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MAYUKH CHAKRABORTY WINS WSOP SUPER CIRCUIT CANADA MAIN EVENT

Mayukh Chakraborty wins the record-breaking WSOP Super Circuit Canada NLH Main Event for the CA$1,500,000 top prize and his first WSOP Circuit ring.

Kahnawake, Quebec (September 10, 2026) - With every single poker chip now under the ownership of one poker player, the biggest poker tournament in Canadian poker history officially has a winner. Over the course of three Day One flights and six days of exciting No-Limit Hold’em action, Canadian Mayukh Chakraborty keeps the WSOP Super Circuit Canada Main Event title in its home country, outlasting 2,844 total entries to win the lion’s share of the record-breaking CA $12,689,928 prize pool.CA $1,500,000 richer and now in possession of his first WSOP Circuit ring, Mayukh Chakraborty also owns one of the most prestigious titles ever offered along the WSOP Circuit, defeating a final table that included four-time WSOP bracelet winner Chance Kornuth and runner-up Benjamin Veenstra.WSOP Super Circuit Canada Final Table Results:1st place: Mayukh Chakraborty - CA $1,500,0002nd place: Benjamin Veenstra - CA $1,000,0003rd place: Jack Salter - CA $750,0004th place: Chance Kornuth - CA $600,0005th place: Jonathan Bussieres - CA $500,0006th place: Felipe Baraky - CA $400,0007th place: Parth Mansukh - CA $300,0008th place: Deven Lane - CA $200,0009th place: Robert Renaud - CA $150,000 Mayukh Chakraborty Caps Off a Historic WSOP Super Circuit While the WSOP Super Circuit Canada CA $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event stole the show by setting a new record for the largest poker tournament ever held in Canada, Playground Casino would serve as host to even more records set during the series. Along with setting a new record for the largest poker tournament in Canadian history, the first-ever WSOP Super Circuit Canada also set records for the largest series overall in terms of prize pool guarantees and the largest total entry for a tournament in Playground history, with the CA $500 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event drawing a total of 3,484 entrants. The WSOP Super Circuit Continues in The Czech Republic Earlier this week, as poker players were battling it out at Playground, players in the Czech Republic, as well as the Dominican Republic, got excited for the next chapters of the WSOP Super Circuit.Carrying over the massive momentum built from the success of the first-ever WSOP Super Circuit Canada series, the World Series of Poker was excited to announce that two more WSOP Super Circuits had been added to the WSOP Tournament Calendar.From October 28 through November 11, 2026, the WSOP returns to King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, for the first-ever WSOP Super Circuit KINGS. After WSOP Paradise 2026 helps poker players conclude the year, Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, will help ring in 2027 with the first-ever WSOP Super Circuit LATAM, taking place January 24 through February 2, 2027. For poker players who enjoyed WSOP Super Circuit Canada, we hope they consider joining us not only at WSOP Paradise, but also at WSOP Super Circuit KINGS and LATAM. From WSOP Super Circuit Canada to The Bahamas Whether you win a WSOP Circuit ring at Texas Card House or during WSOP Super Circuit Canada at Playground Casino, every WSOP Circuit ring winner, both live and online, punches their ticket to WSOP Paradise 2026.Every WSOP Circuit ring winner in 2026 receives a $5,000 WSOP Paradise package, which includes free entry to the $2,750 No-Limit Hold’em WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty, as well as four free nights at Baha Mar Resort’s Grand Hyatt.Congratulations to the following players who won big during WSOP Super Circuit Canada; we look forward to seeing you in Paradise: Event #1: CA $500 No-Limit Hold’em Super Circuit Kickoff - Sebastien Proulx (Canada) - CA $56,000Event #2: CA $500 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event - Daniel Haim (Canada) - CA $185,000Event #3: CA $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty - Frederic Moss (Canada) - CA $90,000Event #4: CA $2,300 No-Limit Hold’em Super Circuit Championship - James Pillon (Canada) - CA $335,000Event #5: CA $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Monster Stack - Harley Stoffmaker (Canada) - CA $90,000Event #6: CA $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Progressive Bounty - Paul Meiners (United States) - CA $51,000Event #7: CA $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Circuit Main Event - Mayukh Chakraborty (Canada) - CA $1,500,000Event #8: CA $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Turbo - Scott Carragher (Canada) - CA $100,000Event #9: CA $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty - Daniel Tsipris (Canada) - CA $47,600Event #10: CA $14,000 No-Limit Hold’em GGMillion$ High Roller - James Hundt (United States) - CA $425,000Event #11: CA $600 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack - Jonathan Brazeau (Canada) - CA $126,000Event #12: CA $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller - Michael Wang (United States) - CA $230,000Event #13: CA $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack - Stuart Taylor (United Kingdom) - CA $121,000