910 entries and a 1.865.500$ prize pool
The 2.300$ Main Event pulled in a hearty 910 entries across three starting flights, building a 1.865.500$ prize pool. Blinds ran in 60-minute levels through the late stages, with Day 3 bringing back the final ten - each already guaranteed 19.349$, but all chasing the nearly 313k up top and the Calgary Circuit’s flagship ring.
Victor Li arrived for Day 3 on top with 9.040.000 in chips and true to form set the pace through much of the finale. His pressure spots and clean value lines kept the table in check, while MacMillan and Au hovered as the likeliest threats. The early going was brutal for Tommy Nguyen, who ran sevens into Sheraz Nasir’s aces to fall in 10th, and the eliminations cascaded from there.
Turning points that shaped the finish
The table tipped from routine to riveting in the middle stretch. Nicholas Lee bowed out 7th for 41.633$, before Jun-Yu Huang (6th for 55.618$) and Kyle Chang (5th for 75.546$) cleared the path to the six-figure tier. Nasir’s late push ended in 4th for 104.305$, and MacMillan clipped Au in a key queen-high pot before finishing him in 3rd for 146.349$ to set up the duel that everyone expected: Li vs. MacMillan.
Li began the last chapter with roughly a 25M-to-11M edge, but MacMillan never blinked. He chipped away with well-timed c-bets and river value, then found the hand that flipped momentum - calling off on the turn with hearts and spiking the K h on the river to double into the lead. Not long after, a huge river shove with trip kings put Li deep in the tank; the eventual call was no good, and MacMillan’s rail erupted as the ring and 312.965$ became his.
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Travis MacMillan | Canada | 312.965$ |
| 2 | Victor Li | Canada | 208.615$ |
| 3 | Kwong Au | Canada | 146.349$ |
| 4 | Sheraz Nasir | Canada | 104.305$ |
| 5 | Kyle Chang | Canada | 75.546$ |
| 6 | Jun-Yu Huang | Canada | 55.618$ |
| 7 | Nicholas Lee | Canada | 41.633$ |
| 8 | Gabriel Vézina | Canada | 31.696$ |
| 9 | Calvin Chow | Canada | 24.549$ |
| 10 | Tommy Nguyen | Canada | 19.349$ |
Calgary delivered the full WSOPC package: a deep field, marathon levels, and a finale with genuine momentum swings. Victor Li authored most of the day’s storyline, but Travis MacMillan’s composure and late-stage precision wrote the ending - an emphatic comeback and a gold ring that will shine a long time in the Canadian poker scene.
