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Benjaman Chen Wins WSOP Circuit Playground Mini Main for C$80,000

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Benjaman Chen won the C$400 Mini Main Event at WSOP Circuit Playground for C$80,000.
The event drew 1,949 entries and a C$672,405 prize pool, beating the C$500,000 guarantee.
Mark Arbour won the C$1,000 Progressive Bounty; Chad Edmunds leads the Mystery Bounty after Day 1C.

Benjaman Chen has won the C$400 Mini Main Event at WSOP Circuit Playground, collecting C$80,000 after defeating a field of 1,949 entries. The tournament generated C$672,405 in prize money, comfortably clearing its C$500,000 guarantee.

Sunday's action at Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake also produced another ring winner, with Mark Arbour finishing first in the C$1,000 Progressive Bounty. Meanwhile, Chad Edmunds took the chip lead in the final starting flight of the C$400 Mystery Bounty.

Benjaman Chen Claims Mini Main Title

The Mini Main concluded on November 8 after six starting flights had produced 197 qualifiers for the final day.

Chen emerged victorious, securing the largest first-place payout awarded during the November festival so far. Christopher Glover finished runner-up for C$55,000, while Carter Young took third place and C$39,902.

Dale Chalifoux finished fourth for C$30,000, followed by Stuart Taylor in fifth for C$23,000. Williams Carriere, who had entered the tournament through Day 1A, finished sixth for C$17,500.

Michael Korovine collected C$13,000 in seventh place, with Daniel Deluca taking eighth for C$10,000.

WSOP Circuit Playground Mini Main, Final Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Benjaman Chen	C$80,000
2	Christopher Glover	C$55,000
3	Carter Young	C$39,902
4	Dale Chalifoux	C$30,000
5	Stuart Taylor	C$23,000
6	Williams Carriere	C$17,500
7	Michael Korovine	C$13,000
8	Daniel Deluca	C$10,000
9	Mickael Thomas	C$8,000
10	Greg Ware	C$6,500
11	Pierre Bernier	C$6,500
12	Xiaoming Su	C$5,400

The tournament paid 197 places, with the minimum listed payout set at C$850.

The final field exceeded the original guarantee by C$172,405, providing a strong opening result for the November edition of the WSOP Circuit Canada series.

Mark Arbour Wins C$1,000 Progressive Bounty

Event #7, the C$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Progressive Bounty, also reached its conclusion on Sunday.

Mark Arbour finished first, with both Arbour and runner-up Robert Malinowski receiving listed payouts of C$21,000.

Daniel Hughes took third place for C$12,350, while Mathieu Khazaka finished fourth for C$7,990. Michael Sullivan completed the top five, collecting C$5,710.

Place	Player	Listed Prize
1	Mark Arbour	C$21,000
2	Robert Malinowski	C$21,000
3	Daniel Hughes	C$12,350
4	Mathieu Khazaka	C$7,990
5	Michael Sullivan	C$5,710
6	Simon Tremblay	C$4,200
7	Christine Do	C$3,180
8	Eric Laliberte	C$2,480
9	Kejun Wang	C$2,000

Individual bounty earnings are separate from the amounts shown in the finishing-position results.

The tournament reported C$120,285 in regular prize money and C$97,200 in bounty prize money, with 37 paid finishing positions.

Chad Edmunds Tops Mystery Bounty Day 1C

The C$400 Mystery Bounty completed its three starting flights on November 8, with another 248 entries joining the field.

Chad Edmunds finished Day 1C with 760,000 chips, comfortably ahead of Hubert Morissette on 451,000. Rami Bargout finished third with 408,000, followed by Tu Tran with 376,000.

The final flight advanced 38 players, bringing the tournament's combined field to 656 entries and 100 qualifiers for Day 2.

Mystery Bounty, Leading Stacks After Three Flights

Player	Flight	Chips
Chad Edmunds	Day 1C	760,000
Mihail Cojocaru	Day 1A	590,000
Anas Slaoui	Day 1B	552,000
Yanis Moudakkir	Day 1A	529,000
Hubert Morissette	Day 1C	451,000

The Mystery Bounty carries a C$150,000 guarantee and resumes on November 9, when the remaining players compete for the title.

Colossus Begins as WSOP Circuit Continues

Monday's programme introduces the C$1,000 Colossus, featuring a C$600,000 guarantee. Day 1A begins at 11:00 a.m., alongside the C$400 Seniors Event for players aged 50 and over.

The Mystery Bounty returns at 4:00 p.m., while the C$400 Mega Stack Turbo begins at 6:00 p.m.

The festival continues through November 17, with the C$2,500 Main Event and its C$2.5 million guarantee beginning on November 12.

Further upcoming events are listed in the Canadian poker tournament calendar.

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