Jeffrey Gotts Wins Monster Stack for $38,328 & First Gold Ring
PokerNews is in town to live report both the High Roller and Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Planet Hollywood, but those are just two gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #9: $400 Monster Stack, 617 entrants created a $203,610 prize pool that was paid out to the top 93 players. Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Shawn Nelson (10th - $2,960), Longsheng Tan (23rd - $1,405), Jamie Kerstetter (34th - $823), Chris Horvath (46th - $684), and Albert Ng (70th - $602).
In the end, Jeffrey Gotts, a 57-year-old video engineer, bested Justin Keener in heads-up play to win the title for $38,328 and his first gold ring.
“I haven’t played live in over a year. I usually play Sundays online, but it usually gets in the way of plans,” Gotts said after the win. “I have a Run It Once subscription, and I play with some of the poker software that’s out there.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Gotts | Henderson, Nevada | $38,328 |
| 2 | Justin Keener | Austin, Texas | $23,678 |
| 3 | Matthew Elsarelli | Las Vegas, Nevada | $17,523 |
| 4 | Scott McDaniel | Bend, Oregon | $13,117 |
| 5 | Jason Liberman | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | $9,934 |
| 6 | Luca Cannella | Bouezzo, Italy | $7,612 |
| 7 | Nikhil Gera | Diamond Bar, California | $5,903 |
| 8 | Niclas Hoglund | Varberg, Sweden | $4,632 |
| 9 | Sean Yu | Los Angeles, California | $3,680 |