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Yip Fung Wins WSOP Circuit Playground Mega Stack as Mini Main Hits 772 Entries

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Yip Fung won the C$400 Mega Stack at WSOP Circuit Playground for C$25,415.
The event drew 344 entries and generated a prize pool of C$118,680.
Marc-Andre Yelle leads Mini Main Day 1D, but Dal Pozzo holds the overall chip lead.

Yip Fung became the latest Canadian winner at WSOP Circuit Playground on November 5, taking down the C$400 No-Limit Hold'em Mega Stack for C$25,415.

The tournament drew 344 entries and generated C$118,680 in prize money, comfortably clearing its C$50,000 guarantee. Shawn Sperber finished runner-up for C$16,510, while Adam Drinkwater collected C$11,090 in third.

At the same time, the C$400 Mini Main Event continued to grow. Day 1D attracted 245 entries, making it the largest starting flight of the tournament so far, with 24 players advancing to Day 2.

Marc-Andre Yelle led Thursday's qualifiers with 807,000 chips, although Bernardo Dal Pozzo remains the overall Mini Main leader after four flights with 962,000.

Yip Fung Wins C$400 Mega Stack

The Mega Stack delivered the biggest completed result of Thursday's action at Playground.

Fung came through the 344-entry field to collect the WSOP Circuit ring and C$25,415 top prize. Sperber's second-place finish was worth C$16,510, with Drinkwater earning C$11,090 for third.

Sivaanjan Sivakumar finished fourth for C$7,640 and Yanda Li took fifth for C$5,390. Tom Biasi-Gelb, Haile Kuo, Keng Ho, Nabil Ben-Naoum and Alexandre Haddad completed the top 10.

WSOP Circuit Playground Mega Stack Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Yip Fung	C$25,415
2	Shawn Sperber	C$16,510
3	Adam Drinkwater	C$11,090
4	Sivaanjan Sivakumar	C$7,640
5	Yanda Li	C$5,390
6	Tom Biasi-Gelb	C$3,910
7	Haile Kuo	C$2,910
8	Keng Ho	C$2,220
9	Nabil Ben-Naoum	C$1,754
10	Alexandre Haddad	C$1,420

The C$118,680 prize pool was more than twice the event's guarantee, continuing the strong turnout through the opening week at Playground.

Marc-Andre Yelle Leads Mini Main Day 1D

The Mini Main produced its busiest flight of the week so far with 245 entries.

Yelle finished at the top of the standings with 807,000 chips. Benjaman Chen was close behind on 749,000, followed by Blaise Googoo with 684,000 and Daniel Charrette with 629,000.

Mathieu Khazaka bagged 485,000, while Maxime Jutras ended the flight with 405,000.

Mini Main Day 1D Top 10

Place	Player	Chips
1	Marc-Andre Yelle	807,000
2	Benjaman Chen	749,000
3	Blaise Googoo	684,000
4	Daniel Charrette	629,000
5	Mathieu Khazaka	485,000
6	Maxime Jutras	405,000
7	Massimo Romanelli	355,000
8	Simon Delarosbil	308,000
9	Jonathan Perreault	270,000
10	Mihail Cojocaru	267,000

Mini Main Reaches 772 Entries

The first four Mini Main flights have now produced 772 entries and 79 Day 2 qualifiers.

Dal Pozzo still holds the overall chip lead after bagging 962,000 on Day 1B. Yelle moves into second overall with 807,000, followed by Chen on 749,000 and Day 1C leader Saadeddine Nahlous on 736,000.

Flight	Entries	Advanced	Chip Leader	Chips
Day 1A	171	18	Keng Ho	678,000
Day 1B	165	17	Bernardo Dal Pozzo	962,000
Day 1C	191	20	Saadeddine Nahlous	736,000
Day 1D	245	24	Marc-Andre Yelle	807,000
Total	772	79	Bernardo Dal Pozzo	962,000

Two starting flights remain before the survivors return for Day 2 on November 8. The C$500,000 guaranteed Mini Main is one of the opening highlights of the final Canadian stop of the year covered in our WSOP Circuit Canada guide.

The action continues on November 6, with the Mini Main still in flight and the C$400 Mystery Bounty beginning its multi-day run with C$150,000 guaranteed.

Players following the rest of the country's live schedule can also use our Canadian poker tournament calendar, while anyone planning a trip to Kahnawake can find more local information in our poker in Quebec guide.

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