Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,699,200
Entries
3,520
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
1,548
Players Left
518
James Romero Leads The Way In Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Flight 1a of Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em wrapped up with 2,356 entrants coming out to play for 11 60-minute levels at The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. At the end of the day, it was high stakes pro James Romero bagging the most chips with 620,000.
Romero has amassed over $4,900,000 in lifetime earnings and has been a regular on the high-stakes tournament scene for years. He registered the tournament around the halfway point of the day and steadily built throughout the day. He is also a coach for PokerCoaching.com and he will be hunting for his first WSOP bracelet.
A few other bigger stacks included New York native Jeremy Shockett bagging 580,000 and Rafael Reis bagging 410,000.
The field was a star studded one, and many players amassed enough chips to make it to day two like; Joe Serock(360,000),Lily Kiletto(270,000), Chris Moorman(229,000), Bertrand Grospellier(64,000), and former WSOP Main Event Champions Qui Nguyen(220,000) and Martin Jacobson(155,000).
Not everyone can be as fortunate and day 1a saw lots of familiar faces depart early like Adrian Mateos, Sergio Aido, Jeff Platt, and three-time bracelet winnerBarry Greenstein. Maurice Hawkins was poised to have another deep run in a bracelet event, but during the last hands of the night, Hawkins’ top pair ten-kicker could not improve against top pair ace kicker. This tournament is a pure freezeout and does not allow any re-entry so unfortunately for these players, they will be unable to try again tomorrow.
Day 1b will start Saturday at 10 am and will play eleven 60-minute levels with blinds starting at 100-200 with a 200 big blind ante. The prize pool and total entrants will be finalized tomorrow. Both days will combine on Sunday, October 17th, and will play an additional three days to get to the winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com to keep track of this event and more from the World Series Of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
Play Has Ended
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 1a has ended. A recap is soon to follow.
Official End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000 | 380,000 |
|
576,500 | 576,500 |
|
574,000 | 574,000 |
|
|
534,000 | 534,000 |
|
497,500 | 497,500 |
|
|
485,500 | 485,500 |
|
|
457,500 | 457,500 |
|
433,000 | 333,000 |
|
|
423,500 | 423,500 |
|
415,000 | 415,000 |
|
411,500 | 182,500 |
|
411,500 | 61,500 |
|
410,500 | 260,500 |
|
|
409,000 | 409,000 |
|
407,500 | 407,500 |
|
|
391,000 | 391,000 |
|
372,000 | 42,000 |
|
355,000 | 135,000 |
|
343,500 | 343,500 |
|
343,500 | 343,500 |
|
|
329,000 | -31,000 |
|
327,000 | -38,000 |
|
326,500 | 326,500 |
|
321,000 | 321,000 |
|
321,000 | 321,000 |
Hawkins Building a Stack Again
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Maurice Hawkins raised to 6,000 from the button and only the big blind called.
The flop was 
, Hawkins made it 7,000 and the big blind quickly folded.
Hawkins turned to me and said "I was down to a few big blinds" and some guy at the table said, "I can't believe that guy called you with ace high!" talking to Hawkins.
Hawkins smiled and said "he doubled the wrong guy."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 88,000 |
Jacobson Versus Liu
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
In a pot with roughly 26,000 chips in the middle and a board reading 
, Martin Jacobson bet 10,000 on the river in a pot versus JJ Liu.
Liu called and Jacobson showed 
for queens and fours with an ace kicker which was good enough for the pot, as Liu mucked her hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
229,000 | 13,000 |
|
160,000 | 97,000 |
Serock Eliminates a Player with a Full House
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
All the chips got in the middle pre-flop when the big blind went all-in for his remaining 41,000 and Joe Serock made the call.
Big Blind Player: 
Joe Serock: 
The board ran out 
, giving Serock a full house and eliminating a player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000 | 90,000 |
Registration Closed
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A total of 2,672 entrants played this flight. Players who did not play this flight will have a chance to enter tomorrow.
Smith Chipping Up
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The action picked up on a flop of 
.
The small blind bet 6,000 and Mark "Pegasus" Smith raised from the big blind to 15,000 and got called.
The turn was the , the small blind fired out 25,000 and Smith called.
The river was the 
, both players check. Smith immediately flipped over the 
for a pair of nines and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500