WSOPC Playground

Danesh Luthra

Day 1 of the highest buy-in event of the series has ended after 14 levels of play. So far the tournament has drawn 141 entries, and that number will continue to climb as late registration and re-entries are still available for two more levels tomorrow.

Leading the 71 players who bagged at the end of the night is Danesh Luthra with 446,000. Here's a look at the top ten stacks at the end of the night:

1. Danesh Luthra - 446,000
2. Adam Arslan - 445,000
3. Guillaume Nolet - 410,000
4. Zackery Lowrie - 401,000
5. Matthew O'Brien - 397,500
6. Alex Fortin-Demers - 394,500
7. Rayan Chamas - 382,000
8. Joey Messina - 370,000
9. Pierre-Paul Paulin - 368,500
10. Robert Renaud - 350,500

Other notables to advance at the end of the night include Chanracy Khun (306,500), Jimmy Setna (305,000), Eliot Hudon (281,000), and Santiago Plante (92,500).

Join us tomorrow at noon for the final day of this event. which is set to resume at the start of Level 15 (3,000/5,000 (5,000)).

Our photographer Regina Cortina is here at Playground to capture all the action throughout the series. 

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Here are some action shots from earlier today in the $5,000 Mega Stack High Roller:

Ian Monahoyios

James Pillon

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos

Santiago Plante

Jason Sagle

Michael Malm

Alex Difelice

Jimmy Setna

WSOPC Playground Main Event champion Kliment Tarmakov

Birthday rungood for the win!

On his 38th birthday, Kliment Tarmakov has won the WSOP Playground Main Event for a career-best shattering $481,500 and his first WSOP Circuit ring.

Tarmakov's victory came over a field of 1,483 entries and was capped by a patient final table performance, where, despite entering the day second in chips, he didn't score a single elimination until he defeated David Quang heads-up.

The victory is a full circle moment for Tarmakov, who just over ten years ago earned his first career tournament cash here at Playuground for $510. Now ten years later, he's earned almost 1,000 times that amount in his greatest poker moment.

Stay tuned for a complete recap and interview with the champion a little later tonight.

WSOPC Playground Main Event final table results:

1. Kliment Tarmakov - $481,500
2. David Quang - $320,700
3. Behnam Patros - $226,300
4. Ricardo Cermeno-Sandoval - $162,100
5. David Orlando - $117,900
6. Charanjeev Malhotra - $87,100
7. Matthew Desaulniers - $65,300
8. Jamie Sequeira - $49,800
9. Shaan Siddiqui - $38,607
10. Louise Francoeur - $30,350

David Quang

Level 35: 500,000 / 1,000,000 (1,000,000) - 1 remaining

David Quang was down to his last 6,000,000 chips and moved them in to be called by Kliment Tarmakov.

David Quang:
Kliment Tarmakov:

The flop came , giving Tarmakov even more outs to fade with the added straight draw for Quang.

The turn was safe, leaving Tarmakov one card away from the biggest win of his poker career, and when the dealer placed the on the river, it was his.

Quang finishes as the runner-up, claiming his own career-best $320,700, while Tarmakov wins the Main Event champion's ring, $481,500, and a $5,000 package to WSOP Paradise in The Bahamas.