“I knew at that moment I was winning,” an elated Maxime Jutras shared with PokerNews referencing a text exchange he had with his brother going into the final table of the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit $300 Colossus. And, after nearly 11 hours of play, Jutras did just that as he reigned supreme at Playground, last defeating Amireza-Jaberi in heads-up play to take home the top prize of 85,000 CAD and his first piece of WSOP hardware.
“I’m feeling pretty good”, an understandably excited Jutras shared with PokerNews after being asked how he felt about this victory. He texted his brother that he was “going to get the first position” to which his brother replied “let’s do it.”
When asked about his strategy for the final table, Jutras said, “I changed my play to be more aggressive. When only two people left, I could apply pressure, and I think that won me the tournament.”
“I was thinking about going to the Main Event in Vegas,” Jutras explained when asked about plans with the money. “I’m not sure, though I’ll think about it,” Jutras added before celebrating his victory with friends.
WSOPC Playground $300 Colossus Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Jutras | Canada | $85,000 |
| 2 | Amireza Jaberi | Canada | $52,000 |
| 3 | Ruoxiao Shi | United States | $34,070 |
| 4 | Stefano Di Salvo | Canada | $26,000 |
| 5 | Christopher Blair | United States | $21,000 |
| 6 | Mohammad Saadeghvaziri | United States | $17,000 |
| 7 | Bryan Lin | Canada | $14,000 |
| 8 | Ysrael-Masliah Moryoussef | Canada | $11,000 |
| 9 | Pascal Gregoire | Canada | $8,000 |
Final Day Action
The Colossus, the first of 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit $300 Colossus[/B]”]15 WSOP-C ring events during this series, was a massive success for Playground. It attracted 2,402 entrants and created a 564,470 CAD prize pool, surpassing the 500,000 CAD guarantee.
Jutras began the day as a shorter stack of the field with 212,000 chips at the start of Day 2. Despite facing an uphill battle, Jutras fought tooth and nail through ladder after ladder. He was able to best early chip leaders such as Bibek Karki to soar to the final table.
Jacob Dugal and Mohammad Saadeghvaziri started the day as chip leaders and continued to apply pressure to add to their stacks. Both players made deep runs, finishing sixth and 11th, respectively.
Ruoxiao Shi began the final table with the chip lead and used patience to choose optimal spots against his opponents. Jutras picked up chips early on and implemented a style of aggression.
As play became shorter-handed, Jutras stepped on the gas to apply pressure to the smaller stacks at the table. At times, it looked like this strategy would backfire as he got it in an overwhelming underdog against Shi. However, he found a dream river to eliminate Shi to take the chip lead.
Heads up play was short lived as Jutras moved all in and was called by Jaberi. Jutras’ Big Slick held to secure him the victory and his most significant tournament cash to date.