

The third day of WSOP Circuit Playground brought two more tournaments to the tables in Kahnawake, Quebec. The Mini Main registered 191 entries in Day 1C, its largest flight so far, while Event #4 crowned another Canadian champion.

Patel finished first in Event #4, the C$400 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty, adding his name to the festival's growing list of ring winners.

The tournament reported C$49,980 in total prize money and a separate C$20,400 bounty prize figure. There were 31 paid finishing positions, with C$560 listed as the minimum regular payout.

Tianye Zhou finished runner-up for C$7,380, while Ricardo Cermeno-Sandoval took third for C$4,940. Darrell Gaudette collected C$3,410 in fourth place, followed by Anthony-William Dippo in fifth for C$2,430.

The C$400 Mini Main Event continued with 191 entries on Wednesday, taking the tournament past 500 entries with half its starting flights completed.

Saadeddine Nahlous finished at the top of the Day 1C standings with 736,000 chips, equivalent to 92 big blinds at the reported finishing level.

Tianye Zhou followed with 598,000, while Greg Ware finished third on 462,000. Allan Rutt bagged 371,000 and Nicolas Majdalani completed the top five with 362,000.

Twenty-nine players finished in the money during the flight, with 20 advancing to the next stage.

Among the other qualifiers were Karim-Olivier Kamal with 271,000, Derek Van Lieshout with 245,000 and Dino Cicora with 213,000. Stuart Taylor advanced with 205,000, while Edgar Scoles secured the final qualifying position with 86,000.

Despite Nahlous' strong performance, Bernardo Dal Pozzo remains the overall Mini Main chip leader with 962,000 chips from Day 1B.

The first three flights have now produced 527 entries and 55 qualifiers for the next stage of the tournament.

The Mini Main carries a C$500,000 guarantee, with three more starting flights scheduled before Day 2 on November 8.

The action continues at Playground Poker Club on November 5, with Mini Main Day 1D scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

Event #5, the C$400 Mega Stack, begins at 5:00 p.m. and carries a C$50,000 guarantee.

The November festival features 18 ring events and more than C$5.5 million in guarantees. Its C$2,500 Main Event begins on November 12 with C$2.5 million guaranteed.

Players can follow the broader series through our WSOP Circuit Canada guide and explore other upcoming live events in the Canadian poker tournament calendar.