2026 WSOPC Calgary Oct – Event #16: $500 NLH Freezout

Level:	27 (50000/100000/100000)
Entries:	1/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	2:55 AM

Jim Harnden had to come from behind to take down his second Circuit ring, and at the start of heads-up, it looked like Shannon Lazorko might just run away with it. She was up about 2:1 when Harnden found a big double after flopping middle pair and fading Lazorko’s huge flush draw.

That evened out the stacks, but from there, it seemed like the momentum shifted, and it was all Harnden from there. He chipped up to about a 2:1 lead, mostly with small pots, and by the time the money went in preflop, Lazorko was down to around 10 big blinds.

Lazorko flopped a five with king-five, but Harnden flopped his ace with ace-six, then turned two pair for the win. This was Harnden’s second ring, but his first in Calgary, and first in about 15 years, having won his last one in 2012 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Final Table Results for Freezeout

See the Payouts tab on the Live Reporting page for all the Freezeout prizes.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Jim Harnden	$26,577
2	Shannon Lazorko	$17,669
3	Darrell Moore	$12,238
4	Christian Hidalgo	$8,643
5	Marvin Boychuk	$6,236
6	Latif Uyar	$4,600
7	Osbert Liu	$3,471
8	Idris Drief	$2,679
9	Brett Hoy	$2,118
10	Shoaib Syed	$1,715

Level:	27 (50000/100000/100000)
Entries:	2/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	2:40 AM

Jim Harnden has chipped up to about a 2:1 lead now. There haven’t been a lot of big showdowns, but in a recent hand, Shannon Lazorko raised to 250k, then called when Harnden made it 500k. They both checked through the 8♠6♥10♠K♦ flop & turn, then Lazorko folded to a bet of 200k on the 2♠ river.

Level:	26 (40000/80000/80000)
Entries:	2/293
Prizes:	$122,877

Shannon Lazorko raised to 225k, and Jim Harnden made it 500k. Lazorko called to the 10♥6♥5♦ flop, and Harnder put out another 500k. Lazorko shoved, and harnden tank-called.

Lazorko was on a big heart draw with K♥J♥ while Harnden flopped a pair of sixes with A♣6♣. Lazorko bricked her heart draw, and Harnden’s pair held for a double from 1.705 million. That puts them pretty close, with Harnden in a slight lead.

Level:	26 (40000/80000/80000)
Entries:	3/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:55 PM

I missed the action while I was attending to some technical issues on the site, but Shannon Lazorko is now heads-up against Jim Harnden for the Freezeout ring.

Place	Player	Prize
3	Darrell Moore	$12,238
4	Christian Hidalgo	$8,643

Level:	26 (40000/80000/80000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:45 AM

Since she doubled up Christian Hidalgo, Shannon Lazorko has been on a tear. She now has a bit more than 3 million, with 7.325 million in play.

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:35 AM

Darrell Moore raised to 120k, and it was a family pot as everyone called. They all checked the 6♦2♦7♦ flop, but after Christian Hidalgo & Shannon Lazorko checked the Q♥ turn, Moore fired 60k. Jim Harnden & Hidalgo folded, but Lazorko called.

Both remaining players checked the Q♦ river, and after Moore showed A♥K♠ Lazorko rolled over 5♥2♥ for the flopped pair of ducks. “Why didn’t I bet?” Moore asked as she scooped in the pot.

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:30 AM

Darrell Moore raised under the gun, and Jim Harnden called the button and Christian Hidalgo called the small blind before Shannon Lazorko shoved her big blind. Moore tanked a bit before folding, Harnden folded quickly, and Hidalgo folded after some thinking time as well.

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:20 AM

Christian Hidalgo shoved the button for about 800k, and Shannon Lazorko reshoved the small blind for much more. She had the best of it, with A♦K♦ against J♥9♦ for Hidalgo.

Lazorko looked good until the river on 5♦6♥8♥Q♠9♣.

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:10 AM

Seat	Player	Chips	BB (60k)
1	Christian Hidalgo	875,000	15
2	Shannon Lazorko	2,120,000	35
4	Darrell Moore	2,300,000	38
9	Jim Harnden	2,035,000	34

Level:	24 (20000/40000/40000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:00 AM

Marvin Boychuk had fumes when Darrell Moore raised the small blind enough to put him in. He called off barely a big blind with ten-deuce, while Moore was on the rockets. Moore flopped a set of aces, but Boychuk still had outs to a straight, which he bricked to end his day in 5th place.

The remaining 4 are now on a break. Stay tuned for some chip counts.

