Kevin Rabichow emerged victorious from a field of 64 entries in the 2024 World Poker Tour Playground Championship $10,500 no-limit hold’em high roller, overcoming a final table with multiple bracelet winners on his way to hoisting the trophy.
The American-born resident of Toronto earned $152,006 USD for the win. This was his first recorded live tournament victory. The 2021 World Series of Poker $100,000 buy-in runner-up now has nearly $4.6 million in tournament earnings to his name.
This was far from the first time that Rabichow secured a big score at Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Ontario. In 2019 he finished second in the partypoker MILLIONS North America $10,300 CAD main event, earning $481,000 (the third-largest live payday of his career).
Bracelet winner Tommy Nguyen finished sixth for $25,344. 2023 WSOP $25,000 heads-up championship winner Chanracy Khun finished fourth for $41,472. 2018 partypoker MILLION Grand Final Barcelona main event champion and 2010 WSOP $1,500 no-limit hold’em event winner Pascal LeFrancois was the eventual runner-up, earning $111,341 for his strong showing.
LeFrancois now has more than $7.1 million in career cashes after this, his 63rd recorded in-the-money finishes on the live circuit.
The $459,456 prize pool was awarded to the top eight finishers. The tournament sported a $200,000 CAD guarantee, which was more than tripled, as the 64 entries resulted in $640,000 CAD to be paid out.
Here is a look at the payouts and Card Player Player of the Year points awarded at the final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Kevin Rabichow | $152,006 | 360 |
| 2 | Pascal LeFrancois | $111,341 | 300 |
| 3 | Cooper Bryant | $61,056 | 240 |
| 4 | Chanracy Khun | $41,472 | 180 |
| 5 | Stephen Nahm | $32,256 | 150 |
| 6 | Tommy Nguyen | $25,344 | 120 |
| 7 | Dustin Melanson | $20,736 | 90 |
| 8 | Joshua Justin | $16,589 | 60 |
Photo credit: Playground Poker Club.