WSOP Super Circuit Montreal Smashes Records with Massive Prize Pools

The WSOP Super Circuit Montreal, held from August 26 to September 12, 2026, at Playground Club, set new records in its debut series. The event featured 18 ring events with a guaranteed C$14 million in prize money, but the total prize money generated was C$24.5 million from 14,784 entries.

The C$500 Mini Main Event attracted 3,484 entries across five starting flights, generating C$1,470,248 in prize money. The C$5,000 Main Event was the highlight, attracting 2,844 entries and producing C$12,689,928 in prize money. Mayukh Chakraborty claimed the Main Event title, earning C$1,500,000 and a WSOP Circuit gold ring. He defeated a final table that included four-time WSOP bracelet winner Chance Kornuth and runner-up Benjamin Veenstra.

Online qualifiers played a significant role, with 18% of the Main Event field, or approximately 507 entries, qualifying through online satellites hosted on GGPoker’s platform. Jonathan Bussieres and Felipe Baraky each turned a $150 satellite entry into a spot at the final table. Bussieres finished fifth for C$500,000, while Baraky took sixth place for C$400,000. Other notable events included the C$1,000 Mystery Bounty, which attracted 1,194 entries and generated C$1,036,571 in prize money, and the C$2,300 Super Circuit Canadian Championship, which drew nearly 1,000 entries and created a prize pool of more than C$2 million. The C$14,000 GGMillion$ High Roller attracted 134 entries for a C$1,728,734 prize pool, while the C$600 Ultra Stack drew 1,691 entries and generated C$861,141 in prize money.