Level:	24 (25000/50000/50000)
Entries:	5/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	12:45 AM

The money went in on the 5♥8♥10♦ flop when Latif Uyar shoved his big blind, and Christian Hidalgo called off from the cutoff. Uyar was good with king-ten for top pair, but Hidalgo was drawing to hearts and got there on the turn when it ran out [invalid notations].

Level:	23 (20000/40000/40000)
Entries:	6/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	12:20 AM

Place	Player	Prize
7	Osbert Liu	$3,471
8	Idris Drief	$2,679
9	Brett Hoy	$2,118
10	Shoaib Syed	$1,715
11	Jerod Dobson	$1,715

Level:	22 (15000/30000/30000)
Entries:	11/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	11:35 PM

The Freezeout is one away from the final table, with 11 players remaining.

Place	Player	Prize
12	Bradley Smith	$1,423
13	Allan Hobbins	$1,423
14	Eyal Pevzner	$1,212
15	Christopher Watson	$1,212
16	Matthew Robertson	$1,212
17	Samuel John Bourque	$1,059
18	Scott Goodwin	$1,059

Level:	19 (10000/15000/15000)
Entries:	18/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	10:00 PM

The Freezeout game has moved to Chrome to finish out the night with 18 players remaining.

Place	Player	Prize
19	Garry Chan	$1,059
20	Ryan Moss	$1,059
21	Evan Thomas	$1,059

Position	Player	Prize
22	Lucas Jumalon	$1,059
23	Hien Vo	$1,059
24	Tyler Thomas	$1,059
25	Bobby Jones	$1,059
26	Graeme Wright	$1,059
27	Robert Graham	$1,008
28	Benjamin Cooper	$1,008
29	Behnam Esfahanizadeh	$1,008

Level:	16 (6,000/12,000/12,000)
Entries:	22/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	9:14 PM

Jerod Dobson opened to 24,000 from under the gun, and Lucas Jumalon three-bet to 60,000. Dobson made the call.

The flop came Q♠6♦7♠, and Dobson checked to Jumalon. He continued for 40,000, and was called.

Action checked through, after the turn peeled the 8♣.

The 6♥ completed the board, and Dobson checked. Jumalon blasted for 90,000, and Dobson went into the tank. Eventually he made the call and revealed A♠J♥ to best Jumalon’s A♥3♥.

Jerod Dobson: 942,000
Lucas Jumalon: 186,000

Level:	17 (5,000/10,000/10,000)
Entries:	26/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	8:50 PM

Shoaib Syed moved all in for 108,000, and Evan Thomas called. Both players revealed their holdings.

Shoaib Syed: Q♥Q♠
Evan Thomas: A♣10♣

The board ran out 4♥5♣7♦10♥K♦ for Syed to double.

Evan Thomas: 230,000
Shoaib Syed: 223,000

Jerod Dobson	490,000
Latif Uyar	430,000
Christopher Watson	412,000
Osbert Liu	373,000
Marvin Boychuk	360,000

Position	Player	Prize
30	Vage Pogosyan	$1,008
31	Matthew Bode	$1,008
32	Arthur Lee	$1,008
33	Srinivas Gottiparthi	$1,008
34	Vo Nguyen	$1,008
35	Joshua Wallace	$1,008
36	Karyn Gemmill	$1,008
37	Mark Mounsey	$1,008
38	Bobby Winger	$1,008
39	Alex Liu	$1,008
40	Matthew Hall	$1,008
41	Neil Kershaw	$1,008
42	Craig Caldwell	$1,008
43	Ivanna Yatsiuk	$1,008
44	Shlomo Assouline	$504
45	Andrew Goosen	$504

Level:	16 (4,000/8,000/8,000)
Entries:	29/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	8:04 PM

Action was caught after the turn of 7♥K♣7♣2♥, and Bradley Smith checked from the big blind. Samuel Bourque fired for 25,000, and Smith made the call.

The 10♦ completed the board, and both players checked. Smith revealed A♣2♣ to take the pot.

Samuel Bourque: 310,000
Bradley Smith: 153,000

Level:	15 (3,000/6,000/6,000)
Entries:	39/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	7:33 PM

Early position opened to 13,000, and middle position made the call. Srinivas Gottiparthi defended his small blind.

The flop came 6♦8♣Q♠, and Gottparthi checked. Early position continued for 24,000. Only Gottiparthi made the call.

After the turn peeled the 2♦ Gottparthi checked. Early position moved all in for 89,000, and Gottiparthi went into the tank. Eventually he made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Early Position: A♦Q♥
Srinivas Gottiparthi: 7♦5♦

The board completed with the 10♦ for Gottiparthi to take the pot.

