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Paul Klann leads the final 30 players in the WSOP Super Circuit Canada Main Event. A record 2,844 players have entered, creating a total prize pool of CA$13,082,400. Notable players like Negreanu and Mizrachi were eliminated on Day 4. The largest live poker tournament in Canadian history has entered its final 30 players, with Paul Klann leading the pack on Day 5 of the CA$5,000 WSOP Super Circuit Canada Main Event at the Playground. The Main Event attracted 2,844 entries, creating a total prize pool of CA$13,082,400, far exceeding the CA$10 million guaranteed prize. This is the first time the WSOP Super Circuit has been held at the Playground, and the Main Event will run until September 10th. Klann carried 11.3 million chips, equivalent to 113 big blinds when play resumed at 11:00 AM local time. Guoyan Li is close behind with 8.1 million chips, while Nicholas Palma is in third place with 7.6 million chips. The final 30 players will play six more levels on Wednesday, with the remaining players returning on Thursday to determine who will take home the WSOP Circuit ring and the CA$1.5 million jackpot. Negreanu, Mizrachi, and Givens were eliminated on Day 4. Day 4 started with many big names in contention, but several top players couldn't survive another tough stretch on the Playground. Poker Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu and Michael Mizrachi were among the early exits, along with Rami Hammoud, who finished sixth in the 2026 WSOP Main Event. Negreanu's event was ended by Chance Kornuth, who accurately called the necessary river card, sending the Canadian out of the tournament. Kornuth had a better run of the day, finishing sixth with 6.6 million chips. Will Givens also appeared to be a strong contender for the top of the chip leaderboard for most of Day 4. The 2026 WSOP Main Event highlight had built one of the largest chip stacks on the table before a costly clash with Klann turned the tide. Givens made a huge bluff against Klann's nut flush, surrendering a significant portion of his chips. Klann used this pot to surge to the top of the chip leaderboard, while Givens couldn't recover and was eliminated before the bagged stacks. Klann is chasing another seven-figure prize. For anyone following the tour in the early 2010s, Klann's name at the top of the chip leaderboard is a familiar sight.