Event #2: $500 NLH Monster Stack
Day 1 Completed
Event #2: $500 NLH Monster Stack
Day 1 Completed
Event #2: $500 Monster Stack on WSOP.com has come to an end and "Rvrruner" is the champion after nearly 11 hours of play. The second event of the opening weekend kicked off a series of 33 events that will take place over the next five weeks for players in Nevada and New Jersey.
The event drew a field of 508 players that tossed in an additional 214 rebuys to generate a prize pool of $324,900. "Rvrruner" defeated Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu in heads-up play to win $64,590 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Lily "theslimshady" Newhouse finished in third, while Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap and Andrew "KittyXoXo" Gonder round out the top five.
Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | "Rvrruner" | United States | $64,590 |
2 | Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu | United States | $39,930 |
3 | Lily "theslimshady" Newhouse | United States | $27,041 |
4 | Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap | United States | $19,851 |
5 | Andrew "KittyXoXo" Gonder | United States | $14,296 |
6 | David "dbaba" Baba | Canada | $10,462 |
7 | Evan "RaiseOrDie" Pantano | United States | $7,765 |
8 | "owned" | United States | $5,848 |
9 | Robert "PokerDog18" Campbell | Australia | $4,484 |
Several bracelet winners made a run to the money stages but bowed out before the final table, including Nick "CashUsKlay" Schulman, Robert "NeverEven" Peacock, Giuseppe "Pantalette" Pantaleo, Brett "Metanemesis" Apter, and Ian "APokerJoker2" Steinman.
It was two-time bracelet winner and 2019 WSOP Player of the Year Campbell who was eliminated to kick off the final table. Campbell got it in with pocket aces, but eventual winner "Rvrruner" cracked them with a straight that was made from a five-two starting hand. Close behind in eighth was "owned", who was picked off by "Rvrruner" after an untimely bluff.
Evan "RaiseOrDie" Pantano was out in seventh after he picked up pocket aces and jammed after the flop. Dunlap called with a flush draw and improved to crack the best hand. David "dbaba" Baba was out soon after in sixth when he shoved with eights but ran into the pocket nines of “Rvrruner”.
Dunlap continued to cause damage at the final table with the elimination of Gonder in fifth place. Gonder got it all in with ace-two, but Sunday was waiting with ace-jack to send the tournament to four-handed play. Dunlap was next to go when his king-jack couldn’t improve against the ace-eight of Sadhu.
Three-handed play was over quickly when Newhouse got it in with king-seven from the short stack, but “Rvrruner” had pocket aces to eliminate her in third place.
Heads-up play started out with both Sadhu and "Rvrruner" relatively even, but "Rvrruner" won a series of early hands to pull away. Sadhu fought back briefly but fell back just as soon, and the big moment came when he shoved with pocket fives and "Rvrruner" made a flush on the river to seal the victory.
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"Rvrruner" has won Event #2: $500 Monster Stack for $64,590. The champion outlasted a field of 508 players and 214 rebuys to claim the top prize and the WSOP gold bracelet.
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Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu got it all in for just under 7,000,000 and "Rvrruner" called to go for the win.
Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu:
"Rvrruner":
The board ran out and "rvrruner" made a flush on the river to eliminate Sadhu in second place for $39,930.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin "Rvrruner" Garrick |
28,880,000
7,277,876
|
7,277,876 |
Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu | Busted |
"Rvrruner" has built a lead by applying pressure in a series of smaller pots. The final two players are now on a five-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin "Rvrruner" Garrick |
21,602,124
6,795,040
|
6,795,040 |
Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu |
7,227,876
-7,349,040
|
-7,349,040 |
Level: 39
Blinds: 140,000/280,000
Ante: 28,000
Lily "theslimshady" Newhouse got the short stack in from the small blind and "Rvrruner" called quickly from the big blind.
Lily "theslimshady" Newhouse:
"Rvrruner:
The board ran out and "Rvrruner" made a set of aces to eliminate Newhouse from the tournament in third place for $26,041.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin "Rvrruner" Garrick |
14,807,084
14,151,104
|
14,151,104 |
Lily "theslimshady" Newhouse | Busted | |
|
Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap got it all in after a series of clashes with Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu and "Rvrruner" left him short.
Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap:
Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu:
The board ran out and Sadhu made a pair of aces to eliminate Dunlap in fourth place for $19,851.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu |
14,576,916
13,432,397
|
13,432,397 |
Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap | Busted |
Level: 38
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 24,000
Andrew ”KittyXoXo” Gonder got it all in with the short stack and Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap was the one to put him at risk.
Andrew ”KittyXoXo” Gonder:
Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap:
The board ran out and Dunlap held with ace-jack to eliminate Gonder from the tournament in fifth place for $14,296.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap | 8,301,878 | |
Andrew ”KittyXoXo” Gonder | Busted |