Srinivas Gottiparthi: 290,000

Level:	14 (3,000/5,000/5,000)
Entries:	43/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	7:15 PM

Shlomo Assouline moved all in for 41,000 from middle position, and Karyn Gemmill made the call. The remaining players folded, and both players revealed their holdings.

Shlomo Assouline: A♠K♣
Karyn Gemmill: 10♥5♥

The board ran out Q♥2♥3♣8♦5♠ for the bubble to burst. Assouline and Andrew Goosen both busted at the same time and split a min cash for $504 each. The remaining players have locked up $1,008 with $26,577 sitting atop for first.

Karyn Gemmill: 220,000

Level:	14 (3,000/5,000/5,000)
Entries:	48/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	6:57 PM

Bobby Jones opened to 11,000, and the big blind defended.

The flop came 10♥5♣6♠, and action checked through.

After the turn peeled the 3♠, the big blind fired for 8,000. Jones three-bet to 18,000, and got a swift fold from his opponent. He revealed Q♣J♣ for the stone bluff.

Bobby Jones: 194,000

Level:	13 (2,000/4,000/4,000)
Entries:	60/293
Prizes:	$119,691
Local Time:	6:35 PM

Action was caught after the flop of K♦10♦Q♣, and Samuel Bourque led out for 12,000 from the small blind. Karyn Gemmill called from late position.

The turn came the 6♦, and Bourque checked to Gemmill. She fired for 17,000, and Bourque moved all in for 57,000. Gemmill called, and both players revealed their holdings.

Samuel Bourque: K♥Q♥
Karyn Gemmill: Q♦2♦

The K♣ completed the board for Bourque to find the double.

Samuel Bourque: 175,000
Karyn Gemmill: 172,000

Player	Chip Count
Karyn Gemmill	307,000
Maxym Kogay	279,000
Allan Hobbins	270,000
Lucas Jumalon	260,000
Evan Thomas	252,000

The remaining 68 players are headed on a 45 minute dinner break. They return to blinds of 2,000 and 4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante.

Level:	12 (1,500/3,000/3,000)
Entries:	73/293
Prizes:	$119,691
Local Time:	5:22 PM

Middle position limped, and Matthew Robertson moved all in for 24,000 from the button. The small blind raised to 45,000, and the remaining players got out of the way. Both players revealed their holdings.

Matthew Robertson: J♠J♣
Small Blind: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 7♥4♦7♣K♦3♣ for Robertson to find the double.

Matthew Robertson: 57,000

Position	Prize
1	$26,577
2	$17,669
3	$12,238
4	$8,643
5	$6,236
6	$4,600
7	$3,471
8	$2,679
9	$2,118
10-11	$1,715
12-13	$1,423
14-17	$1,212
18-26	$1,059
27-44	$1,008

Level:	11 (1,500/2,500/2,500)
Entries:	91/293
Prizes:	$119,691
Local Time:	4:47 PM

Karyn Gemmill called from middle position, and the cutoff moved all in for 15,500. The big blind re-jammed for 18,500, and Gemmill made the call. The three players revealed their hands.

Middle Position: Q♥10♥
Cutoff: 6♣5♣
Karyn Gemmill: 6♣5♣

The board ran out A♠3♦9♠10♣8♠, for Gemmill to take the pot.

Karyn Gemmill: 183,000

Level:	10 (1,000/2,000/2,000)
Entries:	111/286
Prizes:	$116,831
Local Time:	4:22 PM

Lucas Jumalon opened to 4,000 from early position. Joshua Wallace called from middle position along with both blinds.

The flop came K♥6♠2♦, and action checked through.

After the turn peeled the 8♠, both blinds were quick to check. Jumalon fired for 9,000, and Wallace raised to 21,000. “Sets good,” Jumalon remarked as he folded his hand.

Joshua Wallace: 112,000
Lucas Jumalon: 106,500

Level:	10 (1,000/2,000/2,000)
Entries:	111/281
Prizes:	$114,789
Local Time:	4:12 PM

Middle position opened to 4,500. The cutoff called along with Craig Caldwell in the big blind.

The flop came K♥6♠2♦, and action checked through.

After the turn peeled the 8♠, Caldwell fired for 7,000. The remaining players mucked their hands.

Craig Caldwell: 47,000

Level:	9 (1,000/1,500/1,500)
Entries:	134/271
Prizes:	$110,704
Local Time:	3:22 PM

Player	Chip Count
Tyler Thomas	204,000
Paul Alford	148,500
Ali Razzaq	147,000
Maxim Kogay	146,000

Level:	7 (500/1,000/1,000)
Entries:	167/256
Prizes:	$104,576
Local Time:	2:28 PM

Players are loving the freezeout with 256 entries in the field. Currently, 2026 WSOP Main Event Winner Lucas Jumalon is the leading stack sitting with 165,000. The prize pool has surpassed $100,000 sitting at $104,576. Late registration remains open for two hours, and the event will play down to a winner.

