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Paul Klann Leads WSOP Super Circuit Canada Main Event Into Day 5

09 Sep 2026

Bjorn Lindberg 09 Sep 2026

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Paul Klann tops Main Event chip counts; 6 Canadians in top 10.
Negreanu & Mizrachi exit with cash finishes.
Canadians lead Ultra Stack; Parmar 2nd in GGMillion$.

The WSOP Super Circuit Canada Main Event moved another step closer to crowning its champion on September 8, with Canadian Paul Klann emerging at the top of the latest displayed chip counts at Playground in Kahnawake, Quebec.

It was another packed day of live poker in Canada. The CA$5,000 Main Event played through Day 4, the CA$14,000 GGMillion$ High Roller continued, and two more starting flights of the CA$600 Ultra Stack were completed. The CA$25,000 Super High Roller was also scheduled to begin as the festival entered its high-stakes closing stretch. WSOP's official schedule confirms all four events formed part of Tuesday's programme.

Paul Klann Leads Main Event as Canadians Fill Leaderboard

The biggest development came in the CA$5,000 WSOP Super Circuit Canada Main Event, which previously attracted 2,844 entries and generated CA$13,082,400, smashing its CA$10 million guarantee.

Paul Klann ended the latest displayed standings with 11,300,000, putting the Canadian well ahead of compatriot Guoyan Li on 8,100,000.

American Nicholas Palma sat third with 7,600,000, while Austria's Fabian Gumz and Canadian Aaron Quon followed with 6,800,000 each.

Rank	Player	Country	Chips
1	Paul Klann	Canada	11,300,000
2	Guoyan Li	Canada	8,100,000
3	Nicholas Palma	USA	7,600,000
4	Fabian Gumz	Austria	6,800,000
5	Aaron Quon	Canada	6,800,000
6	Chance Kornuth	USA	6,600,000
7	Jonathan Bussieres	Canada	6,600,000
8	Deven Lane	Canada	6,300,000
9	Jack Salter	UK	5,700,000
10	Franco Tucci	Canada	5,500,000

Six Canadians occupied the displayed top ten, continuing the home contingent's impressive performance throughout one of the biggest Canadian poker tournaments ever staged.

The WSOP LIVE screen notes that displayed information is delayed, so the figures above should be treated as the latest available counts rather than real-time stacks.

Negreanu and Mizrachi Exit in the Money

Two of the Main Event's biggest names saw their runs end on September 8.

Canadian poker icon Daniel Negreanu finished 99th for CA$14,500, while reigning WSOP Main Event champion Michael Mizrachi went deeper, eventually exiting in 78th place for CA$21,000.

Their eliminations leave the spotlight firmly on the large group of Canadians still chasing the title and a prestigious WSOP Circuit ring.

Taran Parmar Chasing GGMillion$ Lead

The CA$14,000 GGMillion$ High Roller also continued on September 8.

American Carter Mcmahon topped the supplied standings with 2,100,000, but Canadian Taran Parmar was close behind with 1,700,000.

Renaud Jacob held 1,100,000, while Allen Shen and Sergei Gurin were also among the Canadians appearing in the top 12.

Rank	Player	Country	Chips
1	Carter Mcmahon	USA	2,100,000
2	Taran Parmar	Canada	1,700,000
3	Anthony Piacquadio	USA	1,400,000
4	Renaud Jacob	Canada	1,100,000
5	James Hundt	USA	1,000,000
6	Chih Fan	Taiwan	990,000
7	Luis Rodrigues Dono	Portugal	950,000
8	Michael Jozoff	USA	840,000
9	Myles Mullaly	USA	775,000
10	Allen Shen	Canada	570,000
11	Sergei Gurin	Canada	455,000
12	Alex Kim	USA	415,000

The GGMillion$ carries a CA$1 million guarantee and is scheduled to run through September 9.

Michael Leah Tops Ultra Stack Flight B

The CA$600 Ultra Stack meanwhile completed its remaining two starting flights.

Canadian star Michael Leah topped the displayed Flight 1B counts with 1,100,000, followed by fellow Canadian Senthuran Vijayaratnam with 983,000.

Ashkan Razavi (848,000), Marco Aristeo (827,000), Richard Pothier (821,000) and Christina Knot (750,000) were among a heavily Canadian group advancing from the flight.

Serge Grenier Leads Flight C

Canada also claimed the top four displayed stacks from Flight 1C.

Serge Grenier finished with 1,100,000, followed by Xiao Fang on 898,000, Aleksei Ponomarev with 869,000 and Vadym Sienichkin with 824,000.

Flight	Chip Leader	Country	Chips
A	Ian Monahoyios	Canada	1,100,000
B	Michael Leah	Canada	1,100,000
C	Serge Grenier	Canada	1,100,000

Remarkably, all three Ultra Stack flights therefore produced Canadian displayed leaders with approximately 1.1 million chips. The CA$600 event carries a CA$250,000 guarantee.

Main Event Day 5 Headlines September 9

Attention now turns to September 9, with the Main Event moving into Day 5 and Klann holding the largest stack in the supplied standings.

The GGMillion$ High Roller and Ultra Stack also continue, while Event #13, the CA$1,500 Monster Stack with a CA$200,000 guarantee, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

With Klann and Li occupying the top two Main Event positions, Parmar second in the GGMillion$, and Canadians leading all three Ultra Stack flights, the home-field story at Playground remains difficult to miss.