WSOPC April Results Roundup

WSOPC Chicago (Elgin) was won by Kevin Andriamahefa from Indiana, who scooped the first prize of $173,593, when he bested a field of 606 entrants at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin (Chicago). Kevin has cashed an impressive 70 times during his live poker career, which goes back as far as 2013, notching up over $600,000 in his first 69 results, but remarkably, this was his first ever first place finish. His previous best was a 3rd place score for just under €60,000 in a €2,000 buy-in event at EPT Prague in 2015.

Main Event Buy-In: $1,700

Main Event Entries: 606

Main Event Guarantee: $500,000

Main Event Prize Pool: $918,090

Winner: Kevin Andriamahefa

First Prize: $173,593

Alexandre le Valliant vanquished his final table opponents to win the WSOPC Cannes Main Event for €94,290. The €1,100 buy-in main event had 615 entrants at the Barriere Casino in Cannes, on the Cote d’Azur in France. Alexandre is a remarkable player with a great live record, having cashed dozens of times since he began playing in 2015. He is a valiant and consistent performer, making the final table 29 times out of 59 live cashes and securing victory an impressive nine times. This was his best live cash to date and takes his lifetime winnings to over $700,000.

Main Event Buy-In: €1,100

Main Event Entries: 615

Main Event Prize Pool: €575,640

Winner: Alexandre le Valliant

First Prize: €94,290

Dustin Melanson secured by far his biggest live poker result after crushing the final table at the WSOPC Montreal main event at the Playground in Montreal. He defeated another monster field of 1,660 players to bank C$339,770, which is over 50% more than his lifetime earnings prior to this event starting. Dustin has had a string of good live results over the last two years, mostly at the Playground, including three victories and several final tables. He took the chip lead into the final day and had a rollercoaster ride for most of it. He ended up heads-up with Sergei Gurin, who held a slight advantage as they began the final stage of the tournament. Before batting it out man to man, they did an ICM deal and played out for 10% of the remaining prize money. Despite starting badly, Dustin battled back, retook the chip lead and went on to claim his first WSOPC gold ring and the biggest payday of his life, so far.

Main Event Buy-In: C$1,700

Main Event Entries: 1,660

Main Event Guarantee: TBC

Main Event Prize Pool: TBC

Winner: Dustin Melanson

First Prize: C$339,770

Klinten Griffin took down the result of his life when winning the gold ring at WSOP Mississippi at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.

Griffin topped a relatively small field of 395 players in the $1,700 main event to land his first ever six figure score and only his 6th recorded live event result. His first ever live score was as far back as 2005 when he came 3rd in a $100 event at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, which I mention out of personal interest as I was also there for that series at the Palms and probably played in the same tournament. There was then an 18 year gap before Griffen chalked up his next live score, in 2023 a year in which he cashed four times in WSOPC ring events. Prior to becoming a WSPOC main event champion Griffin had cashed for under $12,000 in his live poker career.

Main Event Buy-In: $1,700

Main Event Entries: 395

Main Event Guarantee: $500,000

Main Event Prize Pool: $588,425

Winner: Klinten Griffin

First Prize: $127,307

Despite the 55th Annual World Series of Poker looming just over the horizon, the WSOPC still has quite a few more stops scheduled in may before the action focuses on Las Vegas.  In fact May is one of the busiest months of the year with no less than six WSOPC festivals taking place, with three in the USAm two in Europe and one in Canada.