Player	Location	Event	Prize
Behnam Esfahanizadeh	Nov 2025 Playground	$600 PLO	$22,705
Daniel Tsipiris	2026 Playground Super Circuit	$1,000 PLO Bounty	$34,400
Evan Thomas	Jan 2023 Deerfoot	$400 NLH Monster Stack	$65,001
Fat Wong	Oct 2026 Deerfoot	$800 HORSE	$14,919
Joshua Wallace	Jan 2026 Deerfoot	$400 NLH Double Stack	$23,283
Lucas Jumalon	2026 WSOP Las Vegas	$10,000 Main Event	$10,000,000
Matthew Bode	2020 WSOP Online	$500 NLH Super Turbo	$97,091
Matthew Hall	Oct 2025 Deerfoot	$400 PLO Bounty	$12,076
	2026 Playground Super Circuit	$600 NLH Progressive Bounty	$18,570
Mike Malm	2013 WSOP Las Vegas	$2,500 8-Game Mix	$225,104
	Jan 2025 Deerfoot	$1,000 NLH	$84,962
	2026 Hammond	$400 NLH	$13,444
Quinn Kannekens	Oct 2025 Deerfoot	$600 Mystery Bounty	$18,824
Samuel Bourque	Mar 2026 Playground	$400 Mini Main	$76,586
Sebastien Crema	Oct 2026 Deerfoot	$500 PKO	$11,652 + $15,078 Bounties
Sean Cardoso	Aug 2024 Deerfoot	$400 Black Chip Bounty	$13,628
Tyler Thomas	Jan 2-24 Deerfoot	$250 Big 30 Stack	$23,003

Player	Chip Count
Shannon Lazorko	75,000
Jerod Dobson	68,000
Arthur Lee	67,900
Scott Johnson	62,700
Karyn Gemmill	56,900

Level:	4 (300/500/500)
Entries:	184/200
Prizes:	$81,700
Local Time:	12:35 PM

The freezeout is off to a hot start with already 200 entries in the field. This has bubbled the prize pool to $81,700. Late registration is open for another four hours, with the event playing down to a winner within the night. Among the field are familiar faces Hayden Hetland, Lucas Jumalon, current API leading lady Jo Teliani, and PKO Winner Sebastian Crema.

Level:	2 (200/300/300)
Entries:	139/148
Prizes:	$60,458
Local Time:	11:47 AM

Hien Vo opened to 800 from middle position, and both blinds made the call.

The flop came 8♦J♠J♣, and both blinds were quick to check. Vo fired for 500, and only the small blind called.

After the turn peeled the 9♠, the small blind checked to Vo. He continued for 1,500, and received a call.

The K♠ completed the board, and the small blind checked. Vo blasted for 3,500, and received a call. He revealed Q♣10♠ to take the pot.

Hien Vo: 36,400

Level:	1 (100/200/200)
Entries:	98/99
Prizes:	$40,442
Local Time:	11:15 AM

Action was caught after the flop of 8♣J♠Q♠, and the big blind was quick to check. Idris Drief fired for 1,500 from early position, and the big blind made the call.

The turn and river came the 4♥K♣, and action checked through. Drief revealed Q♥10♥ to take the pot.

Idris Drief: 32,900

Event #16: $500 NLH Freezeout ($420 + $80)

Date:	Oct 11, 11 AM
Blinds:	30 Minutes
Starting Stack:	25k
Late Entry:	10 Levels (Entries Close About 3:40 PM)
Day 1 Ends:	One-Day Event

Sunday is a big day at the 2026 World Series of Poker Circuit Calgary, with Day 2 of the Main Event & Day 1 of the High Roller, as well as the only Freezeout game of the series. Event 16 kicks off at 11 AM on Sunday, and unlike all the other events, players are limited to just a single buy-in with no rebuys allowed.

Blinds are 30 minutes throughout the game, and players have 10 levels to buy a 25k stack. That should mean the last chance to get a stack is about 3:40 PM. Note that there is no break following Level 10. The one-day event will award a ring before the end of the day.

In January of this year, Romualdo Cusano was the Freezeout King, making it through 430 entries for the biggest share of $180,600 in prizes. Last October, the 278-entry field was topped by David Katzov for the top prize from $116,760 in total prizes.

