Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack
Day 2 Completed
Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack
Day 2 Completed
Day 2 of Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack has come to a conclusion with Salvatore Bianco topping the remaining 576 players.
The day began with 3,826 players returning from the 7,862-player starting field as players eyed reaching the money by day's end so that they could be guaranteed a piece of the $10,613,700 prizepool.
As expected, play was fast and furious as players located in five different sections of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino broke into each room until the tournament eventually had everyone located in the Pavilion Room. Once play reached the bubble, hand-for-hand wouldn't be necessary as six players would be eliminated to leave the remaining 792 players guaranteed at least $2,759.
Once play was halted one level early for the night, there would be just 576 players remaining with Salvatore Bianco leading the charge with 847,000 in chips. A plethora of notables are still in contention with the likes of Martins Adeniya (577,000), Soi Nguyen (495,000), Joe Serock (413,000), Jeff Madsen (381,000), and Maria Ho (364,000) still alive.
Play is set to recommence at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to provide extensive live coverage throughout the day.
With that, we'll leave you with a video of bracelet winner Bryan Campanello discussing the Monster Stack event and see you back here on Saturday to follow along.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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847,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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758,000
663,800
|
663,800 |
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753,000 | |
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745,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
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729,000
704,400
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704,400 |
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683,000
663,400
|
663,400 |
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657,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
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625,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
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580,000
547,500
|
547,500 |
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580,000
493,700
|
493,700 |
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579,000 | |
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577,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
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555,000
520,400
|
520,400 |
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549,000
487,100
|
487,100 |
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549,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
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549,000
496,500
|
496,500 |
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547,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
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544,000
481,300
|
481,300 |
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541,000
481,700
|
481,700 |
|
534,000 | |
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514,000
457,500
|
457,500 |
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513,000 | |
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498,000
420,400
|
420,400 |
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495,000 | |
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495,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
The WSOP team have made the greatest decision of the day.
They have decided to postpone the final level of play and make the final 577 players bag and tag for the night.
The players are heading on a 20-minute break while the tournament directors color-up the pink 500-denomination chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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820,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
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475,000
409,500
|
409,500 |
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440,000
389,100
|
389,100 |
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358,000
288,900
|
288,900 |
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315,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
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300,000
253,500
|
253,500 |
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170,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
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82,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
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70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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30,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Griffin Benger is on a bit of a tear since he was forced to move tables and was separated from his drinking buddies. He had been grinding a short stack for most of the day but was now sitting on 100,000 thanks to a suited versus
and then picking up
.
On a hand a few moments ago there was and opened to 17,000 and the Govert Metaal moved all in for 60,000. Benger moved all in too for 100,000 and the original raiser didn’t look happy about it but folded.
Metaal turned over but Benger had him with
.
The cards ran out and Benger was back in business.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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180,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
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Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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610,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
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540,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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340,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
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330,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
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255,000
205,800
|
205,800 |
The cards are back in the air and here are a random assortment of counts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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500,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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440,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
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430,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
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400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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380,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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360,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
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320,000 | |
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260,000
160,000
|
160,000 |