WSOP Circuit Playground Mini Main: 1,949 Entries Push the Pool to C$672,405, Day 2 on Nov. 8
Updated on November 8, 2026.
The WSOP Circuit Playground Mini Main closed registration with 1,949 entries and a C$672,405 prize pool, beating its C$500,000 guarantee by C$172,405, according to CanadianPoker. The C$400 event at Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, resumes with 197 players on Sunday, Nov. 8, led by Felix-Antoin Leclerc with about 1.1 million chips.
Quick summary
- Field: 1,949 entries over six Day 1 flights, Nov. 2-7, according to CanadianPoker.
- Prize pool: C$672,405 on a C$500,000 guarantee, about 34.5% above it.
- Day 2: 197 players return at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 8. Felix-Antoin Leclerc leads.
- Min-cash: C$800, or twice the buy-in, for players who cashed and busted on Day 1.
- Next: the C$2,500 Main Event, with a C$2.5 million guarantee, starts Thursday, Nov. 12.
How big did the WSOP Circuit Playground Mini Main get?
The Mini Main drew 1,949 entries, and the last flight alone brought in 768. When we covered opening day in our WSOP Circuit Playground schedule and first ring, Day 1A had just 171 entries. After a dip to 165 on Day 1B, each flight grew, and Saturday’s Day 1F was almost twice the size of Friday’s.
The numbers below come from CanadianPoker’s daily recaps.
Flight | Date | Entries | Advanced | Chip leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 1A | Nov. 2 | 171 | 18 | Keng Ho |
Day 1B | Nov. 3 | 165 | 17 | Bernardo Dal Pozzo |
Day 1C | Nov. 4 | 191 | 20 | Saadeddine Nahlous |
Day 1D | Nov. 5 | 245 | 24 | Marc-Andre Yelle |
Day 1E | Nov. 6 | 409 | 41 | Felix-Antoin Leclerc |
Day 1F | Nov. 7 | 768 | 77 | Tae Cha |
Total | Nov. 2-7 | 1,949 | 197 | Felix-Antoin Leclerc |
Leclerc bagged about 1.1 million chips on Day 1E, and nobody from the last flight passed him. Tae Cha topped Day 1F with 756,000, ahead of Carter Young with 712,000. Bernardo Dal Pozzo, the Day 1B leader, sits second overall with 962,000, according to CanadianPoker.
The Day 1F payout display listed C$46,231 for first place, but CanadianPoker notes that the final payouts depend on the official results. Event #7, a C$1,000 Progressive Bounty with a C$160,000 guarantee, also runs Sunday.
Where did the C$779,600 in Mini Main buy-ins go?
C$672,405 of it, or 86.25%, went into the prize pool. That is our math: 1,949 entries times C$400 is C$779,600 collected, and the reported prize pool is 86.25% of that. The other C$107,195, about C$55 per entry, did not reach the prize pool.
Item | Amount |
|---|---|
Entries | 1,949 |
Collected (1,949 × C$400) | C$779,600 |
Prize pool (CanadianPoker) | C$672,405 |
Share of each buy-in in the pool | 86.25%, about C$345 |
Outside the pool | C$107,195, about C$55 per entry |
Above the C$500,000 guarantee | C$172,405 |
That C$55 is the part of a live buy-in that never comes back to you. Online, the fee is printed in the lobby, and a rakeback deal returns part of it. Say you play tournaments that charge US$50 in total fees in a month: at 35% rakeback, US$17.50 comes back. You can run your own volume through our calculator for monthly rakeback.
Where can Canadian players play after the Mini Main?
Like the Mini Main, the rest of the series is live only, so you play it at Playground, about 20 minutes from downtown Montreal, not on an online site. The C$2,500 Main Event on Nov. 12 is the next big entry point, and CanadianPoker has reported C$300 satellites at the venue in the days before.
A C$400 buy-in with a C$800 min-cash is a big swing for most bankrolls. If you want tournament poker on a smaller budget, online tournaments are the cheaper route. Online poker rules in Canada are set by each province: Ontario and Alberta license private sites, and the other provinces run government sites. Our rules for online poker in each Canadian province explain where you stand.
Among our partner rooms that take Canadians, two fit a tournament player:
- NetBet Poker runs tournaments, Sit & Gos and Twister on the iPoker network and pays 35% rakeback through us. It takes cards and e-wallets, not Bitcoin or USDT.
- UP Poker has The Weekender with US$35,000 guaranteed, plus satellites to bigger series, and also pays 35% rakeback. It takes USDT only, on the TRON network, with a bonus of up to US$1,200 on your first deposit.
Rakeback through us is paid monthly. Sign up through the button on the room review, then message us on Telegram. For the full list, see the poker rooms we rank for Canadian players.
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Frequently asked questions
How many entries did the WSOP Circuit Playground Mini Main get?
The C$400 Mini Main drew 1,949 entries across six starting flights from Nov. 2 to 7, 2026, according to CanadianPoker. The prize pool reached C$672,405 against a C$500,000 guarantee.
When does the WSOP Circuit Playground Main Event start?
The C$2,500 Main Event starts Thursday, Nov. 12, with a C$2.5 million guarantee. The festival at Playground Poker Club ends Nov. 17, according to CanadianPoker.
How much of a C$400 Mini Main entry went into the prize pool?
About C$345. That is the C$672,405 prize pool divided by 1,949 entries, or 86.25% of each C$400 buy-in, by our math from CanadianPoker's numbers.
Sources
- CanadianPoker: WSOP Circuit Playground Mini Main Reaches 1,949 Entries as Tae Cha Leads Final Flight
- CanadianPoker: Felix-Antoin Leclerc Takes Mini Main Lead as WSOP Circuit Playground Field Passes 1,100 Entries
- WSOP: Playground Gets Set for Big Year Hosting the 2026 WSOP Circuit
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