Level:	27 (50000/100000/100000)
Entries:	1/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	2:55 AM

Jim Harnden had to come from behind to take down his second Circuit ring, and at the start of heads-up, it looked like Shannon Lazorko might just run away with it. She was up about 2:1 when Harnden found a big double after flopping middle pair and fading Lazorko’s huge flush draw.

That evened out the stacks, but from there, it seemed like the momentum shifted, and it was all Harnden from there. He chipped up to about a 2:1 lead, mostly with small pots, and by the time the money went in preflop, Lazorko was down to around 10 big blinds.

Lazorko flopped a five with king-five, but Harnden flopped his ace with ace-six, then turned two pair for the win. This was Harnden’s second ring, but his first in Calgary, and first in about 15 years, having won his last one in 2012 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Final Table Results for Freezeout

See the Payouts tab on the Live Reporting page for all the Freezeout prizes.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Jim Harnden	$26,577
2	Shannon Lazorko	$17,669
3	Darrell Moore	$12,238
4	Christian Hidalgo	$8,643
5	Marvin Boychuk	$6,236
6	Latif Uyar	$4,600
7	Osbert Liu	$3,471
8	Idris Drief	$2,679
9	Brett Hoy	$2,118
10	Shoaib Syed	$1,715

Level:	27 (50000/100000/100000)
Entries:	2/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	2:40 AM

Jim Harnden has chipped up to about a 2:1 lead now. There haven’t been a lot of big showdowns, but in a recent hand, Shannon Lazorko raised to 250k, then called when Harnden made it 500k. They both checked through the 8♠6♥10♠K♦ flop & turn, then Lazorko folded to a bet of 200k on the 2♠ river.

Level:	26 (40000/80000/80000)
Entries:	2/293
Prizes:	$122,877

Shannon Lazorko raised to 225k, and Jim Harnden made it 500k. Lazorko called to the 10♥6♥5♦ flop, and Harnder put out another 500k. Lazorko shoved, and harnden tank-called.

Lazorko was on a big heart draw with K♥J♥ while Harnden flopped a pair of sixes with A♣6♣. Lazorko bricked her heart draw, and Harnden’s pair held for a double from 1.705 million. That puts them pretty close, with Harnden in a slight lead.

Level:	26 (40000/80000/80000)
Entries:	3/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:55 PM

I missed the action while I was attending to some technical issues on the site, but Shannon Lazorko is now heads-up against Jim Harnden for the Freezeout ring.

Place	Player	Prize
3	Darrell Moore	$12,238
4	Christian Hidalgo	$8,643

Level:	26 (40000/80000/80000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:45 AM

Since she doubled up Christian Hidalgo, Shannon Lazorko has been on a tear. She now has a bit more than 3 million, with 7.325 million in play.

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:35 AM

Darrell Moore raised to 120k, and it was a family pot as everyone called. They all checked the 6♦2♦7♦ flop, but after Christian Hidalgo & Shannon Lazorko checked the Q♥ turn, Moore fired 60k. Jim Harnden & Hidalgo folded, but Lazorko called.

Both remaining players checked the Q♦ river, and after Moore showed A♥K♠ Lazorko rolled over 5♥2♥ for the flopped pair of ducks. “Why didn’t I bet?” Moore asked as she scooped in the pot.

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:30 AM

Darrell Moore raised under the gun, and Jim Harnden called the button and Christian Hidalgo called the small blind before Shannon Lazorko shoved her big blind. Moore tanked a bit before folding, Harnden folded quickly, and Hidalgo folded after some thinking time as well.

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:20 AM

Christian Hidalgo shoved the button for about 800k, and Shannon Lazorko reshoved the small blind for much more. She had the best of it, with A♦K♦ against J♥9♦ for Hidalgo.

Lazorko looked good until the river on 5♦6♥8♥Q♠9♣.

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:10 AM

Seat	Player	Chips	BB (60k)
1	Christian Hidalgo	875,000	15
2	Shannon Lazorko	2,120,000	35
4	Darrell Moore	2,300,000	38
9	Jim Harnden	2,035,000	34

Level:	24 (20000/40000/40000)
Entries:	4/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	1:00 AM

Marvin Boychuk had fumes when Darrell Moore raised the small blind enough to put him in. He called off barely a big blind with ten-deuce, while Moore was on the rockets. Moore flopped a set of aces, but Boychuk still had outs to a straight, which he bricked to end his day in 5th place.

The remaining 4 are now on a break. Stay tuned for some chip counts.

Level:	24 (25000/50000/50000)
Entries:	5/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	12:45 AM

The money went in on the 5♥8♥10♦ flop when Latif Uyar shoved his big blind, and Christian Hidalgo called off from the cutoff. Uyar was good with king-ten for top pair, but Hidalgo was drawing to hearts and got there on the turn when it ran out [invalid notations].

Level:	23 (20000/40000/40000)
Entries:	6/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	12:20 AM

Place	Player	Prize
7	Osbert Liu	$3,471
8	Idris Drief	$2,679
9	Brett Hoy	$2,118
10	Shoaib Syed	$1,715
11	Jerod Dobson	$1,715

Level:	22 (15000/30000/30000)
Entries:	11/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	11:35 PM

The Freezeout is one away from the final table, with 11 players remaining.

Place	Player	Prize
12	Bradley Smith	$1,423
13	Allan Hobbins	$1,423
14	Eyal Pevzner	$1,212
15	Christopher Watson	$1,212
16	Matthew Robertson	$1,212
17	Samuel John Bourque	$1,059
18	Scott Goodwin	$1,059

Level:	19 (10000/15000/15000)
Entries:	18/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	10:00 PM

The Freezeout game has moved to Chrome to finish out the night with 18 players remaining.

Place	Player	Prize
19	Garry Chan	$1,059
20	Ryan Moss	$1,059
21	Evan Thomas	$1,059

Position	Player	Prize
22	Lucas Jumalon	$1,059
23	Hien Vo	$1,059
24	Tyler Thomas	$1,059
25	Bobby Jones	$1,059
26	Graeme Wright	$1,059
27	Robert Graham	$1,008
28	Benjamin Cooper	$1,008
29	Behnam Esfahanizadeh	$1,008

Level:	16 (6,000/12,000/12,000)
Entries:	22/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	9:14 PM

Jerod Dobson opened to 24,000 from under the gun, and Lucas Jumalon three-bet to 60,000. Dobson made the call.

The flop came Q♠6♦7♠, and Dobson checked to Jumalon. He continued for 40,000, and was called.

Action checked through, after the turn peeled the 8♣.

The 6♥ completed the board, and Dobson checked. Jumalon blasted for 90,000, and Dobson went into the tank. Eventually he made the call and revealed A♠J♥ to best Jumalon’s A♥3♥.

Jerod Dobson: 942,000
Lucas Jumalon: 186,000

Level:	17 (5,000/10,000/10,000)
Entries:	26/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	8:50 PM

Shoaib Syed moved all in for 108,000, and Evan Thomas called. Both players revealed their holdings.

Shoaib Syed: Q♥Q♠
Evan Thomas: A♣10♣

The board ran out 4♥5♣7♦10♥K♦ for Syed to double.

Evan Thomas: 230,000
Shoaib Syed: 223,000

Jerod Dobson	490,000
Latif Uyar	430,000
Christopher Watson	412,000
Osbert Liu	373,000
Marvin Boychuk	360,000

Position	Player	Prize
30	Vage Pogosyan	$1,008
31	Matthew Bode	$1,008
32	Arthur Lee	$1,008
33	Srinivas Gottiparthi	$1,008
34	Vo Nguyen	$1,008
35	Joshua Wallace	$1,008
36	Karyn Gemmill	$1,008
37	Mark Mounsey	$1,008
38	Bobby Winger	$1,008
39	Alex Liu	$1,008
40	Matthew Hall	$1,008
41	Neil Kershaw	$1,008
42	Craig Caldwell	$1,008
43	Ivanna Yatsiuk	$1,008
44	Shlomo Assouline	$504
45	Andrew Goosen	$504

Level:	16 (4,000/8,000/8,000)
Entries:	29/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	8:04 PM

Action was caught after the turn of 7♥K♣7♣2♥, and Bradley Smith checked from the big blind. Samuel Bourque fired for 25,000, and Smith made the call.

The 10♦ completed the board, and both players checked. Smith revealed A♣2♣ to take the pot.

Samuel Bourque: 310,000
Bradley Smith: 153,000

Level:	15 (3,000/6,000/6,000)
Entries:	39/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	7:33 PM

Early position opened to 13,000, and middle position made the call. Srinivas Gottiparthi defended his small blind.

The flop came 6♦8♣Q♠, and Gottparthi checked. Early position continued for 24,000. Only Gottiparthi made the call.

After the turn peeled the 2♦ Gottparthi checked. Early position moved all in for 89,000, and Gottiparthi went into the tank. Eventually he made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Early Position: A♦Q♥
Srinivas Gottiparthi: 7♦5♦

The board completed with the 10♦ for Gottiparthi to take the pot.

Srinivas Gottiparthi: 290,000

Level:	14 (3,000/5,000/5,000)
Entries:	43/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	7:15 PM

Shlomo Assouline moved all in for 41,000 from middle position, and Karyn Gemmill made the call. The remaining players folded, and both players revealed their holdings.

Shlomo Assouline: A♠K♣
Karyn Gemmill: 10♥5♥

The board ran out Q♥2♥3♣8♦5♠ for the bubble to burst. Assouline and Andrew Goosen both busted at the same time and split a min cash for $504 each. The remaining players have locked up $1,008 with $26,577 sitting atop for first.

Karyn Gemmill: 220,000

Level:	14 (3,000/5,000/5,000)
Entries:	48/293
Prizes:	$122,877
Local Time:	6:57 PM

Bobby Jones opened to 11,000, and the big blind defended.

The flop came 10♥5♣6♠, and action checked through.

After the turn peeled the 3♠, the big blind fired for 8,000. Jones three-bet to 18,000, and got a swift fold from his opponent. He revealed Q♣J♣ for the stone bluff.

Bobby Jones: 194,000

Level:	13 (2,000/4,000/4,000)
Entries:	60/293
Prizes:	$119,691
Local Time:	6:35 PM

Action was caught after the flop of K♦10♦Q♣, and Samuel Bourque led out for 12,000 from the small blind. Karyn Gemmill called from late position.

The turn came the 6♦, and Bourque checked to Gemmill. She fired for 17,000, and Bourque moved all in for 57,000. Gemmill called, and both players revealed their holdings.

Samuel Bourque: K♥Q♥
Karyn Gemmill: Q♦2♦

The K♣ completed the board for Bourque to find the double.

Samuel Bourque: 175,000
Karyn Gemmill: 172,000

Player	Chip Count
Karyn Gemmill	307,000
Maxym Kogay	279,000
Allan Hobbins	270,000
Lucas Jumalon	260,000
Evan Thomas	252,000

The remaining 68 players are headed on a 45 minute dinner break. They return to blinds of 2,000 and 4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante.

Level:	12 (1,500/3,000/3,000)
Entries:	73/293
Prizes:	$119,691
Local Time:	5:22 PM

Middle position limped, and Matthew Robertson moved all in for 24,000 from the button. The small blind raised to 45,000, and the remaining players got out of the way. Both players revealed their holdings.

Matthew Robertson: J♠J♣
Small Blind: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 7♥4♦7♣K♦3♣ for Robertson to find the double.

Matthew Robertson: 57,000

Position	Prize
1	$26,577
2	$17,669
3	$12,238
4	$8,643
5	$6,236
6	$4,600
7	$3,471
8	$2,679
9	$2,118
10-11	$1,715
12-13	$1,423
14-17	$1,212
18-26	$1,059
27-44	$1,008

Level:	11 (1,500/2,500/2,500)
Entries:	91/293
Prizes:	$119,691
Local Time:	4:47 PM

Karyn Gemmill called from middle position, and the cutoff moved all in for 15,500. The big blind re-jammed for 18,500, and Gemmill made the call. The three players revealed their hands.

Middle Position: Q♥10♥
Cutoff: 6♣5♣
Karyn Gemmill: 6♣5♣

The board ran out A♠3♦9♠10♣8♠, for Gemmill to take the pot.

Karyn Gemmill: 183,000

Level:	10 (1,000/2,000/2,000)
Entries:	111/286
Prizes:	$116,831
Local Time:	4:22 PM

Lucas Jumalon opened to 4,000 from early position. Joshua Wallace called from middle position along with both blinds.

The flop came K♥6♠2♦, and action checked through.

After the turn peeled the 8♠, both blinds were quick to check. Jumalon fired for 9,000, and Wallace raised to 21,000. “Sets good,” Jumalon remarked as he folded his hand.

Joshua Wallace: 112,000
Lucas Jumalon: 106,500

Level:	10 (1,000/2,000/2,000)
Entries:	111/281
Prizes:	$114,789
Local Time:	4:12 PM

Middle position opened to 4,500. The cutoff called along with Craig Caldwell in the big blind.

The flop came K♥6♠2♦, and action checked through.

After the turn peeled the 8♠, Caldwell fired for 7,000. The remaining players mucked their hands.

Craig Caldwell: 47,000

Level:	9 (1,000/1,500/1,500)
Entries:	134/271
Prizes:	$110,704
Local Time:	3:22 PM

Player	Chip Count
Tyler Thomas	204,000
Paul Alford	148,500
Ali Razzaq	147,000
Maxim Kogay	146,000

Level:	7 (500/1,000/1,000)
Entries:	167/256
Prizes:	$104,576
Local Time:	2:28 PM

Players are loving the freezeout with 256 entries in the field. Currently, 2026 WSOP Main Event Winner Lucas Jumalon is the leading stack sitting with 165,000. The prize pool has surpassed $100,000 sitting at $104,576. Late registration remains open for two hours, and the event will play down to a winner.

Player	Location	Event	Prize
Behnam Esfahanizadeh	Nov 2025 Playground	$600 PLO	$22,705
Daniel Tsipiris	2026 Playground Super Circuit	$1,000 PLO Bounty	$34,400
Evan Thomas	Jan 2023 Deerfoot	$400 NLH Monster Stack	$65,001
Fat Wong	Oct 2026 Deerfoot	$800 HORSE	$14,919
Joshua Wallace	Jan 2026 Deerfoot	$400 NLH Double Stack	$23,283
Lucas Jumalon	2026 WSOP Las Vegas	$10,000 Main Event	$10,000,000
Matthew Bode	2020 WSOP Online	$500 NLH Super Turbo	$97,091
Matthew Hall	Oct 2025 Deerfoot	$400 PLO Bounty	$12,076
	2026 Playground Super Circuit	$600 NLH Progressive Bounty	$18,570
Mike Malm	2013 WSOP Las Vegas	$2,500 8-Game Mix	$225,104
	Jan 2025 Deerfoot	$1,000 NLH	$84,962
	2026 Hammond	$400 NLH	$13,444
Quinn Kannekens	Oct 2025 Deerfoot	$600 Mystery Bounty	$18,824
Samuel Bourque	Mar 2026 Playground	$400 Mini Main	$76,586
Sebastien Crema	Oct 2026 Deerfoot	$500 PKO	$11,652 + $15,078 Bounties
Sean Cardoso	Aug 2024 Deerfoot	$400 Black Chip Bounty	$13,628
Tyler Thomas	Jan 2-24 Deerfoot	$250 Big 30 Stack	$23,003

Player	Chip Count
Shannon Lazorko	75,000
Jerod Dobson	68,000
Arthur Lee	67,900
Scott Johnson	62,700
Karyn Gemmill	56,900

Level:	4 (300/500/500)
Entries:	184/200
Prizes:	$81,700
Local Time:	12:35 PM

The freezeout is off to a hot start with already 200 entries in the field. This has bubbled the prize pool to $81,700. Late registration is open for another four hours, with the event playing down to a winner within the night. Among the field are familiar faces Hayden Hetland, Lucas Jumalon, current API leading lady Jo Teliani, and PKO Winner Sebastian Crema.

Level:	2 (200/300/300)
Entries:	139/148
Prizes:	$60,458
Local Time:	11:47 AM

Hien Vo opened to 800 from middle position, and both blinds made the call.

The flop came 8♦J♠J♣, and both blinds were quick to check. Vo fired for 500, and only the small blind called.

After the turn peeled the 9♠, the small blind checked to Vo. He continued for 1,500, and received a call.

The K♠ completed the board, and the small blind checked. Vo blasted for 3,500, and received a call. He revealed Q♣10♠ to take the pot.

Hien Vo: 36,400

Level:	1 (100/200/200)
Entries:	98/99
Prizes:	$40,442
Local Time:	11:15 AM

Action was caught after the flop of 8♣J♠Q♠, and the big blind was quick to check. Idris Drief fired for 1,500 from early position, and the big blind made the call.

The turn and river came the 4♥K♣, and action checked through. Drief revealed Q♥10♥ to take the pot.

Idris Drief: 32,900

Event #16: $500 NLH Freezeout ($420 + $80)

Date:	Oct 11, 11 AM
Blinds:	30 Minutes
Starting Stack:	25k
Late Entry:	10 Levels (Entries Close About 3:40 PM)
Day 1 Ends:	One-Day Event

Sunday is a big day at the 2026 World Series of Poker Circuit Calgary, with Day 2 of the Main Event & Day 1 of the High Roller, as well as the only Freezeout game of the series. Event 16 kicks off at 11 AM on Sunday, and unlike all the other events, players are limited to just a single buy-in with no rebuys allowed.

Blinds are 30 minutes throughout the game, and players have 10 levels to buy a 25k stack. That should mean the last chance to get a stack is about 3:40 PM. Note that there is no break following Level 10. The one-day event will award a ring before the end of the day.

In January of this year, Romualdo Cusano was the Freezeout King, making it through 430 entries for the biggest share of $180,600 in prizes. Last October, the 278-entry field was topped by David Katzov for the top prize from $116,760 in total prizes.